Distant snow LOD/texture problem

[theoverload]

Evening all

 

I have modded the hell out of Skyrim, following the SR:LE and REGS guides and then adding a dozen or so others on top (mostly extended functionality or gameplay tweaks). In general it's pretty stable and most of the time it looks great.

 

However, since I started this bout of modding a couple of months ago, I've been plagued by an issue with the texture that's getting loaded for some distant snow drifts. The issue is that it appears to be made from about three massive white pixels. This isn't the case for the snow around it, so not only does it look bad, the inconsistency is jarring. Once I get within what I imagine to be uGrid range (i.e. when all the little shrubs and what-not around it start to pop in) it uses the nice texture it's supposed to.

 

Here are some examples:

 

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=506431269 (top-left)

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=506430559 (centre, to left of tower)

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=506430522 (centre)

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=506430480 (centre and left)

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=506430435 (centre)

 

Here are my load order:

 

 

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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

Falskaar.esm

Wyrmstooth.esp

EFFCore.esm

ClimatesOfTamriel.esm

ETaC - RESOURCES.esm

Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm

WinterholdDestruction.esm

RSkyrimChildren.esm

Cutting Room Floor.esp

Auto Unequip Ammo.esp

Paralysis.esp

SkyUI.esp

EnhancedLightsandFX.esp

ELFX - Exteriors.esp

ELFX - Dragonborn.esp

RealisticRoomRental.esp

Extended UI.esp

iHUD.esp

AHZmoreHUD.esp

RaceMenu.esp

RaceMenuPlugin.esp

RaceMenuOverlays.esp

UIExtensions.esp

towConversation.esp

Atlas Compass Tweaks.esp

WetandCold.esp

WetandCold - Ashes.esp

CoT-WeatherPatch.esp

Moss Rocks.esp

EpisodeParallax.esp

RUSTIC SOULGEMS - Unsorted.esp

AshRocks.esp

SulfurRocks.esp

MoonGlow.esp

MintyLightningMod_COT_Patch.esp

mintylightningmod.esp

Moss Rocks_DB.esp

WondersofWeather.esp

BFSEffects.esp

Footprints.esp

RSChildren - CRF Patch.esp

TheChoiceIsYours_Dragonborn.esp

Convenient Horses.esp

ORM-Arvak.esp

ORM Convenient Alsvid.esp

83Willows_101BUGS_V4_HighRes.esp

Beards.esp

Brows.esp

TheEyesOfBeauty.esp

The Eyes Of Beauty - Elves Edition.esp

NB-Scars.esp

Thieves Guild Requirements.esp

DSAMG - Miraak Music Fixes.esp

dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp

dD-No Spinning Death Animation Merged.esp

RaceMenuPluginXPMSE.esp

ELFX - Dawnguard.esp

ExpandedWinterholdRuins.esp

3DNPC.esp

ETaC - Complete.esp

ETaC - Dragon Bridge South.esp

Prometheus_No_snow_Under_the_roof.esp

Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp

Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp

Weapons & Armor Fixes_Remade.esp

Clothing & Clutter Fixes.esp

CollegeOfWinterholdImmersive.esp

Provincial Courier Service.esp

Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul Merged.esp

Skyrim Immersive Creatures.esp

OBIS.esp

aMidianBorn_ContentAddon.esp

Complete Crafting Overhaul_Remade.esp

Book Covers Skyrim.esp

NotSoFast-MainQuest.esp

DSAMG - Greybeard Fix.esp

ETaC - Complete ELFX Patch.esp

