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Hi! My first post on these forums, so I'll take the opportunity to say my thanks to everyone involved with STEP - it is such a great help for us modding nubs. On to my major issue: wrong LOD tree textures (or I guess possibly mismatching color effects on the LODs). In pic 1, you can see my LOD trees. The black shows the tree LODs, and the red shows the LOD trees that will turn into real trees in pic 2. Pic 1, LOD As we move closer to the trees in pic 2, we can see that the trees actually didn't look like what they did in the LOD at all. They simply "pop" from the LOD to the real look as I move closer. Pic 2, real trees I've tried a few things, such as turning off the LOD mods and SFO in MO, but that only made things worse, as the LODs then would look like the really weird ones found on the interwebs when googling for stuff like "ugly tree LOD". I've also tried with both SFO 2.5 and the one recommended in the STEP guide. Made no difference. Finally, I've also started the game without any mods running, and that of course "solved" the problem. Now I think I could use some guidance as to how I should continue with the troubleshooting... Do you think it is the textures themselves that are wrong, or could it be that something (ENB or whatever) is adding some color effects on the trees, creating a total color mismatch between the "LOD" and the "real" versions? Other info and stuff... I'm using Mod Organizer. [spoiler=Load order]# This file was automatically generated by Mod Organizer. Skyrim.esmUpdate.esmDawnguard.esmHearthFires.esmDragonborn.esmSkyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esmUnofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch.espLanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esmTTR_Skill_Overhaul.esmHighResTexturePack01.espHighResTexturePack02.espHighResTexturePack03.espUnofficial High Resolution Patch.espCutting Room Floor.espdragonpriestmasks.espAppropriately Attired Jarls Redux.espImmersive Citizens - AI Overhaul.espSkyUI.espBetterQuestObjectives.espaMidianBorn_ContentAddon.espSkyrimCoinReplacerRedux.espSkyFalls + SkyMills + DG + DB.espdarkerskyrimlighting.espsos - the dungeons.espHothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.espGuard Dialogue Overhaul.espWeapons & Armor Fixes_Remade.espWeapons & Armor_TrueOrcish&DaedricWeapons.espClothing & Clutter Fixes.espComplete Crafting Overhaul_Remade.espComplete Crafting_TrueWeaponsLvlLists.espMLU__Immersive Armors 8 patch fix.espLore Weapon Expansion.espWarmongerArmory_Vanilla.espWarmongerArmory_DLC.espWarmongerArmory_LeveledList.espLostLongSwords.espMLU.espADS.espWetandCold.esphearthfireextended.espPoint The Way.espOblivion Gates v3 - Skyrim + Dawnguard DLC.espOblivion Gates v3 without Markers - Skyrim + Dawnguard DLC.espInvisibility Eyes Fix.espExplosiveBoltsVisualized.espTTR_Skill_Overhaul_Enchanting.espAnimated Weapon Enchants.espDeadlySpellImpacts.espdD - Enhanced Blood Main.espTTR_Skill_Overhaul_Speech.espTradeBarter.espRebirth Monster.espSPTConsistentOlderPeople.espdD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.espiHUD.espChesko_LoreBasedLoadingScreens.espRaceMenu.espRaceMenuPlugin.espViewableFactionRanksBothDLC.espFootprints.espMoss Rocks - Legendary.esp83Willows_101BUGS_V4_HighRes_HighSpawn.espBeards.espBrows.espORM-Arvak.espElemental Staves.espGQJ_DG_vampireamuletfix.espBFSEffects.espDawnguardRuneWeaponsFXSReplacer.espmintylightningmod.espWondersofWeather.espSoul Gems Differ.esplightweight