Skyrim PC ini and console tweaks : V - Skyrim

» Fri May 18, 2012 10:48 am

what is it exactly FOV does?

Yeah, it increases the Field of Vision/View. It's anologous to looking through a rolled up sheet of paper, and then letting the paper turn from a cylinder to a cone; you're able to see more.

And, some good news!

The FOV change carries over between reloads, sessions, and even system reboots! :celebration:

» Fri May 18, 2012 7:14 pm

I wanted to note that with a smaller FOV variable (say, FOV 25) you can get a crisper close up for better screenshots.

» Fri May 18, 2012 12:18 pm

awesome yeah i actually see it now when i know what to look for lol, thanks :hubbahubba:

» Fri May 18, 2012 11:58 pm

Oh my, that's a must have tweak, the bonus is that we share almost identical rigs, save I have a GTX 480. Lovely. Thank's for all the work and info, much appreciated.

» Fri May 18, 2012 5:06 pm

I wanted to note that with a smaller FOV variable (say, FOV 25) you can get a crisper close up for better screenshots.

Hey, that is clever. Never thought of using FOV as a zoom intentionally.

» Fri May 18, 2012 4:12 pm

Great job Desi, thank you :thumbsup:

» Fri May 18, 2012 7:12 pm

I plan on using this thread when it's unlocked for me. What numbers did you change the FOV to for 100 and such?

» Fri May 18, 2012 2:37 pm

I plan on using this thread when it's unlocked for me. What numbers did you change the FOV to for 100 and such?

fov 100 for 100 degrees. I use fov 95.

I made a comparison between the land shadows now. Also added to OP.

http://steamcommunity.com/id/pelagius/screenshot/632982493449949034/?
http://steamcommunity.com/id/pelagius/screenshot/632982493449952109/?

The rock casts subtle shadows on itself, basically. Note that the larger shadows are unaffected; this is a subtle effect, but an important one, I think.

» Fri May 18, 2012 8:29 pm

Hopefully, the "set timescale to" console command will work as well for those of us who want a more realistic time flow (personally, I scaled it to 10)

» Fri May 18, 2012 4:01 pm

The rock casts subtle shadows on itself, basically. Note that the larger shadows are unaffected; this is a subtle effect, but an important one, I think.

Thanks for all the info, most useful thread regarding visuals on here. Appreciate taking time away from playing to let us know what they do. enjoy the game!!!!

» Fri May 18, 2012 2:01 pm

Hopefully, the "set timescale to" console command will work as well for those of us who want a more realistic time flow (personally, I scaled it to 10)

The console doesn't reject it (and asks me for a number when I enter a word instead), so I assume it works.

Thanks for all the info, most useful thread regarding visuals on here. Appreciate taking time away from playing to let us know what they do. enjoy the game!!!!

You're welcome! :foodndrink:

I just noticed that a mod moved this thread to the Hardware and Software Issues subforum, and now people may not see it. :sadvaultboy:

» Fri May 18, 2012 1:38 pm

I do believe now that more people will see it because it won't be lost in the plethora of "Xbox Texture Problem" threads. Really great work man, I'm just itching to get my hands on it.

» Sat May 19, 2012 1:48 am

Oh you and the other guy who asked for this will be so happy. Here they are:

http://steamcommunity.com/id/pelagius/screenshot/632982493449604154/?
http://steamcommunity.com/id/pelagius/screenshot/632982493449599134/?

Obviously having TreesReceiveShadows on gives them tons more depth. Land Shadows aren't obviously different in this shot, so we'll have to try and find a good example. Maybe when the sun is up.

fov 100 for 100 degrees. I use fov 95.

I made a comparison between the land shadows now. Also added to OP.

http://steamcommunity.com/id/pelagius/screenshot/632982493449949034/?
http://steamcommunity.com/id/pelagius/screenshot/632982493449952109/?

The rock casts subtle shadows on itself, basically. Note that the larger shadows are unaffected; this is a subtle effect, but an important one, I think.

