Flickering Shadows on Walls and Rocks

[Felson7]

I'm having shadows on certain surfaces (mostly rocks and walls in exteriors) that will flicker like a strobe light as I move. It seems to depend on the surface and the time of day. Sometimes rock formations will be fine and sometimes all of their shadows will be flickering.

 

None of the fixes I've tried so far have worked. At first I thought maybe it had to do with lanterns of skyrim, so I tried disabling that but no luck. I tried disabling CoT, that didn't fix it either. Most of the threads that I've read on similar issues suggested some ini tweaks and I've tried those as well with no results yet. I'm using realvision enb.

 

i7-4790k, GTX 980 Ti, 32 GB Ram

 

Load order:

 

0 0 Skyrim.esm
1 1 Update.esm
2 2 Dawnguard.esm
3 3 HearthFires.esm
4 4 Dragonborn.esm
5 5 Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch.esp
6 6 Falskaar.esm
7 7 Wyrmstooth.esp
8 8 ETaC - RESOURCES.esm
9 9 ApachiiHair.esm
10 a Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esm
11 b RaceCompatibility.esm
12 c ClimatesOfTamriel.esm
13 d FM - HaafingarHall.esm
14 e Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm
15 f SkyUI.esp
16 10 RealShelter.esp
17 11 CinematicFireFX.esp
18 12 Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp
19 13 SDO Full-LOD - Giant Campfires.esp
20 14 SDO Full-LOD - The Morthal Swamp Light.esp
21 15 SDO Full-LOD - Waterfall Effects.esp
22 16 SDO Full-LOD - Whiterun Trundra Creeks.esp
23 17 SkyFalls + SkyMills + DG + DB + FS + WT.esp
24 18 SkyFalls DB + FS Small Waterfalls.esp
25 19 SMIM-Merged-All.esp
26 1a immersive roads.esp
27 1b Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp
28 1c fallentreebridges.esp
29 1d Verdant - A Skyrim Grass Plugin.esp
30 1e RealisticWaterTwo.esp
31 1f RealisticWaterTwo - Legendary.esp
32 20 RealisticWaterTwo - Wyrmstooth.esp
33 21 RealisticWaterTwo - Falskaar.esp
34 22 RealisticWaterTwo - Waves - Wyrmstooth.esp
35 23 RealisticWaterTwo - Waves - Falskaar.esp
36 24 Supreme Storms - Cot Version.esp
37 25 ClimatesOfTamriel-Dungeons-Hardcore.esp
38 26 ClimatesOfTamriel-Interiors-Warm.esp
39 27 ClimatesOfTamriel-Nights-Level-2.esp
40 28 ClimatesOfTamriel-Dawnguard-Patch.esp
41 29 ClimatesOfTamriel-Dragonborn-Patch.esp
42 2a CoT-WeatherPatch.esp
43 2b CoT-WeatherPatch_DB.esp
44 2c CoT-WeatherPatch_Snow-10.esp
45 2d CoT-WeatherPatch_SupStorms.esp
46 2e CoT-WeatherPatch_NL2.esp
47 2f SoS - Civilization.esp
48 30 SoS - The Dungeons.esp
49 31 SoS - The Wilds.esp
50 32 ETaC - Complete.esp
51 33 ETaC - Dragon Bridge South.esp
52 34 Long lost smelters by Hyralux.esp
53 35 Immersive Orc Strongholds.esp
54 36 Immersive Solstheim.esp
55 37 Immersive Whiterun.esp
56 38 Real Clouds.esp
57 39 ApachiiHairStyles.esp
58 3a ApachiiHairStylesELVES.esp
59 3b better_torches_brighter_torchlight.esp
60 3c Point The Way.esp
61 3d WondersofWeather.esp
62 3e WetandCold.esp
63 3f WetandCold - Ashes.esp
64 40 Chesko_WearableLantern.esp
65 41 Inconsequential NPCs.esp
66 42 SoS - The Wilds-PatchCoT.esp
67 43 SoS - Civilization-PatchCoT.esp
68 44 LessIntrusiveHUD.esp
69 45 iHUD.esp
70 46 dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp
71 47 dD-Dragonborn-Dawnguard-EBT Patch.esp
72 48 Cutting Room Floor.esp
73 49 Inconsequential NPCs - CRF Compatibility Patch.esp
74 4a Hothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.esp
75 4b Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp
76 4c Immersive Horses.esp
77 4d ETaC IHO Compatibility Patch.esp
78 4e Hearthfire IHO Compatibility Patch.esp
79 4f WarmongerArmory_Vanilla.esp
80 50 WarmongerArmory_DLC.esp
81 51 zMirai.esp
82 52 Cute Adoptable.esp
83 53 TheEyesOfBeauty.esp
84 54 Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp
85 55 Chesko_LoreBasedLoadingScreens.esp
86 56 Headtracking.esp
