Laptoprocker

Erkeil's got banned, because he created multiple accounts to give himself endorsements (wtf?) http://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/1084005-erkeil-banned/

Hi guys, I've been having a weird lag recently. When I'm in specific places like Solitude or Dragon's Bridge I have a continuous stuttering with my character. Like every second exactly. What's weird that while this happens I have a steady fps (40-50-ish) no drops whatsoever. I'm not even sure if it's a performance or game related issue I did my usual troubleshooting and I found that it shouldn't be a mod conflict and I don't have any unknown errors in my papyrus log either. If anybody has any solution that would be greatly appreciated. (I can post my load order, papyrus log on request) my specs: Intel i3-3110M CPU 2.40ghz Nvidia Geforce 620m 1gb 6gb RAM

Here's the .ini setting which blurs the shadows: iBlurDeferredShadowMask=7 The lower = the more blurry and more fps (also it looks way better in my opinion than the original blockyness) iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=1024 iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048 (I use these shadow resolution settings) Also I'd suggest changing the sun update time (how often the shadows are changing their position) In the original setting it can be very annoying when the shadows are going crazy, flickering all the time. Skyrim.ini -> [Display] fSunShadowUpdateTime=25 fSunUpdateThreshold=1.5 I also turn off the shadows on grass (who cares about them really). Also comes handy when you use any flora overhaul mods (I didn't like any of them personally) [Display] bShadowsOnGrass=0

Yeah it's not that spectacular, I don't have a powerhouse but I think I squeezed out the maximum from my gear. I tried ENB, RCRN, RLO, FXAA post-process injector and COT and COT gave me little to no fps drop, RCRN didn't give me THAT much fps drop but I still missed the 5-4fps (and I still had to lower my settings). ENB ran at 19-20 fps for me, RLO, FXAA injector was the same. For me it's not that spectacular but still way better than the original, immersive and nice to look at. I'll give a shot to the Pines in Whiterun I haven't tried it yet I'm trying to share and find out what people do on mid-low laptops to get some decent looking visuals and gameplay experience. From the 189 mods I'm using around 15-20 are about visuals. I also admit I'm a complete newbie to modding, and skyrim :)

I can tell you guys my in-game and nvidia settings If you are interested. I used to have the same problem that I have High settings detected but I could run the game only on low acceptably. My settings: First of all I use FXAA instead of AA which gave me a HUGE fps boost, for me AF doesn't give any performance hit, maybe 1 fps no matter how high is it. The real fps sucker is AA, some people don't like FXAA because it makes everything "blurry" well I don't see that, using FXAA is a must if you need performance. I don't have any traditional AA on just FXAA and I have never ever seen jagged edges ingame. When I had AA-on 4 or 6 samples I had around 10-15 fps less and still jagged edges (objects in direct light for example) Resolution: 1280x720 AA: 0 Samples AF 16 Samples Advanced: Texture Quality: High Radial Blur Quality: High Shadow Detail: Low (I use an .ini tweak which looks way better than the shadows on high) Decal Quantity: High FXAA: On Water: (These settings doesn't matter that much really) Reflect Land: On Reflect Trees: On Reflect Objects: On Reflect Sky: Off View Distance: - These variables doesn't affect performance THAT much, I just realised that if I set for example "Actor Fade" above 6 I see around 1mm big miniatures on the screen which I wouldn't notice anyway so why give even 1 fps for it?, same with Specularity Fade it's really just about cosmetics, Light Fade as well (funny if for example in whiterun you set object fade to low and light fade to high then you'll see just "fire" from a distance, you move close and there's a torch or a lantern. - Grass Fade is just annoying if there's plane nothing on the ground, you step one and it's suddenly full of grass soo immersion breaking. Object Fade is important if you want to "explore" for example spot a castle or a tower from afar. Item Fade is just fine as it is. Object Fade: 7 Actor Fade: 6 Grass Fade: 5 Specularity Fade: 10 Light Fade 25 Item Fade: 4 Distant Object Detail: Ultra (setting this to low gives some fps boost) Object Detail Fade: Off (this one as well) Nvidia Control Panel Settings: (using the latest driver is a must) If you need performance turning V-sync off is a must! You may experience some screen tearing, I have recently capped my fps to 50 so it wouldn't jump from 40 to 120 when I enter dragonsreach from whiterun and the physics won't go "berserk". (if you turn off v-sync I suggest capping fps to 50 or 60 with NVIDIA inspector, it will spare you from many nuisances, and give a more smooth gameplay. Turning V-sync off: Place the line: iPreserveInterval=0 to the bottom of the [Display] section. I also force it through the Nvidia panel: Manage 3D settings -> Global Settings (I don't use any other game at the moment) -> Vertical Sync: Off Other Nvidia settings: Ambient Occlusion: Off AF: Application-controlled FXAA: On AA Mode: App- controlled AA Transparency: Off Cuda GPUs: All Max Pre-rendered frames: Use app settings (I've seen that someone set it to 3 for better performance, haven't tried it yet) Multi display mode: Single display performance mode Power management: Max performance Texture Filtering Negative LOD bias: Allow (turning it off may give an fps boost) Texture Filtering Quality: High Quality (turning it to performance may give you a 3-5 fps gain) Threaded Optimization: On Triple Buffering: Off That's about the settings. If you wish to tweak the .ini files I recommend using this software: Notepad++, you can search for words way more easily than in the original Notepad and it makes the text more clear and transparent. I also recommend using the latest drivers, don't forget to set your Windows power management mode to High Performance at all times, and you can check the settings to squeeze out the maximum performance. You can also turn off the visual effects Control Panel ->Performance Inf and Tools->Adjust Visual effects->Best Performance (some say it doesn't speed up your computer for me it did) I also changed my windows theme to the classic grey Windows 98 to gain even more performance. Make sure that your virus protection software has a setting for "Gaming Mode" so you can eliminate the unnecessary background processes. Turning off the internet and wifi adapter while playing can also make sure that you don't have any processes in the background using the internet. Get a new Defragging-Boosting software, I use Advanced System Care Pro (bought it but the freeware version is just as good) it cleans my registry, defrags the discs and if you turn Turbo Boost on it eliminates background programs and frees up around 100-200mb RAM. I'm not an expert or anything, these things worked for me I may be wrong and I did every settings by trying it out in the game. Also sorry for my English I'm not a native speaker :smile: If somebody's interested I can send the mods I'm using and the fps loss (or gain) they are giving. I love DYNAVISION for example, it's a really nice effect and it doesn't give any fps loss. http://i50.tinypic.com/2rhs1vs.jpg http://i46.tinypic.com/fjp5r4.jpg

