Simple Ini Help =]

[kestraser]

Simply I followed a guide on how to efficiently tweak my Ini however now I face a problem game runs smoothly until I'm inside a well lit area (loadsa shadow creating gits) or when there are alot of magic users in my view.
All I want to know is what settings should I fiddle with and whether they go lower or higher.
Thank you

 

[Belial666]

Seeing your INI,and list of mods would help,it could be a tweak that's not a ususal tweak you did.Also,if you use mods,they can affect it,especially ENB,light changers using SKSE,etc.

[kestraser]

[Display]

iTexMipMapSkip=0

bFXAAEnabled=0

fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=10000000.0000

fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=10000000.0000

fSpecularLODStartFade=600.0000

fLightLODStartFade=3500.0000

fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=10000000.0000

iShadowMapResolution=4096

fShadowBiasScale=0.1500

iShadowMaskQuarter=4

iBlurDeferredShadowMask=0

fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000

fShadowDistance=7000.0000

iMaxDecalsPerFrame=100

iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=25

iAdapter=0

iSize W=1920

iSize H=1080

iMultiSample=8

iMaxAnisotropy=16

iPresentInterval=1

bFull Screen=1

iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=4096

iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=4096

bFloatPointRenderTarget=1

fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000

fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000

fGamma=1.0000

iShadowFilter=3

bShadowsOnGrass=1

fDecalLOD2=1500.0000

fDecalLOD1=1000.0000

fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000

iTexMipMapMinimum=0

bTransparencyMultisampling=0

iWaterMultiSamples=0

bDeferredShadows=1

iShadowMode=3

bTreesReceiveShadows=0

bDrawLandShadows=0

bDrawShadows=1

fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000

fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000

fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=2048.0000

fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2844.0000

iScreenShotIndex=0

bShadowMaskZPrepass=0

bMainZPrepass=0

[imagespace]

iRadialBlurLevel=2

bDoDepthOfField=1

[LOD]

fLODFadeOutMultActors=15.0000

fLODFadeOutMultItems=15.0000

fLODFadeOutMultObjects=15.0000

fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000

[Grass]

fGrassStartFadeDistance=7000.0000

b30GrassVS=0

fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=7000.0000

fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=400.0000

[Decals]

bDecals=1

bSkinnedDecals=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=1

uLastAspectRatio=3

[Water]

iWaterReflectHeight=512

iWaterReflectWidth=512

bUseWaterDisplacements=1

bUseWaterRefractions=1

bUseWaterReflections=1

bUseWaterDepth=1

[MAIN]

fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=150000.0000

bGamepadEnable=0

bCrosshairEnabled=1

fHUDOpacity=1.0000

bSaveOnPause=1

bSaveOnTravel=1

bSaveOnWait=1

bSaveOnRest=1

[interface]

fMouseCursorSpeed=1.0000

bDialogueSubtitles=1

bGeneralSubtitles=1

bShowCompass=1

[GamePlay]

bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=1

bShowQuestMarkers=1

iDifficulty=0

[Controls]

bUseKinect=0

fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0125

fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=1.9000

bAlwaysRunByDefault=1

bInvertYValues=0

bGamePadRumble=1

[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

[kestraser]

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Dragonborn.esm

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JSwords.esm

Fantasy Music Overhaul.esm

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Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp

Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp

Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp

Unofficial Dragonborn Patch.esp

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Rainbows.esp

Rainclip.esp

Supreme Fog.esp

Economics of Skyrim.esp

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Cloaks.esp

1nivWICCloaks.esp

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JSwordsDistributionBalancePlugin.esp

HarvestOverhaul.esp

HarvestOverhaulDawnguard.esp

HarvestOverhaulCreaturesDawnguardHearthfire.esp

buildablehouse.esp

Cavern Pitfalls.esp

LevelersTower.esp

SkyrimChimneysRW.esp

The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp

BetterQuestObjectives.esp

BlockSparkles.esp

Headtracking.esp

HorsesGoneWild.esp

Immersive Weapons.esp

Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Illuminated Spells.esp

Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Dungeons.esp

Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Minor Cities & Town Interiors.esp

Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Major City Interiors.esp

ClimatesOfTamriel-Dungeons-Hardcore.esp

ClimatesOfTamriel-Interiors-Cold.esp

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UFO - Ultimate Follower Overhaul.esp

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UFO - Heartfire AddOn.esp

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Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp

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getSnowy.esp

Purewaters.esp

PurewatersDG.esp

RaceMenu.esp

RaceMenuPlugin.esp

Dead Body Collision.esp

PurewatersDB.esp

ImpeREAL Empire - Unique Cities - Falkreath.esp

FMO - Replacer Version.esp

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DeadlyDragons.esp

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Place2Sleep.esp

kuerteeFightOrFly.esp

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PumpingIron.esp

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BetterSwimming.esp

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Dogsofskyrim.esp

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SkyTEST-HarderCreatures.esp

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PeacefulMudcrabs.esp

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SkyRe_EnemyAI.esp

SkyRe_Races.esp

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SkyRe_Survivalism.esp

SkyRe_Combat.esp

SkyRe_EnemyScaling.esp

SkyRe_Main.esp

RealShelter.esp

Waves.esp

[Belial666]

Did you use BOSS to check load order,and incompatibilities?What videocard you got?Maybe you need updated drivers,or it can't can't handle all the mods that affect things with lighting.Though realistic lighting only replaces the lights without adding extras,so it's no lag.Try backing up your INI,and seeing if different vanilla settings make a difference.Ultra,High,etc.

[ripple]

Unless you have an older machine that requires ini optimization to get reasonable FPS, avoid tweaking the ini. Never use those hackey online 'Skyrim ini generators.' Most ini tweaks are intended to boost performance at the expense of game stability. We are at patch 1.8, with 4GB ram utilitization enabled. The current engine is as optimized as it ever will be (such as it is....). Recommend you delete your ini's and let Skyrim generate new ones upon game launch.

[kestraser]

only problem is i hate those horrible shadows

[kestraser]

oh and im running this with a geforce 560 ti

[FittyStim]

If I remember correctly, the only thing you need to do to change the blocky shadows is change the Shadow Detail to Medium (from Ultra or whatever you have), save, exit, edit your .ini file so that:

 

iShadowMapResolution=4096

iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=4096

iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=4096

Save the .ini file and make it read only. Play game, enjoy!

I think it does affect distant shadows (can't access Skyrim right now to confirm) but everything is always a trade off...

[Belial666]

Just upping all shadowmapresolutions to double the original INI setitng,and changing fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000 to fShadowLODStartFade=1000.0000 or higher will help.