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The mods that will be covered by this guide are: | The mods that will be covered by this guide are: | ||
*[ | *[https://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/17802 Project Reality - Climates Of Tamriel] (CoT) | ||
*[ | *[https://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/1875 Realistic Colors and Real Nights] (RCRN) | ||
*[ | *[https://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/7654 Realistic Lighting with Customization] (RLwC) (Now Realistic Lighting Overhaul) | ||
== What is a lighting mod? == | == What is a lighting mod? == | ||
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==== Realistic Colors and Real Nights (RCRN) ==== | ==== Realistic Colors and Real Nights (RCRN) ==== | ||
Like CoT, RCRN is more than just a lighting mod. It includes dynamic weathers, FXAA, and HDR as well. RCRN includes three optional night lighting levels to choose from; Legacy, Classic, and Pure. Legacy provides lesser contrast and slightly brighter nights and dungeons; torches will not be needed. Classic provides balanced colors and dark nights and dungeons; suggest you utilize your torch. Finally, Pure provides the ultimate experience with very dark nights and pitch black dungeons; torches are required if you wish to see. You can see an example of each on their [ | Like CoT, RCRN is more than just a lighting mod. It includes dynamic weathers, FXAA, and HDR as well. RCRN includes three optional night lighting levels to choose from; Legacy, Classic, and Pure. Legacy provides lesser contrast and slightly brighter nights and dungeons; torches will not be needed. Classic provides balanced colors and dark nights and dungeons; suggest you utilize your torch. Finally, Pure provides the ultimate experience with very dark nights and pitch black dungeons; torches are required if you wish to see. You can see an example of each on their [https://www.rcrncommunity.com/presets Web site]. | ||
==== Realistic Lighting with Customization (RLwC) ==== | ==== Realistic Lighting with Customization (RLwC) ==== | ||
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==== Imaginator ==== | ==== Imaginator ==== | ||
[ | [https://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/13049 Imaginator] is a powerful, yet easy to use in-game tool which allows individual control over visual elements such as: brightness, contrast, saturation, sunlight output, bloom, and tint. It is utilized in-game by the use of a "helper spell". This is a great tool to use as a first choice when tweaking lighting and one of the only ways to tweak these mods besides using their presets. | ||
= Final Recommendation = | = Final Recommendation = |
Revision as of 06:32, November 2, 2020
NOTE
This Guide is out of date as of 01/25/2013 with the release of Realistic Lighting Overhaul (previously known as RLwC) and will not likely be updated anytime soon. With the release of RLO and COT (March 30th) combined with additional lighting mods such as Relighting Skyrim; there is simply too much work to do and not enough time (or patience) to do it.A guide to popular lighting mods for newcomers and gurus alike -- by TechAngel85, the S.T.E.P. Team, and S.T.E.P Community
- Updated: 6:32:31 2 November 2020 (UTC)