87 57 FNIS.esp
88 58 Immersive Patrols II.esp
89 59 PrvtI_HeavyArmory_DG_Addon.esp
90 5a Immersive Weapons.esp
Weapons & Armor_TrueWeaponsLvlLists.esp
91 5b Weapons & Armor Fixes_Remade.esp
92 5c WeaponsArmorFixes_ImmersiveWeapons_Patch.esp
93 5d Clothing & Clutter Fixes.esp
94 5e Complete Crafting Overhaul_Remade.esp
95 5f FM - HHall Exterior.esp
96 60 FM - UNP Merchants.esp
97 61 Cloaks - Dawnguard.esp
98 62 Cloaks.esp
99 63 PrvtI_HeavyArmory.esp
100 64 1nivWICCloaks.esp
101 65 Inconsequential NPCs - Enhancement.esp
102 66 1nivWICCloaksCRAFT.esp
103 67 1nivWICCloaksNoGuards.esp
104 68 TTYM - Think to Yourself Messages.esp
105 69 Holidays.esp
106 6a LootandDegradation.esp
107 6b HarvestOverhaul.esp
108 6c HarvestOverhaulCreatures.esp
109 6d FloraRespawnFix.esp
110 6e ReadingTakesTime.esp
111 6f wizDynamicThings.esp
112 70 RealisticRoomRental.esp
113 71 EnhancedLightsandFX.esp
114 72 ELFX - Dawnguard.esp
115 73 ELFX - Dragonborn.esp
116 74 ELFX - Exteriors.esp
117 75 RRR_ELFX-Patch.esp
118 76 Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Climates of Tamriel - lvl-2.esp
119 77 Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Climates of Tamriel - lvl-3.esp
120 78 Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Climates of Tamriel - lvl-4.esp
121 79 Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Climates of Tamriel - default.esp
122 7a Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Climates of Tamriel - lvl-1.esp
123 7b LOS ELFX Consistency Patch.esp
124 7c Skyrim Particle Patch for ENB - Flame Atronach Fix.esp
125 7d Equipping Overhaul.esp
126 7e Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul.esp
127 7f Immersive Citizens - CRF patch.esp
128 80 Immersive Citizens - RRR patch.esp
129 81 TradeBarter.esp
130 82 BetterQuestObjectives.esp
131 83 BetterQuestObjectives-PersidRRentalPatch.esp
132 84 BetterQuestObjectives-CRFPatch.esp
133 85 BetterQuestObjectives-AlternateStartPatch.esp
134 86 Dont_Steal_My_Crops.esp
135 87 brawlbug-plugin.esp
136 88 FISS.esp
137 89 CharacterMakingExtender.esp
138 8a EnhancedCharacterEdit.esp
139 8b HelmetToggle2.02b.esp
140 8c You Hunger.esp
141 8d Drinking Fountains of Skyrim.esp
142 8e RealisticNeedsandDiseases.esp
143 8f Watercolor_for_ENB_RWT_RND.esp
144 90 CCF_RND_Patch.esp
145 91 RND_Dawnguard-Patch.esp
146 92 RND_HearthFires-Patch.esp
147 93 RND_Dragonborn-Patch.esp
148 94 RND_DrinkingFountains-Patch.esp
149 95 Underwater_Treasure.esp
150 96 Imaginator BETA.esp
151 97 Chesko_Frostfall.esp
152 98 RealShelterFF.esp
153 99 ABT - Faster Arrows Improved +50%.esp
154 9a ABT - Faster Bolts Improved +75%.esp
155 9b ABT - Increased Bolts Damage (BS and CCO) +50%.esp
156 9c ABT - Merchants Arrows +25%.esp
157 9d ABT - Progressive Damage (BS and CCO).esp
158 9e ABT - Recover +35% Arrows and Bolts.esp
159 9f Hunterborn.esp
160 a0 Hunterborn_WearableLantern-Patch.esp
161 a1 Requiem.esp
162 a2 Requiem - Legendary Bugsmasher Edition.esp
163 a3 RaceCompatibilityUSKPOverride.esp
164 a4 Requiem - Resources.esp
165 a5 Requiem - Wyrmstooth.esp
166 a6 Requiem - HearthFires.esp
167 a7 Requiem - Falskaar.esp
168 a8 COR-CraftingOverhaulReqtified.esp
169 a9 KFR-Kryptopyr'sFixesReqtified.esp
170 aa ScopedBows.esp
171 ab Requiem - Cutting Room Floor.esp
172 ac Requiem - Hearthfire.esp
173 ad Requiem - True Giants and Mammoths.esp
174 ae Requiem - Immersive Armors.esp
175 af Requiem - Immersive Horses.esp
176 b0 Requiem - Immersive Patrols.esp
177 b1 Requiem - Immersive Weapons.esp
178 b2 Requiem - Inconsequential NPCs.esp
179 b3 Requiem - Inconsequential NPCs - Enhancement.esp
180 b4 Requiem - Live Another Life.esp
181 b5 Requiem - Trade and Barter.esp
182 b6 BetterQuestObjectives-RequiemPatch.esp
183 b7 RequiemSurvivalExperience.esp
184 b8 Requiem for the Indifferent.esp
185 b9 RSPatch2.esp