JKs Skyrim Major Cities.esp

Immersive Orc Strongholds.esp

RealShelter.esp

RRR_ELFX-Patch.esp

Helgen Reborn.esp

RealShelter_ETAC13.esp

ETaC - Complete EWDR Patch.esp

SkyrimCoinReplacerRedux.esp

Better Dynamic Snow.esp

FCO - Follower Commentary Overhaul.esp

WAF_CCF_SIC Patch.esp

GuardAnimationsGDO.esp

Dual Sheath Redux.esp

Chesko_WearableLantern.esp

REGS - Better Docks.esp

Skyrim Immersive Creatures - DLC2.esp

High Level Enemies - SIC.esp

High Level Enemies - SIC Falskaar.esp

OBISDB.esp

CCO_SIC_Patch.esp

Dual Wield Parrying_SKSE.esp

NPC Knockout Overhaul.esp

VioLens.esp

TradeBarter.esp

Better Vampires.esp

FISS.esp

AMatterOfTime.esp

3DNPCEFF.esp

ETaC - Complete LoS Patch.esp

MoonAndStar_MAS.esp

Immersive Whiterun.esp

Immersive Solstheim.esp

Sky Haven Temple M&M3.esp

LOS ELFX Consistency Patch.esp

ETaC - Complete NoSnow Patch.esp

Holidays.esp

BetterDGEntrance.esp

RelightingSkyrim-FULL.esp

NerniesCityandVillageExpansion.esp

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

BFT Ships and Carriages.esp

RBB - SR Merge.esp

CWIELnFXPatch.esp

Inconsequential NPCs.esp

Nightingale Hall.esp

Cloaks.esp

TheChoiceIsYours.esp

Point The Way.esp

UniqueBorderGates-All.esp

SMIM-Merged-All.esp

BlackreachOverhaul.esp

EFFDialogue.esp

imp_helm_legend.esp

NightingaleArrows.esp

Cloaks - Dawnguard.esp

Atlas Legendary.esp

Understone Keep Repair.esp

RRR_3DNPC-Patch.esp

Bring Out Your Dead.esp

SFO - Dragonborn.esp

Immersive Patrols II.esp

ETaC - Complete BFT Patch.esp

ETaC - Complete CRF Patch.esp

tos_laintardale_hf.esp

Book Covers Skyrim - Lost Library.esp

Another Recipe Mod.esp

tos_amber_guard.esp

Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp

ETaC - Whiterun Ext CRF Patch.esp

tos_granitehall.esp

Chesko_Frostfall.esp

CCO_Frostfall_Patch.esp

1nivWICCloaksCRAFT.esp

quest_seaofghosts.esp

3DNPC Alternative Locations.esp

Better City Entrances - No Whiterun.esp

TimingIsEverything.esp

Snowbound Acres.esp

ETaC - Whiterun Ext ELFX Patch.esp

UniqueBorderGates-All-BetterDGEntrance.esp

REGS Patch - NSutR + RRR.esp

Hunterborn.esp

PilgrimsDelight.esp

The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp

FarmhouseChimneys.esp

RealisticWaterTwo.esp

AOS.esp

FarmhouseChimneysFalskaar.esp

FarmhouseChimneysCRF.esp

DeadlySpellImpacts.esp

dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp

dD-DG-DB-Immersive Creatures EBT Patch.esp

DeadlyDragons.esp

Traps Are Dangerous.esp

WM Trap Fixes.esp

Clothing & Clutter_3DNPC_Patch.esp

REGS Patch - Riften NavFull.esp

CWIDawnDragonPatch.esp

REGS Patch - 3DNPC.esp

HoldBorderBanners.esp

FarmhouseChimneysMaS.esp

Windhelm Lighthouse.esp

PreventsAccidentPickUp.esp

high hrothgar overhaul.esp

iNeed.esp

iNeed - Dangerous Diseases.esp

Brevi_MoonlightTales.esp

Gildergreen Regrown.esp

TheChoiceIsYours_Dawnguard.esp

Prometheus_NSUTR Falskaar Dock.esp

UniqueBorderGates-All-PointTheWay.esp

Apple garden.esp

ETaC - Better Dynamic Snow Patch.esp

ETaC - Complete Atlas Patch.esp

ETaC - Complete RS Patch.esp

ETaC Complete - BOYD NPC Fix.esp

FarmhouseChimneysWyrmstooth.esp

Inconsequential NPCs - CRF Compatibility Patch.esp

Lock Overhaul.esp

Prometheus_NSUTR BDS Patch.esp

RSChildren_CompleteUSKP.esp

Patch - Inconsequential NPCs - RS kids.esp

Patch - Interesting NPCs - RS kids.esp

