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====INI Settings==== | ====INI Settings==== | ||
It is recommended to test a mod on medium or high settings, and once verified, test on ultra | It is recommended to test a mod on default medium or high INI settings, and once verified, then a test on ultra settings can be done. Testing on ultra may skew the results of the testing, especially if others may want to use the mod. The majority of Skyrim users will not have high end computer setups which are able to run on ultra settings. | ||
The easiest way to achieve this is to use | The easiest way to achieve this is to use a mod manager's INI functions. Make sure you generate a default Skyrim.ini and SkyrimPrefs.ini. This can be done by deleting your current INIs (remember to back them up first) in your Documents folder. Once deleted, generate new INIs by changing your settings to either medium, high or ultra in the Skyrim Launcher, as mentioned above in the Launcher Settings section. Once these default INIs have been generated, back them up. | ||
This will allow you to easily switch between mod testing | '''Mod Organizer Users''' (recommended) | ||
Using MO, the INI edits are specific to the profile that is loaded. To make a medium or high default INI, simply create a profile and copy and paste the default INIs into the INI Editor for that profile. Save it when you're done and when that profile is loaded so will be the default INI. Repeat this same process for creating a profile with the ultra INI that can be loaded for testing when needed. | |||
'''Wrye Bash Users''' | |||
Navigate to the INI Tweaks folder in Skyrim's Data folder. This folder will only be present if you have installed Wrye Bash. Create two new text files and name one Default Medium (or High) Mod Test Skyrim.ini, and the other Default Ultra Mod Test SkyrimPrefs.ini. Make sure that your two text files change from .txt to .ini. Once these have been created, copy the contents of the default INIs into their respective INI files you just created. The same should be done for your normal/custom settings that you play Skyrim with, but name the resulting INIs differently, such as My Skyrim.ini, or My SkyrimPref.ini | |||
This will allow you to easily switch between mod testing INIs and your normal INI settings. To apply the INI settings, right click on the INI file in Wrye Bash and chose apply. Be warned that if you would like to remove the applied INI settings, you cannot do so from Wrye Bash. For example, if you apply your normal INI settings to your mod testing INI setting, you will overwrite many INI settings. However, if your mod testing INI settings contain entries that do not exist in your normal INIs, then these entries will remain. Only entries that exist in both will be overwritten. It is easier just to copy your settings from your normal INI files, delete the text inside your Skyrim.ini and SkyrimPrefs.ini, and paste the copied text inside if you wish to revert back to your personal settings. This can also be done from your backups. | |||
====uGrids==== | ====uGrids==== |
Revision as of 18:58, September 3, 2013
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