Hey welshieboy! Thank you so much for the reply! That all seems like very good info, I should have elaborated beforehand. My PC specs: Windows 7 Pro Gigabyte R9 390 gaming OC Intel i5-4690k 3.5 Ghz 16GB RAM I forget my mobo, it is a nice Asus board though Everything is DX12 capable and can more than handle Skyrim Here's my active mod list: Skyrim.esm Update.esm Dawnguard.esm Dragonborn.esm Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esm okaazah.esm moonpath.esm GeneralStores.esm ApachiiHair.esm HighResTexturePack01.esp HighResTexturePack02.esp HighResTexturePack03.esp unofficial skyrim patch.esp unofficial high resolution patch.esp better dynamic snow.esp realrain.esp unlimitedbookshelves.esp better embers.esp jbs_hunting.esp moss rocks.esp shootingstars.esp whistle.esp Footprints.esp Daedric Lord Armor.esp dragonpriestmasks.esp fountain guard armor maty743.esp lefthandrings.esp matys medieval knights.esp matys mithril armor enhanced.esp warchiefsmight.esp RelightingSkyrim_S_DG_DB.esp ruins clutter improvement hd.esp dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp unreadbooksglow.esp lightplacement.esp overlord.esp blaze of eventide.esp assorted explosive daedric arrows.esp detailed rugs.esp fs_lotrpack.esp gondorarmormaty743.esp infernoadze.esp konahriks privilege by edhelsereg.esp mainmenuspinningskyrimemblem.esp realistic piercing arrows.esp runescimitar.esp skeleton_killmoves.esp alternativelightingv2.esp SkyrimURWL.esp lanterns of skyrim - all in one.esp beyond_skyrim.esp Weathered Road Signs.esp sos - the wilds.esp sjel blad castle.esp WATER.esp wyverncliff.esp birds.esp townsandcitiesenhanced.esp stonewall_river.esp quest_thebiggertheyare.esp markarth_plus.esp okaazah_update.esp peaceful valley.esp talos island - reborn.esp moonpath_questdata.esp tos_oakwood.esp gleaming falls reborn.esp SMIM-Merged-NoDragonborn.esp StaticMeshImprovementMod.esp quest_nomercy.esp buildablehouse.esp wow weapons by excissle.esp betterdawnstar.esp tos_laintardale.esp bettermarkarthexterieur.esp dynamic fires.esp torchradius.esp saturationboost.esp elvenwood.esp quest_seaofghosts.esp Castle Strunmah.esp Signs_of_Skyrim.esp tavesolitude.esp tos_amber_guard.esp Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp Verdant - A Skyrim Grass Plugin.esp tavevillages.esp whiteruninenhanced.esp ElysiumEstate.esp konahrik_accoutrements.esp tundra lodge.esp tos_granitehall.esp dr_bandolier.esp quest_pitfighter.esp winterlodge.esp whiterunexenhanced.esp riverwoodenhancedplugin.esp taveriften.esp betterwinterhold.esp tavewindhelm.esp herman.esp quest_andtherealmsofdaedra.esp purewaters.esp FS_UltimateAssortment.esp woodland lodge.esp quest_sorcery.esp yogweapons.esp breezehome basement.esp Godswords - Johnskyrim.esp ArtifactsOfBoethiah.esp tavefalkreath.esp wow.esp Sulfuras The Reclaimed Hand - Johnskyrim.esp dragonageweapons_1.esp isilnarsil.esp treehouse.esp matys knights of the nine armor 2.1.esp daedriseeker.esp SVPortal by Mika999.esp dragonageweapons_3.esp dragonageweapons_2.esp kotn mage.esp battlefieldsofskyrim.esp zzzbasement.esp conjure_chest.esp Shadowmourne - Johnskyrim.esp ReyneFlamesword.esp wisplicker.esp granitemaul.esp Clyde.esp losttomb.esp sero - deneth's study.esp quest_pitfighter_dlc01.esp wolfbanedagger.esp DeadlyMutilation.esp DeadlySpellImpacts.esp DeadlySpellImpacts - Two Fire.esp Vivid Landscapes.esp DragonWarrior-Lighting.esp DragonWarrior-Effects.esp SFO - Dragonborn.esp dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Medium.esp RaceMenu.esp RaceMenuPlugin.esp SkyUI.esp FNIS.esp XPMSE.esp I also have many high res textures installed through NMM as well as Project ENB with .221 binary but as you can see the big exists with or without ENB. Also as I said before this bug has existed forever, if it is even a bug. Performing test... It seems as upon revisiting the area and similar areas the color changes on the ground but I dont see such a strange shadow anymore... regardless when flying around with the camera it foloows the camera and there is not odd shadow about the character. EDIT: So after some more testing, I found that RadeonPro has a "surface format optimization" feature. this seemed to have caused the *censored*y round shadows that cahnge with the camera angle. Now I have even totally disabled RadeonPro and what I still experience is what looks like a trifold box on my screen that has noticeable lines where color and contrast is different, almost like a movie look. Here's a short video(again sorry about the lighting quality): https://youtu.be/Cr2NuDoid5E Notice the bottom quarter and the top quarter have a distinct line forming a box in the middle half of the screen