 

 

 

Skyrim.ini:

 

;EWIs High SkyrimPrefs and inis v09

;adjusted for RealVision ENB by SkyrimTuner
********
[General]
sLanguage=ENGLISH
uGridsToLoad=7
uExterior Cell Buffer=64
bPreemptivelyUnloadCells=1
iPreloadSizeLimit= 8388608000
bUseBackgroundFileLoader=1
iPostProcessMillisecondsLoadingQueuedPriority=5
bForceFullLOD=1 ; <--- change to what you desire. use only odd numbers. highly recommended: Stable uGridsToLoad Mod (SKSE Plugin).
sIntroSequence=DISABLED.BIK ; <--- disables the intro sequence for a faster startup.
bRunHighLevelProcess=1
bMultiThreadMovement=1
bUseThreadedParticleSystem=1
bUseThreadedBlood=1
bUseThreadedMorpher=1
bUseThreadedTempEffects=1
bUseThreadedTextures=1
bUseThreadedMeshes=1
bUseThreadedLOD=1
bUseThreadedAI=1
bSelectivePurgeUnusedOnFastTravel=1
uStaticNeverFade=1
bUseHardDriveCache=1
fFlickeringLightDistance=8192 ; <--- helps prevent lighting pop-in.
------
[backgroundLoad]
bUseMultiThreadedFaceGen=1
bBackgroundCellLoads=1
bUseMultiThreadedTrees=1
bUseBackgroundFileLoader=1
------
[Display]
fDefaultWorldFOV=75 ; <--- 75 (Standard) and for 16:10, 80 and higher for 16:9 monitors. higher FOV - performance impact.
fDefault1stPersonFOV=75
fSunShadowUpdateTime=0.0 ; <--- Transition time of sun-shadow movement
fSunUpdateThreshold=10.0 ; <--- Time between sun-shadow movement
fShadowLODMaxStartFade=500.0
fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000.0
fLightLODMaxStartFade=3000.0
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048
bAllowScreenshot=0 ; <--- Set to 1 if you don't use ENB.
fDecalLifetime=256.5000
iAdapter=0 ; <--- for smoothed camera movement, 0 fixes some mouse lags.
iPresentInterval=1 ; <--- must be set to 1 or enb's vsync will not work.
bShadowsOnGrass=1
------
[Audio]
fMusicDuckingSeconds=6.0
fMusicUnDuckingSeconds=8.0
fMenuModeFadeOutTime=3.0
fMenuModeFadeInTime=1.0
------
[Grass]
iGrassCellRadius=2
bAllowCreateGrass=1
bAllowLoadGrass=0
bGrassPointLighting=1
b30GrassVS=0
iMaxGrassTypesPerTexure=15 ; <--- set it to 3 if you're not using SFO or other textures. unique grasses users set it to 8. for Tamriel Reloaded Grass - Plants set it to 15.
iMinGrassSize=70 ; <--- lower values - denser Grass but greater impact on performance, Grass on Steroids user set it to 75 for best look, 120 for best performance.
------
[GeneralWarnings]
SGeneralMasterMismatchWarning=One or more plugins could not find the correct versions of the master files they depend on. Errors may occur during load or game play. Check the "Warnings.txt" file for more information.

