Limitation of Configurator Plugin

[Simondererste]

Step 2.2.8 recommends this ini setting in skyrim.ini:

[Grass]

iMaxGrassTypesPerTexure = 3 [;increase grass diversity with a small cost to performance (yes, 'texure' and not 'texture'). Consider setting to 7 if using Skyrim Flora Overhaul.]

As i first tried to edit everything with the configurator(advanced) to make no mistakes i figured out, that i had no option to choose this edition to the ini.

 

So is the configurator limited to change only some certain lines it already knows?

 

I tested, if the configurator is looking up what is already in the ini. So i added the missing line to my vanilla ini with the ini editor inside MO.

After that i still couldn't change the value with the configurator. I also did a restart and an edit without the comments([;increase grass diversity...),

but still only bAllowCreateGrass and bAllowLoadGrass could be changed with the configurator.

 

Subquestions:

a)What is the vanilla value? (when there is no iMaxGrassTypesPerTexure in the ini defined)

b)Will it have an affect on vanilla skyrim+dlc's(without any mods)?

[DoubleYou]

Okay, it appears that this is something that is in my version (the beta 1.2.4) but not in the stable version (1.1.2). So, you can't change that value with the Configurator on your version.

[DoubleYou]

Configurator is working fine for me. Has the value in Grass under Advanced. Default value is 2 I believe. Normally the value is not inside the INI file at all, so just delete the line if you don't want it. I personally have it as a plugin loaded INI tweak along with SFO.

[Simondererste]

Good that i ask, because that tells me, that something is wrong or at least it is working inconsistently.

I made some comparison with/out,=3,=7 and didn't see a change in the game, where i was. Maybe it changes somewhere else but without any mod it doesn't seem to do something ingame.

And as i was switching through my profiles and see if i can change iMaxGrassTypesPerTexure i don't find this option but a failure in one of my profiles:

Ini editor and the ini's are looking fine.

What have i done

Edited June 18, 2014 by Simondererste

[DoubleYou]

Try removing all quotes (" '' '') from the ini to remove error.

[Simondererste]

only " i could find in all my profiles where: sD3DDevice = "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780"(skyrimprefs.ini) and SGeneralMasterMismatchWarning = ..."Warnings.txt"... (skyrim.ini)

and those are also in the vanilla inis

i might not fix it because i don't want to care about it at the moment. i can edit inis without problems.

[skaryzgik]

I am seeing similar behavior with respect to the setting not showing in the Configurator. I am currently attempting following STEP Core 2.2.8 and at 1.D the iMaxGrassTypesPerTexure setting is not appearing in the Configurator even after I add it into the skyrim ini via the ini editor in MO. I am leaving out the commented part of the line. The only things in the Configurator in Advanced mode in the Grass section are b30GrassVS and bAllowCreateGrass. In the ini editor, the Grass section of skyrim.ini currently reads as follows:

===

[Grass]

bAllowCreateGrass = 1

bAllowLoadGrass = 0

iMaxGrassTypesPerTexure = 3

===

 

I am not sure why iMaxGrassTypesPerTexure is not showing up in the Configurator. The other ini values that were not previously present, once added with the ini editor did show up in the configurator (I think this was f3PBoltTiltUpAngle from the Combat section). I am not sure what is different about iMaxGrassTypesPerTexture.

 

 

Since as near as I can tell, this is the only setting affected, I am continuing with my STEP install, but am very curious, and also thought I'd chime in at least so Simon doesn't think they're the only ones seeing this. I am also curious what DoubleYou is doing differently.

 

Since more than one person has seen this during a new STEP install, I am curious if perhaps there is information missing from the guide on something we need to do earlier that could cause this setting to appear in the configurator, if this particular setting should be changed later in the process (which would also recommend a guide change) or if there is some bug in the configurator where under some circumstances it does not recognize all the settings.

 

If there are tests I can do or different information I can provide that would be useful, please let me know. If my internet connection continues working (I have been having trouble with it the last few months but think it might be fixed now) I can probably run some tests later today or Monday if I know what tests need running.

[DoubleYou]

Click the advanced button.

[skaryzgik]

When I click the "Advanced" button, then the Grass section only shows bAllowCreateGrass. Clicking on "Basic", then the Grass section shows b30GrassVS and bAllowCreateGrass, but still nothing besides these two things.

 

I wonder if a version difference may be at work causing us to see different things. I am using MO version 1.1.2 installed from the installer version, downloaded from the Nexus page today. 1.2.1 is labeled as Beta, so I have not yet tried it. Is 1.2.1 the version I should be using?

[Simondererste]

As i first tried to edit everything with the configurator(advanced) to make no mistakes i figured out, that i had no option to choose this edition to the ini.

 

Click the advanced button.

-> Should i post pics? Basic you see this option: bAllowCreateGrass

with advanced checked:

bAllowCreateGrass

b30GrassVS

 

like skaryzgik said.

[Simondererste]

Update: Using 1.2.10 of MO and i can confirm that you can now find this option in the Configurator(probably also some versions before that).

 

old: we will see what the upcoming version will do but for now i mark that as solved. Ty DoubleYou

Edited August 21, 2014 by Simondererste