Which lighting mod?

[boxleitnerb]

Hi guys,

 

I'm torn between:

 

Enhanced Lights and FX

Realistic Lighting Overhaul (RLO)

Project Reality - Climates of Tamriel - Lighting -Weather

 

I would like to try RLO, but I'm also intrigued by Climates of Tamriel. Basically I want the best lighting inside and outside. What would you recommend?

[Xezcente]

Climates of Tamriel is compatible with both RLO and Enhanced Lights and FX. It's a matter of choice between RLO and ELFX.

 

If you plan to use RLO, make sure not to use the interior and dungeon modules of CoT for maximum compatibility.

Edited March 3, 2013 by Xezcente

[boxleitnerb]

Thanks, I'll try that out :)

[Gryphex]

I can't exactly say anything about Project Reality in here since it's a big mod that covers a lot of things so let's keep it aside.

but honestly rest of them are not quite good as their authors have stated.

I used the RLO and enabled it when I went to the game it's full of orange. then I accidentally clicked on its 3.4a version on NMM and checked it worked I thought RLO worked sigh but then I later found I clicked on a wrong file. so I went to their site so what I found? Author locked the comment section by saying we are lazy people who don't want to read his essay. he doesn't seem very happy for supporting to his mod. It's quite strange there are a lot of nice Authors in here I didn't see a behavior like that from any guy from here. he is kinda rude too but he also hesitates to admit it. according to him we are wrong and he is right.

RLO doesn't work actually I read the documentation properly after that and I followed exactly what it says but still it doesn't work. one of his side kick told me to fix my monitor I was gonna ask OH REALLY? because there is nothing wrong with my monitor I took a couple of tests to find out whether there is an issue of my monitor or my eyes but both are perfect. and none of games have any issues. I even downloaded and checked on Unigine Heaven and it works perfectly without any single issues. then I removed his mod and checked so I couldn't see any orange colour issue. then I used another Lighting Mod EnhanceFX it doesn't have any orange colour issue too.

I saw somewhere that says the author of RLO is colourblind so I assume that could be the reason why the orange colour issue arises.

 

Proof?

Realistic Lighting 3.4a FAQ

Q: ZOMG! I saw a green rock, and a purple cloud! WTF!!!

A: Sydney666 is colourblind, if you spot an error with RGB/Colours please send him a message.

 

 

RLO FAQ

Q. Are you really colourblind?
A. No I pretend so I can pick up women through sympathy and show them how brave I am to mod lighting with this horrible disease. Of course I am colour-blind. I ask a lot of questions or use RGB codes to get by.

 

 

it's not actually orange but rather the high saturate level if you want to know exactly what is that. many people seem don't notice this because they might not care it I think and some have reported it but ignored by the Author.

I don't know it's visible in all places but I saw it clearly in the White Run's Inn. perhaps he forgot to fix that place or perhaps the entire mod doesn't function properly. not sure. but Real Lighting with Customization 3.4a doesn't have any error like that. so I suggest you to go with that.

 

 

Enhanced Lights and FX is a very good mod but it's too bright and shadows are not very visible. I checked this only in the Inn in the White Run so I can't say anything about other places. it's too bright even in Shadows.

[Xezcente]

I'm the "sidekick" you are talking about. I was troubleshooting your problem and you already said it was fixed. If you post a screenshot, we might get to the bottom of this. Personally, I don't find it orange, as such I don't know what seems "orange" for you.

 

Also, it kinda irks me that you say RLO doesn't work when the mod works for the rest of us.

Edited March 4, 2013 by Xezcente

[Gryphex]

Thanks for helping me. I said it's fixed because I accidentally activated the Realistic Lighting 3.4a I didn't see it but later I found It's not RLO.

anyway here are some of screenshots

 

Load Order

http://i.imgur.com/Bpz4TrO.png

 

 

 

Realistic Lighting 3.4a

http://i.imgur.com/7YtsxuF.jpg

 

 

RLO

http://i.imgur.com/0HCZgF2.jpg

 

 

EDIT: oh I forgot to mention. Shadows are not visible in some of objects. =(

Edited March 4, 2013 by Gryphex

[Gryphex]

Xezcente I hope now you believe me. I didn't lie and didn't had a bad intention to bash your mod and I didn't even want to bash it. I just wanted to point out an issue of your mod . it doesn't work properly so that's why I have mentioned it. sorry if you are offended but that's the bitter truth.

Edited March 4, 2013 by Gryphex

[Gryphex]

I'm the "sidekick" you are talking about. I was troubleshooting your problem and you already said it was fixed. If you post a screenshot, we might get to the bottom of this. Personally, I don't find it orange, as such I don't know what seems "orange" for you.

 

Also, it kinda irks me that you say RLO doesn't work when the mod works for the rest of us.

 

It works but with bugs.

[Xezcente]

It's not my mod. RLO is Sydney's baby. I don't even know how to use the CK. I just happen to pass by the mod's page and help those who were asking questions.

 

@Screenshots: I see. Yes, colors are suppose to look like that but that looks a tad brighter. (Comparison shots) I guess it's down to personal taste. There will be a patcher soon that will let you customize RLO to your liking, as for the release date, it all depends on Plutoman. If you're content with RL 3.5, that's alright. No one's forcing who here. I remember Sydney saying that he will release the previous version, since RLwC page was deleted by accident.

 

Sorry if I came off a bit strong. The comments section will be open again when the next version comes out, and you can re-evaluate the mod again when the time comes.

Edited March 4, 2013 by Xezcente

[Gryphex]

I currently don't have RL 3.5 only have 3.4a so can you upload the 3.5 version to somewhere and send me the link via PM?