STEP Core: Dust falling too fast in caves

[AER]

Hello,

 

I just installed STEP Core for the first time, using Mod Organizer (I've used NMM for a long time, so I'm not a total newbie). 

 

Everything is great, and it seems rock solid, except for ONE really annoying problem. The dust in caves (i.e., the initial cave as you escape Helgen) falls super fast. It looks like rain or a water fall. This happens with a totally clean install, and the only thing that I did was follow the instructions carefully for STEP Core (and, after that, STEP Extended, using a different profile in Mod Organizer). 

 

Whether I'm using STEP Core or STEP Extended, I have the same, annoying dust waterfall problem. Any help would be very appreciated! Thanks!

 

 

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Edited May 22, 2014 by AER

[phryxolydian]

Don't know about changing the speed, but you could try using mods like this one. Had forgotten how obnoxious dust is in Vanilla.

[EssArrBee]

I thought that was water dripping from the cave wall/ceiling. I mean why would dust be falling at all, usually indoors it kinda floats around.

[AER]

Ok, so, I was wrong. I started a new game with no mods whatsoever, not even ENB, and the dust still looked like that. So, nevermind!