implet Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) I just built myself a new computer for playing skyrim. I have a 3 GB HD 7970 video card in my computer. Without mods (and with all of the mods I put in there so far) I'm running on great settings. I went through this guide and installed the mods that looked interesting to me. I installed SKSE and BOSS. I'm not really sure what to do with BOSS. After I installed the mods I ran BOSS and then just opened the game from the SKSE loader, not sure if that's right or not. Here are the mods I have so far. The ones with the X's are ones that weren't working for some reason. I don't know why the hearthfire and dawnguard patches aren't working, I have those games. I didn't enable the one texture pack because it wanted to overwrite other files. Also on this list and enabled (I didn't want to attach another screenshot) is WATER and Xenius Armour Compilation. I installed a FXAA injector and tried playing around with the settings and now my game looks pretty funny. I like the screenshots I see where the game looks more colorful than it should and the lighting looks cool. I basically am trying to get the game to look super awesome and I really need a step by step dummies guide. I think I'd do best with a specific recipe to follow. I can't wait to get playing! Any suggestions? Edited February 11, 2013 by implet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RbtRvltin Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) I don't have many that you don't already have...If you have a powerful enough system, get enb first http://enbdev.com (installing it is as easy as putting the files in the main folder) and then find a preset you like here on the nexus. My faves are skyrealism-enb evolved (really nice depth-of-field), K enb, and beauty of skyrim (but again, personal preferences, find one you like) This: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/24909 essential eyecandy, retex of all vanilla armors (not quite finished :< ) compatability for Immersive Armors on the main page This is a nice touch http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/22745, adds footprints If you're into nudies, CBBE and UNP are the two major ones. Texture blenders are a must, not too user-friendly, but they eliminate the ugly neck seams. Males, search better males. I think Skyrim HD has a few more modules than just the dungeons, for cities and such. Hectrol caves hd This page has some nice optional fonts for when vanilla gets boring: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/95 nebula 4k and new skystars hd. I'm pretty sure you have to overwrite the skystars one with the nebula. Amazing smooth females is great. Get ultra smooth. Insanitys shields to make draugr less boring. As far as animations go, I recommend Zweihander (like from Dark Souls) and Elegant Archers. Great replacers. Solstheim Draugr makes them redeyed and scary. XCE (Xenius Character Compilation) and anything else by xenius are usually really pretty. Wet and Cold is cool for shaders when you're wet, like Assassins creed. ruins clutter improved Riverwood reborn Realistic mushrooms. Aaand jewels of the nord. I guarantee your Skyrim will be prettier after all those gigabytes of files. :DAll of them should play nice, most only require a download and install. Except for texblend, that's a real pain. Lemme know if you have any problems, and don't feel the need to install all of them at once. Happy modding! Edited February 11, 2013 by RbtRvltin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
implet Posted February 11, 2013 Author Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) Is there a good guide for how to combine the textures and a bunch of them? Holy MOLY I looked up those nude ones out of curiosity! Those are crazy. I'm a lady though, so I'd need me some PPs if anything. Also, it's funny you mention making the skeleton guys scarier, do you know if there is anything to make them less scary? I get super creeped out when I'm playing at night and have to go into a cave. Actually, if I have to go into a cave I usually save it for daytime but they still make me jump. I know, I'm a big baby. EDIT: I figured out how to install the ENB, I can tell it worked because of the text on my screen when I start skyrim. I'm having trouble installing any of the ENB settings mods though. It keeps looking the same. Edited February 11, 2013 by implet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RbtRvltin Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Lol... not sure what to do about the draugr, I still jump when they shuffle up behind me xD im just a sucker for it.http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/2488 Heres the males, and I recommmend Favoredsoul meshes. Out of the files on the download page, I only get the favoredsoul meshes version and the GeonoxFaces, but it's all up to preference. :) Umm, for ENB, as far as the d3d9.dll is in the same folder as the TESV.exe, you're fine. And as far as textures go, I don't think so. I just install Skyrim HD first, landscape and so forth after, and just overwrite everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
implet Posted February 11, 2013 Author Share Posted February 11, 2013 http://imgur.com/UAmwPVh This is what it looks like with beauty of skyrim installed. Doesn't look as good as it should to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RbtRvltin Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I like K enb better, personally. But it doesn't look like the ENB is active. >.>You always need to manually download the files, and put any files that start with enb______ with the d3d9.dll and the main .exe.Some have extra folders, those go in the main folder too. Oh, and here's some rainbows. http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/25666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
implet Posted February 11, 2013 Author Share Posted February 11, 2013 RAINBOWS AWESOME! So I can't do the ENBs via Mod Manager? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamKingMods Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) I basically am trying to get the game to look super awesome and I really need a step by step dummies guide. I think I'd do best with a specific recipe to follow. I can't wait to get playing! Any suggestions? You could have a look at the STEP Guide--it's a list of graphical enhancement mods verified to work together. Edited February 11, 2013 by DreamKingMods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
implet Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 Wow! I figured it out. This looks REALLY cool, but might be a BIT much. Thanks for all your help guys. The only thing is if I decide to turn off this ENB, or get a new one like the K one, how can I know which files to delete? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RbtRvltin Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Any file that starts with enb. Or, you can just overwrite everything, less work. Also, to muck about with the ENB settings in game, press Shift+Enter. Ambient Occlusion and Depth of field are the best looking and most performance eating, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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