Skyrim need help with shadow settings

[aleksanderne]

Hi.

I just cant seem to get the shadows sharp.

 

I seen other get crystal sharp shadows.

 

Iv tested everything atleast i think i have.

 

16k ShadowMaps blurdeferredShadowmask 1-32 and distant shadow to 1k. I should get better than this picture i took. Resized from 5760x1080

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/388/40222279.png

 

Im using RCRN no FXAA.

 

Hers my last ini settings:

skyrim.ini

iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=16384

 

Skyrimpref.ini

iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=16384

iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=16384

iShadowMapResolution=16384

iBlurDeferredShadowMask=32 and 1

 

And than theres the distant shadow, with lower distant the crispier shadow?

fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0000

ShadowLODStartFade=500.0000

ShadowDistance=1000.0000

and

fShadowBiasScale=0.1500

iShadowMaskQuarter=4

[aleksanderne]

Any one?

[Crispyballz]

The skyrim shadows has always been horrible. They are those even for heavy modders with good gaming computers. Horrible, I know. I'm not great with computers myself but since other games can manage this shouldn't Bethesda too? But I guess this is the prize we will have to pay for having far render distance... Anyways, here's a link to a mod you can use to set up the shadows to high quality.. I set it up to medium even though my computer is above average gaming comp.

 

 

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/283

 

 

Oh and btw, it has a huge impact on your FPS.

[aleksanderne]

  On 1/8/2013 at 5:43 PM, Crispyballz said:

The skyrim shadows has always been horrible. They are those even for heavy modders with good gaming computers. Horrible, I know. I'm not great with computers myself but since other games can manage this shouldn't Bethesda too? But I guess this is the prize we will have to pay for having far render distance... Anyways, here's a link to a mod you can use to set up the shadows to high quality.. I set it up to medium even though my computer is above average gaming comp.

 

 

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/283

 

 

Oh and btw, it has a huge impact on your FPS.

 

Thx but i know how to set it :P Just that it dosnt work -.- So something is wierd.

Thx for teh guide but iv read hunders of those :P

I got it better now but still not able to get crystal clear shadow as others have gotten.

Playing now 16k map reso, 4xtimes the one on the guide. But looks like the game engine dosnt reccognise the settings of shadows made in the ini.

[Rennn]

For some people, shadows above 4k just look like 1k in the game. I don't know why. Try setting 4k shadows, just to see if there's any difference. I know if I force 8k shadows they look worse than 4k.

 

Also, a shadow distance of 1000 looks ridiculously bad since all your shadows disappear past 1000 units. I keep mine at 10,000. The average is 6000-8000.

 

ENB mods can filter your shadows and make them look better. You may want to try that.

Edited January 8, 2013 by Rennn

[fmcdougal]

Since this shows up early in google when searching "iShadowMapResolutionPrimary"...

FYI for you searchers iShadowMapResolutionPrimary/Secondary appear to be for times when multiple lights are creating shadows at once (discovered through experimentation). Does not seem to override iShadowMapResolution, but if you find yourself getting performance drops indoors (especially in rooms with multiple light sources) try lowering iShadowMapResolutionSecondary.