Where have I gone wrong?

[lincolnshooter]

I had spent ages setting skyrim up following guides and the like, anyway I've noticed FPS and crashing issues and I cannot pinpoint the issue.

 

My system specs are;

i7 4790k, 12gb ram, Sapphire R9 290X Vapor-X Tri-X

 

I am using mod organizer. I'll link everything onto here.

 

Skyrim.ini https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Fz3vH31eWfSjJpZC1fVTdUb0k

Skyrimprefs.ini https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Fz3vH31eWfaC1odUlydDZfeGM

EnbLocal.ini https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Fz3vH31eWfaEZYMVNIT2hNalk

Loadorder https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Fz3vH31eWfcWdoX3JLNlk0dG8

 

If you need anything else please let me know. Anything would help (even something like an ini edit can make the difference).

 

[saurusmaximus]

Well off hand, you do have a lot of scripted mods in there (Frostfall, PerMa, ASIS are the biggest ones), which may be contributing to the problem. Have you installed a lot of texture replacer mods, things like Vivid Landscapes, Skyrim 2K textures? They don't have .esp files so they won't show in your load order. If you have, that could also be contributing to your lower framrates. My computer is being a b&@*$ (I'm at work), so I can't open your .ini files to look at those.

[lincolnshooter]

No texture packs. I can live without ASIS (its nice but of the 3 its the one i notice the least, and it makes patchus maximus unhappy without ini edits) so i've got rid of it and did notice some fps gain, no whether that was ASIS or the fact they I used a fresh save is unknown. I'll post the stuff raw so anyone with such issues can view, of course it will be a wall of text, the headings used before exist so its easy to Ctrl+F to find stuff.

 

Skyrim.ini

[General]

sLanguage=ENGLISH

sIntroSequence=

uExterior Cell Buffer=36

iNumHWThreads=8

iHWThread6=6

iHWThread5=6

iHWThread4=6

iHWThread3=4

iHWThread2=4

iHWThread1=4

iAIThread2HWThread=5

iAIThread1HWThread=3

iRenderingThread2HWThread=1

iRenderingThread1HWThread=0

 

[Display]

fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0

fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000.0

fLightLODMaxStartFade=3500.0

iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048

bAllowScreenshot=0

fDefaultWorldFOV=85

fDefault1stPersonFOV=85.0000

iPresentInterval=1

 

[Audio]

fMusicDuckingSeconds=6.0

fMusicUnDuckingSeconds=8.0

fMenuModeFadeOutTime=3.0

fMenuModeFadeInTime=1.0

 

[Grass]

bAllowCreateGrass=1

bAllowLoadGrass=0

iMaxGrassTypesPerTexure=7

 

[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 - Invalidation.bsa, Skyrim - Misc.bsa, Skyrim - Shaders.bsa, Skyrim - Textures.bsa, Skyrim - Interface.bsa, Skyrim - Animations.bsa, Skyrim - Meshes.bsa, Skyrim - Sounds.bsa, Skyrim - Voices.bsa, Skyrim - VoicesExtra.bsa

sResourceArchiveList2=Skyrim - Voices.bsa, Skyrim - VoicesExtra.bsa

bInvalidateOlderFiles=1

SInvalidationFile=

 

[Combat]

fMagnetismStrafeHeadingMult=0.0

fMagnetismLookingMult=0.0

f1PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.35

f1PBoltTiltUpAngle=0.35

f3PArrowTiltUpAngle=1.1

f3PBoltTiltUpAngle=1.1

 

[Papyrus]

fUpdateBudgetMS=1.2

fExtraTaskletBudgetMS=1.2

fPostLoadUpdateTimeMS=500.0

iMinMemoryPageSize=128

iMaxMemoryPageSize=512

iMaxAllocatedMemoryBytes=76800

bEnableLogging=1

bEnableTrace=1

bLoadDebugInformation=1

bEnableProfiling=0

 

[Water]

bReflectLODObjects=1

bReflectLODLand=1

bReflectSky=1

bReflectLODTrees=1

 

