GUIDE ENB Guide

[junglejudas]

 ... you should not set it higher then 2048... since then windows will most likely just pop up with an "out of memory" error and shutdown. In general using ENBoost only really works if you have more then 4Gb of RAM.

  so i could set this to 2048, but none of [the 3 files placed in ../skyrim, as per ENBoost quickstart guide] is going to have any noticeable effect anyway (barring a RAM upgrade)?

  i assume the more in-depth, ENBseries adjustments would be more worthwhile (and correspondingly time-consuming)?

[Aiyen]

What ENBoost does is allow you to run skyrim with textures so the total cost is higher than 4Gb of memory.. if you do not have more than 4Gb there is not much point in it. You might get a bit better load times etc. but that really depends on just how much better your graphics card is relative to your other components. 

The rest of ENB is mainly just if you want to alter the visuals of the game, and add a few new effects not in the default game. 

[Aiyen]

Guess this is as good a time as any to really suggest this. 

 

tapioks over at the ENB forums have made a nice series of various videos showcasing what each thing does... I dunno if this is something we want to link to in the guide. Would probably be a bit better then still shots. 

 

Any thoughts from the wiki specialists? 

[TechAngel85]

Already following the series, but haven't decide to include them yet or not. If included, they'd only be an overview of an effect since the videos don't go into detail for each parameter.

[qwert_44643]

Maybe someone can help me here further.Ive recently upgraded  to these specs:

 

 

OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name JERRY-PC
System Manufacturer Gateway
System Model FX6860
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel® Core i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 3401 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. P01-B2, 8/9/2011
SMBIOS Version 2.6
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.1.7601.17514"
User Name Jerry-PC\Jerry
Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 16.0 GB
Total Physical Memory 16.0 GB
Available Physical Memory 13.5 GB
Total Virtual Memory 32.0 GB
Available Virtual Memory 29.1 GB
Page File Space 16.0 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
I have a 3 gb video card

 

 

Heres a list of my mods im currently using:

 

Active Mod Files:

00  Skyrim.esm
01  Update.esm
02  Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp  [Version 2.0.9]
03  Dawnguard.esm
04  Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp  [Version 2.0.9]
05  HearthFires.esm
06  Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp  [Version 2.0.9]
07  Dragonborn.esm
08  Unofficial Dragonborn Patch.esp  [Version 2.0.9]
09  ClimatesOfTamriel.esm
0A  AP Skyrim.esm
0B  Inn Girls Resources.esm
0C  daymoyl.esm
0D  Night Eye Overhaul.esm
0E  Adjusted Carriage Prices.esp
0F  TakeNotes.esp
10  FloraRespawnFix.esp
11  lanterns.esp
12  NoPsychicLockKnowledge.esp
13  Hair Physics Project.esp
14  More Usefull Soul Siphon25.esp
++  sandboxcylinderheight.esp
15  AHZmoreHUD.esp  [Version 2.1.3]
16  SimpleTaxes.esp
17  Better Favor Jobs.esp
18  Better Favor Jobs - Dawnguard.esp
19  Better Favor Jobs - Dragonborn.esp
1A  Bounty Gold.esp  [Version 1.0]
1B  Immersive detection of NPC.esp
1C  Kevin's Deadly Poisons - TRAPS.esp
1D  ClimatesOfTamriel-Dragonborn-Patch.esp
1E  DragonShoutsRebalanced.esp
1F  CrimeDecay.esp
20  AnonymousPeople.esp
++  lockpickweight.esp
21  No Empty Tag on Containers.esp
++  Ish's Weighted Gold.esp
22  TheChoiceIsYours_Dragonborn.esp
23  DualFlurryRanks.esp
24  EnchantedArsenal.esp  [Version 2.23]
25  ElementalFuryFixNerfed.esp
26  SkyUI.esp
27  Dual Sheath Redux.esp
28  Elephant'sScriptLatencyTester.esp
29  DeadlyAimRanks.esp
2A  Extended UI.esp  [Version 1.2.0b]
2B  LootandDegradation.esp
2C  BlackHorseCourier.esp
2D  TradeBarter.esp
2E  AMatterOfTime.esp  [Version 2.00]
2F  Helmless_Warrior.esp
30  KDC - kevinsterable - Deadly Stronger Poisons.esp
++  Merchants and Citizens Have No Lockpicks.esp  [Version 1.1]
31  PrvtI_HeavyArmory_DG_Addon.esp
32  LeftHandRings.esp  [Version 1.6]
33  WM_WidgetMod.esp
34  CoT-WeatherPatch.esp
35  CoT-WeatherPatch_NL4.esp
36  Order My Items.esp
37  PrvtI_HeavyArmory.esp
38  Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Major City Interiors.esp
39  RealisticRoomRental.esp
3A  AOS.esp  [Version 2.2DGDB]
3B  ClimatesOfTamriel-Dungeons-Hardcore.esp
3C  Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Dawnguard Interiors.esp
3D  SOT_FollowMe.esp
3E  Tamriel Reloaded Flora.esp
3F  Skyrim Immersive Creatures.esp  [Version v6.5.2a]
40  Civil War Aftermath.esp
41  RealShelter.esp
42  RSPatch.esp
43  CoT-WeatherPatch_DB.esp
44  AOS2_CoT3_1_patch.esp
45  ClimatesOfTamriel-Dawnguard-Patch.esp
46  Alternate Visuals for Spell Effects.esp
47  Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp
48  AOS2_GDO Patch.esp  [Version 2.1]
49  ThematicLoot.esp
4A  Thieves Guild Overhaul.esp
4B  Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Major City Exteriors.esp
4C  Sovngarde & Skuldafn Overhaul.esp
4D  Remove Interior Fog V2 - Full Version.esp
4E  filled_pots.esp
4F  JaxonzUtilities.esp
50  More Interesting Loot for Skyrim.esp  [Version 5.2]
51  Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Minor Cities and Town Interiors.esp
52  ClimatesOfTamriel-Interiors-Warm.esp
53  ShezriesOldHroldan.esp
54  Skyrim Immersive Creatures - DLC2.esp  [Version v6.5.2a]
55  I5K Treasure Hunt.esp
56  ICHEEWarmInteriorBlueEmittance.esp
57  HearthFire Display Case Fix.esp
58  Freedom of Speech -- Dawnguard.esp
59  ArcheryDummyXP.esp
5A  DF127MerchantsofSkyrim.esp
5B  shezrieshfkitchen.esp
5C  Dr_Bandolier.esp
5D  shezrieshfkitchenhel.esp
5E  shezrieswinstadhearthfirekitchen.esp
5F  TheChoiceIsYours.esp  [Version 1.4]
60  Run For Your Lives.esp  [Version 2.0.3]
61  ArcheryDummyXP - Unofficial DLC Addon.esp
62  HearthFireHomesNoReset.esp
63  BR_HoodCirclets.esp
64  DA_Skyship.esp
65  DeadlyDragons.esp
66  No Dragon LODs v2 full.esp
67  ArcaneCleanser.esp
68  Chesko_Frostfall.esp
69  RealShelterFF.esp
6A  Immersive Wenches.esp
6B  daymoyl_DawnguardAddon.esp
6C  Hunterborn.esp
6D  The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp  [Version 1.2.8]
++  Hunterborn_Frostfall-Patch.esp
6E  Immersive Wenches RRR-patch.esp
6F  Shadowmarks.esp  [Version 1.0]
70  iNeed.esp
71  iNeed - Dangerous Diseases.esp
72  Gildergreen Regrown.esp  [Version 1.2.6]
73  TheChoiceIsYours_Dawnguard.esp
74  DrunkenDragon.esp
75  High Level Enemies - SIC.esp  [Version 1.6a]
76  Guards Attack Hostiles.esp
77  VariedCouriers.esp
78  vAutosaveManager.esp
79  VioLens.esp  [Version 1.21]
7A  When Vampires Attack.esp  [Version 2.0.3]
7B  Wintermyst - Enchantments of Skyrim.esp
7C  Night Eye Overhaul.esp
7D  Open Cities Skyrim.esp  [Version 1.1.1]
7E  Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp  [Version 2.5.5]
7F  ASLAL - City Guard Extension Example.esp
80  da_alternate_start_extension.esp
81  Open Cities Skyrim - Legendary Patch.esp
82  OCS + Hearthfire Patch.esp  [Version 1.0.3]
83  OCS - Merchants Of Skyrim Patch.esp
84  Salmon Shack - LAL.esp
85  OCS - Thieves Guild Overhaul Patch.esp
86  Bashed Patch, 0.esp
87  WintermystPatcher.esp
88  Dual Sheath Redux Patch.esp

 

 

Now the launcher recommeds Ultra settings but i dont like the performance i was getting with these settings so i lowered them to High settings and tweaked abit.

Now on the official forums Zone22 and  alt3rn1ty helped me out with guidance and advice...i was getting freeze ups(mainly) and ctds and the resulting enblocal is the result:

 

[PROXY]
EnableProxyLibrary=false
InitProxyFunctions=true
ProxyLibrary=other_d3d9.dll
 
[GLOBAL]
UsePatchSpeedhackWithoutGraphics=true
UseDefferedRendering=false
ForceFakeVideocard=false
IgnoreCreationKit=true
 
[PERFORMANCE]
SpeedHack=true
EnableOcclusionCulling=true
 
[MULTIHEAD]
ForceVideoAdapterIndex=false
VideoAdapterIndex=0
 
[MEMORY]
ExpandSystemMemoryX64=false
ReduceSystemMemoryUsage=true
DisableDriverMemoryManager=false
DisablePreloadToVRAM=false
EnableUnsafeMemoryHacks=false
ReservedMemorySizeMb=1024
VideoMemorySizeMb=10240
EnableCompression=false
AutodetectVideoMemorySize=true
 
[WINDOW]
ForceBorderless=false
ForceBorderlessFullscreen=false
 
[ENGINE]
ForceAnisotropicFiltering=true
MaxAnisotropy=4
EnableVSync=true
AddDisplaySuperSamplingResolutions=false
ForceLodBias=false
LodBias=0.0
VSyncSkipNumFrames=0
 
