so i had to re-install Skyrim after a restoration. when i loaded my backup saves i noticed that the elemental visual fx are not there. for instance on the pass up to the throat of the world where there is wind and snow furiously blowing around before you obtain the clear skies call. the sound is there and the slow death with loss of stamina is there when i walk through but the visual look as though it isnt there. with fires, fire spells and any spell torch, mage light none of the visual fx are there. the desired effect happens but the in between doesnt happen. say i shoot a fire ball, the fireball itself is not there but the trail is. and when it hits the target, the target is on fire, but the visual fx are not there. I dont know if this is good enough description or not. its the best i can explain.