MatureSkinComplexions.esp

NonEssentialChildren.esp

RSChildren_PatchNEC.esp

LPBards.esp

LPBardsAnduniel.esp

AlwaysPickUpBooks.esp

Vividian ENB.esp

Vividian ENB - Extended Weathers.esp

Bathing in Skyrim [Merged].esp

NordicCooking.esp

Hunterborn_WearableLantern-Patch.esp

BabettesFeastBalanced.esp

CRX.esp

ujDisableBasicHPRegen.esp

EquipableMap.esp

TakeNotes.esp

ReadingTakesTime.esp

World_Map_No_Fog.esp

CASM.esp

RSRainCOT.esp

JaxonzEnhGrab.esp

CWINPCImprovements.esp

ELE_Legendary_Fs_Wt_Lite.esp

Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp

SR Conflict Resolution.esp

REGS - SRLE Patch.esp

Even Better Quest Objectives [Merged].esp

FarmhouseChimneysLAL.esp

World_Map_Height_Pitch_Tweak_130.esp

DLCMapHeightTweak_Kraag.esp

Bashed Patch, 0.esp

DynDOLOD.esp

RSPatch.esp

ASIS-Dependency.esp

ASIS.esp

Dual Sheath Redux Patch.esp

 

mod list:

 

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-Memory Blocks Log

+DynDOLOD [Worlds] [2015.08.12] [1.43+]

+DynDOLOD [TexGen] [2015.08.12] [1.43]

+Jaxonz Positioner

+[Profile] Playthrough [2015.08.12]

+Perluin Longchamps

+Cipscis's Automatic Save Manager [CASM]

+World Map Height & Pitch Tweak [DLC]

+World Map Height & Pitch Tweak

+Living Takes Time

+Take Notes - Journal of the Dragonborn

+Equip-able Maps

+Not So Fast - Main Quest

+Timing is Everything - Quest Delay and Timing Control

+Disable Basic Health Regeneration

+No Enemies on Compass

+iCompass

+Even Better Quest Objectives

+Dovahcook - Cooking Recipes Expansion

+Nordic Cooking

+Hunterborn

+Sometimes Pick Up Books

+Become a Bard

+RS Children Patches [NEC]

+Non-Essential Children

+Lock Overhaul

+Fuz Ro D-oh

+REGS - SRLE Patch

+REGS Patches

+Sea of Ghosts

+Moon and Star

+Helgen Reborn

+RS Children Patches [iNPCs]

+RS Children Overhaul [Merged] [sRLE + REGS + Test]

+Interesting NPCs

+Inconsequential NPCs

+Snowbound Acres

+Laintar Dale

+Granitehall

+Apple Garden

+Amber Guard

+No Snow under the Roof

+Lanterns of Skyrim

+Farmhouse Chimneys

+Unique Border Gates

+Sky Haven Temple Merchants and More

+Nightingale Hall Restored

+More Immersive Dawnguard Entrance

+Oblivion Gates

+Immersive College of Winterhold

+High Hrothgar Overhaul

+Blackreach Overhaul

+Expanded Towns and Cities

+Winterhold - Expanded Ruins

+Windhelm Lighthouse

+Nernie's City and Village Expansion

+Better Docks

+Better City Entrances

+Understone Keep Fountains and Rubble

+JK's Skyrim

+SUM - SkyProc Unified Manager

+SRLE Conflict Resolution

+Skyrim Immersive Creatures - Weapons and Armor Fixes Remade Patch

+Extensible Follower Framework Compatibility Collection

+Moonlight Tales - Werewolf and Werebear Overhaul

+Better Vampires

+Better Fast Travel - Carriages and Ships - Overhauled

+Skyrim -Community- Uncapper

+Trade and Barter

+Skyrim Coin Replacer Redux

+Realistic Room Rental (Enhanced) [sRLE + REGS]

+Wiseman303's Trap Fixes

+Wiseman303's Critter Fixes

+VioLens - A Killmove Mod

+Traps Make Noise - More Dangerous Traps

+NPC Knockout Overhaul

+Dual Wield Parrying

+Real Shelter

+iNeed - Food, Water and Sleep

+Frostfall - Hypothermia Camping Survival

+Bathing in Skyrim [1.10]

+Heart of the Beast - Werewolf Sound and Texture Overhaul

+Audio Overhaul for Skyrim

+Weapons and Armor Fixes Remade

+Clothing and Clutter Fixes [3DNPC patch]

