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Skyrim Revisited: Legendary Edition
DDSOpt Processing Subguide
Last Update: 21:47:36 1 September 2013 (UTC)
DDSOpt textures processing instructions:
Run DDSOpt. *Note: Do NOT run this through Mod Organizer. DO run this as an Administrator.* Click the [Browse] button near the top text-box and select the mod folder to optimize. Click the [Browse] button near the bottom text-box and select <Mod Organizer Path>/mods/<Mod To Be Optimized> Optimized as the output directory. Check the "Show Recursive" box below the center text-box. Click the red [X] to deselect all files. In the center text box, type "*.dds" and then click [Apply]. Click the green checkmark to select all filtered files. In the center text box, type "*_n.dds" and then click [Apply]. Click the red [X] to deselect all files. In the center text box, type "*_msn.dds" and then click [Apply]. Click the red [X] to deselect all files. Clear the center text box and click [Apply]. In the "Constraints" tab, select the appropriate resolution limit (both compressed and uncompressed) to the setting instructed in the guide. Click the [Process] button in the bottom right corner.
DDSOpt normal maps processing instructions:
Run DDSOpt. *Note: Do NOT run this through Mod Organizer. DO run this as an Administrator.* Click the [Browse] button near the top text-box and select the mod folder to optimize. Click the [Browse] button near the bottom text-box and select <Mod Organizer Path>/mods/<Mod To Be Optimized> Optimized as the output directory. Check the "Show Recursive" box below the center text-box. Click the red [X] to deselect all files. In the center text box, type "*_n.dds" and then click [Apply]. Click the green checkmark to select all filtered files. In the center text box, type "*_msn.dds" and then click [Apply]. Click the green checkmark to select all filtered files. Clear the center text box and click [Apply]. Open the "Constraints" tab and select the appropriate resolution limits specified in the guide. Click the [Process] button in the bottom right corner.
After processing both textures and normals, do the following:
Select "8192x8192" in the available drop downs for "Resolution Limit". Close DDSOpt. Right-click the Mod Organizer mod list and select "Refresh". Drag the newly created mod <Mod Name> Optimized directly below the original mod and activate it.