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Actually, it was about the ENB, too, at least for my problems. If you looked at the screenshots, you'd notice that the torch on the wall was not emitting light properly. It didn't simply look weird, it was downright wrong. In fact, it looked a lot light there was an invisible point of light in front of the torch, pointing towards the wall (thus, the torch itself is casting a shadow, and the only light is against the wall). Like Neovalen described, it's almost a flashlight effect. I don't like fiddling anymore with the gamma and brightness settings that I have -- turning up the brightness and gamma in such dark games makes things visible, but it also washes out the colors. With the shader fix that I posted, the torch (and all other light sources in game) now emit light in a way that is more realistic. Not entirely sure what the fix does, but it does something correctly. ;) Anyhow, it may be worth looking into for users of ENB v. 119 who have issues similar to mine. I get very nice visuals now.

UPDATE - Fixed. I discovered this file on the Nexus: https://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/822 Using the new update under "Files" completely corrected the over-dark issue for interiors. Thought I'd post in case someone else is running into these issues. The Main download also has a PDF file that goes into a lot of detail for configuring ENBs.

I'm working on a new installation of Skyrim using the STEP guide (along with several of my own favored mods); after much tweaking, I've run down the lighting issues that I am having to my installation of ENB. Â The darkness is completely excessive -- so much so, in fact, that in interiors, it's almost pitch black. Â Light sources also fail to give off any light (for example, torches) whereas you can kind of see ambient light. Â WITHOUT ENB: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/96603731/ScreenShot4.bmp WITH ENB: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/96603731/ScreenShot5.bmp I have tried some of the minor tweaks suggested on other forums on the net but none of them work. Â Not a single thing puts a dent in the extreme darkness. What I have installed: ENB 119 Â (have tried 113, the effects are the same, and ENB 119 has no noticeable performance effects on my machine) Climates of Tamriel Superl3 ENB (Â https://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/11318 ) Â [ issue persists with CoT's official ENB settings as well as the defaults with ENB 119 ] Video Card: Â ATI Radeon HD 6970 Average FPS: 60 (at least in this room -- so I don't think it's a performance problem) I'm hoping someone who is quite a bit more experienced than I am with this could direct me towards a solid solution. I don't want to run without ENB, having seen many of its beautiful effects in others' videos and screenshots.. that, and uninstalling it also means going through the many, many texture packs and other mods I have and removing the ENB compatible versions. Â ;P Â