G3D Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim thread Pt. 3

Can anyone tell me why i get this weird striping effect in the background on terrain?
Like this top right

and here


also found a couple bugs, from patch maybe? i also went into a bar and lots of people were sitting in different locations instead of the actual chair, just floating there.

hawk will not die...

 

Backup your savegames and start a new character.
See if the problem persists.
If it goes away, its a problem with your saved game.
If it remains...

Backup your ini-s then delete/reset them, start a new game.
If it goes away, its down to game settings, mods and their settings.
Try disabling mods.

If it doesnt go away you may need to reinstall the game unless someone brighter on the topic has more ideas.

 

i know the weird striping is due to a setting in the ini, just dont know what it is.

also, i just found this when i interrupted alduin resurrecting a dragon.(not sure if the dragon will come up or not, been waiting a while..)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT5b...DvjVQa1PpcFMrxNR-LoilTswCRRbKVFeE631XhufI2qI=

 

Like agent-A01 said, the striping is probably because of an ini setting. It looks like it's related to some shadow setting. The shadows in skyrim have some problems. If you change settings, some of those problems become more clear like in your screens.
I don't know which settings though, sorry.

 

Shadow striping on terrain happens when the angle between light (sunlight) and the surface is small enough. It's called shadow map acne, it's an inherent problem with that tech. You can tweak it by changing the shadow map bias setting in the ini, but too high value results in "peter panning". That means the shadows aren't connected to the caster and it seems that the caster is floating in air.

 

this? fShadowBiasScale=0.1200

 

That's the one. Even 0.2 might be too much though, and it doesn't completely eliminate shadow map acne. It helps a bit.

 

a combo of these

iBlurDeferredShadowMask=3
fShadowDistance=6500.0000
iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=2048
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048
iShadowFilter=4
fShadowLODStartFade=800.0000
iShadowMode=4
iShadowMapResolution=2048
fShadowBiasScale=0.3000
iShadowMaskQuarter=4

 

Is there a full list of variables for Skyrim.ini and the pref.ini? cant seem to find one in google.

 

Went and installed the beta patch and looks like the constant loading bug hasn't been fixed, but haven't played enough to be sure. Though the shadow on grass feature does look much better.

Before the beta patch

Spoiler

After the beta patch

Spoiler

 

why wont saveini work? its supposed to list all the variables in the inis. does nothing for me, just the red gamma bug in laoding screen.

 

I noticed the Shadow Stripping issue aswell yesterday.

 

The shadow striping issue is (EDIT: Mostly.) a game engine problem.

http://www.creationkit.com/Bethesda_Tutorial_Lights_and_FX

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=8043
(Only fixes some locations but it really helps.)

 

unfortunately the shadow striping fix mod causes lighting issues if using the 'more dynamic shadows' mod.

 

Yes, it does... look carefully in you Skyrim > Data folder for a 'configuration settings' file.

In my case it took on the name of the 'enhanceddistantterrain' mod I have... took me ages to work out what had happened.

Weird why it does this now.

 

Blackzero why your screen look so blurry? I think depth of field usage is too much.
I use jasmin enb 4.4 and my custom ini to look more natural not too bright n too colorfull

 

It's a matter of taste I got a static DoF mod myself.

DOF - Depth of Field by fLokii

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=11915

 

Yup personal taste Great I think this mod is what i've been looking for
I'm gonna try this. Thanks for the info RoadkillNL :banana:


EDIT: Yes I tried your mod RoadkillNL DOF - Depth of Field by fLokii made my gaming experience perfect now :banana:

 

Still adjusting the DOF settings for dynavision; which seems to be going through a turbulent period it seems. Though a bit of blur is quite natural and needed but at a distance the mod doesn't seem to be focusing at all.