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Hi everyone! Excellent guide! I have loved it and it is great. One question though.... If I wanted to just use EtaC complete and not the replacer what would I need to change in my set up. I'm currently using the replacer esp but I just downloaded a new driver and it has increased my graphics performance. So I tried removing the replacer esp and reverting to the EtaC complete. Falkreath seems to work well but when I travel to Dawnstar the inn and some other buildings are messed up. Any suggestions? cheers! AWESOME Guide once again!

That was exactly it! Thanks you very much! cheers!

Aiyen! It worked thank you so much! Once I had installed STEP Core 2.2.8 and went onto the lighting and weather pack I did not remember that I needed to also install the COT Audio Overhaul Patch. cheers!

Okay so I visited the REALVision ENB site and SkyrimTuner had a recommendation to force a COT weather... I used the following console command fw 0A02d46e (the 0A in the beginning was based of the MO load order) I was able to produce a beautiful COT weather so I'm assuming the weather patterns are loading correctly or the console would not have been able to find that specific COT weather. Maybe it really is all in my mind but I just feel like the weather is automatically stuck on vanilla. Weird.

Good point, it may all be physiological. I think I'll just keep playing the game and loving it! cheers

Smile All esp's and esm are active. DoYouEvenModBro I checked the MO Data tab and it looks like ClimatesofTamriel.esm is loading in the appropriate location. Â

Thank you both for the recommendation.  I will try the reorganizing of the file to see if it helps. Also Is there a way to test COT weathers in the console?

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Thanks Smile Here it is!

Hello Just finished STEP Core install with some extended mods and weather lighting packs. One thing that I have noticed is that COT does not seem to be working correctly. It appears as though I'm stuck with vanilla weather patterns, which will change but no COT. Is there a way to console command test COT? Any other ideas? Thanks.

Hi all! I just finished a STEP 2.2.8 Core install with some of extended and the lighting/climate pack plus a couple of non STEP Mods. Â I would like to thank the team, my Skyrim has never been this stable. Â Ten hours of game time and not a single CTD or freeze, Thank YOU! The only suspicious thing is that I think the weather patterns for Climates of Tameriel are not working. Â I do get a change in weather from sun to overcast to rain and the cycle seems to work but the vibrant COT weathers as well as the COT patch weathers don't seem to be showing up. Â This could all just be in my head of course but I believe I'm not getting the full effect of COT. Â Does anyone have any suggestions in how to test COT to see if i'm getting the weather patterns? Thanks cheers! Kant

Does anybody really have opinions about this? Thanks Kant

Okay so this is amateur input with no numbers to back it with but I think I'm on to something concerning Neo's MEM Patch dll... 1.  I have been using Vurt's Stress Test for many days testing this mod on new games with alternate start.  Some key mods that you should know I use... -Interesting NPCS -Beth optimized textures -Deadly dragons -SIC -cell stablizer -REALVISION ENB .245 -Skyrim HD 2k textures Lite (Sorry I did not do STEP Core and I don't intend to.) 2.  What I have come to a conclusion about is that LEVEL of your character matters.  I have done side by side test with brand new level 1 character and brand new level 23 character (for this I used alternate start and advanced level via console "advskill" command.  With the new unleveled character I could conduct Vurt's stress test (speedmult 1500, tcl) for an average of twenty minutes coming out of Riverwood sleeping Giant.  Would go all over the world and all the cities and holds numerous times without any issues.  When I would level my character with the console I would notice that things went much slower and my average Vurt's Stress test time would be 4 minutes until freeze or CTD.  So I do believe the level of your character has some kind of impact.  Not sure if it is the amount of buffs you get with maxing out skill trees such as sneak and archery or if it is the quest scripts that are unlocked?  Originally I used to use Leveler's Tower to buff my character before a play through because I was sick of a low level character when i started over again and again. So take that input as you will.  It is not very technical but I think it does highlight something.  Thank you everyone for the great work you have been putting into the testing.  Bottom line:  This is a great mod that has made my game as stable as it has ever been, but I think there is a connection between CTDs/freezes when you get to a higher level character. Cheers! Kant P.S. Here are my systems specs. Win 8.1 Pro 16GB of RAM DDR3 250 GB SSD which Skyrim is on 3930K overclocked to 4.5Ghz GTX 690 with 2GB of VRAM

Thanks Statmonster. Have not been tracking as regularly as I thought. Â So many mods so little time.

Neo Some great work with SR:LE! I have been lurking and watching the development on the main page and I'm very impressed! With Sheson's MEM Patch 3.0 would could have new era dawning, of course the true testing has just begun. One thing I've noticed is that you have brought back Wet and Cold into the line up. Is this just for testing purposes or are you giving WC the green light due to the new MEM Patch? Keep up the great work! cheers :-)

Great Guide I LOVE Oblivion and was thinking of trying the Nehrim mod. Â Does anyone know of a good site that would recommend mods for Nehrim? Â Specifically I'm looking for compatible Nehrim mods such as... ENB UI High Rex Texture Pack Some Weapon and Armor mods. Cheers!

My player home is a must for every play through! Elysium Estate The layout and aesthetics are simply AMAZING! Highly recommended! https://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/33939/? cheers Kant

Okay so tested with Wet and Cold.  In about 30 minutes when travelling from Whiterun to Dawnstar... Boom CTD.  Game was rock solid like never before with safety load and about 100 esps.  So looks like now WC for me.  To bad because I really do enjoy the mod but I have come to the conclusion that my stability goes through the roof without it. Cheers Kant

Just wanted to report I played for about three hours and it was perfect! Â It was a dramatically reduced mod load just under 100 esps but it was stable. My next big question is if I'll be able to add back Wet and Cold. I found that when I uninstalled this mod my stability was dramatically improved BUT I really do miss it. Â I'm going to try it out next.

Sorry for the late reply. I actually just solved my problem by finding some old vanilla DDspot textures. Fixed everything. Thank you for your help and patience phazer! cheers kant

Do i have to upload the image to a website. Looks like I can only do a url. Or is there someway to upload to this site rather than link. Can i attach it? Sorry about the annoying questions.

Okay I feel stupid. How do you post pictures to the forum? Thanks

All my settings are in accordance with the following link... https://wiki.step-project.com/Guide:DDSopt_%26_Texture_Overhauls#Using_DDSopt I'm also using the most current ini. It is weird, everything is great with the exception of solstheim. I wish I know the .dds file so I could just erase it. Oh well. Thanks for the reply.

Hello everyone, I'm wondering if any of you know what file or maybe what general numbers control the textures of the island of Solstheim when you viewed form Skyrim.  Basically I optimized my base vanilla texture.bsa file in accordance with the latest DDSpot guidance and it works great, BUT I get a purple Solstheim.  When I turn off my optimized textures in mod organizer the island is fine. If anyone know what specific file handles the textures for Solstheim when viewed from Skyrim could you please let me know and I'll just delete it from vanilla optimized textures. Here is my specs if that matters at all... 3930K oc to 4.5 GTX 690 16GB DDR3 RAM Win 8.1 PRO .223 Realvision ENB Performance Thanks for the input. Cheers!

Hello everyone, I recently optimized the vanilla textures textures.bsa from the skyrim data folder in accordance with the DDSpot guide on STEP. Everything looks great BUT I get the entire island of Solstheim purple. Not sure why this is happening. When I turn off the optimized Vanilla textures via Mod Organizer everything is great when I look at Solstheim. But I want to keep the optimized textures. Does anyone have any ideas of how to fix this. Do you the name of the file that handles Solstheim when viewed from Skyrim. As always thanks for the support. Kant