Oblivion distant LOD has odd black pixels covering the landscape

[AstralCommie]

Hey all, i've made a topic about this in the past but I just gave up on fixing it. Now that i've been trying to get into modding oblivion once again, it seems that i've encountered the same exact problem. Distant land has these weird black pixels covering the entirety of the ground, and I can't seem to find anyone else with the same problem online or any solution. Here's a screenshot for reference: https://imgur.com/a/WzLqvUu

 

It's not super easy to spot, but it's very evident where the water meets the shore.TES4LODGEN has fixed a distant shadow problem I had, but not this. Here's my modlist for more reference, and i'm using vortex to install all of this.

 

# Automatically generated by Vortex
Oblivion.esm
Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esm
Better Cities Resources.esm
Open Cities Resources.esm
Knights - Revelation.esm
Unofficial Oblivion Patch.esp
Oblivion Citadel Door Fix.esp
UOP Vampire Aging & Face Fix.esp
DLCShiveringIsles.esp
Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch.esp
Knights.esp
Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esp
Oblivion_Character_Overhaul.esp
Natural_Habitat_by_Max_Tael.esp
Natural_Vegetation_by_Max_Tael.esp
Better Cities .esp
xulRiverEthe.esp
xulTheEasternPeaks.esp
xulAncientYews.esp
Sounds of Cyrodiil.esp
Better Imperial City.esp
xulCloudtopMountains.esp
xulBravilBarrowfields.esp
Open Cities Reborn.esp
xulLushWoodlands.esp
Better Dungeons.esp
ElsweyrAnequina.esp
xulCheydinhalFalls.esp
xulSilverfishRiverValley.esp
xulBlackwoodForest.esp
xulBeachesOfCyrodiilLostCoast.esp
xulColovianHighlands_EV.esp
xulChorrolHinterland.esp
xulArriusCreek.esp
xulSnowdale.esp
Better Cities - Open Cities Reborn.esp
xulAncientRedwoods.esp
xulJerallGlacier.esp
xulEntiusGorge.esp
xulCliffsOfAnvil.esp
xulBrenaRiverRavine.esp
The Lost Spires.esp
xulTheHeath.esp
Kvatch Rebuilt.esp
xuldarkforest.esp
xulAspenWood.esp
Better Cities - IC Imperial Isle.esp
xulRollingHills_EV.esp
xulFallenleafEverglade.esp
xulSkingradOutskirts.esp
OOO-Magic_Effects+Enchantments.esp
OOO-Magic_Effects+Spells.esp
OOO-No_Guild_Ownership.esp
Knights - Revelation.esp
xulStendarrValley.esp
xulPantherRiver.esp
Mage Equipment.esp
xulImperialIsle.esp
Grass Overhaul.esp
MannimarcoRevisited.esp
VaultsofCyrodiil.esp
Servant of the Dawn.esp
TOTF.esp
MannimarcoComplete.esp
RTT.esp
xulPatch_AY_AC.esp
Alternative Start by Robert Evrae.esp
Cutthroat Merchants.esp
OOO-Combat_Skills_Perks_Marksmanship.esp
Enhanced Water v2.0 HD.esp
Enhanced Water v2.0 ND.esp
Natural_Water_by_Max_Tael.esp
Grass Overhaul_xUL_Imperial_Isle_patch.esp
MidasSpells.esp
OOO-Map_Markers_Stock.esp
Harvest [Flora].esp
Natural_Weather_HDR_by_Max_Tael.esp
Natural_Weather_by_Max_Tael.esp
Harvest [Flora] - DLCFrostcrag.esp
Harvest [Flora] - DLCVileLair.esp
Harvest [Flora] - Shivering Isles.esp
Level_Rates_Modified_x2.esp
Level_Rates_Modified_x3.esp
Level_Rates_Modified_x4.esp
Level_Rates_Modified_x5.esp
Living Economy.esp
Living Economy - Items.esp
OOO-Armor_Perks_WearRate_Repair.esp
OOO-BirthSigns.esp
OOO-Container_Trap_Instant_Effects.esp
OOO-Dangerous_Traps.esp
OOO-Deadly_Combat.esp
OOO-DLT_Immersion.esp
OOO-DLT_Remover.esp
OOO-Level_Normal.esp
OOO-Level_Slow.esp
OOO-Level_Stock.esp
OOO-Magic_Game_Settings.esp
OOO-Magic_Script_Effect_Fix.esp
OOO-Potions.esp
OOO-Respawn_Month.esp
OOO-Respawn_Two_Week.esp
OOO-Respawn_Week.esp
OOO-Respawn_Year.esp
OOO-ThiefGuild_Difficult.esp
OOO-Water_Weeds.esp
Unique Landscapes.esp
CapesandCloaks.esp
DBShadowSet.esp
DBShadowSet_Argonian.esp
DBShadowSet_Argonian_NE.esp
DBShadowSet_Khajiit.esp
DBShadowSet_Khajiit_NE.esp
DBShadowSet_NE.esp
Immersive Weapons.esp
OOO-DaedraLord_Quests.esp
MannimarcoRevisitedOOO.esp
MannimarcoWardrobeChest.esp
Shdw_Armor Set_Sotonhorian.esp
Tyrael Armor.esp
Bashed Patch, 0.esp

