Flickering in distant mountains and on one NPC face

[peppergomez]

I just completed step 2J in the STEP process. Two thing I've noticed during the intro movie as I approach Helgen:

 

1- The very distant mountains are flickering. I've noticed this for awhile actually, earlier in the STEP process, though I don't recall when.

2- One flickering NPC face, a character leaning up against a porch rail facing the gate when it opens and the horse carriages go inside.

 

I wonder if either of these are related to any NVIDIA settings?

If there are common causes to either of these scenarios, I'd appreciate some suggestions. Thanks.

[torminater]

Video footage perhaps?

[peppergomez]

As in, you want me to take FRAPS and upload to Youtube or something? Ugh. Was hoping that flickering is a reasonably common issue and such has some workarounds. Will research it and see what I find.

[torminater]

There are many issues with "flickering" textures. On your mountains you most certainly have z-fighting. I could give you a much more precise assumption of what your problem is and how to fix it, if you would provide more information as it is written in our posting guidelines for this sub-forum:

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[peppergomez]

Hmm, I noticed that all my Skyrim and SkyrimPreferences INI file changes as per STEP were undone, with both files at the default. That might have something to do with it. Reediting them as per STEP instructions.

 

Is there a way I can make it so that each of these files cannot be overwritten by Skyrim?

[torminater]

mark them as read-only in their properties.

[peppergomez]

Thanks a lot for that