Various Solid Colored Blocks and Shapes in Textures after Applying STEP Core

[shack1069]

Hello,

 

I am seeing various solid colored blocks and shapes, e.g., rectangles, arrows, etc., after applying STEP Core. I have just launched a new game and see these colored blocked as the intro video starts. Please help.

 

I have followed STEP Core line-by-line.

 

Cheers.

[Nebulous112]

Ah, what DY I believe calls "Modder's Paradise" mode. Delete the bShowMarkers from Skyrim.ini. That should do it.

[Greg]

If these solid colored thingies are blue or black, it means you are missing some textures. Right click Archives in the right pane and make sure all of the BSA files are checked. If this doesn't solve the problem, make sure all the mods in the left pane are checked and in the correct order.

[hishutup]

Id bet my money on it being iTexMipMapSkip set to something other than 0. There are various textures like clouds that corrupt with mipmaps

[shack1069]

If these solid colored thingies are blue or black, it means you are missing some textures. Right click Archives in the right pane and make sure all of the BSA files are checked. If this doesn't solve the problem, make sure all the mods in the left pane are checked and in the correct order.

Thank you Greg. They are not just blue or black. I can also see solid arrows in the clouds. 

I have double checked, all BSAs are checked in the Archives, and there are few mods that are unchecked in the Plugins. They were either unchecked by the Bash Patch or they were dummy plugins.

 

Thanks in advance.

Id bet my money on it being iTexMipMapSkip set to something other than 0. There are various textures like clouds that corrupt with mipmaps

Its set to 0 (skyrimprefs.ini). Here's the listing:

 

 

 

[Display]

iTexMipMapSkip=0

bFXAAEnabled=0

fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=10000000.0000

fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=10000000.0000

fSpecularLODStartFade=800.0000

fLightLODStartFade=1700.0000

fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=8192.0000

iShadowMapResolution=2048

fShadowBiasScale=0.2500

iShadowMaskQuarter=4

iBlurDeferredShadowMask=3

fShadowDistance=4000.0000

iMaxDecalsPerFrame=250

iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=100

iAdapter=0

iSize W=1366

iSize H=768

iMultiSample=4

iMaxAnisotropy=0

iPresentInterval=1

bFull Screen=1

fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000

bFloatPointRenderTarget=0

fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000

fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000

fGamma=1.0000

iShadowFilter=3

bShadowsOnGrass=1

fDecalLOD2=1500.0000

fDecalLOD1=1000.0000

fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000

iTexMipMapMinimum=0

bTransparencyMultisampling=0

iWaterMultiSamples=0

bDeferredShadows=1

iShadowMode=3

bTreesReceiveShadows=1

bDrawLandShadows=1

bDrawShadows=1

fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000

fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000

fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=4096.0000

fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=6144.0000

iScreenShotIndex=0

bShadowMaskZPrepass=0

bMainZPrepass=0

sD3DDevice="NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M"

[imagespace]

iRadialBlurLevel=0

bDoDepthOfField=1

[LOD]

fLODFadeOutMultActors=8.0000

fLODFadeOutMultItems=8.0000

fLODFadeOutMultObjects=8.0000

fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000

[Grass]

fGrassStartFadeDistance=7000.0000

b30GrassVS=0

fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=7000.0000

fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=400.0000

[Decals]

bDecals=1

bSkinnedDecals=1

uMaxDecals=1000

uMaxSkinDecals=100

uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=60

[TerrainManager]

fTreeLoadDistance=40000.0000

fBlockMaximumDistance=150000.0000

fBlockLevel1Distance=40000.0000

fBlockLevel0Distance=25000.0000

fSplitDistanceMult=1.1000

bShowLODInEditor=0

[blurShaderHDR]

bDoHighDynamicRange=1

[blurShader]

bUseBlurShader=0

[Launcher]

bShowAllResolutions=1

uLastAspectRatio=3

bEnableFileSelection=1

[Water]

iWaterReflectHeight=1024

iWaterReflectWidth=1024

bUseWaterDisplacements=1

bUseWaterRefractions=1

bUseWaterReflections=1

bUseWaterDepth=1

[MAIN]

fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=600000.0000

bGamepadEnable=0

bCrosshairEnabled=1

fHUDOpacity=1.0000

bSaveOnPause=1

bSaveOnTravel=1

bSaveOnWait=1

bSaveOnRest=1

[interface]

fMouseCursorSpeed=1.0000

bDialogueSubtitles=0

bGeneralSubtitles=0

bShowCompass=1

[GamePlay]

bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=1

bShowQuestMarkers=1

iDifficulty=2

[Controls]

bUseKinect=0

fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0125

fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=1.9000

bAlwaysRunByDefault=1

bInvertYValues=0

bGamePadRumble=1

[Particles]