 

Any my plugin list, just to be safe.

 

# Automatically generated by Vortex
Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esm
Better Cities Resources.esm
Open Cities Resources.esm
Knights - Revelation.esm
Unofficial Oblivion Patch.esp
Oblivion Citadel Door Fix.esp
UOP Vampire Aging & Face Fix.esp
DLCShiveringIsles.esp
Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch.esp
Knights.esp
Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esp
Oblivion_Character_Overhaul.esp
Natural_Habitat_by_Max_Tael.esp
Natural_Vegetation_by_Max_Tael.esp
Better Cities .esp
xulRiverEthe.esp
xulTheEasternPeaks.esp
xulAncientYews.esp
Sounds of Cyrodiil.esp
Better Imperial City.esp
xulCloudtopMountains.esp
xulBravilBarrowfields.esp
Open Cities Reborn.esp
xulLushWoodlands.esp
Better Dungeons.esp
ElsweyrAnequina.esp
xulCheydinhalFalls.esp
xulSilverfishRiverValley.esp
xulBlackwoodForest.esp
xulBeachesOfCyrodiilLostCoast.esp
xulColovianHighlands_EV.esp
xulChorrolHinterland.esp
xulArriusCreek.esp
xulSnowdale.esp
Better Cities - Open Cities Reborn.esp
xulAncientRedwoods.esp
xulJerallGlacier.esp
xulEntiusGorge.esp
xulCliffsOfAnvil.esp
xulBrenaRiverRavine.esp
The Lost Spires.esp
xulTheHeath.esp
Kvatch Rebuilt.esp
xuldarkforest.esp
xulAspenWood.esp
Better Cities - IC Imperial Isle.esp
xulRollingHills_EV.esp
xulFallenleafEverglade.esp
xulSkingradOutskirts.esp
OOO-Magic_Effects+Enchantments.esp
OOO-Magic_Effects+Spells.esp
OOO-No_Guild_Ownership.esp
Knights - Revelation.esp
xulStendarrValley.esp
xulPantherRiver.esp
Mage Equipment.esp
xulImperialIsle.esp
MannimarcoRevisited.esp
VaultsofCyrodiil.esp
Servant of the Dawn.esp
TOTF.esp
MannimarcoComplete.esp
RTT.esp
xulPatch_AY_AC.esp
Alternative Start by Robert Evrae.esp
Cutthroat Merchants.esp
OOO-Combat_Skills_Perks_Marksmanship.esp
Enhanced Water v2.0 HD.esp
Enhanced Water v2.0 ND.esp
Natural_Water_by_Max_Tael.esp
MidasSpells.esp
OOO-Map_Markers_Stock.esp
Natural_Weather_HDR_by_Max_Tael.esp
Natural_Weather_by_Max_Tael.esp
Level_Rates_Modified_x2.esp
Level_Rates_Modified_x3.esp
Level_Rates_Modified_x4.esp
Level_Rates_Modified_x5.esp
Living Economy.esp
Living Economy - Items.esp
OOO-Armor_Perks_WearRate_Repair.esp
OOO-BirthSigns.esp
OOO-Container_Trap_Instant_Effects.esp
OOO-Dangerous_Traps.esp
OOO-Deadly_Combat.esp
OOO-DLT_Immersion.esp
OOO-DLT_Remover.esp
OOO-Level_Normal.esp
OOO-Level_Slow.esp
OOO-Level_Stock.esp
OOO-Magic_Game_Settings.esp
OOO-Magic_Script_Effect_Fix.esp
OOO-Potions.esp
OOO-Respawn_Month.esp
OOO-Respawn_Two_Week.esp
OOO-Respawn_Week.esp
OOO-Respawn_Year.esp
OOO-ThiefGuild_Difficult.esp
OOO-Water_Weeds.esp
Unique Landscapes.esp
CapesandCloaks.esp
DBShadowSet.esp
DBShadowSet_Argonian.esp
DBShadowSet_Argonian_NE.esp
DBShadowSet_Khajiit.esp
DBShadowSet_Khajiit_NE.esp
DBShadowSet_NE.esp
Immersive Weapons.esp
OOO-DaedraLord_Quests.esp
MannimarcoRevisitedOOO.esp
MannimarcoWardrobeChest.esp
Shdw_Armor Set_Sotonhorian.esp
Tyrael Armor.esp
Bashed Patch, 0.esp