Well yeah my GPU is way better than an integrated graphics card indeed. I don't use many special mods to boost my fps I use this: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/5695 (it's integrated into my shortcut but I doubt if it worths anything. this: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/6387 (actually helps a lot, when it's raining or snowing I have no fps difference at all) I also use Skyrim Project Optimization but I guess it's not necessary if you don't use any lighting mods. I tried to tweak my .ini files but I didn't experienced any significant improvements and my game became unstable, crashing etc. I only tweaked the shadows to become a bit less sharp-more blurry which looks way better and realistic than the original shadows even on low settings (I have them on Medium now I'm not too bothered about shadows). This mod gave me around 20+ fps gain: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/15123 I'm not using it anymore though because it sometimes got bugged out and it's very annoying If you think it would help I can tell you my in game and Nvidia control panel settings. I don't think that it's too dark for a game at night, look at these: http://i50.tinypic.com/2howca0.jpg http://i48.tinypic.com/2a65jmh.jpg

I'm getting crashes very rarely, like 1-2 times a day in real life. I have no idea why though, I try to maintain the load order, merge the mods when it's possible. I suppose 190 mods might be just too much. I'm using Climates of Tamriel - Remove Interior fogs - Saturation Boost - Enhanced Light and FX - W.A.T.E.R., also the 2K HD textures/Serious HD Retexture. I tried various ENB-s but I didn't like them that much and they do have a significant performance hit. As for darkness at night, I think one can easily get used to it, I sometimes find myself turning the brightness all the way down. http://i50.tinypic.com/xbmv41.jpg

what are your specs?

Hey all I've just taken some screenshots to compare my skyrim with or without mods. I wonder what's your opinion. I am currently running Skyrim on a quite low end laptop. Samsung E5X S02 CPU: Intel i3 3110m 2x2.4Ghz (with hyper threading) GPU: Nvidia Optimus GT 620m (1gb) RAM: 6gb 1600mhz DDR3 I am running 189 mods currently, my settings are between High and Ultra and I get around 40 fps (I capped it to 50). 60+ fps in interiors, 38-40 in cities and when I have 10+ giants 5 mammots and a dragon next to a fireplace it's dropping to 29 (very rarely) Anyway I just wonder what's your opinion and feel free to ask any questions, I have more (better) screenshots too, these are just for comparison. http://i48.tinypic.com/2ywv60m.jpg http://i45.tinypic.com/2zew1ao.jpg