iMaxDesired=250

[saveGame]

fAutosaveEveryXMins=15.0000

[AudioMenu]

fAudioMasterVolume=1.0000

fVal7=1.0000

uID7=0

fVal6=1.0000

uID6=0

fVal5=1.0000

uID5=0

fVal4=1.0000

uID4=0

fVal3=0.5000

uID3=466532

fVal2=0.8000

uID2=554685

fVal1=0.8000

uID1=1007612

fVal0=1.0000

uID0=94881

[Clouds]

fCloudLevel2Distance=262144.0000

fCloudLevel1Distance=32768.0000

fCloudLevel0Distance=16384.0000

fCloudNearFadeDistance=9000.0000

[General]

iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1

bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0

[Trees]

bRenderSkinnedTrees=0

uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender=200

 

 

 

 

Here's the listing for skyrim.ini:

 

 

 

[General]

sIntroSequence=

fFlickeringLightDistance=8192

fEncumberedReminderTimer=3600

iNumHWThreads=8

sLanguage=ENGLISH

[Display]

sD3DDevice="NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M"

bAllowScreenShot=0

fSunShadowUpdateTime=0.25

fSunUpdateThreshold=1.5

iPresentInterval=1

bShowMarkers=1

fDefault1stPersonFOV=70.59

fDefaultFOV=70.59

fDefaultWorldFOV=70.59

fLightLODRange=50000

[Grass]

b30GrassVS=0

fGrassFadeRange=10000

iMaxGrassTypesPerTexure=7

iMinGrassSize=40

bDrawShaderGrass=1

fGrassWindMagnitudeMax=1

fGrassWindMagnitudeMin=1

[Water]

bReflectLODLand=1

bReflectLODObjects=1

bReflectLODTrees=1

bReflectSky=0

[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

[Camera]

fMouseWheelZoomSpeed=10

fOverShoulderPosZ=18.0

fOverShoulderPosX=0.0

fOverShoulderCombatAddY=0.0

fOverShoulderCombatPosZ=24.0

fOverShoulderCombatPosX=0.0

fOverShoulderHorseAddY=-72.0

fOverShoulderHorsePosZ=50.0

fOverShoulderHorsePosX=35.0

[Combat]

f1PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7

f3PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7

f1PBoltTiltUpAngle=0.7

[MapMenu]

fMapWorldYawRange=400

fMapWorldMinPitch=0

fMapWorldMaxPitch=90

bWorldMapNoSkyDepthBlur=1

fWorldMapDepthBlurScale=0

fWorldMapMaximumDepthBlur=0

fWorldMapNearDepthBlurScale=0

uLockedObjectMapLOD=8

[Controls]

bBackgroundMouse=1

[Decals]

bDecals=1

[interface]

fBookOpenTime=200.0

fSafeZoneX=10

fSafeZoneY=10

fSafeZoneXWide=10

fSafeZoneYWide=10

[LightingShader]

fDecalLODFadeStart=0.0500000007

fDecalLODFadeEnd=0.0599999987

[saveGame]

iAutoSaveCount=5

[Trees]

bEnableTrees=0

fUpdateBudget=0

[VATS]

bVATSMultipleCombatants=1

bVATSForceRanged=1

fVATSRangedPercentMin=100

fVATSRangedPercentSneakKill=100

fVATSRangedPercentTargetNoThreat=100

bVATSDisable=1

[Weather]

bPrecipitation=1

fSunBaseSize=850

fSunGlareSize=0

 

 

 

 

Please help. Thanks again.

 

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Edited August 19, 2016 by Greg

[Greg]

Solid arrows in the clouds? I haven't heard of anything quite like like. Can you post a screenshot when you get a chance? You can post the screenshot in imgur or another file/photo sharing site and post the embed link here using the Image icon the editor toolbar.

[shack1069]

Solid arrows in the clouds? I haven't heard of anything quite like like. Can you post a screenshot when you get a chance? You can post the screenshot in imgur or another file/photo sharing site and post the embed link here using the Image icon the editor toolbar.

Posted at imgur. Please see:

 

https://imgur.com/a/Uif9P

Posted at imgur. Please see:

 

https://imgur.com/a/Uif9P

[Kesta]

Ah, what DY I believe calls "Modder's Paradise" mode. Delete the bShowMarkers from Skyrim.ini. That should do it.

Why would anyone play without those? This is SO convenient to understand what's happening and what will happen. Or am I being too nerdy ? :P 

[shack1069]

Ah, what DY I believe calls "Modder's Paradise" mode. Delete the bShowMarkers from Skyrim.ini. That should do it.

OMG! Solved. No more pretty lines and arrows. 

 

Thank you all so much for your advice.