Excellent! All the little tweaks help!

(And thanks a million for the screenshots!)

» Fri May 18, 2012 8:41 pm

Yeah, it increases the Field of Vision/View. It's anologous to looking through a rolled up sheet of paper, and then letting the paper turn from a cylinder to a cone; you're able to see more.

And, some good news!

The FOV change carries over between reloads, sessions, and even system reboots! :celebration:

GOD YOU MADE MY DAY! THAT GOTTA BE THE BEST NEWS EVER!
Sorry for the overexcitement, it's just I can't stand a low FOV, it makes a big difference for me!

» Sat May 19, 2012 1:47 am

This came from http://tweakguides.com/:

Skyrim, the long-awaited sequel to Oblivion, has finally been released. I've prepared an HD YouTube video which demonstrates basic gameplay at maximum settings - it will be available shortly. I'm also writing a tweak guide for the game, as it has a range of in-game settings and a large number of .ini variables which can be tweaked.For now, the most important tweak has to do with the fact that VSync is automatically on and can't be disabled from within the game. This not only reduces FPS, it also introduces mouse lag. To disable VSync in Skyrim, add iPresentInterval=0 to the bottom of the [Display] section of the Skyrim.ini file in the \Users\[Username]\My Documents\My Games\Skyrim directory.

Just thought I would share!

» Sat May 19, 2012 2:09 am

Thanks a lot for the screenshots, much appreciated :thumbsup:

» Fri May 18, 2012 11:16 am

GOD YOU MADE MY DAY! THAT GOTTA BE THE BEST NEWS EVER!
Sorry for the overexcitement, it's just I can't stand a low FOV, it makes a big difference for me!

Neither can I. After my first five minutes running around I quit the game and started rummaging around to find the FOV fix, and to turn off mouse acceleration. I tried to google it up, but saw that I was probably the first person to do this (since I am in Australia, and we live in the future, and I was playing at 12:04 AM), and made this thread to spread the info.

» Fri May 18, 2012 8:23 pm

Anyone know what the bUseBlurShader setting does?

» Sat May 19, 2012 12:14 am

This came from http://tweakguides.com/:

For now, the most important tweak has to do with the fact that VSync is automatically on and can't be disabled from within the game. This not only reduces FPS, it also introduces mouse lag. To disable VSync in Skyrim, add iPresentInterval=0 to the bottom of the [Display] section of the Skyrim.ini file in the \Users\[Username]\My Documents\My Games\Skyrim directory.

Just thought I would share!

Oooh nice. Why didn't I find that TweakGuide when I was googling? =/

Mouse lag from Vsync is actually not noticeable in this game (to me, anyway), compared to other games and to Oblivion. I can look where I want and point to what I want in the menu without feeling like I'm fighting the interface, so it's staying on. :biggrin:

» Fri May 18, 2012 2:28 pm

Well, it is not really a 'guide' yet, but he is working on it. I have followed this guy before for TES/Fallout tweaks, and he is amazing IMO.

Looking forward to his Skyrim tweak guide, his Oblivion/Fallout 3 tweak guide was a god send!

» Fri May 18, 2012 12:18 pm

The console doesn't reject it (and asks me for a number when I enter a word instead), so I assume it works.

You made my day!Maybe not for some, but timescale is for me one of the most important things!!

» Sat May 19, 2012 1:59 am

You made my day!Maybe not for some, but timescale is for me one of the most important things!!

» Fri May 18, 2012 1:30 pm

I heard there's head-bobbing in thew game. I hope there's an ini-value to disable that.

» Fri May 18, 2012 11:20 pm

None of the gameplay videos show any headbobing when walking about.

» Fri May 18, 2012 2:27 pm

None of the gameplay videos show any headbobing when walking about.

I know, but according to this topic there is headbobbing in the game: http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1255836-is-there-a-way-to-disable-head-bob/

Anyone know what the bUseBlurShader setting does?

Hmm, I'm wondering about this as well. Is it some motion blur?