[Archive]
sResourceArchiveList=Skyrim - Misc.bsa, Skyrim - Shaders.bsa, Skyrim - Textures.bsa, Skyrim - Interface.bsa, Skyrim - Animations.bsa, Skyrim - Meshes.bsa, Skyrim - Sounds.bsa
sResourceArchiveList2=Skyrim - Voices.bsa, Skyrim - VoicesExtra.bsa, Dawnguard - Original.bsa, Dawnguard - Textures.bsa, HearthFires - Original.bsa, HearthFires - Textures.bsa, Dragonborn - Original.bsa, Dragonborn - Textures.bsa
------
[Combat]
fMagnetismStrafeHeadingMult=0.0
fMagnetismLookingMult=0.0
f1PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7
f3PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7
f1PBoltTiltUpAngle=0.7
f3PBoltTiltUpAngle=0.7
------
[Actor]
fVisibleNavmeshMoveDist=12288.0000 ; <--- allows arrow to hit objects as far as the appear to fly.
------
[Papyrus]
fUpdateBudgetMS=1.6 ; <--- script-heavy setup and your scripts start to perform badly? increase to 1.6 (then 2.0 at max).
fExtraTaskletBudgetMS=1.2
fPostLoadUpdateTimeMS=500.0
iMinMemoryPageSize=128
iMaxMemoryPageSize=512
iMaxAllocatedMemoryBytes=2457600
bEnableLogging=1
bEnableTrace=1
bLoadDebugInformation=1
bEnableProfiling=1
------
[Water]
bReflectLODObjects=1
bReflectLODLand=1
bReflectSky=0
bReflectLODTrees=1
------
[Trees]
bForceFullDetail=1
------
[TerrainManager]
bKeepLowDetailTerrain=0
------
[Controls]
bMouseAcceleration=0
------
[saveGame]
bAllowProfileTransfer=1
bUseSaveGameHistory=1
------
[Decals]
bDecalMultithreaded=1
bForceAllDecals=1
------
[interface]
bShowTutorials=0
fBookOpenTime=700.0000
------
[MapMenu]
sMapCloudNIF=0
bWorldMapNoSkyDepthBlur=1
fWorldMapNearDepthBlurScale=0
fWorldMapDepthBlurScale=0
fWorldMapMaximumDepthBlur=0
fMapWorldYawRange=3600.0000
fMapWorldMaxHeight=130000.0000
fMapWorldMinHeight=5000.0000

 

 

 

SkyrimPrefs.ini:

 