 

Now, I have a feeling it's probably one of the landscape overhaul mods, like Unique Landscapes. I had a couple weird spots in anvil because I also have better cities installed, but I have the compatibility patch for both of them and it all looks to be working correctly. Has anyone encountered anything like this? Any fixes or suggestions? I'm willing to remove any mods that might be causing this issue. Thanks for the help guys!

Edited March 16, 2020 by AstralCommie

[zilav]

This is hardcoded terrain noise texture

textures\effects\terrainnoise.dds

 

Some texture packs replace it.

[AstralCommie]

Do you have any recommendations? It seems Qarls Texture III doesn't seem to fix it, although the LODs do look a little more colorful.

[zilav]

This is a matter of taste. I personally use this one from New Vegas

https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/46451

 

Need to rename to "textures\effects\terrainnoise.dds" for Oblivion.

[malautomedonte]

This looks great! Thx for the tip!

 

PS: there is also a normal map in my folder, which is 512x512, should I delete that?

 

edit: it made my game crash lol. maybe 2048x2048 is a lil bit too much for a heavily modded game like mine.

Edited March 17, 2020 by malautomedonte

[zilav]

Downscale in any editor capable of handling dds or other tools. Normal map is not needed for terrain noise, this is a "mask" texture.

[malautomedonte]

Downscale in any editor capable of handling dds or other tools. Normal map is not needed for terrain noise, this is a "mask" texture.

Yeah, I thought about that, will do it with gimp. :smile:

 

Thx!

Edited March 17, 2020 by malautomedonte

[malautomedonte]

Hi, after I started using enboost again the game does not crash anymore and I can enjoy this excellent terrain noise texture. It really makes a difference, everything in the distance looks much smoother than before and when textures are loaded during a cell transition you almost don't see that abrupt change in quality. Yours was a great recommendation!

 

PS: oblivion reloaded added its own terrain noise which also comes with a normal map, I kept the older normal map which is 512x512 and it looks good anyway, even if the resolution does not match with the 2k texture.

Edited April 18, 2020 by malautomedonte