Does Medieval Lanterns of Skyrim need special assembly or patch?

[zelazko]

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/27622

 

I am not sure if this mod will support DynDoLOD. Lanterns of Skyrim has a patch for DynDOLoD but the patch is just a script file while Medieval Lanterns of Skyrim mod does not have any scripts.

[sheson]

Looking at the screenshots the mod, someone would probably need to create LOD models for the candles if dynamic LOD for the candle flames is desired.

[zelazko]

How difficult is it to create those LOD models for candles? Can a layman do it? 

[sheson]

To create a LOD object with the flames only, copy the full model to a new filename with  *_dyndolod_lod.nif

Use NifSkope to remove everything but the BSX and BSValueNode with "AddOneNode49" in their names. Change the BSX flag so that only bit 4 is checked.

 

See Meshes\DynDOLOD\lod\clutter\impchandelliercandle01_dyndolod_lod.nif in DynDOLOD Resources as example. It is the candle flames LOD for meshes\clutter\imperial\impchandelliercandle01.nif

 

Then add a rule to DynDOLOD\Edit Scripts\DynDOLOD\rules\DynDOLOD_SSE_candles_[low|medium|high].ini

LODGenXX=mlos_lantern,,,,Far LOD,Unchanged,0

 

See DynDOLOD\Docs\DynDOLOD_Mod_Authors.html

[zelazko]

This is how the LOD object mesh should look like? I attached original candle and mesh turned into LOD. I thought I would run it by you before doing entire mesh modification because there 57 meshes and I don't want to do them all over again if I made mistakes.

mlos_lantern_01.7z

Edited July 29, 2019 by zelazko

[sheson]

Yes that should work for candle LOD

[zelazko]

I should the same with animated meshes like 

mlos_lantern_02_anim.nif

mlos_lantern_02_hang.nif

mlos_lantern_05_anim_with_hang_x1.4.nif

 

Also some meshes are posts with candles e.g. mlos_light_post_02_whiterun_01.nif do the same to them too?

[sheson]

You remove as much from the nif as possible and keep the shapes that you want to be visible as LOD.

[sheson]

I included candle LODs in DynDOLOD 2.69

 

The mod also has a script that turns on/off a LIGHts. Since there is currently no LOD for these LIGHts nothing needs to be patched.

[zelazko]

Sweet thank you for extending the support always willing to sacrifice firstborns :)

Edited August 5, 2019 by zelazko