How to fix Skyrim Shadows on PC? : V

» Mon Jun 03, 2013 7:00 pm

So recently I went back to play Skyrim and I am noticing that the shadows appear to be much worse than I remember them. I am seeing two major issues:

1. If you have the draw distance for Shadows set to be long all of the shadows both close and far away look like pixelated garbage. I have tried every tweak I can find and nothing seems to fix it, but I can't stand the pop in.

2. As the shadows update from the sun moving they move very unrealistically. You really notice this during conversations.

My system config is as follows:

Intel 2600K
8 GB RAM
Nvidia GTX 670 4 GB

Does anyone know of a sure fire fix for this either through the settings or mods?

» Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:22 pm

I've heard that shadows are not handled by the graphic card; they are something like hardware related, so there's not much to do there, I'm afraid.

» Tue Jun 04, 2013 7:08 am

I think there are some ENB mods that fix the shadows.

» Mon Jun 03, 2013 7:08 pm

Any ENB should do it.

Simply installing a version of the d3d9.dll file will do it. I like v.112 or v.113.

You can even run the ENB Customizer to tweak your own settings or any ENB.

» Tue Jun 04, 2013 10:49 am

I'm pretty sure enb does nothing. I have it and shadows look gak.

Stuff you want to tweak (in the ini) is shadow resolution and shadow mask quarter (try putting it lower or higher).

» Tue Jun 04, 2013 12:55 am

The basic file of the ENB does in fact alter the shadows. It's the main reason I installed it to start with.

For example... The horrid splotchy shadow effect on the face of the character? Yea... fixes all of that.

» Mon Jun 03, 2013 10:52 pm

Have you tried adding http://itcprosolutions.com/skyrimguides/tweak_guide.htm settings in your ini?