+Clothing and Clutter Fixes

+Complete Crafting Overhaul Remade

+Winter Is Coming - Cloaks

+Wearable Lanterns

+JaySuS Swords

+Immersive Armors

+Cloaks of Skyrim

+Bandolier - Dawnguard

+Bandolier - Bags and Pouches

+Lore-Friendly Armors - UNPB-BBP

+TroubleMaker's Forsworn Armor

+TroubleMaker's Clothing

+UNP Female Armors

+UNP Dragonborn Armors

+UNP Dawnguard Armors

+UltraHD - Stormcloak and City Guards

+Nightingale Weapons Retexture - Carbon Fibre

+Nightingale Prime HD

+New Jewels for Circlets

+Improved Closefaced Helmets

+Gemling Queen Jewelry

+EotW Mage Robes of Skyrim

+EotW Mage Equipment Overhaul

+EotW Dawnguard DLC Textures Remastered

+Better Shaped Weapons

+Better Circlets HQ

+Apophysis Dragon Priest Masks

+aMidianBorn Stormcloak Officer Armour

+aMidianBorn Steel Armour

+aMidianBorn Scaled Armour

+aMidianBorn Iron and Banded Armour

+aMidianBorn Imperial Light and Studded

+aMidianBorn Hide and Studded Hide

+aMidianBorn Book of Silence

+aMidianBorn Blade of Woe

+Dual Sheath Redux

+Wet and Cold

+Respectful Guard Animations

+Organized Bandits In Skyrim (OBIS)

+Immersive Patrols

+Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul [0.2.0.7 Merged]

+Holidays

+High Level Enemies (SIC Edition)

+Guard Dialogue Overhaul

+Follower Commentary Overhaul [FCO]

+Bring Out Your Dead [3.0]

+XP32 Maximum Skeleton

+Word Wall Learning More Glorious (WWLMG)

+Realistic Ragdolls and Forces

+No Spinning Death Animation

+Dual Wield Improved Animation

+Blocking Animation Pack

+Immersive Animations

+HDT Physics Extensions

+Fores New Idles in Skyrim [FNIS]

+Faster Get Up Stand Up Animation

+Dragon Soul Absorb More Glorious (DSAMG)

+UNP Blessed Body Redux Project

+Mature Skin Texture and Body

+Khajiit Body Replacer for UNP and CBBE

+Forgotten Argonian Roots

+CoverKhajiits

+Better Males

+Argonian Female Refined

+XCE - Warpaint and Dirt

+Northborn Scars

+Better Makeup for SKSE

+The Eyes of Beauty

+Superior Lore-Friendly Hair

+More Realistic Hair

+Brows

+Beards

+ASIS

+Skyrim Immersive Creatures

+Deadly Dragons

+101 Bugs HD

+Dawnguard Rewritten - Arvak (Convenient Alsvid Patch)

+Dawnguard Rewritten - Arvak

+Convenient Horses

+Pond-fish and Salmon Replacer

+Thieves Guild Requirements

+The Paarthurnax Dilemma

+The Choice Is Yours

+Provincial Courier Service

+Gildergreen Regrown

+Cutting Room Floor [1.1.5]

+Alternate Start - Live Another Life

+SOUL

+Footprints

+Enhanced Blood Textures

+Deadly Spell Impacts

+Burn Freeze Shock Effects

+Alternate Summoning Visuals

+Wonders of Weather

+WEBS Extended

+Vivid Landscapes - Castle Volkihar

+Vivid Landscapes - All in One

+Vividian ENB Extended Weathers

+Ultimate HD Fire Effects

+Trees HD - Skyrim Variation [upgrade & Fix]

+Trees HD - Skyrim Variation

+Telvanni Reborn

+Skyrim Flora Overhaul

+Yet Another Recipe Mod

+Babette's Feast - Improved Cooking

+Serious HD Retexture Skyrim

+Rustic Nordic Murals

+Realistic Water Two [Merged]

+Realistic Smoke and Embers

+Realistic Aspen Trees

+Real Ice

+Pilgrim's Delight - High Hrothgar Shrine Retextures

+Moss Rocks - Dragonborn DLC Addon

+Moon Glow

+Lightning During Thunder Storms [CoT patch]

