Can't See Underwater

[monkeycid]

Hi everyone,

 

I'm a relatively new STEP user and genuinely happy with the improvements it has made to Skyrim and modding in general. Everything seems to be working as intended except for one , maybe two things. Firstly, I cannot see anything underwater and the screen turns a murky brown colour whenever I dive in. Secondly, the blood splatter from Enhanced Blood Textures doesn't seem to apply to female player characters. It works when I'm playing as a male character but never as a female. I don't know if this is intended or not. I have followed the 2.2.9 STEP guide from top to bottom and installed every mod that isn't flagged as being included in the STEP patches.

 

https://wiki.step-project.com/User:Monkeycid/SystemSpecs

[spoiler=Load Order]

Skyrim.esm

Update.esm

Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp

Dawnguard.esm

Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp

HearthFires.esm

Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp

Dragonborn.esm

Unofficial Dragonborn Patch.esp

Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esm

Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm

HighResTexturePack01.esp

HighResTexturePack02.esp

HighResTexturePack03.esp

Cutting Room Floor.esp

Dual Wield Parrying_SKSE.esp

Auto Unequip Ammo.esp

Traps Make Noise.esp

Chesko_LoreBasedLoadingScreens.esp

BetterQuestObjectives-Hearthfire.esp

fFastTravelSpeedMult_4.esp

Dead Body Collision.esp

ClamsDropPearls.esp

ExplosiveBoltsVisualized.esp

Animated Weapon Enchants.esp

Moss Rocks.esp

Elemental Staves.esp

Footprints.esp

83Willows_101BUGS_V4_LowRes.esp

Convenient Horses.esp

Appropriately Attired Jarls Redux.esp

Brows.esp

Lock Overhaul.esp

Nausicaa's Tweaker.esp

BFSEffects.esp

NoxUE2.00.esp

ORM-Arvak.esp

RaceMenuPlugin.esp

RaceMenu.esp

SMDropLitTorch.esp

Footprints - Ash.esp

Moss Rocks_DB.esp

ShootingStars.esp

SkyUI.esp

TradeBarter.esp

Dual Sheath Redux.esp

DawnguardRuneWeaponsFXSReplacer.esp

Soul Gems Differ - NS.esp

Rainbows.esp

Beards.esp

Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp

Weapons & Armor Fixes_Remade.esp

Weapons & Armor_TrueOrcish&DaedricWeapons.esp

Clothing & Clutter Fixes.esp

SkyrimCoinReplacerRedux.esp

Distant DetailHF.esp

SkyFalls + SkyMills + DG + DB.esp

Bring Out Your Dead.esp

BetterQuestObjectives.esp

Thieves Guild Requirements.esp

BetterQuestObjectives-Dawnguard.esp

Oblivion Gates v3 without Markers - Skyrim + Dawnguard DLC.esp

BirdsHFclean.esp

TheChoiceIsYours.esp

SDO Full-LOD - Waterfall Effects.esp

Point The Way.esp

HearthfireChimneys.esp

RealisticWaterTwo.esp

SPTConsistentOlderPeople.esp

ADS.esp

WetandCold.esp

AOS.esp

IHSS.esp

DeadlySpellImpacts.esp

dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp

WetandCold - Ashes.esp

When Vampires Attack.esp

aMidianBorn_ContentAddon.esp

Complete Crafting Overhaul_Remade.esp

RealisticWaterTwo - Legendary.esp

Run For Your Lives.esp

SkyrimImprovedPuddles-DG-HF-DB.esp

SDO Full-LOD - Whiterun Trundra Creeks.esp

Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp

PilgrimsDelight.esp

The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp

STEP Extended Patch.esp

Improved Combat Sounds v2.2.esp

DragonShoutVoice.esp

NonEssentialChildren.esp

Improved Closefaced Helmets_Legendary.esp

BlockSparkles.esp

SFO - Dragonborn.esp

Paralyze.esp

Gildergreen Regrown.esp

SDO Full-LOD - Giant Campfires.esp

Radiant and Unique Potions Poisons and Booze.esp

TheChoiceIsYours_Dawnguard.esp

Chesko_Step418_SN.esp

iHUD.esp

mintylightningmod.esp

randomthunder.esp

Bashed Patch, 0.esp

Dual Sheath Redux Patch.esp

 

Edit: I've installed an ENB preset (Seasons of Skyrim) to see if did anything to solve the issue but nothing changed albeit an FPS drop of 10 or so. Here is a link to a screenshot of my character part submerged.

Edited October 13, 2014 by monkeycid

[monkeycid]

Whilst the Green Water Fix does help, it does make the water a little too clear. I have done some further digging and found this thread on these very forums which suggests Skyrim Performance Monitor may help fix the issue. I will give it a try and report back.

[TechAngel85]

If it's just ENBoost doing this, I would assume it's a setting within enblocal.ini causing the issue. I would try to investigate that before jumping through hoops.

[monkeycid]

It happens with a fresh copy of Skyrim too with no mods or END, an absolute clean Skyrim directory. Even though the launcher correctly displays the nVidia card, the RendererInfo text document in the Skyrim documents folder still shows Intel information. I am guessing that might be the problem?

[TechAngel85]

That is optimus issue of the game not correctly picking up the correct graphics card.

[monkeycid]

There's not much more I can do with nVidia and Skyrim. I've change the settings in the nVidia control panel for each Steam and Skyrim related EXE to use the nVidia card but to no avail. I will try the SPM now and see if that works. What I don't understand is, my previous laptop had an Intel onboard and a GTX 650M but didn't have this problem. I don't know if it had Optimus technology though.

[TechAngel85]

You should try this if you have not already: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/33227/

 

Very easy and quick to do.

 

From the ReadMe: 

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=== WHY IT IS NEEDED ===With Optimus technology, installing using custom d3d9.dll often causes thegame to not use the discrete GPU and switch to integrated GPU, which is muchweaker and is not intended for gaming.Our adapter DLL allows the game to stay with the discrete GPU whenusing custom d3d9.dll.

 

[monkeycid]

I will have to use ENB/ENBoost for that to work though, right? Since there isn't a d3d9.dll file within the Skyrim directory by default.

 

Edit: I've tried the fix with ENB and HiAlgo BOOST but doesn't seem to fix the incorrect RendererIno settings. Even though Steam recognizes the nVidia card and the Skyrim Launcher as well, the Intel is interfering in some way and the incorrect INI entry and RendererIno settings would probably be the reason for the water bug which doesn't occur when switching to the onboard video card.

Edited October 16, 2014 by monkeycid

[monkeycid]

Well, I found a fix.
 
The water problem isn't driver related but due to the fact the Intel card is interfering with the INI settings and even though the nVidia card is being used in game, those incorrect settings are hindering its performance which is why these water glitches occur. Since I haven't been able to stop the Intel from being detected I find disabling the onboard card entirely allows Skyrim to write the necessary entries for the nVidia card and thus fixes this water glitch.

[vlog]

I have Intel HD graphics too. Using ENB Injector Version instead of Wrapper helped me with this issue. My GTX 860M was recognized with ENB and I can now see underwater without any additional mods. The only rule: you have to launch ENBInjector.exe from Mod Organizer prior to launch SKSE from Mod Organizer. And you have to set the process load order in enbinjector.ini:

ProcessName0=skse_loader.exe
ProcessName1=SkyrimLauncher.exe
ProcessName2=tesv.exe