Skyrimprefs.ini

// FAIL-SAFE SkyrimPrefs.ini

//

// recommended by Boris Vorontsov, creator of ENBSeries

// adjusted for RealVision ENB

//

[General]

fBrightLightColorB=1.0000

fBrightLightColorG=1.0000

fBrightLightColorR=1.0000

iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1

bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0

 

[imagespace]

bDoDepthOfField=1

iRadialBlurLevel=2

 

[Display]

iBlurDeferredShadowMask=1

fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000

fShadowDistance=2500

iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=1024

iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048

iShadowSplitCount=2

iMaxAnisotropy=1

fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000

fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000

fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=3600

fGamma=1.2400

fDecalLOD2=1500.0000

fDecalLOD1=1000.0000

fSpecularLODStartFade=2000

fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000

fLightLODStartFade=3500

iTexMipMapMinimum=0

iTexMipMapSkip=0

iWaterMultiSamples=0

iMultiSample=0

iShadowMode=3

bTreesReceiveShadows=1

bDrawLandShadows=1

bFull Screen=0

iSize H=1080

iSize W=1920

fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000

fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000

fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=2048.0000

fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2844.0000

fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=1e+007

fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=1e+007

iScreenShotIndex=2

bShadowMaskZPrepass=0

bMainZPrepass=0

iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=10

iMaxDecalsPerFrame=30

bFloatPointRenderTarget=1

sD3DDevice="AMD Radeon R9 200 Series"

bFXAAEnabled=0

iShadowMapResolution=1024

fShadowBiasScale=0.3

iShadowMaskQuarter=3

iAdapter=0

iPresentInterval=0

iShadowFilter=3

bShadowsOnGrass=1

bTransparencyMultisampling=0

bDeferredShadows=1

bDrawShadows=1

 

[Grass]

b30GrassVS=1

fGrassStartFadeDistance=7000

fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=7000.0000

fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=0.0000

 

[MAIN]

bGamepadEnable=0

bCrosshairEnabled=0

fHUDOpacity=1.0000

bSaveOnPause=0

bSaveOnTravel=0

bSaveOnWait=0

bSaveOnRest=0

fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=150000.0000

 

[GamePlay]

bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=1

bShowQuestMarkers=1

iDifficulty=2

 

[interface]

bDialogueSubtitles=1

bGeneralSubtitles=1

fMouseCursorSpeed=1.0000

bShowCompass=1

 

[Controls]

fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=1.0000

fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0200

bAlwaysRunByDefault=1

bInvertYValues=0

bGamePadRumble=0

bMouseAcceleration=0

bUseKinect=0

 

[Particles]

iMaxDesired=750

 

[saveGame]

fAutosaveEveryXMins=60.0000

 

[AudioMenu]

fAudioMasterVolume=1.0000

fVal7=1.0000

uID7=0

fVal6=1.0000

uID6=352737393

fVal5=1.0000

uID5=3954

fVal4=1.0000

uID4=352323677

fVal3=1.0000

uID3=94881

fVal2=0.1000

uID2=466532

fVal1=1.0000

uID1=554685

fVal0=0.8000

uID0=1007612

 

[Clouds]

fCloudLevel2Distance=262144.0000

fCloudLevel1Distance=32768.0000

fCloudLevel0Distance=16384.0000

fCloudNearFadeDistance=9000.0000

 

[TerrainManager]

fTreeLoadDistance=40000

fBlockMaximumDistance=150000

fBlockLevel1Distance=40000

fBlockLevel0Distance=25000

fSplitDistanceMult=1.1

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]

bRenderSkinnedTrees=1

uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender=20

 

[Decals]

uMaxDecals=250

bDecals=1

bSkinnedDecals=1

uMaxSkinDecals=50

uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=40

 

[LOD]

fLODFadeOutMultObjects=15

fLODFadeOutMultItems=15

fLODFadeOutMultActors=15

fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000

 

[Launcher]

bEnableFileSelection=1

bShowAllResolutions=0

uLastAspectRatio=3

 

[blurShaderHDR]

bDoHighDynamicRange=1

 

[blurShader]

bUseBlurShader=0

 

