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[TheOctagon]

Can anything bad happen from changing uGrids? I mean...would the only reason I'd ever want to go lower is if I go too high and the performance suffers too much?

Plenty bad can happen. It's not what the game's been optimised for. Depending on the setting you choose, it'll put somewhere in the region of 50-100 per cent extra load on a streaming system that can barely handle the default. You'll need to read an Oblivion guide and make sure the various buffer vars are increased accordingly, and you'll probably need an SSD to avoid mad stuttering. And your game will probably CTD randomly and often.

On the upside, once you've seen the massive improvement in terrain detail and pop-in over great distances, you'll never want to go back. It's by far the most immediate and profound change you can make on the ini level.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Found out how to circumvent the Steam Install Loop that has yet to be patched.

Just run Steam as Admin and it will let you play.

If anyone besides me was having this issue.

 

[ROBOKITTYZILLA]

I agree. Playing also on Ultra and I think a lot of people are exxagerating.

This. I think the game is beautiful despite needing some higher res textures and stated as much in my initial impressions. People expecting Witcher 2 graphics and crying bitter tears.

 

[Futurevoid]

Looking into more now. I've been reading a lot, believe me. I'm posting one in the OP in a few minutes.

Excellent. Thank you!

Skyrim forums have some info and comparison shots up:
http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php...onsole-tweaks/

I'll take a look. Thanks!

 

[natethegreat409]

AMD Phenon II X6 2.8 GHz @ 3.2Ghz
8BG RAM
GTX 465

Running on high. In towns I get around 35 fps. Dungeons I stay at 60 FPS unless there is lots of water and air effects. It drops to around 45-53. Running good.

EDIT: Running on Ultra now with the same performance pretty much.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Excellent. Thank you!


I'll take a look. Thanks!

I sort of consolidated some things into an INI section. For now I will leave it like that and just add more to it. In the future I will consolidate it but right now I'm just trying to get as much info in the OP as possible to satisfy some needs. It's been an odd release with odd HW issues so it makes info gathering tedious.

 

[damn that's nice]

60fps on medium on a $250 computer

 

[robin2]

Sorry guys, hadn't the time to follow everything: still no working .ini command to set the fov?
OP still lists the old non-working one.

Thanks.



Edit:
Apparently still not...

 

[Nelo Ice]

Always back up your ini. Keep it in the same folder if you want and just add BACKUP to the filename.

Bleh then anyplace I can get a clean ini file? Or can someone send me one? ><.

 

[Hawk269]

Been playing the 360 version for about an hour now and yeah, big difference in quality vs. the PC version. Textures are alot muddier, it has screen tearing (not horrid, but evident) and it has a weird darkness to it when you turn the camera. When I turn around really quick, it is much darker for a quick second, then it lightens up. It is like a TV that has a black corrector mode or somting similar. My TV does have these fucntions, but I have them turned off. The PC version does not do this. For example, when looking up at the Sky and then looking down, the screen is very dark for split second, then it lightens up. Very weird effect.

Frame rate seems pretty stable at 30, but you can definately tell it sure does drop. I thought textures were a blurry mess in RAGE up close, but the ones in this game takes the cake. There are blurry textures even when not up close in some parts.

Overall, the 360 version is not bad, but anyone that has a decent rig, I would highly recommend getting the PC version of this game.

 

[Sanic]

What's the ini line to disable HDR?

edit: disappointing performance so far. Game is hovering around 30fps outdoors at 1080p with a GTX 460 with most settings in the medium range. Haven't checked if i'm being CPU limited, though.

 

[dehydratedbabies]

I'm trying to decide if I should play on 360 or PC. After suffering the game-ending Felldew glitch in Shivering Isles while trying to finish Oblivion on 360 the other day I am very keen to return the 360 copy of Skyrim and switch to PC. However, these are my PC specs:

Vista 64-bit
Core 2 Quad Q8300 (2.5GHz)
6GB RAM
NVIDIA GTS 250

Can anyone tell me what settings I'd be able to get away with those specs? This suggests that I'd be able to run it at Medium-High settings. I'm willing to upgrade my graphics card if it will make a significant difference. Would upgrading to a GTX 460 or GTX 560 allow me to get run it on Ultra with an average of 30 fps?

Also, I've read that Skyrim on consoles is equal to Low setting son PC. Is that true?

Any help would be appreciated. I really don't want to experience another glitch that completely halts my progress and not be able to do anything about it.

 

[mbmonk]

60fps on medium on a $250 computer

damn that's nice
Junior Member
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[LiquidMetal14]

Bleh then anyplace I can get a clean ini file? Or can someone send me one? ><.

Did you get the shadow fix or something else? If it's just settings then simply restoring the defaults in the launcher may help.

 

[epmode]

Bleh then anyplace I can get a clean ini file? Or can someone send me one? ><.

Can't you just delete it and have the game recreate it? I'd be surprised if this didn't work.