potions and poisons.espNoAnimalsReportCrimes-DG+DB.espDragonShoutVoice.espTTR_Skill_Overhaul_OneHanded.espParalyze.espdD-Dragonborn-Dawnguard-EBT Patch.espIHSS.espImproved Combat Sounds v2.2.espAuto Unequip Ammo.espBetter Stealth AI for Followers.espClamsDropPearls.espNausicaa's Tweaker.espConvenient Horses.espDual Wield Parrying_SKSE.espLock Overhaul.espSMDropLitTorch.espThieves Guild Requirements.espTraps Make Noise.espWetandCold - Ashes.espWM Trap Fixes.espNatural Lighting and Atmospherics.espSkyrim Particle Patch for ENB - Flame Atronach Fix.espMLU - Static PermaZONES.espTTR_Skill_Overhaul_Alchemy.espTTR_Skill_Overhaul_Alteration.espTTR_Skill_Overhaul_Archery.espTTR_Skill_Overhaul_Block.espTTR_Skill_Overhaul_Conjuration.espTTR_Skill_Overhaul_Destruction.espTTR_Skill_Overhaul_Illusion.espTTR_Skill_Overhaul_Lockpicking.espTTR_Skill_Overhaul_Pickpocket.espTTR_Skill_Overhaul_Restoration.espTTR_Skill_Overhaul_Sneak.espTTR_Skill_Overhaul_TwoHanded.espUnique Uniques.espMage Outfit Texture Overhaul.espBirdsHFclean.espTheChoiceIsYours.espBook Covers Skyrim.espBring Out Your Dead - Legendary Edition.espMLU - Immersive Armors.espMLU patches merged.espDead Body Collision.espNonEssentialChildren.espNotSoFast-MainQuest.espTimingIsEverything.espimp_helm_legend.espMLU - Improved Closefaced Helmets.espMLU - Lore Weapon Expansion.espSkyrimImprovedPuddles-DG-HF-DB.espFarmhouseChimneys.espSkyrim Flora Overhaul.espThe Paarthurnax Dilemma.espPilgrimsDelight.esphellayracedesc.espBlockSparkles.espGildergreen Regrown.espChesko_Step418_SN.espTTR_Skill_Overhaul_Smithing.espSTEP DLC Optimized Textures - Standard.espSTEP Vanilla Optimized Textures - Standard.espRealisticWaterTwo.espAOS.espWatercolor_for_ENB_RWT.espRadiant and Unique Potions Poisons and Booze.espTTR_Skill_Overhaul_HeavyArmor.espTTR_Skill_Overhaul_LightArmor.espMLU - Lost Longswords 1H.espMLU - Unique Uniques.espRotE patches merged.espMLU - Warmonger Armory.espkuerteeGoldAjustment.espNoRareVendorMetals.espRealisticRoomRental-Basic.espHothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.espWarmonger Armory DLC - Beast Race Patch.esprandomthunder.espSFO - Dragonborn.espDual Sheath Redux.espFNIS.espSTEP Extended Patch.espRealisticWaterTwo - Legendary.espELE_Legendary_Lite.espSTEP Extended - Deleveled Loot.espDynDOLOD.espDeleveled Loot Equipment - STEP patch.espScarcity - Less Loot Mod.espScarcity - 8x Loot Rarity.espScarcity - 6x Merchant Item Rarity.espBashed Patch, 0.espDual Sheath Redux Patch.esp [spoiler=enblocal.ini][PROXY] EnableProxyLibrary=false InitProxyFunctions=true ProxyLibrary=other_d3d9.dll [GLOBAL] UsePatchSpeedhackWithoutGraphics=false UseDefferedRendering=true IgnoreCreationKit=true [PERFORMANCE] SpeedHack=true EnableOcclusionCulling=true [MEMORY] ExpandSystemMemoryX64=false ReduceSystemMemoryUsage=true DisableDriverMemoryManager=false DisablePreloadToVRAM=false EnableUnsafeMemoryHacks=false ReservedMemorySizeMb=512 VideoMemorySizeMb=3714 EnableCompression=false AutodetectVideoMemorySize=false [THREADS] DataSyncMode=0 PriorityMode=0 EnableUnsafeFixes=false [MULTIHEAD] ForceVideoAdapterIndex=false VideoAdapterIndex=0 [WINDOW] ForceBorderless=false ForceBorderlessFullscreen=false [ENGINE] ForceAnisotropicFiltering=true MaxAnisotropy=16 ForceLodBias=false LodBias=0.0 AddDisplaySuperSamplingResolutions=false EnableVSync=true VSyncSkipNumFrames=0 [LIMITER] WaitBusyRenderer=false EnableFPSLimit=false FPSLimit=10.0 [iNPUT] //shift KeyCombination=16 //f12 KeyUseEffect=123 //home