Problems with shadows and grass

[Emperon]

Hi everyone :), I'm new of this forum and I've used a lot of your graphics mods , Everything in the game is perfect and smooth, but the only thing that I can't get is the shadow on the grass, the shadows of trees are perfect but they appear under the grass, With others elements "rocks,ecc.." the shadows are fine. I've tried to change everything in the SkyrimPrefs but anything changed. Please Help... my graphic card: HD 5780. I don't know if it might be helpful.

[fms1]

Hi everyone :), I'm new of this forum and I've used a lot of your graphics mods , Everything in the game is perfect and smooth, but the only thing that I can't get is the shadow on the grass, the shadows of trees are perfect but they appear under the grass, With others elements "rocks,ecc.." the shadows are fine. I've tried to change everything in the SkyrimPrefs but anything changed. Please Help... my graphic card: HD 5780. I don't know if it might be helpful.

 

In your SkyrimPrefs.ini in your My documents\My Games\Skyrim folder under [Display] you will need to make sure you have this:

 

bShadowsOnGrass=1

[Emperon]

Hi everyone :), I'm new of this forum and I've used a lot of your graphics mods , Everything in the game is perfect and smooth, but the only thing that I can't get is the shadow on the grass, the shadows of trees are perfect but they appear under the grass, With others elements "rocks,ecc.." the shadows are fine. I've tried to change everything in the SkyrimPrefs but anything changed. Please Help... my graphic card: HD 5780. I don't know if it might be helpful.

 

In your SkyrimPrefs.ini in your My documents\My Games\Skyrim folder under [Display] you will need to make sure you have this:

 

bShadowsOnGrass=1

 

My Skyrimprefs.ini config:

 

[Display]

iTexMipMapSkip=0

bFXAAEnabled=1

fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=1e+007

fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=1e+007

fSpecularLODStartFade=2000

fLightLODStartFade=3500

fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=1e+007

iShadowMapResolution=4096

fShadowBiasScale=0.15

iShadowMaskQuarter=4

iBlurDeferredShadowMask=3

fShadowDistance=8000

iMaxDecalsPerFrame=100

iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=25

iAdapter=0

iSize W=1920

iSize H=1080

iMultiSample=8

iMaxAnisotropy=16

iPresentInterval=0

bFull Screen=1

fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000

bFloatPointRenderTarget=1

fGamma=1.0000

iShadowFilter=3

fDecalLOD2=1500.0000

fDecalLOD1=1000.0000

fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000

iTexMipMapMinimum=0

bTransparencyMultisampling=0

iWaterMultiSamples=0

iShadowMode=3

bTreesReceiveShadows=1

bForceHighDetailGrass=1

bGrassPointLighting=1

bDrawShaderGrass=1

bForceFullDetail=1

bDoTallGrassEffect=1

bDrawLandShadows=1

bDrawShadows=1

fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000

fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000

fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000

fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000

fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=2048.0000

fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2844.0000

iScreenShotIndex=0

bShadowMaskZPrepass=0

bMainZPrepass=0

sD3DDevice="ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series"

bShadowsOnGrass=1

bDeferredShadows=1

[imagespace]

iRadialBlurLevel=2

bDoDepthOfField=1

[LOD]

fLODFadeOutMultActors=15

fLODFadeOutMultItems=15

fLODFadeOutMultObjects=15

fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000

[Grass]

fGrassStartFadeDistance=25000

b30GrassVS=1

fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=25000.0000

fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=400.0000

[Decals]

bDecals=1

bSkinnedDecals=1

uMaxDecals=1000

uMaxSkinDecals=100

uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=60

[TerrainManager]

fTreeLoadDistance=75000

fBlockMaximumDistance=250000

fBlockLevel1Distance=70000

fBlockLevel0Distance=35000

fSplitDistanceMult=1.5

bShowLODInEditor=0

[blurShaderHDR]

bDoHighDynamicRange=1

[blurShader]

bUseBlurShader=0

[Launcher]

bShowAllResolutions=0

uLastAspectRatio=3

bEnableFileSelection=1

 

