SkyrimSE:ENBSeries

ENBSeries

by Boris Vorontsov

Game:

SkyrimSE

Download:

Other

Mod Group:

21-Post-Processing

Baseline:

n/a

Links:

Forum

CR Patch:

No

LW Patch:

No

PP Patch:

No

ENB Option:

No

Guide/Version-Specific Mod Recommendations

Existing Guides
2.0.0
2.1.0
2.2.0
2.3
2.4

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Recommendations

For those unfamiliar with ENB, see the ENBSeries guide for information about ENBSeries post processing. Otherwise, download and install ENB as follows:

Install ENBSeries Binaries

1. Scroll to the bottom of the page
2. Click on the link for the newest version available
3. Scroll to the bottom of the page again, and click on to download the archive
4. Open the archive and open the WrapperVersion folder
5. Extract d3d11.dll, d3dcompiler_46e.dll, and enblocal.ini into the root Skyrim Special Edition directory (e.g., ..Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition\)
6. Close the archive, but leave the game directory open for tasks following ...

Install the Step ENB

Three versions of the Step ENB preset are available, depending on performance requirements:

• Heavy includes all of the significant effects and is recommended for systems that can withstand the performance cost of approx. 30-50 FPS in exteriors.
• Light includes some of the significant effects and all essentials but at slightly lower quality than Heavy. This is will cost approx. 20-40 FPS in exteriors.
• Milk Drinker includes only the essential effects and at the lowest quality, costing 15-30 FPS in exteriors.

1. Download the Step SkyrimSE ENB Preset from the Step SkyrimSE Nexus page
2. Open the archive and extract the contents (folder and INI) to the SkyrimSE root directory (e.g., ..Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition)
3. Close the archive and root directory

NOTE: The Step ENB comes with a recommended enblocal.ini.STEP file. To use this, simply delete the version that ships with ENBSeries, and strip '.STEP' from the file name of the Step version. This is optional and for use with any ENB. Generally, this file is maintained by the end user, but we provide it for convenience, since it has vsync and frame limiter options that should be disabled for Step Guide followers.

• To toggle ENB setting in game, type Shift + Enter.
• To toggle ENB on/off in game, type Shift + F12.

1. Consider rerunning the performance benchmark before continuing on.

   The shaders will be cached the first launch of the game after ENBSeries installation, so game load may take a minute or two.

2. If average frame rate from the new benchmark was below 65, consider using a more performance-friendly preset or disabling ENB entirely.