Too sharp graphics ?!?!

[fms1]

My game isn't half that bright, and to the right (brightness slider in game, start menu, settings, display) is all the way bright for me, left reduces brightness.

[nisen]

hi im planning on doing a complete reinstall but using the steam copy makes it a cinch, you first uninstall all mods with nmm (and/or unsubscribe steam mods), replace the game folder with a clean vanilla copy and remove or delete the mygames/skyrim folder. If thats not how you reinstalled it before, and have a backup of the game folder itself try this other suedo reinstall to help troubleshoot whats causing the issue

 

btw im not sure with your last comment if you were confusing left and right, but if the brightness slider in the menu's all the way to the right, that the brightest; all the way to the left is the darkest. Also your first confusion why screenshots looked normal but in game were ultra sharp and harsh, that effects created by post processing which isnt captured in some screehshots. In my experience using FXAA injector, screenshots the game takes (saved to the main game folder) had two copies, one a pre-rendered (corrupted) copy with the correct name, and another post rendered, filed as a png image, so if you used the games own screenshot tool, look for the png copy, that one shows the accurate reproduction. The Steam screenshots were pre-rendered also but not corrupted, and since ididnt like having screenshot bloat filling the game folder use Fraps instead cause it waits for the full rendering to complete before saving images

[phadez]

@nisen: thanks, but there is no screenshot copy. and well SORRY I wrote 'all the way to the right' but I meant 'left' ! :D

So it should be dark but it still is bright! ;P

 

I reinstalled it before in the way you just wrote and I think I'll do it once again and this time after adding a mod I will always start the game and see if it's causing problems. Guess there is no other way..

 

Thanks for your support!

[nisen]

ok cool, i wouldnt hold it against you confusing left and right, i was dislexic uptil my twenties :)

 

btw two mods worth trying on a new game are Alternate Start and Skyrim Face Transfer. Havent tried Alternate start yet but sounds good

[fms1]

Also if you still have your old ini.'s before you used the ones I posted, check SkyrimPrefs in My Documents\ My Games\ Skyrim, for the 3 fBrightLightColor (B,G, and R) settings and any other lighting settings, to see if yours were different due to different hardware\ or mods that that may have changed those.