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changelog Current-Guide Changes (since release)
Guide Changes
STEP:Core
- Replaced (dropped) Realistic Tundra Moss with Tundra Moss Revised.
- Realistic Tundra Moss is no longer available on Nexus. Tundra Moss Revised is the author's revised version of Realistic Tundra Moss.
- Replaced (dropped) Realistic Tundra Moss with Tundra Moss Revised.
STEP:Extended
Mod Notes & BCFs
- Removed fDecalLifetime=512.0 INI tweak.
- Unnecessary and overwritten by Enhanced Blood INI
- Removed fDecalLifetime=512.0 INI tweak.
Initial Release Changes
Mod Additions
STEP:Core
STEP:Extended
Mod Removals
STEP:Core
- AOF Believable Hair - being replaced by Superior Lore-Friendly Hair
- AOF Detailed Mountains - Being replaced by Improved Vanilla Mountains HD
- AOF Farmhouses - Other texture mods have replaced this mod in Core.
- Better Dynamic Snow - Has lighting issues at a distance, trading an error for another error.
- Disease Descriptions - Found to be unnecessary for Core.
- HQ Skyrim Map - Being replaced my HQ Paper.
- No Stretching - The mountain mesh UV 'fixes' actually make a mess of mountain textures, trading a fix for another error.:* Pond Fish - Not consistent with vanilla
- Realistic Paper - Being replaced by HQ Paper.
- Snow & Rocks HD - Vanilla HRDLC is just as good or better in some cases. Makes snowy rocks look unrealistic.
STEP:Extended
- Activate Fail Noise Removal - Replaced by new option in Smooth Blade Draw & Sheathe to remove sound.
- Silent Skyrim - Replaced by new option in Smooth Blade Draw & Sheathe to remove sound with STEP recommended option.
- Unique Region Names - Causes to many conflicts without extensively patching in TES5Edit.
- Birds of Skyrim - Dropped due to collision with ground birds that don't move or fly away; thus, forcing the PC to walk around them.
- Ambient Seagulls - Adds seagull sounds where no seagulls are present. Now covered by Sounds of Skyrim.
- More Village Animals - Causes too many conflicts and issues of misplaced animals, among others.
Install-Order Changes
- Realistic Smoke & Embers moved to Section F below Ruins Clutter Improvement
- Ultimate HD Fire Effects moved to Section F below Realistic Smoke & Embers
- Detailed Chests moved to Section K
- Quality World Map moved to Section F below Enhanced Distant Terrain 2
Guide Changes
Section 1.F.1 Skyrim INI
- Removed the [camera] tweaks, since they represent a play-style preference ... we may add back to the guide in the future as an optional
- Removed the [interface] book tweaks, because it was not clear that they had any effect and may have caused issues for some users.
- Removed [general] iLargeIntRefCount tweak, as it may have been causing problems for some. Until more research confirms behavior, the default settings are preferable.
Section 1.F.2 SkyrimPrefs INI
- Removed [display] ShadowmapResolution tweaks, due to high-performance requirement - this will likely be added back with more description and options later.
- Removed [display] iMaxDecalsPerFrame tweak, since it may have been causing problems for some. More research needed and more options likely will be provided later.