KeyFPSLimit=36 //num / 106 KeyShowFPS=106 //print screen KeyScreenshot=44 //enter KeyEditor=13 //f4 KeyFreeVRAM=115 //B KeyBruteForce=66 [ADAPTIVEQUALITY] Enable=false Quality=1 DesiredFPS=20.0 [ANTIALIASING] EnableEdgeAA=false EnableTemporalAA=false EnableSubPixelAA=false [FIX] FixGameBugs=true FixParallaxBugs=true FixParallaxTerrain=false FixAliasedTextures=true IgnoreInventory=true FixTintGamma=true RemoveBlur=false FixSubSurfaceScattering=true FixSkyReflection=true FixCursorVisibility=true FixLag=false [LONGEXPOSURE] EnableLongExposureMode=false Time=1.0 BlendMax=0.0 Installed mods: STEP ExtendedSTEP Pack: Deleveled Loot TTRSORotEI'm running ENB with particle patch. ENB preset is Natual Lighting and Atmospherics. I'm sure I had this problem before I installed deleveled loot and RotE. Below is my skyrim.ini and skyrimprefs.ini files. I can't recall that I've been modifying them that much outside from what has been mentioned in the guides, except for setting 3440x1440 res. [spoiler=skyrim.ini][General] sLanguage=ENGLISH uExterior Cell Buffer=36 sIntroSequence= fFlickeringLightDistance=8192 [Display] fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0 fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000.0 fLightLODMaxStartFade=3500.0 iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048 bAllowScreenShot=0 fSunShadowUpdateTime=0.25 fSunUpdateThreshold=1.5 [Audio] fMusicDuckingSeconds=6.0 fMusicUnDuckingSeconds=8.0 fMenuModeFadeOutTime=3.0 fMenuModeFadeInTime=1.0 iPresentInterval=0 [Grass] bAllowCreateGrass=1 bAllowLoadGrass=0 fGrassFadeRange=10000 iMaxGrassTypesPerTexure=7 iMinGrassSize=40 [GeneralWarnings] SGeneralMasterMismatchWarning=One or more plugins could not find the correct versions of the master files they depend on. Errors may occur during load or game play. Check the "Warnings.txt" file for more information. [Archive] sResourceArchiveList=Skyrim - Misc.bsa, Skyrim - Shaders.bsa, Skyrim - Textures.bsa, Skyrim - Interface.bsa, Skyrim - Animations.bsa, Skyrim - Meshes.bsa, Skyrim - Sounds.bsa sResourceArchiveList2=Skyrim - Voices.bsa, Skyrim - VoicesExtra.bsa bInvalidateOlderFiles=0 SInvalidationFile=ArchiveInvalidation.txt [Combat] fMagnetismStrafeHeadingMult=0.0 fMagnetismLookingMult=0.0 f1PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7 f3PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7 f1PBoltTiltUpAngle=0.7 [Papyrus] fPostLoadUpdateTimeMS=500.0 bEnableLogging=0 bEnableTrace=0 bLoadDebugInformation=0 [Water] bReflectLODObjects=1 bReflectLODLand=1 bReflectSky=1 bReflectLODTrees=1 [Camera] fMouseWheelZoomSpeed=10 [interface] bShowTutorials=1 [MapMenu] fMapWorldYawRange=400 fMapWorldMinPitch=0 fMapWorldMaxPitch=90 [spoiler=skyrimprefs.ini][General] fBrightLightColorB=1.0000 fBrightLightColorG=1.0000 fBrightLightColorR=1.0000 iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1 bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0 [imagespace] bDoDepthOfField=1 iRadialBlurLevel=0 [Display] iBlurDeferredShadowMask=3 fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000 fShadowDistance=8000.0000 iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=1024 iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048 iShadowSplitCount=2 iMaxAnisotropy=0 fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000 fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000 fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=8192.0000 fGamma=1.0000 fDecalLOD2=1500.0000 fDecalLOD1=1000.0000 fSpecularLODStartFade=1500.0000 fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000 fLightLODStartFade=3500.0000 iTexMipMapMinimum=0 iTexMipMapSkip=0 iWaterMultiSamples=0 iMultiSample=0 iShadowMode=3 bTreesReceiveShadows=1 bDrawLandShadows=1 bFull Screen=1 iSize H=1440 iSize W=3440 fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000 fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000 fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=4096.0000 fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=6144.0000 fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=10000000.0000 fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=10000000.0000 iScreenShotIndex=2 bShadowMaskZPrepass=0 bMainZPrepass=0 iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=100 iMaxDecalsPerFrame=250 bFloatPointRenderTarget=1 sD3DDevice="NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti" bFXAAEnabled=0 iShadowMapResolution=4096 fShadowBiasScale=0.1500 iShadowMaskQuarter=4 iAdapter=0 iPresentInterval=1 bDeferredShadows=1 bShadowsOnGrass=1 iShadowFilter=3 bTransparencyMultisampling=0 bDrawShadows=1 [Grass] b30GrassVS=0 fGrassStartFadeDistance=7000.0000 fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=7000.0000 fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=0.0000 [MAIN] bGamepadEnable=1 bCrosshairEnabled=1 fHUDOpacity=1.0000 bSaveOnPause=1 bSaveOnTravel=1 bSaveOnWait=1 bSaveOnRest=1 fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=150000.0000 [GamePlay] bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=1 bShowQuestMarkers=1 iDifficulty=2 [interface] bDialogueSubtitles=0 bGeneralSubtitles=0 fMouseCursorSpeed=1.0000 bShowCompass=1 [Controls] fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=1.0000 fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0125 bAlwaysRunByDefault=1 bInvertYValues=0 bGamePadRumble=1 bMouseAcceleration=1 bUseKinect=0 [Particles] iMaxDesired=750 [saveGame] fAutosaveEveryXMins=15.0000 [AudioMenu] fAudioMasterVolume=1.0000 fVal7=1.0000 uID7=2231574710 fVal6=1.0000 uID6=3954 fVal5=1.0000 uID5=2265340017 fVal4=1.0000 uID4=2264926301 fVal3=1.0000 uID3=94881 fVal2=0.4000 uID2=466532 fVal1=1.0000 uID1=554685 fVal0=0.8000 uID0=1007612 [Clouds] fCloudLevel2Distance=262144.0000 fCloudLevel1Distance=32768.0000 fCloudLevel0Distance=16384.0000 fCloudNearFadeDistance=9000.0000 [TerrainManager] fTreeLoadDistance=75000.0000 fBlockMaximumDistance=250000.0000 fBlockLevel1Distance=70000.0000 fBlockLevel0Distance=35000.0000 fSplitDistanceMult=1.5000 bShowLODInEditor=0 [NavMesh] fObstacleAlpha=0.5000 fCoverSideHighAlpha=0.8000 fCoverSideLowAlpha=0.6500 fEdgeFullAlpha=1.0000 fEdgeHighAlpha=0.7500 fEdgeLowAlpha=0.5000 fTriangleFullAlpha=0.7000 fTriangleHighAlpha=0.3500 fTriangleLowAlpha=0.2000 fLedgeBoxHalfHeight=25.0000 fEdgeDistFromVert=10.0000 fEdgeThickness=10.0000 fPointSize=2.5000 [Trees] bRenderSkinnedTrees=1 uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender=200 [Decals] uMaxDecals=1000 bDecals=1 bSkinnedDecals=1 uMaxSkinDecals=100 uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=60 [LOD] fLODFadeOutMultObjects=15.0000 fLODFadeOutMultItems=15.0000 fLODFadeOutMultActors=15.0000 fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000 [Launcher] bEnableFileSelection=1 bShowAllResolutions=1 uLastAspectRatio=4 [blurShaderHDR] bDoHighDynamicRange=1 [blurShader] bUseBlurShader=0 [Water] iWaterReflectHeight=1024 iWaterReflectWidth=1024 bUseWaterDisplacements=1 bUseWaterRefractions=1 bUseWaterReflections=1 bUseWaterDepth=1