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Thanks for updating the guide like you did! Since you have recently performed a full mod install - I have a quick couple questions for you: Were you able to follow this mod guide in its current state through the whole install process without (major) issue? And is your modded version of Oblivion playable now? I am about to start in on the install process as recommended by the guide and was curious what your perspective is (or if you have any sage advise for a novice modder). Thanks!!

Where do I find the guide to begin to download mods for SR:LE ? In the past I followed the STEP guide and added Neovalen's mods on top of it. Worked wonders until my GPU died. Fastforward to today and I'm trying to get back into it... based on this thread it seems SR:LE is a good fit for me! SR:LE is stand-alone from STEP correct? Thanks.

Ya it used to, had it running w STEP 2.2.4 but haven't updated anything since that version

I don't have any partition on my HDD currently. Just 750 GB all on drive C: Do you think there's an advantage to doing a drive partition for me? Or can I just reinstall STEP on this drive, outside of the steam/program files folder like you mentioned. Maybe another option could be to replace my SSD and move my operating system onto it? I had just STEP mods on it before it died. Thanks for your help!

Hello! Some background... PC SPECIFICATIONS: GTX470 (about 1GB VRAM?) Over 10GB RAM Operating system running on 750GB hard disc Extra 100GB SSD for STEP mods *can provide more details if necessary MY ISSUE: I was running a STEP 2.2.4 baseline with Neovalen's Skyrim Revisited and some extra mods that Iroha picked out in his mod guide. Basically, it was a highly modded install. Things went great for a while, then all of a sudden my SSD (where I had all my mods installed) died. It may be worth noting that the Skyrim Data folder was located on my HDD. MY QUESTIONS: Since I only have a HDD remaining on my PC, is it possible to do a STEP install? And any recommendation in whether to partition the drive or not? Thanks!!

If we update a mod from an old version to a new one, do we have to reapply the changes in the SR guide such as "apply filter for cleaning" or "does not carry changes from DLC / unofficial patches"?

Does the following changelog entry imply that there are lots of general edits to the entire mod list (like changing TES5Edit notes, compatibility patches, or similar)? Or are the "lots of edits" all related to the 5/15/2013 changes (like SoS, Alt start patch)? From Changelog: 05/15/2013 01:45AM PST - Added Sounds of Skyrim - Civilization. Patch also added under Alternate Start - Live Another Life. (Lots of edits, if I forgot something let me know.)

I got both of these mods installed with Aiyen's recommended tweaks and my performance is looking very friendly. I get over 40fps indoors and for exteriors anywhere from 20-25 in the heavy woods moving quick to ~33 going slow. Not bad I think! Has been very playable so far. How'd I do? Oh and for grass on steroids I elected to use the "SRO - tall version" with a high degree of spacing (set the parameter to 130 I think) and am quite pleased with effect. Random question - do you guys use the ENB speed cheat / hack? Mine is enabled by default and I'm not sure how I feel about it

Skyrim Performance PLUS sounds perfect, gonna install once I get off work! Love these performance friendly mods

Ah okay, makes perfect sense thanks. Do you think there will be any serious conflicts between "grass on steroids" and the full SR recommendations? I'm assuming it will be okay, the mod page says it will work with lush overhaul and Vurts Flora. I'm thinking this will be the last piece if the puzzle, as my interiors FPS is fine. And heavily wooded areas is where I notice the strain on my system the most. Btw - turning off DoF saved me like 3-4fps overall. And visually I could take it or leave it. Really close to have ENb working!

I played with the SweetFX_settings and enbseries files as your guide recommends and am quite happy with the performance so far! I also turned the shadows down to 1024. Getting ~30 to 35fps indoors and 20-25fps outside. Stability is greatly improved, but I think I still might be able to squeeze a little more out of it. I don't need to install the "grass on steroids" mod to use the tweaks they recommend, do I? Again, thanks for your help!

Awesome thanks for your response! I was going crazy trying to figure this out. Looks like Iroha updated the guide to say something similar: ASIS can't import SkyTEST optional patches properly, to solve problem Open ModOrganizer\mods\SkyRe ReProccer Compatibility Patches\SkyProc Patchers\ASIS\Files\ and add SkyTEST-RealisticAnimals&Predators-Dawnguard.esp SkyTEST-RealisticAnimals&Predators-Dragonborn.esp