[Water]

iWaterReflectHeight=512

iWaterReflectWidth=512

bUseWaterDisplacements=1

bUseWaterRefractions=1

bUseWaterReflections=1

bUseWaterDepth=1

[MAIN]

fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=150000.0000

bGamepadEnable=1

bCrosshairEnabled=1

fHUDOpacity=1.0000

bSaveOnPause=1

bSaveOnTravel=1

bSaveOnWait=1

bSaveOnRest=1

[GamePlay]

bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=1

bShowQuestMarkers=1

iDifficulty=2

[interface]

bDialogueSubtitles=1

bGeneralSubtitles=1

bShowCompass=1

fMouseCursorSpeed=1.0000

[Controls]

fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0125

fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=1.9000

bAlwaysRunByDefault=1

bInvertYValues=0

bGamePadRumble=1

bUseKinect=0

[Particles]

iMaxDesired=750

[saveGame]

fAutosaveEveryXMins=15.0000

[AudioMenu]

fAudioMasterVolume=1.0000

fVal7=1.0000

uID7=0

fVal6=1.0000

uID6=0

fVal5=1.0000

uID5=0

fVal4=1.0000

uID4=0

fVal3=0.5000

uID3=466532

fVal2=0.8000

uID2=554685

fVal1=0.8000

uID1=1007612

fVal0=1.0000

uID0=94881

[Clouds]

fCloudLevel2Distance=262144.0000

fCloudLevel1Distance=32768.0000

fCloudLevel0Distance=16384.0000

fCloudNearFadeDistance=9000.0000

[General]

iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1

bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0

[Trees]

bRenderSkinnedTrees=1

uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender=40

[jayman1000]

I have this problem too. I just cant get shadows to appear on grass. It looks really silly when a bunch of trees in full sunlight doesnt cast any shadows on the grass.... does ANYONE know the cause and hopefully the solutions to not getting any shadows on grass? I have both bShadowsOnGrass=1 and bDeferredShadows=1.

[gamefever]

Have you tried turning it off, mybe your mistaken in how much of visual difference it should make.

 

BTW I don't use most shadows, they are a hit to performance.

disabling most shadows and upping the textures to a more pleasing range so that the character's don't look aweful but land shadows, let alone grass?

 

Grass can kiss my wwell err you get the idea.

[hyetou]

I have this same issue and it drives me nuts. I have bShadowsOnGrass=1 and bDeferredShadows=1, but still no shadows on the grass (they only appear on the ground under the grass).

 

Gamefever, you don't think it would make a big difference, but look at this screenshot: http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/185tv3d6gwgdsjpg/original.jpg Imagine how much worse this scene would look if the trees weren't casting those shadows on the grass. I think it has a massive effect. My Skyrim currently looks something like this, except the grass under the trees is just as bright green as it is everywhere else. It looks silly...

 

Help? Anyone?

[blitzen]

That's a lot of grass. I don't think I have any location with solid grass like in that screenshot. The shadows should appear if you set the .ini property to 1. It should be that simple. If that's not working, something complicated is happening. I intentionally turn it off, but it does work if I enable it through the .ini. It's a huge frame rate drop if you have shadows on grass, and it can cause a very annoying flickering effect as you move around. When I enabled it, it seemed as if the game was trying to make shadows FOR the grass, not just ON the grass. With it off, it does look odd when there are no shadows on the grass, but there are shadows on the ground below the grass. I try to ignore it.

[prod80]

No issues here... have a look perhaps it helps you

 

skyrim.ini

[General]
uGridsToLoad=5
sLanguage=ENGLISH
iNumHWThreads=4
uExterior Cell Buffer=36
uInterior Cell Buffer=6
fMasterFilePreLoadMB=128.0000
fFlickeringLightDistance=8192
iPreloadSizeLimit=209715200
bUseThreadedMorpher=1
bUseThreadedParticleSystem=1
bUseThreadedTempEffects=1
bMultiThreadMovement=1
bDisableAllGore=0
bTrackAllDeaths=1
bPreemptivelyUnloadCells=0
sIntroMovie=
sMainMenuMovieIntro=
sIntroSequence=

[Display]
fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0
fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000.0
fLightLODMaxStartFade=3500.0
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=4096
bAllowScreenshot=1
fSunShadowUpdateTime=00.00
fSunUpdateThreshold=00.00
bShadowsOnGrass=1
bActorSelfShadowing=1
bMTRendering=0
bForcePow2Textures=0
bForce1XShaders=0
bAllow30Shaders=1
bAllow20HairShader=1
bDoTestHDR=0
bDo30VFog=1
bDoTallGrassEffect=1
bDoTexturePass=1
bDoSpecularPass=1
bDoDiffusePass=1
bDoAmbientPass=1
bUseRefractionShader=1
bUse Shaders=1
bUseSunbeams=1
fMipBias=0.0000
bSimpleLighting=0
fDecalLifetime=128.000
bPerPixelLighting=1

[Audio]
fMusicDuckingSeconds=6.0
fMusicUnDuckingSeconds=8.0
fMenuModeFadeOutTime=3.0
fMenuModeFadeInTime=1.0

[Grass]
iMaxGrassTypesPerTexure=6
bAllowCreateGrass=1
bAllowLoadGrass=0
bGrassPointLighting=1

