Skyrim PC ini and console tweaks : V - Skyrim

» Fri May 18, 2012 12:34 pm

btw, thanks for starting this thread. :foodndrink:

» Fri May 18, 2012 12:07 pm

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

It is barely perceptible. It's just enough to make it feel like you're not mysteriously floating over the terrain. I would say that the crosshair shifts up and down maybe five pixels or so only.

» Fri May 18, 2012 7:02 pm

Is there a "bAllowConsole" variable in the .ini like there was in Oblivion? Or does the console just work out of the box?

» Fri May 18, 2012 2:01 pm

Is there a "bAllowConsole" variable in the .ini like there was in Oblivion? Or does the console just work out of the box?

Works out of the box.

» Fri May 18, 2012 2:10 pm

Nvm, but the default Oblivion FoV is 75 btw...

» Fri May 18, 2012 3:33 pm

My eyes might be lying to me but looking at the screens with the changed FOV setting it seems the lighting on the ground coming from the candles is gone on all screenshots except the one with the default FOV.

» Fri May 18, 2012 6:35 pm

My eyes might be lying to me but looking at the screens with the changed FOV setting it seems the lighting on the ground coming from the candles is gone on all screenshots except the one with the default FOV.

You seem to be right, it could be that he hasn't moved or loaded a new save on each change of the FOV and it's saved the position of the lighting etc?

» Fri May 18, 2012 3:27 pm

My eyes might be lying to me but looking at the screens with the changed FOV setting it seems the lighting on the ground coming from the candles is gone on all screenshots except the one with the default FOV.

It's because all of the shots except the default FOV one were taken with the console active. The console obscures the lower half of the screen, and it is a transparent grey color. Can see it more clearly in the larger images, but I wanted to keep the console in the shots.

» Sat May 19, 2012 12:45 am

That shoots down my silly hypothesis.

» Sat May 19, 2012 2:44 am

That shoots down my silly hypothesis.

You can even see the console text, mouse cursor, and typing caret in the bottom-left quadrant.

» Fri May 18, 2012 11:28 am

Thanks for this. I wonder why the tree shadows are disabled but they exist in game, you'd think they'd allow the option.

» Fri May 18, 2012 6:06 pm

I was clutching at straws but I blame it on the fact I couldn't properly see the screenies through the red mist that covers my eyes every time I remember people are playing it and I'm not.

» Fri May 18, 2012 10:07 pm

I'm not super savy on knowing what files do what, but is this so far the only .ini file that's tweak-able?

or that allows for more graphical options through tweaking?

Just wondering if this is going to be the only experimenting I need to do.

Also, can Skyrim be running while the file is being edited?

+so many points to Desi

» Fri May 18, 2012 11:06 am

I wanted to say big Thanks! to Desi for this thread.

» Fri May 18, 2012 11:50 am

I was clutching at straws but I blame it on the fact I couldn't properly see the screenies through the red mist that covers my eyes every time I remember people are playing it and I'm not.

Hehehehehe. It's a nice change for Aussies. Pretty much every game gets released everywhere else first, and we wait a few days and not just a few hours for it to arrive here.

I'm not super savy on knowing what files do what, but is this so far the only .ini file that's tweak-able?

or that allows for more graphical options through tweaking?

Just wondering if this is going to be the only experimenting I need to do.

Also, can Skyrim be running while the file is being edited?

+so many points to Desi

It seems that these two files (Skyrim.ini and SkyrimPrefs.ini) are the main ones for end-users. I had a quick look around in the game folder and didn't find much else (I think there is a SkyrimPrefs.ini there, but it is the default template file).

And you can edit it while playing, but the changes won't take effect until you restart the game.

» Fri May 18, 2012 1:18 pm

Thanks for this. I wonder why the tree shadows are disabled but they exist in game, you'd think they'd allow the option.

Probably the payoff isn't too great, little added graphic quality, but a high performance hit? Just guessing.

» Fri May 18, 2012 7:06 pm

Desi i can't see yer screenies

it says:

Error 503 Service Unavailable

Service Unavailable
Guru Meditation:

XID: 1304936805

Varnish cache server

» Fri May 18, 2012 3:51 pm

Desi i can't see yer screenies

it says:

Error 503 Service Unavailable

Service Unavailable
Guru Meditation:

XID: 1304936805

Varnish cache server

Steam has been having trouble this morning. Try again now. They're hosted in the Steam Cloud.

» Fri May 18, 2012 6:57 pm

And yes, FOV is changeable, Thanatos. Type FOV followed by a number into the in-game console. The OP has comparison screenshots of different values.

Any performance hit? Since there is 'more' on screen with a wider view you'd think it would have a performance tradeoff....

» Fri May 18, 2012 10:02 pm

Steam has been having trouble this morning. Try again now. They're hosted in the Steam Cloud.

Ty very much Desi! i will use those .ini values they seem to help a lot

» Fri May 18, 2012 11:52 pm

Any performance hit? Since there is 'more' on screen with a wider view you'd think it would have a performance tradeoff....

Yes, like in every game. Potentially a very large one, but my rig does not suffer at all.

» Fri May 18, 2012 11:32 pm

Anyway to increase the LOD for everything? One of the biggest immersion breakers for me is texture and object pop ins.

» Fri May 18, 2012 9:55 pm

Thanks Desi :tops:

» Fri May 18, 2012 12:22 pm

I feel like we should merge this thread with my thread.

Regarding the LOD thing, I think in Fo3 there was a few settings you could increase to ridiculous values so you would literally render the entire world at once. I might have a look through the .ini file when I actually get the game.

» Sat May 19, 2012 1:23 am

Aside from adjusting the LOD in the game launcher, there are also .ini variables in SkyrimPrefs.ini that handle it. This should be unnecessary, though: there is no pop-in when you've got the LOD and draw distance sliders maxed in the launcher (or if there is, I haven't noticed it).