 

[BoobPhysics101]

How can I activate 2x2 OGSSAA? There is a trick for that or smth? Because just overriding it in nvidia panel or nvidia inspector doesnt seems to works [normal SSAA too].
I have 'BF 3' drivers.

Don't bother. No rig can adequately handle it on this poorly coded game.

 

[Nelo Ice]

Did you get the shadow fix or something else? If it's just settings then simply restoring the defaults in the launcher may help.

Yeah just the basic tweaks like shadows, mouse acceleration etc.

Can't you just delete it and have the game recreate it? I'd be surprised if this didn't work.

Thanks that worked, I swear I always over complicate things lol.

 

[Treemonkeys]

I'm trying to decide if I should play on 360 or PC. After suffering the game-ending Felldew glitch in Shivering Isles while trying to finish Oblivion on 360 the other day I am very keen to return the 360 copy of Skyrim and switch to PC. However, these are my PC specs:

Vista 64-bit
Core 2 Quad Q8300 (2.5GHz)
6GB RAM
NVIDIA GTS 250

Can anyone tell me what settings I'd be able to get away with those specs? This suggests that I'd be able to run it at Medium-High settings. I'm willing to upgrade my graphics card if it will make a significant difference. Would upgrading to a GTX 460 or GTX 560 allow me to get run it on Ultra with an average of 30 fps?

Also, I've read that Skyrim on consoles is equal to Low setting son PC. Is that true?

Any help would be appreciated. I really don't want to experience another glitch that completely halts my progress and not be able to do anything about it.

If you were to upgrade to a gtx 560 you could play on high or ultra, what I'm doing with a 560 and slight weaker cpu/less ram than you. The gts 250 is still going to be as good or better than a console version but I'm just guessing there.

 

[TheExodu5]

Warning: do not mess with the uGridsToLoad setting. If you try to remove it later, your save games will break.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Yeah just the basic tweaks like shadows, mouse acceleration etc.

If it's a 1 pr 0 setting revert it back by changing the value in the ini. You can delete it too and see if that restores all defaults, as was noted above my post.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Warning: do not mess with the uGridsToLoad setting. If you try to remove it later, your save games will break.

Noted. Damn DP.

 

[TheOctagon]

Warning: do not mess with the uGridsToLoad setting. If you try to remove it later, your save games will break.

Check my last post and you'll realise this isn't the case. It's fairly straightforward to recover them.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

Can anyone tell me why some of the mountains in the distance are flickering and acting all crazy? I haven't changed any .ini settings other than tree and land shadows.

 

[dehydratedbabies]

If you were to upgrade to a gtx 560 you could play on high or ultra, what I'm doing with a 560 and slight weaker cpu/less ram than you. The gts 250 is still going to be as good or better than a console version but I'm just guessing there.

What kind of performance do you get on Ultra compared to High?

 

[Brannon]

Some comments made by Pete Hines 2 days ago in an interview:

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/09/bethesdas-pete-hines-on-skyrim-sports-and-specialization/

What do bad video drivers have to do with the beta test of a thing they call Keyboard/Mouse controls? Gah.

 

[The Technomancer]

Interesting. My laptop only has half of the "required" memory for the video card, by Skyrmim still said I can run at "medium" settings

 

[AEREC]

So what difficulty is everyone playing on...Im about 5 hours in and playing on the default Adept (normal) difficulty debating if I should take it up a notch to Expert or Master?

So far Ive just fought bandits and other humannoids who are incredibly easy...I did come across a camp of giants who one shotted me though to.

 

[Treemonkeys]

What kind of performance do you get on Ultra compared to High?

Sorry I haven't checked FPS, but it is really smooth on high, ultra slows down with a big enough view. High was what it auto-recommended. I'll probably work on a custom mix between high and ultra when I get home, I can probably do ultra minus the long shadow draw distance without a noticeable hit.

 

[Rapstah]

So what difficulty is everyone playing on...Im about 5 hours in and playing on the default Adept (normal) difficulty debating if I should take it up a notch to Expert or Master?

So far Ive just fought bandits and other humannoids who are incredibly easy...I did come across a camp of giants who one shotted me though to.

With the way the game auto-adjusts how difficult areas are compared to you, it's pretty safe to assume you'll get hard areas on any difficulty. The differens will lie in the threshold for where you can't enter an area. I like this. I'm on Adept too, and except for some giants pretty much every ice troll and medium sized group of NPCs is a good fight. Potions needed and so on.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Sorry guys, hadn't the time to follow everything: still no working .ini command to set the fov?
OP still lists the old non-working one.

Thanks.



Edit:
Apparently still not...

How To Tweak FOV
Open SkyrimPrefs.ini with a text editor and add fdefaultfov=XX at the bottom under [General]. Replace XX with your desired FOV

Sorry guy, working on lots of things at once.

 

[Omiee]

any tips for giving me better performance

my rig:

i5 2500k
2X 6950's

 

[Clevinger]

What's the ini line to disable HDR?