[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 - Misc.bsa, Skyrim - Shaders.bsa, Skyrim - Textures.bsa, HighResTexturePack01.bsa, HighResTexturePack02.bsa, Skyrim - Interface.bsa, Skyrim - Animations.bsa, Skyrim - Meshes.bsa, Skyrim - Sounds.bsa
sResourceArchiveList2=Skyrim - Voices.bsa, Skyrim - VoicesExtra.bsa

[Combat]
fMagnetismStrafeHeadingMult=0.0
fMagnetismLookingMult=0.0
f1PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7
f3PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7
f1PBoltTiltUpAngle=0.7
f3PBoltTiltUpAngle=0.7
bDismemberOneLimb=0
bForceNPCsUseAmmo=1

[Papyrus]
fPostLoadUpdateTimeMS=1000.0
bEnableLogging=0
bEnableTrace=0
bLoadDebugInformation=0
iMinMemoryPageSize=128
iMaxMemoryPageSize=512
iMaxAllocatedMemoryBytes=307200

[Water]
bReflectLODObjects=1
bReflectLODLand=1
bReflectSky=1
bReflectLODTrees=1
bReflectExplosions=1

[interface]
rUIMistMenu_AmbientZPosRGB=255,255,255
rUIMistMenu_AmbientZNegRGB=255,255,255
rUIMistMenu_AmbientYPosRGB=255,255,255
rUIMistMenu_AmbientYNegRGB=255,255,255
rUIMistMenu_AmbientXPosRGB=255,255,255
rUIMistMenu_AmbientXNegRGB=255,255,255

[Trees]
bForceFullDetail=0
bEnableTreeAnimations=1

[TerrainManager]
bKeepLowDetailTerrain=0
bDisplayCloudLOD=1

[Controls]
bMouseAcceleration=0

[HAVOK]
iNumThreads=4

[saveGame]
bAllowProfileTransfer=1
bUseSaveGameHistory=1

[Animation]
bMultiThreadBoneUpdate=1

[backgroundLoad]
bBackgroundLoadLipFiles=1
bLoadBackgroundFaceGen=1
bUseMultiThreadedFaceGen=1
bBackgroundCellLoads=1
bLoadHelmetsInBackground=1
bUseMultiThreadedTrees=1
bUseBackgroundFileLoader=1

[Decals]
bDecalMultithreaded=1
bForceAllDecals=1

[imagespace]
bDoRadialBlur=1

[budgetCaps]
uActorMemoryBudgetCap=10485760
uLoadedAreaNonActorMemoryBudgetCap=185597952
uWaterMemoryInterior=10485760
uTextureMemoryInterior=10485760
uGeometryMemoryInterior=10485760
uWaterMemory=5242880
uTextureMemory=10485760
uGeometryMemory=5242880

skyrimprefs.ini

[General]
sLanguage=ENGLISH
uExterior Cell Buffer=36
uInterior Cell Buffer=6
iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1
bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0
fDefaultFOV=85
bUseThreadedParticleSystem=1
bUseThreadedBlood=1
bUseThreadedMorpher=1
bUseThreadedTempEffects=1
bUseThreadedTextures=1
bUseThreadedMeshes=1
bUseThreadedLOD=1
bUseThreadedAI=1
bUseThreadedMorpher=1

[Display]
fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0
fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000.0
fLightLODMaxStartFade=3500.0
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=4096
iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=4096
bAllowScreenshot=1
sD3DDevice="NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti "
iTexMipMapSkip=0
bFXAAEnabled=0
fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=10000000.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=10000000.0000
fSpecularLODStartFade=2000.0000
fLightLODStartFade=3500.0000
fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=10000000.0000
iShadowMapResolution=4096
fShadowBiasScale=0.1500
iShadowMaskQuarter=4
iBlurDeferredShadowMask=5
fShadowDistance=8000.0000
iMaxDecalsPerFrame=100
iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=25
iAdapter=0
iSize W=1920
iSize H=1080
iMultiSample=1
iMaxAnisotropy=16
iPresentInterval=0
bFull Screen=1
fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000
bFloatPointRenderTarget=1
fGamma=1.4000
iShadowFilter=4
iShadowMode=4
fDecalLOD2=1000.0000
fDecalLOD1=500.0000
fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000
iTexMipMapMinimum=4
bTransparencyMultisampling=1
iWaterMultiSamples=4
bTreesReceiveShadows=1
bDrawLandShadows=1
bDrawShadows=1
fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000
fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000
fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000
fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=2048.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2844.0000
iScreenShotIndex=20
bShadowMaskZPrepass=0
bMainZPrepass=0
iShadowSplitCount=2
bShadowsOnGrass=1
bDeferredShadows=1

