Kajio3033

It has been done for Fallout 3. I don't know if it is part of the vanilla game or was added by a mod, but all of the scoped cartridge weapons I have used have three zoom settings and the energy weapons have a variable zoom using the scroll wheel. Not really sure how that helps me seeing as I'm playing FO4

I was hoping that it would be possible to make it so that scopes could be zoomed in further or zoomed out. Perhaps for the glass scopes, make them toggle between set magnification, but for the recon scopes, those ought to use the scroll wheel to slide the zoom amount, eh? I feel like it kinda sucks that the best scopes are locked to a super high zoom which actually makes it more difficult to aim.

I assume it's fine if the effect is loading in, just so long as it's not actually being used (since I only have a fps drop when it's on screen). If this is going to end up being a hassle for you to do, don't worry about it. Especially if it won't be possible to use in conjunction with any DLC or mods (since at that point, it's hardly worth doing!).

Do what you can do! I definitely appreciate all the help, even if we don't get a perfect solution.

This appears to just be another particle effect. No apparent change :\

That doesn't seem right. It's not related to "armor" in any way, and from what I can discern from looking at it, it just seems to be a particle effect.

Yeah, I have the CK installed.

There's no way you'll be able to see it on a phone screen. It's a subtle effect and it's incredibly stupid that it's so intensive and can't be disabled...

I'm not sure I understand what you're trying to say here. I'm not looking for a fix for a save game or a fix for anything, really. All I want is a specific effect that's in the game to be disabled or removed somehow.

Well there isn't a blur effect, it's a distortion. I was unaware you could disable the update.esm? The effect has been in place since launch, if that matters. Is there not a way to simply replace all instances of an object/mesh? I did find a video that you can see the distortion easily in: Right at the beginning you can see how the fire off his hand is causing a wavy distortion.

Well the effect isn't a motion blur, so it makes sense that it's not enabled. It's not really a blur, even, it's a distortion or refraction.

Well that's why I figured the solution would be to replace the effect with a blank effect, rather than to remove it. My Steam client is up-to-date if that's what you mean. I double checked and there are no updates.

No, no, nothing to do with shadows, it's the heat haze that comes off of fires. It distorts things behind it, makes it kinda looks like things are wavy. I hadn't thought about it as I'm not playing a spellcaster, but the effect comes off of your hands when you've got the Flames spell equipped. I also have looked up some videos of vanilla Skyrim, the effect is indeed in vanilla.

I'm not sure what other details I can provide. Unless I'm mistaken and this effect is added by some mod, despite me not using any fire effect mods, and disabling said mod still doesn't remove the effect?

Well the effect should be there, it exists in vanilla Skyrim. It's a subtle effect, so it might not be obvious from a screencap.