+Lightning During Thunder Storms

+High Quality LODs

+High Quality 3D Map

+HD Stone Quarry and Clay Deposit for Hearthfire

+HD Enhanced Terrain

+Enhanced Night Skyrim

+Embers HD

+Dynamic Snow for Map

+DROPS

+Better Falskaar and Wyrmstooth Map With Roads

+Ash Rocks

+aMidianBorn Solstheim Landscape

+aMidianBorn Caves

+A Quality World Map and Solstheim Map - With Roads

+White Phial Replacer

+Weathered Road Signs

+Subliminal Traps 2

+Stunning Statues of Skyrim

+Septim HD

+Rustic Soulgems

+Rustic Potions and Poisons

+Rustic Cooking Station

+Rustic Clutter Collection

+Rustic Alchemy and Enchanting Tables

+Rugnarok

+Revamped Alchemy Lab HD

+Ren's HD Shrines

+Realistic Boat Bobbing [sRLE]

+Peltapalooza - Pelts of Skyrim Expansion

+HQ Paper

+Hold Border Banners

+Gemling Queen Dragon Claws

+Enhanced HD Dragon Bones

+Improved Enchanter Candle Meshes

+Nordic Lock Retexture

+Book Covers Skyrim - Lost Library

+Book Covers Skyrim

+Bloody Dragon Bones

+Bloodstone Chalice Reborn

+Better-Shaped Talos Statue with Greatsword

+Barenziah's Glory

+Animated Dwemer Lift Load Doors

+Animated Clutter

+Relighting Skyrim

+Project Parallax Remastered

+Enhanced Lights and FX

+Static Mesh Improvement Mod

+Skyrim Realistic Overhaul

+No Stretching

+The Ruffled Feather [3.7.3]

+Enhanced Lighting for ENB

+ENB Terrain Parallax Fix

+Vividian ENB [Merged] [7.155]

+SRLE Weather Systems Merge

+Project Reality - Climates Of Tamriel

+Wyrmstooth Optimised

+Wyrmstooth

+Falskaar Optimised

+Falskaar

+TES5LODGen [sFO LOD Billboards]

+Dynamic Distant Objects LOD - DynDOLOD [1.43]

+TES5LODGen [Vanilla LOD Billboards]

+Atlas Map Markers

+Face-to-Face Conversation

+Extensible Follower Framework

+Better Dialogue Controls

+RaceMenu

+Smaller Cursor

+No Poison Dialogues

+moreHUD

+Main Font Replacement [Fertigo]

+iWASM - Immersive Wait And Sleep Menu

+Immersive HUD - iHUD

+Better MessageBox Controls

+A Matter of Time - A HUD Clock Widget

+Extended UI

+Blocksteal Redux

-SkyUI-Away

+SkyUI

+Stable uGridsToLoad

+Smart Souls

+Skyrim Project Optimization

+Enhanced Camera [1.2]

+Ragdoll Paralysis

+Bellyache's HD Dragon Replacer Pack

+Point The Way

+Horns Are Forever

+Follower Trap Safety

+Enchantment Reload Fix

+Dragon Stalking Fix

+Auto Unequip Ammo

+PapyrusUtil - Modders' Scripting Utility Functions

+EatingSleepingDrinking [Animations]

+Unofficial High Resolution Patch

+FileAccess Interface for Skyrim Script - FISS

+Skyrm Script Extender (SKSE)

+Cleaned Vanilla ESMs

+Optimized High Res DLC Standard Part 3

*Unmanaged: HighResTexturePack03

+Optimized High Res DLC Standard Part 2

*Unmanaged: HighResTexturePack02

+Optimized High Res DLC Standard Part 1

*Unmanaged: HighResTexturePack01

+Unofficial Dragonborn Patch

+Optimized Dragonborn Textures

*Unmanaged: Dragonborn

+Unofficial Hearthfire Patch

+Optimized Hearthfires Textures

*Unmanaged: HearthFires

+Unofficial Dawnguard Patch

+Optimized Dawnguard Textures

*Unmanaged: Dawnguard

+Unofficial Skyrim Patch

+Optimized Base Game Textures

 

skyrim.ini:

 

 

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[General]

sLanguage = ENGLISH

sIntroSequence =

fFlickeringLightDistance = 8192

iHWThread5 = 5

 

[Display]

fShadowLODMaxStartFade = 1000.0

fSpecularLODMaxStartFade = 2000.0

fLightLODMaxStartFade = 3500.0

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fDefaultWorldFOV = 85.0

fSunShadowUpdateTime = 0

fSunUpdateThreshold = 2.0

fEyeEnvMapLOD1 = 494.0

fEnvMapLOD2 = 1800.0

fGammaMin = 0.4

fGammaMax = 2.6

iPresentInterval=1

 

[Audio]

fMusicDuckingSeconds = 6.0

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fMenuModeFadeOutTime = 3.0

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[GeneralWarnings]

SGeneralMasterMismatchWarning = One or more plugins could not find the correct versions of the master files they depend on. Errors may occur during load or game play. Check the "Warnings.txt" file for more information.