[Audio]
fMusicDuckingSeconds=6.0
fMusicUnDuckingSeconds=8.0
fMenuModeFadeOutTime=3.0
fMenuModeFadeInTime=1.0

[Grass]
bAllowCreateGrass=1
bAllowLoadGrass=0
b30GrassVS=1
fGrassStartFadeDistance=20000.0000
fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=20000.0000
fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=2000.0000

[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 - Misc.bsa, Skyrim - Shaders.bsa, Skyrim - Textures.bsa, HighResTexturePack01.bsa, HighResTexturePack02.bsa, Skyrim - Interface.bsa, Skyrim - Animations.bsa, Skyrim - Meshes.bsa, Skyrim - Sounds.bsa
sResourceArchiveList2=Skyrim - Voices.bsa, Skyrim - VoicesExtra.bsa

[Combat]
fMagnetismStrafeHeadingMult=0.0
fMagnetismLookingMult=0.0

[Papyrus]
fPostLoadUpdateTimeMS=1000.0
bEnableLogging=0
bEnableTrace=0
bLoadDebugInformation=0

[imagespace]
iRadialBlurLevel=2
bDoDepthOfField=1

[LOD]
fLODFadeOutMultActors=15.0000
fLODFadeOutMultItems=15.0000
fLODFadeOutMultObjects=15.0000
fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000

[Decals]
bDecals=1
bSkinnedDecals=1
bDecalMultithreaded=1
bDecalsOnSkinnedGeometry=1
uMaxDecals=1000
uMaxSkinDecals=100
uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=60

[TerrainManager]
fTreeLoadDistance=75000.0000
fBlockMaximumDistance=250000.0000
fBlockLevel1Distance=70000.0000
fBlockLevel0Distance=35000.0000
fSplitDistanceMult=1.5000
bShowLODInEditor=0

[blurShaderHDR]
bDoHighDynamicRange=1

[blurShader]
bUseBlurShader=0

[Launcher]
bShowAllResolutions=0
uLastAspectRatio=3
bEnableFileSelection=1

[Water]
iWaterReflectHeight=1024
iWaterReflectWidth=1024
bUseWaterDisplacements=1
bUseWaterRefractions=1
bUseWaterReflections=1
bUseWaterDepth=1

[MAIN]
fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=150000.0000
bGamepadEnable=0
bCrosshairEnabled=1
fHUDOpacity=1.0000
bSaveOnPause=1
bSaveOnTravel=0
bSaveOnWait=1
bSaveOnRest=1

[GamePlay]
bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=1
bShowQuestMarkers=1
iDifficulty=2

[interface]
bDialogueSubtitles=1
bGeneralSubtitles=1
bShowCompass=1
fMouseCursorSpeed=1.0000

[Controls]
fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0420
fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=1.9000
bAlwaysRunByDefault=1
bInvertYValues=1
bGamePadRumble=0
bUseKinect=0

[Particles]
iMaxDesired=750

[saveGame]
fAutosaveEveryXMins=10.0000

[AudioMenu]
fAudioMasterVolume=1.0000
fVal7=1.0000
uID7=0
fVal6=1.0000
uID6=0
fVal5=1.0000
uID5=0
fVal4=1.0000
uID4=0
fVal3=0.2000
uID3=466532
fVal2=0.8000
uID2=554685
fVal1=0.6000
uID1=1007612
fVal0=0.4500
uID0=94881

[Clouds]
fCloudLevel2Distance=262144.0000
fCloudLevel1Distance=32768.0000
fCloudLevel0Distance=16384.0000
fCloudNearFadeDistance=9000.0000

[NavMesh]
bUseThreadedMeshes=1
fObstacleAlpha=0.5000
fCoverSideHighAlpha=0.8000
fCoverSideLowAlpha=0.6500
fEdgeFullAlpha=1.0000
fEdgeHighAlpha=0.7500
fEdgeLow Alpha=0.5000
fTriangleFullAlpha=0.7000
fTriangleHighAlpha=0.3500
fTriangleLowAlpha=0.2000
fLedgeBoxHalfHeight=25.0000
fEdgeDistFromVert=10.0000
fEdgeThickness=10.0000
fPointSize=2.5000

[Trees]
bUseMultiThreadedTrees=1
bShadowMaskZPrePass=1
bRenderSkinnedTrees=1
uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender=40

[backgroundLoad]
bBackgroundLoadLipFiles=1
bLoadBackgroundFaceGen=1
bUseMultiThreadedFaceGen=1
bBackgroundCellLoads=1
bLoadHelmetsInBackground=1
bUseMultiThreadedTrees=1