Hrmm I am also having some trouble getting my game to start. I just updated SkyTEST (per the SR mod guide) along with everything listed from 5/9/13-5/10/13. Rebuilt my Bashed Patch and all the dynamic patches, then CTD at main menu. Started unchecking .esp's in reverse order and found that my game will load once I uncheck ASIS. That is, it will load with the full SR mods, Bashed Patch, and Automatic Variants. Maybe I should update ASIS? Or one of the recent mods from 5/9 or 5/10 is incompatible? My load order: (all SR mods) Bashed Patch, 0.esp Automatic Variants.esp Asis-Dependency.esp ASIS.esp PostASISPatch.esp Dual Sheath Redux Patch.esp ReProccer.esp qotsafan's Ars Metallica Patch.esp qotsafan's WIC-CraftOnly ReProccer Patch.esp ReProccerDragonborn.esp qotsafan's Miscellaneous Reproccer + Destruction... .esp

Speaking of spears, I wish they had more stabby animations. All I get is a chopping action when I use them

Awesome thanks for the advice! Now I've got some places to investigate. Would you recommend using the SR ENB preset for a high performance ENB? With the ENB tweaks of course. I'm thinking there might be a higher performance ENB or something that would be less FPS heavy for me? Just a thought! Reducing the CPU load makes a lot of sense from what I understand about how Skyrim graphics work. Ill check that out as soon as I can

Ah okay, understandable thanks! Â I'll disable for now and see if I can get any tweaks to work in the meantime. Â Tried ATTK and the ENBInjector to no noticeable FPS gain (although stability seemed a bit improved). Built my machine in 2010, so if I upgrade to a new GPU I would likely want to upgrade everything else too. Â Not a project I want to tackle just yet! Â Gonna try to stretch my GTX470 for now. Â But it would be nice..

So I updated the drivers, tried installing ENB manually (without mgr), disabled AA in nvidia inspector and reset to default settings. I'm still getting crazy heavy FPS values (15-20 in the wild, and around 23-25 for interiors). My FPS jumps up to 45-50 when I disable ENB. I might have to just disable it altogether as my game is nearly unplayable with it enabled

Okay wow thanks! Ill give it a shot, updating the drivers didn't fix my FPS issues (but I think it was long overdue anyway). Still have to try switching from the ENB mgr too

For driver based anti-aliasing (for nVidia users), do we turn the antialiasing to from 0x00000005 to none? Here's what I have now:

+1 for the GoT reference, all my characters are from GoT haha. Less grass tweaks makes sense for increasing FPS. Maybe turning off the lush overhaul could help too?

Does T3ndo give any indication as to when the new SkyRe version will come out? Ill probably hold off on updating Reproccer until all the bugs get squashed

I haven't tried installing without the manager yet, so I'm not sure it will work for me. I will give it a whirl tonight / tomorrow when I get a chance! I have a nvidia GTX470 graphics card using the beta drivers, so maybe I just can't handle ENB in general with my setup (first time using ENB for me). Could turning down AA or SSAO or similar help with performance? Solist - did you use the SR recommended ENB config just without using the ENB manager? And it fixed your performance issues?! Just want to clarify, thanks!

Yeah I definitely didn't install it right, I missed this whole section pertaining to... "Navigate to ENBTemp/WrapperVersion, select d3d9.dll, then click [Add]." Maybe this will help with the water / magic / shadow issues I'm seeing! Edit: Yeah it definitely fixed all those issues! Got the ENB working and it looks amazing. The only problem is it drops my FPS from 45-50 down to 15-20 frames. Anyway to do a "lite" version of this mod that isn't so performance heavy? I'll check the other ENB forum posts for advice. It seems to me that the changes in the "Shadow Tweaks (Required For ENB) section" are required to get it working properly and are all very performance heavy. Also, there's a typo in that section... "This tweak increases This tweak further improves shadows at a performance cost." :D Edit 2: Maybe this method will help? Did you manually move all the files the ENB manager did? A bit confused on how you fixed!

I followed the SR guide for installing the ENB and encountered a problem when hitting "Activate" at the end, I get the Error "No ENB Main Files Added". I can't be sure if it's activated in my game now, is there a way to check? I've noticed some issues that I think may be attributable to the ENB. 1) My shadows are acting screwy. In 1st person mode, when going under a tree or some shadowed structure the whole area receives one big shadow. So when running through the forest it's constantly getting carpeted in epic shadows. 2) Some spells are missing their textures (ie flame spell just creates burn marks and no stream of fire) 3) Close water textures won't render. Fish are floating around and the W.A.T.E.R. waves are still active but the oceans are blank. I can swim and go under-water and see textures. But they are gone for the most part. See image below. Thanks!! https://imgur.com/uedP1hv Edit: ill keep investigating and follow up if I can fix anything! I hope it's okay I posted in this thread here, I figured it was ENB related and didn't want to clog up the main thread