Weeeeird texture/LOD? Issue - GOING BONKERS!

[Grospolina]

Try EnableCompression=true. It can save you some RAM.

 

Assuming you're on Windows 10, you can find the Fall Creators Update in Windows Update. It fixes the DirectX 9 4GB limit bug. Otherwise, the max you can set VideoMemorySizeMb to is 4064. Did you run VRamSizeTest (VRamSizeDX9.exe - DirectX 9 version)? If it gives you a number higher than 4064 then you have the update already.

 

Another way of checking is to go to the search bar in Windows and type "About". Select "About your PC". Under "Windows specifications", there's a version number. Version 1709 is the Fall Creators Update.

[PaulMcGann]

Ah. Okay. Cool. Thank you. And yeah. 1709.

 

So, that earlier vram number was from trying the last thing. Re-did the Vram test and after subtracting the 350, I now have a setting of 15938. Going to try compression now. What about the expand system memory (x64)?

[PaulMcGann]

So.... okay. Don't have time to go through and REALLY test right now, but so far I think the compression is working. Every time I went fast traveled to Windhelm I'd have huge problems right on Candlehearth, and a big blue mass above the ground. Now, none of that at all. :)

 

One small pixelation on the floor there issue, but with the rest gone I don't even mind that. Haha. Posting a pic of that, just so you see what I mean.


https://imgur.com/a/RCZj8

Can't see it very well in the pic, but all the stuff around the PC's feet pixelizes and flickers a lot. Again, this is minor compared to the LOD thing, though.

[Grospolina]

Well, I'm glad it's working better. ExpandSystemMemoryX64 should stay false, as it can conflict with Sheson's memory patch. You have your SKSE.ini set up, right? If not, install SKSE Memory Patch.

[PaulMcGann]

I do have SKSE.ini set up, yeah. It should look like this, right...

ClearInvalidRegistrations=1

EnableDiagnostics=1

[Display]

iTintTextureResolution=2048

[Memory]

DefaultHeapInitialAllocMB=768

ScrapHeapSizeMB=256

[Debug]

WriteMinidumps=1

[PaulMcGann]

(I cut off the [General] part, but yeah.)

[PaulMcGann]

Damn. Still happening.

 

https://imgur.com/a/RtO2R

 

Any other fixes?

[Grospolina]

There's always Crash Fixes. It changes the way that memory is allocated and also sometimes gives you useful messages if Skyrim crashes. I didn't think of it previously because of the name, but it could help with memory stuff. Be sure to read the description and install SKSE Plugin Preloader and set UseOSAllocators=1.

[PaulMcGann]

Cool. Thank you! Going to try that.

[PaulMcGann]

Okay. I'm officially going ba-nay-nays. I cannot figure out why nothing is fixing it. Crash Fixes didn't work either, with or without the memory patch.

Grospolina, would you maybe be interested in Steam or Discord chatting about this? I really appreciate all your help. You have no idea how frustrating this is.

 

You can find me through my email: [email protected] , my Discord is Richie#2460 and my Steam account name is Richiekrayssteamaccount but I believe you can search me as "Richie - just Richie" (without quotes, obviously).