 

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bInvalidateOlderFiles=0

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[Combat]

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f1PArrowTiltUpAngle = 0.7

f3PArrowTiltUpAngle = 0.7

f1PBoltTiltUpAngle = 0.7

f3PBoltTiltUpAngle = 0.7

 

[Papyrus]

fPostLoadUpdateTimeMS = 2000.0

bEnableLogging = 0

bEnableTrace = 0

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[Water]

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bReflectLODLand = 1

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[General]

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fBrightLightColorG = 1.0000

fBrightLightColorR = 1.0000

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bMouseAcceleration = 0

bUseKinect =0

 

[Particles]

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[saveGame]

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[Clouds]

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bShowLODInEditor =0

 

[NavMesh]

fObstacleAlpha = 0.5000

fCoverSideHighAlpha = 0.8000

fCoverSideLowAlpha = 0.6500

fEdgeFullAlpha = 1.0000

fEdgeHighAlpha = 0.7500

fEdgeLowAlpha = 0.5000

fTriangleFullAlpha = 0.7000

fTriangleHighAlpha = 0.3500

fTriangleLowAlpha = 0.2000

fLedgeBoxHalfHeight = 25.0000

fEdgeDistFromVert = 10.0000

fEdgeThickness = 10.0000

fPointSize = 2.5000

 

[Trees]

bRenderSkinnedTrees =1

uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender =20

 

[Decals]

uMaxDecals =1000

bDecals = 1

bSkinnedDecals = 1

uMaxSkinDecals = 100

uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor = 60

 

[LOD]

fLODFadeOutMultObjects =15.0000

fLODFadeOutMultItems =15.0000

fLODFadeOutMultActors =15.0000

fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell =1.0000

 

[Launcher]

bEnableFileSelection = 1

bShowAllResolutions = 1

uLastAspectRatio = 3

 

[blurShaderHDR]

bDoHighDynamicRange = 1

 

[blurShader]

bUseBlurShader = 0

 

[Water]

iWaterReflectHeight =512

iWaterReflectWidth =512

bUseWaterDisplacements =1

bUseWaterRefractions =1

bUseWaterReflections =1

bUseWaterDepth =1

 

 

 

Any of you hip young gun-slingers got any ideas? It's doing my nut.

[TechAngel85]

Got to be honest, I'm not seeing anything. All I'm seeing is the snow LODs and then the mountain fog/clouds that is provided by Vividian Extended Weathers. Would be nice if you could circle it on the images.

[theoverload]

Thanks for the reply! You're right, it's not massively obvious in these images, particularly on a small screen. I've had a go at one of the images:

 

https://bit.ly/1V9jmyh

 

In the section I've highlighted, the snow LOD just looks bad to me. Maybe I'm just being far too picky and should get on with setting fire to bandits (at least once I've figured out how to stop Lydia sand-boxing), but the way the snow blends with the grass is really blocky and pixelated, and next to the hi-res dynamic snow on the rocks it's kind of immersion-breaking.

 

Anyway, I can try and grab some better screenshots/video tonight. Failing that, do you happen to know what the distant snow LOD texture is called? I can check for unintentional overwrite then (which I've done already, but since I don't know whether I'm looking in the right place...)

[TechAngel85]

\Textures\Lod\snow01lod.dds

 

That should be it and it should be provided by DynDOLOD in STEP. In STEP, this is provided by HQ Snow and then overwritten by DynDOLOD.

[zilav]

Those are ordinary landscape LOD textures, nothing wrong with them. In vanilla skyrim a LOD texture tile covers 4x4 cells area and has 256x256 resolution, so the quality is not that good.

Skyrim uses exactly the same landscape LOD system since Oblivion. It looked **** there, looked **** in both Fallouts, and now looks **** in Skyrim too. Oh and judging by trailer Fallout4 is still using the same LOD terrain system, so expect more "****" in future. You can try to use more defined terrain noise texture mods to improve the look though.

[theoverload]

OK, thanks chaps. I can at least tick this one off my list of teething problems to solve now.