Raggamuffin Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 (edited) Changing shadow values doesn't work. FOV, vsync, grids to load works fine. Tried making it not read only. Tried editing in notepad and notepad 2. Nothing works. I remember this happened first time I tried editing the ini in skyrim and it took a long time to work out a fix. This issue is on both my desktop and 2 laptops i've tried editing the ini files on. All 3 make no changes in game whatsoever. Realistic lighting mod etc don't help either. Can people please suggest possible solutions? I know shadow resolution must be put in both config files and what values to change and add but nothing is working. Shadows remain utterly vile, especially ones cast by light sources such as candles and fires. Also shadows on characters are some of the ugliest. Ed Edited May 2, 2013 by Raggamuffin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myztikrice Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Should probably mention what values you're changing and where. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggamuffin Posted May 2, 2013 Author Share Posted May 2, 2013 used several guides. none of them work. This is most recent. Changes like book opening speed and FOV work fine. So i'm stumped why shadow editing makes NO difference. http://itcprosolutions.com/skyrimguides/tweak_guide.htm [Trees]bShadowMaskZPrePass=1[Display]bDrawShadows=1iShadowMode=3fShadowBiasScale=0.2500fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000fShadowDistance=2500.0000fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000iShadowMaskQuarter=4iShadowFilter=3iShadowSplitCount=2bDeferredShadows=1bDrawLandShadows=1bShadowsOnGrass=1iBlurDeferredShadowMask=2iShadowMapResolution=2048iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=2048 Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggamuffin Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 My ini files... Skyrim.ini [General]sLanguage=ENGLISHuExterior Cell Buffer=36[Display]fSunShadowUpdateTime=0fSunUpdateThreshold=2.0fShadowBiasScale=0.6000fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000.0fLightLODMaxStartFade=3500.0iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=4096bAllowScreenshot=1[Audio]fMusicDuckingSeconds=6.0fMusicUnDuckingSeconds=8.0fMenuModeFadeOutTime=3.0fMenuModeFadeInTime=1.0[Grass]bAllowCreateGrass=1bAllowLoadGrass=0[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, Skyrim - Interface.bsa, Skyrim - Animations.bsa, Skyrim - Meshes.bsa, Skyrim - Sounds.bsasResourceArchiveList2=Skyrim - Voices.bsa, Skyrim - VoicesExtra.bsa[Combat]fMagnetismStrafeHeadingMult=0.0fMagnetismLookingMult=0.0[Papyrus]fPostLoadUpdateTimeMS=500.0bEnableLogging=0bEnableTrace=0bLoadDebugInformation=0[Water]bReflectLODObjects=1bReflectLODLand=1bReflectSky=1bReflectLODTrees=1[backgroundLoad] bBackgroundLoadLipFiles=1 bLoadBackgroundFaceGen=1 bUseMultiThreadedFaceGen=1 bBackgroundCellLoads=1 bLoadHelmetsInBackground=1 bUseMultiThreadedTrees=1 bUseBackgroundFileLoader=1 [Animation] bMultiThreadBoneUpdate=1 [HAVOK] iNumThreads=5 [General] bUseThreadedTempEffects=1 bUseThreadedParticleSystem=1 bMultiThreadMovement=1 bUseThreadedMorpher=1 [Decals] bDecalMultithreaded=1 [interface] fBookOpenTime=200.0000 SkyrimPrefs [General]fBrightLightColorB=1.0000fBrightLightColorG=1.0000fBrightLightColorR=1.0000iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0fdefaultfov=85bUseThreadedParticleSystem=1bUseThreadedBlood=1bUseThreadedMorpher=1bUseThreadedTempEffects=1bUseThreadedTextures=1bUseThreadedMeshes=1bUseThreadedLOD=1bUseThreadedAI=1bUseThreadedMorpher=1[imagespace]bDoDepthOfField=1iRadialBlurLevel=2[Display]iBlurDeferredShadowMask=2fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000fShadowDistance=8000.0000iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=4096iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=4096iShadowSplitCount=2iMaxAnisotropy=16fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=10000000.0000fGamma=1.0000fDecalLOD2=1500.0000fDecalLOD1=1000.0000fSpecularLODStartFade=2000.0000fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000fLightLODStartFade=3500.0000iTexMipMapMinimum=0iTexMipMapSkip=0iWaterMultiSamples=0iMultiSample=0iShadowMode=3bTreesReceiveShadows=0bDrawLandShadows=0bFull