DynDOLOD 3.00 Alpha 198

[nyantama]

1 hour ago, sheson said:

Read the first or https://dyndolod.info/Official-DynDOLOD-Support-Forum#Post-Logs which DynDOLOD debug log to also upload when making posts.

Test if just replacing the DynDOLOD.DLL NG with this test version https://stepmodifications.org/forum/topic/21126-crash-with-mists-in-nat-enbesp/#findComment-287270 makes a difference.

Apologies for posting before fully reading.

After testing the updated (test) DLL, the CTD no longer occurs when exiting Solitude after completing A Room with a View.

Thank you very much for your support!

[sheson]

1 hour ago, nyantama said:

Apologies for posting before fully reading.

After testing the updated (test) DLL, the CTD no longer occurs when exiting Solitude after completing A Room with a View.

Thank you very much for your support!

Thanks for letting us know the test version works.

[rogues3]

looking for some help to extend grass. i have reran NGIO and dyndolod a few times with different settings but my grass still doesnt extend beyond vanilla range. i am struggling to find what im missing and could use some help!

grass control ini:

https://pastebin.com/ks4RKxME

[sheson]

8 minutes ago, rogues3 said:

looking for some help to extend grass. i have reran NGIO and dyndolod a few times with different settings but my grass still doesnt extend beyond vanilla range. i am struggling to find what im missing and could use some help!

grass control ini:

https://pastebin.com/ks4RKxME

Read the first post and/or https://dyndolod.info/Official-DynDOLOD-Support-Forum#Post-Logs which entire DynDOLOD log and debug log to upload when making posts.

The pastebin link does not show anything due to "Error, this is a private paste or is pending moderation. If this paste belongs to you, please login to Pastebin to view it."

See https://dyndolod.info/Help/Grass-LOD and go through the https://dyndolod.info/Help/Grass-LOD#No-Grass-LOD-Check-List in particular.

[FinalCraneFall]

DynDOLOD_SSE_log.txtThis is the log. 

Not only the FormID being called out doesn't even exist, it is calling out ANY plugin that's taking FE09F slot to be incompatible with the SREX something, no matter what it is, tested several times. 

[sheson]

5 hours ago, FinalCraneFall said:

DynDOLOD_SSE_log.txtThis is the log. 

Not only the FormID being called out doesn't even exist, it is calling out ANY plugin that's taking FE09F slot to be incompatible with the SREX something, no matter what it is, tested several times. 

Read the first post and/or https://dyndolod.info/Official-DynDOLOD-Support-Forum#Post-Logs which entire DynDOLOD debug log to also upload when making posts.

Also post the log from the xEdit error check.

[Soulmancer]

Just a question, but with Dyndolod 3 is it possible to specific levels for glaciers? I have done this for mountains.

LODGen153=mountain,Level0,Level0,Level1,None,FarLOD,Unchanged,1,

This makes my mountains look great! Can I apply a similar rule specific to glaciers? since my lod 4-8-16 transition is quite jarring with glaciers.

 

[A1racer]

ok ive searched and read a little but is there a way to make a building lod darker? I've been digging around in the txt files I've found the grass stuff but i need to make a lod for imperial forts a little brighter so it matches when you get closer. 

this weekend has been me trying to figure out grass caching better and lod gen stuff better i am so close but texgen brightness only effects trees and grass far as i can tell and has no setting for structures. 

 

this might be a multi weekend project to get everything looking on point. 

[sheson]

On 8/10/2025 at 11:03 PM, Soulmancer said:

Just a question, but with Dyndolod 3 is it possible to specific levels for glaciers? I have done this for mountains.

LODGen153=mountain,Level0,Level0,Level1,None,FarLOD,Unchanged,1,

This makes my mountains look great! Can I apply a similar rule specific to glaciers? since my lod 4-8-16 transition is quite jarring with glaciers.

Read the first post and/or https://dyndolod.info/Official-DynDOLOD-Support-Forum#Post-Logs which entire DynDOLOD debug log to also upload when making posts.

Make a useful screenshot of the full models in question with more informative console as explained in https://dyndolod.info/Official-DynDOLOD-Support-Forum#In-Game-Screenshots which shows you the full model filename (part of it) to use as the mesh mask. See https://dyndolod.info/Help/Mesh-Mask-Reference-Rules

Of course a similar rule can be added for any other mesh mask to use the same LOD model for both LOD level 4 and 8.