[Water]

iWaterReflectHeight=512

iWaterReflectWidth=512

bUseWaterDisplacements=1

bUseWaterRefractions=1

bUseWaterReflections=1

bUseWaterDepth=1

 

Enblocal.ini

[PROXY]

EnableProxyLibrary=true

InitProxyFunctions=true

ProxyLibrary=Sweetfx_d3d9.dll

[GLOBAL]

UsePatchSpeedhackWithoutGraphics=false

UseDefferedRendering=true

IgnoreCreationKit=true

[PERFORMANCE]

SpeedHack=true

EnableOcclusionCulling=true

EnableZPrepass=true

[MULTIHEAD]

ForceVideoAdapterIndex=false

VideoAdapterIndex=0

[MEMORY]

ExpandSystemMemoryX64=true

ReduceSystemMemoryUsage=true

DisableDriverMemoryManager=false

DisablePreloadToVRAM=false

EnableUnsafeMemoryHacks=false

ReservedMemorySizeMb=768

VideoMemorySizeMb=3200

EnableCompression=true

AutodetectVideoMemorySize=false

[THREADS]

DataSyncMode=2

PriorityMode=3

[MULTIHEAD]

ForceVideoAdapterIndex=false

VideoAdapterIndex=0

[WINDOW]

ForceBorderless=true

ForceBorderlessFullscreen=true

[ENGINE]

ForceAnisotropicFiltering=true

MaxAnisotropy=16

ForceLodBias=false

LodBias=0.0

AddDisplaySuperSamplingResolutions=false

EnableVSync=true

VSyncSkipNumFrames=0

[LIMITER]

WaitBusyRenderer=false

EnableFPSLimit=false

FPSLimit=40.0

[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=24.0

[ANTIALIASING]

EnableEdgeAA=true

EnableTemporalAA=false

EnableSubPixelAA=false

EnableTransparencyAA=false

[FIX]

FixGameBugs=true

FixParallaxBugs=true

FixParallaxTerrain=false

FixAliasedTextures=true

IgnoreInventory=true

FixTintGamma=false

RemoveBlur=true

FixSubSurfaceScattering=true

FixSkyReflection=true

FixCursorVisibility=true

FixLag=false

[LONGEXPOSURE]

