Nearly Everything Is Invisible

[VideoMixtape]

Various ENB I've attempted to use has encountered this problem (I've only tried three since my latest installation of Skyrim, Bleak (my usual, though it's outdated), Dark and Tender (I didn't use this one for long so I don't remember if it had the issue or not), and Grim and Somber Jyggalag. Both Bleak and GS Jyggalag had this issue.

 

If I turn off the effect with the in-game ENB menu, it fixes it (though disabling the ENB preset). If I change UseDefferedRendering to false, it fixes it (though disabling a ton of the ENB's shading effects that I would like to keep). I don't remember if it was with Bleak or Dark and Tender, I believe the latter, that seemed to be fixed by disabling AO via the in-game ENB menu, whichever it was there still seemed to be issues or at least didn't provide the desired effect.

 

There seems to be no issue with ENB on it's own, before installing a preset.

 

There doesn't seem to be any visual issues when loading the save I made prior to any mod installation (COMPLETELY Vanilla Skyrim). However when my character is told to walk to the chopping block, they don't, they just stand there and I can't move the camera. I saved there, tried to load the first vanilla save, then load that one again and the game crashed. Not sure if it's related to the rest of this or not yet.

 

I also didn't have this issue during my last installation of Skyrim (which was probably about a year ago).

 

I've followed S.T.E.P. almost to the tee (only changing preferential based things and downloading a few extra mods XP32 Maximum Skeleton Extended, Alternate Start - Live Another Life, FNIS Creature Pack and the data files for Grim and Somber ENB), though I haven't finished it yet due to this issue. I'm between steps 2.D and 2.E.

 

I also installed ENB as directed, both the base files and the ENB Presets I've stated.

 

I have no idea what's causing this or how to fix it.

 

Screenshot of the problem:

 

 

Load Order:

 

Skyrim INI:

 

[General]

sLanguage=ENGLISH

sIntroSequence=

fFlickeringLightDistance=8192

 

uExterior Cell Buffer=36

 

[Display]

fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0

fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000.0

fLightLODMaxStartFade=3500.0

iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048

bAllowScreenshot=0

fSunShadowUpdateTime=0.25

fSunUpdateThreshold=1.5

iPresentInterval=1

 

[Audio]

fMusicDuckingSeconds=6.0

fMusicUnDuckingSeconds=8.0

fMenuModeFadeOutTime=3.0

fMenuModeFadeInTime=1.0

 

[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

 

[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=0

bReflectLODTrees=1

 

[Camera]

fMouseWheelZoomSpeed=10

bDisableAutoVanityMode=1 (Disables 3rd person spinning camera on long idle times - set to 0 to enable)

fFirstPersonSittingAngleLimit=1.2

fFirstPersonSittingRotationSpeed=0.0390

 

[MapMenu]

fMapWorldYawRange=400

fMapWorldMinPitch=0

fMapWorldMaxPitch=90

 

[Water]

bReflectLODLand=1

bReflectLODObjects=1

bReflectLODTrees=1

 

 

SkyrimPrefs INI:

[General]

fBrightLightColorB=1.0000

fBrightLightColorG=1.0000

fBrightLightColorR=1.0000

iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1

bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0

[imagespace]

bDoDepthOfField=1

iRadialBlurLevel=1

[Display]

iBlurDeferredShadowMask=3

fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000

fShadowDistance=4000

iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=1024

iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048

iShadowSplitCount=2

iMaxAnisotropy=0

fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000

fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000

fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=8192

fGamma=1.0000

fDecalLOD2=1500.0000

fDecalLOD1=1000.0000

fSpecularLODStartFade=1000

fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000

fLightLODStartFade=2500

iTexMipMapMinimum=0

iTexMipMapSkip=0

iWaterMultiSamples=0

iMultiSample=4

iShadowMode=3

bTreesReceiveShadows=1

bDrawLandShadows=1

bFull Screen=1

iSize H=1080

iSize W=1920

fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000

fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000

fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=4096.0000

fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=6144.0000

fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=1e+007

fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=1e+007

iScreenShotIndex=2

bShadowMaskZPrepass=0

bMainZPrepass=0

iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=10

iMaxDecalsPerFrame=30

bFloatPointRenderTarget=1

sD3DDevice="NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770"

iAdapter=0

iPresentInterval=0

bFXAAEnabled=0

iShadowMapResolution=2048

fShadowBiasScale=0.25

iShadowMaskQuarter=4

iShadowFilter=3

bShadowsOnGrass=1

bTransparencyMultisampling=0

bDeferredShadows=1

bDrawShadows=1

[Grass]

b30GrassVS=0

fGrassStartFadeDistance=5000

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=0.0160

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=889397426

fVal6=1.0000

uID6=889398808

fVal5=1.0000

uID5=889397430

fVal4=1.0000

uID4=100802938

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=40000

fBlockMaximumDistance=150000

fBlockLevel1Distance=40000

fBlockLevel0Distance=25000

fSplitDistanceMult=1.1

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=80

[Decals]

uMaxDecals=250

bDecals=1

bSkinnedDecals=1

uMaxSkinDecals=50

uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=40

[LOD]

fLODFadeOutMultObjects=7.5

fLODFadeOutMultItems=4.5

fLODFadeOutMultActors=6

fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000

[Launcher]

bEnableFileSelection=1

bShowAllResolutions=0

uLastAspectRatio=3

[blurShaderHDR]

bDoHighDynamicRange=1

[blurShader]

bUseBlurShader=0

[Water]

iWaterReflectHeight=1024

iWaterReflectWidth=1024

bUseWaterDisplacements=1

bUseWaterRefractions=1

bUseWaterReflections=1

bUseWaterDepth=1

 

 

 

ENBLocal INI:

// Preset: Grim and Somber Presets on Binary 305

// Author: WolfGrimDark 

// Update: 2016-07-15

 

[PROXY]

EnableProxyLibrary=false

InitProxyFunctions=false

ProxyLibrary=other_d3d9.dll

 

[GLOBAL]

UsePatchSpeedhackWithoutGraphics=false

UseDefferedRendering=true

IgnoreCreationKit=true

 

[PERFORMANCE]

SpeedHack=true

EnableOcclusionCulling=true

 

[MULTIHEAD]

ForceVideoAdapterIndex=false

VideoAdapterIndex=0

 

// Users must change the settings below to meet their own needs.