Screen=1iSize H=1080iSize W=1920fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=2048.0000fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2844.0000fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=10000000.0000fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=10000000.0000iScreenShotIndex=2bShadowMaskZPrepass=0bMainZPrepass=0iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=25iMaxDecalsPerFrame=100bFloatPointRenderTarget=0sD3DDevice="Intel® HD Graphics 4000"bFXAAEnabled=0iShadowMapResolution=4096fShadowBiasScale=0.2500iShadowMaskQuarter=4iAdapter=0iPresentInterval=1iShadowFilter=3bShadowsOnGrass=1bTransparencyMultisampling=0bDeferredShadows=1bDrawShadows=1[Grass]b30GrassVS=1fGrassStartFadeDistance=7000.0000fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=7000.0000fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=0.0000[MAIN]bGamepadEnable=1bCrosshairEnabled=1fHUDOpacity=1.0000bSaveOnPause=1bSaveOnTravel=1bSaveOnWait=1bSaveOnRest=1fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=150000.0000[GamePlay]bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=1bShowQuestMarkers=1iDifficulty=2[interface]bDialogueSubtitles=1bGeneralSubtitles=1fMouseCursorSpeed=1.0000bShowCompass=1[Controls]fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=1.0000fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0125bAlwaysRunByDefault=1bInvertYValues=0bGamePadRumble=1bMouseAcceleration=1bUseKinect=0[Particles]iMaxDesired=750[saveGame]fAutosaveEveryXMins=5.0000[AudioMenu]fAudioMasterVolume=0.2000fVal7=1.0000uID7=0fVal6=1.0000uID6=0fVal5=1.0000uID5=0fVal4=1.0000uID4=0fVal3=1.0000uID3=94881fVal2=0.4000uID2=466532fVal1=1.0000uID1=554685fVal0=0.8000uID0=1007612[Clouds]fCloudLevel2Distance=262144.0000fCloudLevel1Distance=32768.0000fCloudLevel0Distance=16384.0000fCloudNearFadeDistance=9000.0000[TerrainManager]fTreeLoadDistance=75000.0000fBlockMaximumDistance=250000.0000fBlockLevel1Distance=70000.0000fBlockLevel0Distance=35000.0000fSplitDistanceMult=1.5000bShowLODInEditor=0[NavMesh]fObstacleAlpha=0.5000fCoverSideHighAlpha=0.8000fCoverSideLowAlpha=0.6500fEdgeFullAlpha=1.0000fEdgeHighAlpha=0.7500fEdgeLowAlpha=0.5000fTriangleFullAlpha=0.7000fTriangleHighAlpha=0.3500fTriangleLowAlpha=0.2000fLedgeBoxHalfHeight=25.0000fEdgeDistFromVert=10.0000fEdgeThickness=10.0000fPointSize=2.5000bUseThreadedMeshes=1[Trees]bRenderSkinnedTrees=1uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender=20bUseMultiThreadedTrees=1bShadowMaskZPrePass=1[Decals]uMaxDecals=1000bDecals=1bSkinnedDecals=1uMaxSkinDecals=100uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=60bDecalMultithreaded=1[LOD]fLODFadeOutMultObjects=15.0000fLODFadeOutMultItems=15.0000fLODFadeOutMultActors=15.0000fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000[Launcher]bEnableFileSelection=1bShowAllResolutions=1uLastAspectRatio=3[blurShaderHDR]bDoHighDynamicRange=1[blurShader]bUseBlurShader=0[Water]iWaterReflectHeight=512iWaterReflectWidth=512bUseWaterDisplacements=1bUseWaterRefractions=1bUseWaterReflections=1bUseWaterDepth=1[backgroundLoad] bBackgroundLoadLipFiles=1 bLoadBackgroundFaceGen=1 bUseMultiThreadedFaceGen=1 bBackgroundCellLoads=1 bLoadHelmetsInBackground=1 bUseMultiThreadedTrees=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bben46 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 There are TWO copies of the ini files - the one in the game folder - which is the wrong one to change and should not