EnableLongExposureMode=false

Time=1.0

BlendMax=0.0

Loadorder

# This file was automatically generated by Mod Organizer.

Skyrim.esm

Update.esm

Dawnguard.esm

HearthFires.esm

Dragonborn.esm

Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esm

Falskaar.esm

Wyrmstooth.esp

Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch.esp

Nock2Tip.esm

Campfire.esm

EFFCore.esm

notice board.esp

Gray Fox Cowl.esm

WM Flora Fixes.esp

ETaC - RESOURCES.esm

HighResTexturePack01.esp

HighResTexturePack02.esp

HighResTexturePack03.esp

Unofficial High Resolution Patch.esp

Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esp

Extended UI.esp

UnlimitedBookshelves.esp

Immersive Weapons.esp

Weapon & Armor Patches.esp

ETaC - Complete.esp

AOS.esp

Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp

Weapons & Armor Fixes_Remade.esp

Weapons & Armor_TrueOrcish&DaedricWeapons.esp

Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Major City Interiors.esp

Clothing & Clutter Fixes.esp

CollegeOfWinterholdImmersive.esp

3DNPC.esp

ETaC - Dragon Bridge South.esp

Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul.esp

Clothing and Clutter Fixes merged.esp

Purity.esp

Book Covers Skyrim Merged.esp

BetterQuestObjectives.esp

aMidianBorn_ContentAddon.esp

Complete Crafting Overhaul_Remade.esp

Book Covers Skyrim.esp

DawnofSkyrim-AllMajorCities.esp

Immersive Orc Strongholds.esp

Helgen Reborn.esp

SkyrimCoinReplacerRedux.esp

Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Major City Exteriors.esp

Rebirth Monster.esp

WeaponsArmorFixes_ImmersiveWeapons_Patch.esp

SkyUI.esp

Convenient Horses.esp

Crime Overhaul.esp

Disparity.esp

iHUD.esp

Atlas Compass Tweaks.esp

LootandDegradation.esp

AHZmoreHUD.esp

Clothing & Clutter_3DNPC_Patch.esp

JZBai_CrossbowManualReload.esp

Dual Wield Parrying_SKSE.esp

Dual Sheath Redux.esp

UIExtensions.esp

Hothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.esp

PerkusMaximus_Master.esp

PerMa Expansion 1 - Wintermyst.esp

PerkusMaximus_Mage.esp

Civil War Overhaul.esp

MoonAndStar_MAS.esp

Undeath.esp

Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Dungeons.esp

Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Dawnguard Interiors.esp

HarvestOverhaul.esp

Worlds Dawn.esp

Height Adjusted Races.esp

sandboxcylinderheight.esp

WSCO - Merged.esp

WSCO - Better NPCs.esp

WSCO - OcciFemaleCBBE.esp

WSCO - OcciBetterMale.esp

CalienteVanillaArmorTweaks.esp

SimplyKnock.esp

Weapons & Armor_TrueWeaponsLvlLists.esp

XPMSE.esp

VioLens.esp

Chesko_WearableLantern.esp

TradeBarter.esp

AOS2_CoT3_1_patch.esp

RoyalDaedric.esp

vAutosaveManager.esp

LostGrimoire.esp

No Vampire Attacks.esp

NonEssentialChildren.esp

SkyRealism - Time and Travel.esp

PerkusMaximus_SimplyKnock.esp

Purewaters.esp

Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Dawnguard Weathers.esp

Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Weathers.esp

RLO - Major City Exteriors - No Guard Torches.esp

FISS.esp

dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp

Mage Outfit Texture Overhaul.esp

MainMenu.esp

Better Vampires.esp

Auto Unequip Ammo.esp

Immersive Whiterun.esp

Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp

imp_helm_legend.esp

Immersive Solstheim.esp

ETaC - Complete Im. Cit. Patch.esp

LocalizedGuildJobs.esp

Farmers Sell produce, Mine Vendors merged.esp

Thieves Guild Requirements.esp

ThievesGuildReq_LocalizedGuildJobs_Patch.esp

BFT Ships and Carriages.esp

Inconsequential NPCs.esp

Cloaks and Bandoliers merged.esp

WayshrinesIFT.esp

Skyrim Better Roads - All In One - Merged.esp

EFFDialogue.esp

BetterQuestObjectives-EFFPatch.esp

WayshrinesIFTFalskaar.esp

WayshrinesIFTGrayCowl.esp

WayshrinesIFTWyrmstooth.esp

Cloaks.esp

Inigo.esp

SMIM-Merged-All.esp

Atlas Legendary.esp

Immersive Patrols II.esp

ETaC - Complete BFT Patch.esp

Skyrim Better Roads - Solitude.esp

infinitedaedricchargesbyfioran.esp

arnima.esp

Book Covers Skyrim - Lost Library.esp

Nock2Tip.esp

Skyrim Better Roads - Whiterun.esp

Frostfall.esp

ForgottenCity.esp

WheelsOfLull.esp

Hunterborn.esp

The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp

Skyrim Better Roads - Ivarstead.esp

Immersive Music Replacer.esp

Moon and Star.esp

Phenderix's Magic Evolved No Perks.esp

MzarkWonders.esp

summersetisles.esp

WayshrinesIFTSummerset.esp

Brevi_MoonlightTales.esp

ESFCompanions.esp

iNeed.esp

MoonAndStar_Undeath_compat.esp

notice board - dragonborn patch.esp

ETaC - Complete Atlas Patch.esp

Apocalypse - The Spell Package.esp

Hunterborn Campfire Patch.esp

BetterQuestObjectives-PaarDilemmaPatch.esp

MoonAndStar_ImmersionPatch.esp

Apocalypse - PerMa Compatibility Patch.esp

PerMaDefluffedPerkDescriptions.esp

PerkusMaximus_Thief.esp

Marriable Serana.esp

JaxonzUtilities.esp

Marriable Serana HF.esp

WayshrinesIFTBeyondReach.esp

PerkusMaximus_Warrior.esp

aMidianborn_Skyforge_Weapons.esp

Unique Uniques.esp

AOS2_GDO Patch.esp

My Home Is Your Home.esp

Moirai - SummersetIsles - CH Ridable Worldspaces.esp

Moirai - SummersetIsles - Ridable Worldspaces.esp

DeadlyCombat.esp

SL99Exchanger.esp

wizDynamicThings.esp

Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Minor Cities and Town Interiors.esp