// If using SKSE.ini memory tweaks with DefaultHeapInitialAllocMB=768 then

// it is suggested you try setting ExpandSystemMemoryX64 to false. If you set it to true

// then try setting DefaultHeapInitialAllocMB=512.

//

// If on windows 10 with Nvidia I found setting the two Disable parameters to true worked best for me

// and was more stable ... but this is highly variable depending on set-up so best to start with it at 

// false first. The preload to VRAM set to true caused too much stutter for me so I kept it disabled.

//

// If on windows 10 the max memory you can have (no matter what you have for a video card or RAM)

// is 4GB minus some OS and application memory. If your card has 4GB or more of VRAM then you are best off

// setting Video Memory Size to 3714 and keep the Reserved memory pretty small. 64 is what I use and is the lowest.

// You can also try 128. If on windows 7 than use the VRAM took Boris made to get your optimal memory size:

// 

// https://enbdev.com/download_vramsizetest.htm

//

// Enabling compression can sometimes help with running out of memory but can cause stutters. I keep it off myself.

//

// More information on memory settings can be found here: https://wiki.step-project.com/Guide:ENBlocal_INI

 

[MEMORY]

ExpandSystemMemoryX64=false

ReduceSystemMemoryUsage=true

DisableDriverMemoryManager=false

DisablePreloadToVRAM=false

EnableUnsafeMemoryHacks=false

ReservedMemorySizeMb=128

VideoMemorySizeMb=26806

EnableCompression=false

AutodetectVideoMemorySize=false

 

// Be very careful with these settings. Use the link above at STEP to learn more about them if changing them from 

// the defaults I have.

 

[THREADS]

DataSyncMode=0

PriorityMode=0

EnableUnsafeFixes=false

 

[WINDOW]

ForceBorderless=true

ForceBorderlessFullscreen=false

 

// I would leave the below as is except if you need a very small FPS push (and only in certain set-ups) 

// set the ForceLoadBias to false. The negative values add a bit of sharpening so I have it enabled as the GS

// presets have a lot of blur in them (by design).

 

[ENGINE]

ForceAnisotropicFiltering=true

MaxAnisotropy=16

EnableVSync=true

AddDisplaySuperSamplingResolutions=false

ForceLodBias=true

LodBias=-0.3

VSyncSkipNumFrames=0

 

[LIMITER]

WaitBusyRenderer=false

EnableFPSLimit=false

FPSLimit=61.0

 

[iNPUT]

//shift

KeyCombination=16

//f12

KeyUseEffect=123

//home

KeyFPSLimit=36

//num /       106

KeyShowFPS=106

//print screen

KeyScreenshot=45

//SHIFT + CONTROL key to pen the ENB GUI.

KeyEditor=17

//disabled

KeyFreeVRAM=0

//disabled (0 means disabled ... do NOT enable this unless you know what you are doing. 

// it is super intensive and using it too long could hurt your video card per Boris

KeyBruteForce=0

KeyDepthOfField=118

 

[ADAPTIVEQUALITY]

Enable=false

Quality=0

DesiredFPS=20.0

 

// I prefer TemporalAA on as it gives the best AA available for ENB use in Skyrim.

// but I disable it by default as it causes motion artifacts that bother a lot of people.

// Jaggies bother me more than motion artifacts so I use it myself.

 

[ANTIALIASING]

EnableEdgeAA=true

EnableTemporalAA=false

EnableSubPixelAA=true

 

// If you are NOT using terrain textures that have parallax enabled then

// set the FixParallaxTextures value to false.

[FIX]

IgnoreLoadingScreen=true

IgnoreInventory=true

RemoveBlur=false

FixGameBugs=true

FixParallaxBugs=true

FixParallaxTerrain=true

FixAliasedTextures=true

FixSsaoHairTransparency=true

FixTintGamma=false

FixSubSurfaceScattering=true

FixSkyReflection=true

FixCursorVisibility=true

FixLag=false

 

[LONGEXPOSURE]

EnableLongExposureMode=false

Time=1.0

BlendMax=0.0

 

 

 

[Nozzer66]

In the original Skyrim launcher have you turned off both 'Antialiasing' and 'Anisotropic Filtering'? Your SkyrimPrefs.ini sugegsts you may not have.

[VideoMixtape]

...Thanks, that worked. I never had to do that before to my memory and I don't remember seeing that anywhere on any page in S.T.E.P. or the mod pages. Either I missed that entirely or just forgot.

[Nozzer66]

If you've never done that before then that's the cause of the issues you've had in the past.

 

It's often mentioned on some ENB's pages and is also mentioned above in the ENB troubleshoot thread.

 

However, having said that...

 

We've all been there before and worry not it wont be the first mistake made in your modding lifetime. Probably wont be your last, either.

 

Good to see it was a quick fix.