;EWIs High SkyrimPrefs and inis v09
;adjusted for RealVision ENB by SkyrimTuner
********
[General]
fBrightLightColorB=1.0000
fBrightLightColorG=1.0000
fBrightLightColorR=1.0000
iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1
bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0
fDefaultFOV=75 ; <--- 75 (Standard) and for 16:10, 80 and higher for 16:9 monitors. higher FOV - performance impact.
------
[imagespace]
bDoDepthOfField=1
iRadialBlurLevel=2
------
[Display]
iBlurDeferredShadowMask=4
fInteriorShadowDistance=3500.0000
fShadowDistance=8000.0000
iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=2048
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048
iShadowSplitCount=2
iMaxAnisotropy=1
fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000
fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000
iTexMipMapMinimum=4
iTexMipMapSkip=0
fGamma=1.2400
iShadowFilter=4
fDecalLOD2=1500.0000
fDecalLOD1=1000.0000
fDecalLODFadeEnd=0.2100
fDecalLODFadeStart=0.3100
iActorShadowCountInt=12
iActorShadowCountExt=12
fSpecularLODStartFade=1010.0000
fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000
fLightLODStartFade=2500.0000
bTransparencyMultisampling=0
iWaterMultiSamples=0
iMultiSample=1
iShadowMode=4
bTreesReceiveShadows=1
bDrawLandShadows=1
bDrawShadows=1
bDeferredShadows=0
bFull Screen=1
iSize H=1080
iSize W=1920
fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000
fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=2048.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2844.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=10000000.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=10000000.0000
fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=100000.0000
bShadowMaskZPrepass=0
bMainZPrepass=0
iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=250
iMaxDecalsPerFrame=800
sD3DDevice="NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti"
bFXAAEnabled=0
iBlurDeferredShadowMask=22
iShadowMapResolution=5192
fShadowBiasScale=1.0000
iShadowMaskQuarter=4
bFloatPointRenderTarget=1
iScreenShotIndex=0
iAdapter=0
iPresentInterval=1
bShadowsOnGrass=1
------
[Grass]
b30GrassVS=0
fGrassStartFadeDistance=9000.0000
fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=9000.0000
fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=400.0000
------
[MAIN]
bGamepadEnable=1
bCrosshairEnabled=0
fHUDOpacity=1.0000
bSaveOnPause=0
bSaveOnTravel=0
bSaveOnWait=0
bSaveOnRest=0
fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=150000.0000
------
[GamePlay]
bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=0
bShowQuestMarkers=1
iDifficulty=5
------
[interface]
bDialogueSubtitles=0
bGeneralSubtitles=0
fMouseCursorSpeed=1.0000
bShowCompass=1
------
[Controls]
fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=1.0750
fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0220
bAlwaysRunByDefault=1
bInvertYValues=1
bGamePadRumble=0
bMouseAcceleration=0 ; <--- disable mouse acceleration.
bUseKinect=0
------
[Particles]
iMaxDesired=750
------
[saveGame]
fAutosaveEveryXMins=60.0000
------
[AudioMenu]
fAudioMasterVolume=1.0000
fVal7=1.0000
uID7=503521461
fVal6=1.0000
uID6=503521458
fVal5=1.0000
uID5=503522840
fVal4=1.0000
uID4=503521462
fVal3=0.9500
uID3=94881
fVal2=0.0000
uID2=466532
fVal1=1.0000
uID1=554685
fVal0=0.9500
uID0=1007612
------
[Clouds]
fCloudLevel2Distance=262144.0000
fCloudLevel1Distance=32768.0000
fCloudLevel0Distance=16384.0000
fCloudNearFadeDistance=9000.0000
------
[TerrainManager]
fTreeLoadDistance=75000.0000
fBlockMaximumDistance=250000.0000
fBlockLevel1Distance=70000.0000
fBlockLevel0Distance=35000.0000
fSplitDistanceMult=1.5000
bShowLODInEditor=0
------
[NavMesh]
fObstacleAlpha=0.5000
fCoverSideHighAlpha=0.8000
fCoverSideLowAlpha=0.6500
fEdgeFullAlpha=1.0000
fEdgeHighAlpha=0.7500
fEdgeLowAlpha=0.5000
fTriangleFullAlpha=0.7000
fTriangleHighAlpha=0.3500
fTriangleLowAlpha=0.2000
fLedgeBoxHalfHeight=25.0000
fEdgeDistFromVert=10.0000
fEdgeThickness=10.0000
fPointSize=2.5000
------
[Trees]
bUseMultiThreadedTrees=1
bRenderSkinnedTrees=1
uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender=40
------
[Decals]
uMaxDecals=1000
bDecals=1
bSkinnedDecals=1
uMaxSkinDecals=100
uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=60
bDecalsOnSkinnedGeometry=1
------
[LOD]
fLODFadeOutMultObjects=15.0000
fLODFadeOutMultItems=15.0000
fLODFadeOutMultActors=15.0000
fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000
------
[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1
bShowAllResolutions=1
uLastAspectRatio=3
------
[blurShader]
bUseBlurShader=0
------
[blurShaderHDR]
bDoHighDynamicRange=1
------
[Water]
iWaterReflectHeight=1024
iWaterReflectWidth=1024
bUseWaterDisplacements=1
bUseWaterRefractions=1
bUseWaterReflections=1
bUseWaterDepth=1

 

 

 

EnbLocal.ini:

 

[PROXY]
EnableProxyLibrary=true
InitProxyFunctions=true
ProxyLibrary=d3d9_smaa.dll

[GLOBAL]
UsePatchSpeedhackWithoutGraphics=false
UseDefferedRendering=true
IgnoreCreationKit=true

[PERFORMANCE]
SpeedHack=true
EnableOcclusionCulling=true

[MULTIHEAD]
ForceVideoAdapterIndex=false
VideoAdapterIndex=0

[MEMORY]
ExpandSystemMemoryX64=true
ReduceSystemMemoryUsage=true
DisableDriverMemoryManager=false
DisablePreloadToVRAM=false
EnableUnsafeMemoryHacks=false
ReservedMemorySizeMb=512
VideoMemorySizeMb=12288
EnableCompression=false
AutodetectVideoMemorySize=false