BCSLL-SKYREorPERMA Patch.esp

EnchantedArsenal.esp

Dr_Bandolier.esp

Dr_BandolierDG.esp

BandolierForNPCMasterFile.esp

BandolierForNPCsCloaksOfSkyrim.esp

Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp

BetterQuestObjectives-AlternateStartPatch.esp

PatchusMaximus.esp

Dual Sheath Redux Patch.esp

DeadlyCombat_ASIS_Patch.esp

Bashed Patch, 0.esp

[saurusmaximus]

Are you using the memory patch with SKSE? Look here for details if you don't know what that is.

Once you have that done, in your enblocal.ini, make the following changes:

 

ExpandSystemMemoryX64=false

VideoMemorySizeMb=3200 <--How much VRAM do you actually have? I would start with your actual amount, so if you have 3GB, enter 3072; if you have 4GB, enter 4096 etc. Here is a good article on setting it up.

[Kriiks]

First, what saurusmaximus said about SKSE memory patch.

Second, you have a lot mods changing your core gameplay. Civil War Overhaul is cool mod, but I certainly wouldn't put it into such modlist. I'd recommend it to lighter list with less other overhauls included. Summerset isles was problematic too for many people.

Ideally such list requires some additional custom patching too, as nobody can't make patches for all possible players setups.

[lincolnshooter]

I have 4bg of vram. With regards to those two mods is it best to just get rid of them or can i make modifications to the mods or make patches (e.g. bash patches) that make things run smoothly? I can easily live without the civil war overhaul so i'll get rid of that now, and i see that the summerset isles will be updated at some point so i'll hold out for 1.4. What would you recommend with regard to patching as a whole? Is it desirable to merge mods and bash patch?

Edited February 22, 2016 by lincolnshooter

[Kriiks]

Bashed Patch for sure and tes5edit merged patch (without levelled lists) doesn't hurt too. Not so much info about that, but something is available here: https://www.reddit.com/r/skyrimmods/comments/255l0u/merged_patch_guide/ + a bit tes5edit knowledge.

 

I could try those mods with lighter setups, vram amount doesn't change anything here. Memory patch and enboost can help more.

[lincolnshooter]

Fair enough. I will try to merge more mods. And can you run both enboost and memory patch? Because saurusmaximus advised disabling ExpandSystemMemoryX64 if i was using the skse memory patch.

 

Is there anything to ensure performance stays during a playthrough? As in your game could work fine @ level 1 but by level 10 you are lagging like mad (an issue I was having was that i would go around the Valtheim Towers area follow the path down and get serious lag and then it would jump up to solid 60

[lincolnshooter]

Well i've followed both of your advice and skyrim is running smoother and hasn't crashed in 2 hours of gameplay (it could barely do 10 before) so I say it's a success, thanks guys.

[Kriiks]

I wasn't talking about merging mods, what's of course possible too in some cases, but about merged patch, what can be generated by tes5edit and works like additional conflict solver between different mod entries.

Enbboost and SKSE.ini memory patch run fine together. Actually I have still ExpandSystemMemoryX64=true in my enblocal.ini and it's works fine with skse memory patch, but it can vary depends of your system. You just have to try it, what is best for you.

With enbboost and skse memory tweak together it shouldn't lag your system, unless you keep adding more and more things during your playthrough and unless it's just texture or mesh mod, try not to remove mods middle of playthrough too. This can leave unwanted leftovers into your game saves and even if you can fix some of them with savegame cleaner, it's easier to avoid then try to fix later ;)

Happy playing!