[LIMITER]
WaitBusyRenderer=false
EnableFPSLimit=true
FPSLimit=60.0
 
[INPUT]
//shift
KeyCombination=16
//f12
KeyUseEffect=123
//home
KeyFPSLimit=36
//num /       106
KeyShowFPS=106
//print screen
KeyScreenshot=44
//enter
KeyEditor=13
//f4
KeyFreeVRAM=115
 
[ADAPTIVEQUALITY]
Enable=false
Quality=1
DesiredFPS=20.0
 
[ANTIALIASING]
EnableEdgeAA=false
EnableTemporalAA=false
EnableSubPixelAA=false
EnableTransparencyAA=false
 
[FIX]
FixGameBugs=true
FixParallaxBugs=true
FixAliasedTextures=true
IgnoreLoadingScreen=false
IgnoreInventory=true
FixSsaoWaterTransparency=true
FixSsaoHairTransparency=true
FixTintGamma=true
RemoveBlur=true
FixSubSurfaceScattering=true
FixParallaxTerrain=true
FixSkyReflection=true
FixCursorVisibility=true

 

Now i still get  some freeze ups happening but not as much and i do get the occassional ctd...1 thing i noticed that improved my was not running skyrim performance monitor.

So my question to those in the kow is there anything else i can to do to my enblocal to lower the freeze-ups and ctds?

Im using the latest version of enb and enboost.

Thank  you for your time and consideration.

 

[Aiyen]

You can start be disabling the auto detect feature and input numbers on your own by trial and error to find what works best with your setup. 

Also it is a good call to not use any monitor software while playing.. since they might be the cause themselves. Also ENB already allows you an FPS counter ingame. 

 

By freezeups I assume you mean stuttering, which can be improved by altering the values manually. CTD´s can be anything.. most often some incompatibility or lack of a proper general patch for your list. 

 

Looking at your list you do have a few issues I could point out. 

1st on the list... if you can live without open cities.. do it. That concept is just not worth it imo. Cities are massive and complex areas.. and there is a reason they have their own worldspace entirely. Especially when you also run all those scripted mods you do. It would not be unthinkable that your CTD´s would go down if it was not used. 

 

2nd... why are you using both the CoT interior plugin as well as the RLO ones ? You will want the RLO ones only I would imagine. 

 

3rd.. whatever that autosave manger and latency checker is... just remove that. In a stable list there is no point in using such things at all, and again they will most likely just add to issues by being there. 

[qwert_44643]

freeze ups i mean the screen just freezes and i have to alt,tab,delete out to shut it down.

Yeah i noticed an improvement when i wasnt running skyrim performance monitor.

I always wanted to try open cities will consider your suggestions tho.

As far as the Cot Interior and RLO interior plugins....good question il look into it and see if i can remove one or what not.

Ive been seriously considering removing the autosave manager and latency checker as ive been noticing weird behaviors with the auto save manager.

Thanks for your suggestions.

[qwert_44643]

Im using screen resolution  1280x720(letterbox),i read somewhere a while back that playing in this resolution will free up alot of performance and im just wondering if using enboost does this low of resolution really make a difference?

[TechAngel85]

A) Be sure ENBoost is detecting the correct card on startup and not using your Intel integrated graphics.

 

B) Ensure SKSE memory patch is set up and working

 

C) Try these memory settings:

[MEMORY]
ReservedMemorySizeMb=256
VideoMemorySizeMb=8192
EnableCompression=true
AutodetectVideoMemorySize=false

You want ReservedMemorySizeMb to be as low as possible and I've never seen anyone need to run it at 1024. You also want EnableCompression to be set to true if at all possible. This will reduce memory usage.

 

There are two things I like to know:

1. What texture resolutions are you using?
2. What is your graphics card?

[qwert_44643]

Im using an AMD Radeon R9 200 series

Enboost is detecting when i boot up it states the card.

I dont know how to tell what textures im using except for the following:

Resolution :1280x720(letterbox)

Texture Quality:Medium

 

I did download Tamriel Reloaded Grasses Field Grass Edition 1.1 theres an option 1k texture file....maybe i should grab that.

Il put those settings you recommended in.

[TechAngel85]

Texture resolution I have referring to is 1K, 2K, 4K textures when you download a mod and install it. If you plan on playing at such a low monitor resolution, then you will not need anything over 1K textures. This will reduce memory load and as a result, reduce stuttering.

[qwert_44643]

Would playing at a higher resolution make that big of  a difference if i had my enboost settings all messed up cuz now its running good with all the recommendations ive received.

[Aiyen]

Higher playing resolution means more performance cost... the higher you go the more strain you put on your system. Hence it becomes harder to avoid all types of stuttering etc. 

[TechAngel85]

If it's running more smoothly now, you can try bumping it up to the next resolution and see how things go. Changing monitor resolutions won't harm anything. If it doesn't work out, simply revert it back and all will be good.

[qwert_44643]

Ijust wanted to take the time and say thank you to all who helped me...i havent had 1 freeze up or ctd since listening and applying the changes you all advised....im so happy to play and well thanks.

qwert