Please recommend a lightning mod for me?

[norekp]

I have spent a lot of time looking at a ton of the comparison videos on youtube and what not, but cannot seem to find one I like. I also read that uninstalling mods like these mid game can be troublesome and so I didn't want to just install a bunch.

 

The thing is I get motion nausea and recently the crazy lighting outdoors and during spell usage has been giving me headaches. Someone recommended the console command teofis and it actually did feel nicer (although maybe lost a bit too much vibrancy) but as you might know it turns off the ability to see menus lol. Not realising how much of a difference lightning made until then, I started looking into lighting mods.

 

My issue with a lot of the mods is that the interiors become too dim. Although I enjoy immersion, I do so to an extent. In particular I already find vanilla dungeons too dark (even with a torch lol) and dislike having to squint to look for loot as this also causes headaches for me. I also don't want to increase contrast between areas at all, and a lot of these mods tend to increase the contrast between lit and unlit areas. I get this is more realistic but again it just makes it more difficult when you're moving around a lot and colours tend to swirl more because of the higher contrast.

 

To summarise, I mostly just want a lighting mod that will make the outdoor areas less bright and annoying without making me have to squint indoors. The goal is to decrease the amount of nausea and headache-inducing effects so I can play longer lol. I already have mods which turn off bloom, adaptation and radial blur. Any recommendations appreciated :)

[HadToRegister]

I use Realistic Lighting Overhaul

I don't bother with ENBs because people tend to mess with the white and black levels to the point that a dark corner of a barn on a sunny day looks like an empty black void

[norekp]

I found one that I like for anyone having the same issue, Vivid Weathers. It makes the exteriors so much less bright and lets you have options for nighttime and interior brightness (if you feel that the more realistic lighting mods for interiors are too dim and cause you to squint too much lol).

 

Here's the difference it did in my game:

 

[Algabar]

Glad you already found something that suits you!

 

Especially in your case, I wouldn't put aside ENBs. In fact, when it comes to customizing things like interior or exterior brightness, contrast and so on, ENB provides a strong toolkit. Some ENB authors even give some information, which settings can be used to make quick and easy adjustments.

If you're looking fo something rather "balanced", RUDY, Phoenix Vivid or Natural View Tamriel might be good starting points. Maybe you will have to tweak them a bit, but that's definitely doable.

 

Hope you find that "optimal" setup and can enjoy the game!

[norekp]

I have looked into ENBs a bit, I guess the reason I didn't pick that is because it seemed more involved. I know it wouldn't be complicated to learn, but I already feel like I spend more time working on mods and reading about the game than actually playing it haha. I know ENBs involve installing other stuff and then open up a ton of new options, it all feels like a ton more research, I'm very indecisive lol. I feel like it'll delay me playing by at least another week just going through it all :/

[goranpaa]

My favourite combo are Vivid + Relighting Skyrim. And then I use the Imaginator mod for fine tuning.