be changed anyway ( don't worry if you did change it - it won't affect your game and the next Beth update will probably change it back anyway) And, the right one to change - located here (win7 & vista): C:\users\your user name\my documents\my games\skyrim\ Be sure to back up the ini files before making any changes - just in case you do screw something up. My backup of the originals are called OldSkyrim.ini & OldSkyrimPrefs.ini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggamuffin Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 Hi, those were the files I edited. It makes no sense to me why every other edit within the ini works but shadows refuses to do so. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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prod80 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Your shadows are not working because you havent enabled them... From yoru skyrimprefs; bTreesReceiveShadows=0bDrawLandShadows=0 To make your shadows look better, you should modify a few settings... give me a moment and ill post here an optimized SkyrimPrefs/Skyrim. ini for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prod80 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Here... but you run on Intel 4000 graphics, so I think your system will sink using these, but you can perhaps copy what you need. If you plan on using them be aware you have to reset display defaults after you get into the startup menu of Skyrim to reset to your Video card... but if you do that you will also reset shadows again (these settings are Ultra or higher). So to get that working you have to change this line; sD3DDevice="NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti " to yours sD3DDevice="Intel® HD Graphics 4000" anyway, here; skyrim.ini [General]uGridsToLoad=5sLanguage=ENGLISHiNumHWThreads=4uExterior Cell Buffer=36uInterior Cell Buffer=6fMasterFilePreLoadMB=128.0000fFlickeringLightDistance=8192iPreloadSizeLimit=209715200bUseThreadedMorpher=1bUseThreadedParticleSystem=1bUseThreadedTempEffects=1bMultiThreadMovement=1bDisableAllGore=0bTrackAllDeaths=1bPreemptivelyUnloadCells=0sIntroMovie=sMainMenuMovieIntro=sIntroSequence= [Display]fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000.0fLightLODMaxStartFade=3500.0iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=4096bAllowScreenshot=1fSunShadowUpdateTime=00.00fSunUpdateThreshold=00.00bShadowsOnGrass=1bActorSelfShadowing=1bMTRendering=0bForcePow2Textures=0bForce1XShaders=0bAllow30Shaders=1bAllow20HairShader=1bDoTestHDR=0bDo30VFog=1bDoTallGrassEffect=1bDoTexturePass=1bDoSpecularPass=1bDoDiffusePass=1bDoAmbientPass=1bUseRefractionShader=1bUse Shaders=1bUseSunbeams=1fMipBias=0.0000bSimpleLighting=0fDecalLifetime=128.000bPerPixelLighting=1 [Audio]fMusicDuckingSeconds=6.0fMusicUnDuckingSeconds=8.0fMenuModeFadeOutTime=3.0fMenuModeFadeInTime=1.0 [Grass]iMaxGrassTypesPerTexure=6bAllowCreateGrass=1bAllowLoadGrass=0bGrassPointLighting=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. 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Errors may occur during load or game play. Check the Warnings.txt file for more information. 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Raggamuffin Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 (edited) These changes don't work i'm afraid. Whatever changes were in the ini you gave me like removing the game bethesda intro and going straight to the load game screen worked. But the shadows remain ugly as ever. http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/576738217910293404/0342AB823AD4C40AC5CD452D46B1F71B10CCEB41/This was the ini from my laptop. It's running the top of the range ATI 7970 so i'm not sure why the ini is saying the intel HDEd Edited May 22, 2013 by Raggamuffin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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