[WINDOW]
ForceBorderless=false
ForceBorderlessFullscreen=false

[ENGINE]
ForceAnisotropicFiltering=true
MaxAnisotropy=16
ForceLodBias=false
LodBias=0.0
AddDisplaySuperSamplingResolutions=false
EnableVSync=true
VSyncSkipNumFrames=0

[LIMITER]
WaitBusyRenderer=true
EnableFPSLimit=false
FPSLimit=60.0

[iNPUT]
//shift
KeyCombination=16
//f12
KeyUseEffect=123
//home
KeyFPSLimit=36
//num / 106
KeyShowFPS=106
//print screen
KeyScreenshot=44
//enter
KeyEditor=13
//f4
KeyFreeVRAM=115
KeyBruteForce=66

[ADAPTIVEQUALITY]
Enable=false
Quality=1
DesiredFPS=30.0

[ANTIALIASING]
EnableEdgeAA=true
EnableTemporalAA=false
EnableSubPixelAA=true
EnableTransparencyAA=false

[FIX]
FixGameBugs=true
FixParallaxBugs=true
FixParallaxTerrain=false
FixAliasedTextures=true
IgnoreInventory=true
FixTintGamma=false
RemoveBlur=false
FixSubSurfaceScattering=true
FixSkyReflection=true
FixCursorVisibility=true
FixLag=false

[LONGEXPOSURE]
EnableLongExposureMode=false
Time=1.0
BlendMax=0.0

 

 

[wellspokenman]

+1 - curious to see if that gets resolved as I have the same problem.

 

From what I can gather it's a result of multiple light sources, so turn off anything that messes with the lights first. Then look at the skyrimprefs.ini options for blurring shadows/changing their draw distance. Finally, an ENB preset can work as a sledgehammer way of hiding this, but you will need some spare horsepower.

[Felson7]

The multiple light sources problem is what it sounded like from what I've read. I've tried going without lanterns of skyrim and CoT and removing those didn't help so I'm wondering what other mods are adding light sources to the exteriors.

[Aragorn58]

The multiple light sources problem is what it sounded like from what I've read. I've tried going without lanterns of skyrim and CoT and removing those didn't help so I'm wondering what other mods are adding light sources to the exteriors.

If This is your issue, it worked for me in the past.

[Felson7]

Thanks for the reply, I tried the fix in that vid, no luck. The shadows are more like a strobe light when I'm running along.

[wellspokenman]

i fixed my issue. it was mainly the biasScale that was doing it. here is my prefs.ini snippet:

[Display]

//shadows

bDeferredShadows=1

iBlurDeferredShadowMask=7

iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=4096

iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=4096

iShadowMapResolution=4096

fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000

fShadowDistance=8000.0000

iShadowMode=3

fShadowBiasScale=0.3500

iShadowMaskQuarter=4

iShadowFilter=3

bShadowsOnGrass=1

bDrawShadows=1

bTreesReceiveShadows=1

bDrawLandShadows=1

[Felson7]

 

i fixed my issue. it was mainly the biasScale that was doing it. here is my prefs.ini snippet:

[Display]

//shadows

bDeferredShadows=1

iBlurDeferredShadowMask=7

iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=4096

iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=4096

iShadowMapResolution=4096

fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000

fShadowDistance=8000.0000

iShadowMode=3

fShadowBiasScale=0.3500

iShadowMaskQuarter=4

iShadowFilter=3

bShadowsOnGrass=1

bDrawShadows=1

bTreesReceiveShadows=1

bDrawLandShadows=1

 

 

This worked for me! Thanks so much. The flickering is still there but you have to look really close to see it. When playing, it's barely noticeable at all now.

[automatony]

Resurrected, I used this config for my SkyrimVR and you saved me, the shadows were terrible and this made them clean af.

 

Thanks, four years later.

[armymen115]

Saved my setup as well with those god awful flickering shadows.

 

Thanks!

[VEXWILOT]

 

i fixed my issue. it was mainly the biasScale that was doing it. here is my prefs.ini snippet:

[Display]

//shadows

bDeferredShadows=1

iBlurDeferredShadowMask=7

iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=4096

iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=4096

iShadowMapResolution=4096

fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000

fShadowDistance=8000.0000

iShadowMode=3

fShadowBiasScale=0.3500

iShadowMaskQuarter=4

iShadowFilter=3

bShadowsOnGrass=1

bDrawShadows=1

bTreesReceiveShadows=1

bDrawLandShadows=1

 

I tried this and now my saves don't work. I'm not saying this doesnt fix it, Im just saying be careful if you try it.