.

 

[AEREC]

any tips for giving me better performance

my rig:

i5 2500k
2X 6950's

disable crossfire? You should be able to max it out Im pretty sure.

 

[Rapstah]

Is HDR what's causing areas to be very dark for a moment when i turn quickly to my sides and then light up quickly? I've never seen it applied in that direction of it, always the other way around, and I'm not a fan. Would disable if that's it.

 

[MisterAnderson]

After fast traveling back to town, I was greeted with this amazing sight.

The music track playing right here was incredible. This game, while rough around some edges, is really something else.

 

[Clevinger]

Is HDR what's causing areas to be very dark for a moment when i turn quickly to my sides and then light up quickly? I've never seen it applied in that direction of it, always the other way around, and I'm not a fan. Would disable if that's it.

I don't know, but that's exactly what I want to disable.

 

[Omiee]

disable crossfire? You should be able to max it out Im pretty sure.

seriously?

because i was getting in the 40s on high and 20's on max. i really hope amd release new drivers soon

 

[Truant]

Performance is super weird on my rig.

I7920
6GB
Velociraptor HDD
GTX580

Look one way, 60fps. Look the other, 30fps.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

I don't know, but that's exactly what I want to disable.

I've been looking for that. Anyone finds it, PM me.

seriously?

because i was getting in the 40s on high and 20's on max. i really hope amd release new drivers soon

There is definitely known CF and SLI issues. Performance is all over the map as the game limits CPU,GPU, and RAM (it seems)!

 

[KKRT00]

http://www.overclock.net/t/558267/o...sion-and-screenshot-thread/5520#post_15496501

Thank You, its working Time to test.

BTW is there a way to use fraps screenshot function with OGSSAA, because when i try, it automatically turn off Skyrim?

BTW 2xOGSSAA + FXAA make it completely jaggies free and crystal clear and framerate is 50+ on low shadows!

 

[blahblah...blah]

After precisely 12 hours of gameplay, I encounter my second dragon. I'm outside the dwarf dungeon, the bandits nearby refuse to side with me temporarily to slay it, so I'm altogether fucked.

 

[Exuro]

Anyone else getting what appears to be a memory leak problem? For some reason every now and then when I go from one area to another(loading wise) My fps jumps down to the teens/lower.

 

[Betta Lines]

How To Tweak FOV
Open SkyrimPrefs.ini with a text editor and add fdefaultfov=XX at the bottom under [General]. Replace XX with your desired FOV

Sorry guy, working on lots of things at once.

Does this actually work for anyone? It certainly doesn't for me, no matter which ini I use.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Does this actually work for anyone? It certainly doesn't for me, no matter which ini I use.

I read that on a separate forum. Haven't tested it myself. I've got like 10 tabs open looking at things right now.

HERE

Change field of view
Head to My Documents, select My Games, select Skyrim and then Skyrim again, then create a backup of the skyrim.ini file. Scroll down to [General] in the file and add fdefaultfov=XX (where XX is the field of view you want). Then save and exit.

 

[Treemonkeys]

Despite what has been said, I changed the fov a couple times with the console and received achievements afterwards.

Maybe it was because I saved/reloaded after changing it? I have no idea.

 

[Beer Monkey]

E8400 CPU and 460GTX 768MB OC here in my HTPC. Trying to decide whether to go PC or 360, any advice appreciated. 720p will suffice.

 

[MisterAnderson]

Performance is super weird on my rig.

I7920
6GB
Velociraptor HDD
GTX580

Look one way, 60fps. Look the other, 30fps.

Is this out in the wilderness or like, during the intro when the carriage is approaching the town? Because that intro really worried me regarding my performance and since then it's been pretty smooth for me. I have a similar rig to yours:

i7 920 OC'ed to 3.9GHz
12GB
GTX580

During the approach to the town if I was facing it, it dropped to 40ish FPS, if I looked at the dudes talking in the carriage it would go back up to 60. I haven't really had that problem since although the occasional drop to 50-55 when tons of stuff is going on.

This is at high settings (was at 8x AA, but recently dropped it to 4x coupled with FXAA)

 

[BananaBomb]

E8400 CPU and 460GTX 768MB OC here in my HTPC. Trying to decide whether to go PC or 360, any advice appreciated. 720p will suffice.

I have a similar queston. e8400 cpu and 9800gtx+ 512mb. should i go pc or 360?

 

[TheExodu5]

Check my last post and you'll realise this isn't the case. It's fairly straightforward to recover them.

Tried. Changing the .ini while running the game does not work. When I quit to desktop and reload without a uGridsToLoad variable it crashes.

edit: oh, missed the "refreshini" part.

edit2: nope, still doesn't work.

 

[Wazzim]

Anyone else getting what appears to be a memory leak problem? For some reason every now and then when I go from one area to another(loading wise) My fps jumps down to the teens/lower.

Yup, I have it too.