See https://dyndolod.info/Mods/Useful-3rd-Party-Mods which lists https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/110367 or https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/41432

[sheson]

1 hour ago, A1racer said:

ok ive searched and read a little but is there a way to make a building lod darker? I've been digging around in the txt files I've found the grass stuff but i need to make a lod for imperial forts a little brighter so it matches when you get closer. 

this weekend has been me trying to figure out grass caching better and lod gen stuff better i am so close but texgen brightness only effects trees and grass far as i can tell and has no setting for structures. 

 

this might be a multi weekend project to get everything looking on point. 

Read the first post and/or https://dyndolod.info/Official-DynDOLOD-Support-Forum#Post-Logs which entire DynDOLOD debug log to also upload when making posts.

Make a useful screenshot of a full model in with more informative console as explained in https://dyndolod.info/Official-DynDOLOD-Support-Forum#In-Game-Screenshots 

TexGen generates the LOD textures from the full textures so they should match. Consequently there is no setting to change brightness because it should not be needed if things work as expected.

[A1racer]

9 hours ago, sheson said:

Read the first post and/or https://dyndolod.info/Official-DynDOLOD-Support-Forum#Post-Logs which entire DynDOLOD debug log to also upload when making posts.

Make a useful screenshot of a full model in with more informative console as explained in https://dyndolod.info/Official-DynDOLOD-Support-Forum#In-Game-Screenshots 

TexGen generates the LOD textures from the full textures so they should match. Consequently there is no setting to change brightness because it should not be needed if things work as expected.

Ok I’ll try and get some pics the lod model is correct but the building it is an imperial fort is several shades lighter then when the full model comes in. The model is using pbr textures from tomato it’s his forts pbr texture set so maybe it’s the pbr causing the color shift. Will get some pic tomorrow after work. 

[sheson]

10 hours ago, A1racer said:

Ok I’ll try and get some pics the lod model is correct but the building it is an imperial fort is several shades lighter then when the full model comes in. The model is using pbr textures from tomato it’s his forts pbr texture set so maybe it’s the pbr causing the color shift. Will get some pic tomorrow after work. 

The logs would tell us right away that you are using PBR textures.

See https://dyndolod.info/Mods/Community-Shaders#PBR
TexGen and DynDOLOD will both automatically create linear texture versions of the LOD textures for object and tree LOD in case the full model uses PBR textures. The gamma for the conversion can be adjusted by changing sRGBGamma=2.2 in ..\DynDOLOD\Edit Scripts\DynDOLOD\[TexGen|DynDOLOD]_[GAME MODE].INI. Use lower values to darken the LOD textures derived form the PBR textures.

See https://stepmodifications.org/forum/topic/21065-full-resolution-textures-in-lods/#findComment-286759

Try with 1.4 maybe.

[DarthVitrial]

Got a crash with TexGen with "<Warning: Error reading texture textures\architecture\highhrothgar\hhwin02_g.dds>".  I have nothing overwriting that texture or any edited meshes. Log, debug log, and bugreport.txt attached. It's been quite a while since I've done lodgen/texgen so hopefully I didn't mess anything up here.

TexGen_SSE_log.txt TexGen_SSE_Debug_log.zip bugreport.txt

[A1racer]

DynDOLOD_SSE_log.txt

TexGen_SSE_log.txt

DynDOLOD_SSE_log.txt

[A1racer]

not sure how easy it is to see but the lod 4 and out models are a few shades brighter then when you get out of lod range into normal up close viewing its way darker. ill try the 1.4 and see how it goes everything else besides these looks nice though so im not sure what else to try changing besides the gamma like you said. 

 

ok the 1.4 is way way closer to the point that its almost unnoticeable. between this and the grass cache settings this weekend was a lot of crunching into tryin to get the lods looking al good and matching better. i got the grass way closer to by messing with the brightness settings in texgen and ramping them up to like 250 and 200 instead of the 150 and like 100 that most people was suggesting.  

 

sorry i know this was mostly me rambling but the help is appreciated with this stuff i have a hard to learning if i cant see it in action just reading stuff doesn't stick with me well.

Edited August 12, 2025 by A1racer