Guide:SkyrimPrefs INI: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 05:29, February 14, 2021

A comprehensive and advanced guide for editing original Skyrim's version of the "SkyrimPrefs.ini" file for n00bs and gurus alike

GUIDE FORUM THREAD
INI TWEAKING REFERENCE FORUM
SUPPORT FORUM
Skyrim INI Guide

Suggested first reading: Skyrim Configuration Settings Guide

Guide scope

This guide is intended to be the comprehensive reference to all settings found within SkyrimPrefs.ini file for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim game. All of the user-configurable settings contained within SkyrimPrefs.ini are listed and defined (or hopefully will be). Settings are presented by section in alphabetical order. Jump to a relevant section using the links below and navigate back to this "hub" using the link that appears at the top of each section page.
→ Default SkyrimPrefs INI (runtime 1.9.32.0.8)

Settings

SkyrimPrefs.ini has 118 settings separated into 18 working sections. 11 of these are believed to be unused by the game, leaving 107 settings to tweak. 31 additional settings are mentioned here that are commonly placed in this file that do not do anything. Any additional settings not listed here are most likely invalid.

INI parameters by section

Credits

Tannin for Mod Organizer's Configurator plugin.
Sheson for some LOD settings.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-__NOTOC__
+<!-- ############ MAGIC WORDS, TRANSCLUSIONS & CATEGORIES ############ -->
-''A comprehensive and advanced guide for editing the "SkyrimPrefs.ini" file for n00bs and gurus alike -- by the S.T.E.P. Team''
+__NOTOC__[[Category:Configuration Settings]]
+<!-- ########## END magic words, transclusions & categories ########## -->
+<!-- ########### STANDARD GUIDES HEADER FORMAT ############ -->
+''A comprehensive and advanced guide for editing original Skyrim's version of the "SkyrimPrefs.ini" file for n00bs and gurus alike''
-[http://forum.step-project.com/topic/7990- '''GUIDE FORUM THREAD''']<br />
+[https://stepmodifications.org/forum/topic/7990- '''GUIDE FORUM THREAD''']<br />
+[https://stepmodifications.org/forum/forum/26-ini-tweaking/ '''INI TWEAKING REFERENCE FORUM''']<br />
+[https://stepmodifications.org/forum/forum/17-general/ '''SUPPORT FORUM''']<br />
+[https://stepmodifications.org/wiki/Guide:Skyrim_INI '''Skyrim INI Guide''']
 ----
-{{Construction|size=80|text=This guide is a work in progress and is thus incomplete. While all INI parameters are listed (we believe), some of the parameter descriptions may be incomplete or even incorrect!}}
+<!-- ######### END standard guide header format ########## -->
-=== Guide Scope ===
-This guide is intended to be the comprehensive reference to all parameters found within ''SkyrimPrefs.ini'' file for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim game. All of the user-configurable parameters contained within SkyrimPrefs.ini are listed and defined (or hopefully will be). Parameters are presented by INI section headings in the order that they appear by default within SkyrimPrefs.ini. Jump to a relevant INI section using the links below and navigate back to this "hub" using the link that appears at the top of each section page.
-SkyrimPrefs.ini has 157 settings separated into 21 sections. Each setting has a lowercase prefix and a name. The name identifies what the setting modifies. The prefix determines what kind of value the setting can accept. Below is a list of the different prefixes and their meanings.
+{{fs|1.2em|Suggested first reading: [https://stepmodifications.org/wiki/Guide:Skyrim_Configuration_Settings Skyrim Configuration Settings Guide]}}
-*''b''-prefix accepts a Boolean value of 1 (true) or 0 (false).
-*''f''-prefix accepts a floating point numeral value (any rational number, positive or negative, with or without a decimal, such as 5, 0, or -38.0003).
-*''i''-prefix accepts an integer value (any whole number, positive or negative, without a decimal point, such as 5, -38, or 0).
-*''r''-prefix accepts a color value in RGB format (e.g. 93,216,234).
-*''s''-prefix accepts a string value (usually text, but may contain numbers, punctuation--anything really).
-*''u''-prefix (also ''ui'') accepts an unsigned value (any whole number, only positive or 0, without a decimal point, such as 5, 38, or 0).
-===Credits===
+===Guide scope===
-*Tannin for [[Mod Organizer|Mod Organizer's]] Configurator plugin, from which the majority of these values were retrieved.
+This guide is intended to be the comprehensive reference to all settings found within ''SkyrimPrefs.ini'' file for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim game. All of the user-configurable settings contained within SkyrimPrefs.ini are listed and defined (or hopefully will be). Settings are presented by section in alphabetical order. Jump to a relevant section using the links below and navigate back to this "hub" using the link that appears at the top of each section page.<br />
+{{fs|1.3em|→}} [[/Default_INI|{{fs|1.2em|'''Default SkyrimPrefs INI'''}}]] (runtime 1.9.32.0.8)
-===INI Parameters by Section===
+===Settings===
+SkyrimPrefs.ini has 118 settings separated into 18 working sections. 11 of these are believed to be unused by the game, leaving 107 settings to tweak. 31 additional settings are mentioned here that are commonly placed in this file that do not do anything. '''Any additional settings not listed here are most likely invalid.'''
+===INI parameters by section===
+{{INITOC|columns=4|
+*AudioMenu
+*BlurShader
+*BlurShaderHDR
+*Clouds
+*Controls
+*Decals
+*Display
+*GamePlay
+*General
+*Grass
+*Imagespace
+*Interface
+*Launcher
+*LOD
+*MAIN
+*NavMesh
+*Particles
+*SaveGame
+*TerrainManager
+*Trees
+*Water}}
+===Credits===
-[[Category:INI Guides]]
+*Tannin for [[Mod Organizer|Mod Organizer's]] Configurator plugin.
-[[Category:Advanced Topics]]
+*Sheson for some LOD settings.