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{{Notice|This Guide | {{Notice|This Guide is out of date as of 01/25/2013 with the release of Realistic Lighting Overhaul (previously known as RLwC) and will not likely be updated anytime soon.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'' | ''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'' | ||
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*[http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/17802 Project Reality - Climates Of Tamriel] (CoT) | *[http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/17802 Project Reality - Climates Of Tamriel] (CoT) | ||
*[http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/1875 Realistic Colors and Real Nights] (RCRN) | *[http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/1875 Realistic Colors and Real Nights] (RCRN) | ||
*[http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/7654 Realistic Lighting with Customization] (RLwC) | *[http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/7654 Realistic Lighting with Customization] (RLwC) (Now Realistic Lighting Overhaul) | ||
== What is a lighting mod? == | == What is a lighting mod? == | ||
Without getting technical, a lighting mod changes either individual lighting aspects of a game, such as interiors and dungeons, or the the overall lighting of a game; often called overhauls. The above mods are overhauls; but are compatible with most other mods including ENBs to further enhance the ENB effects which is covered in the ENB Guide. They are ''not''; however, compatible with each other at this time. You can use only one lighting mod above. | Without getting technical, a lighting mod changes either individual lighting aspects of a game, such as interiors and dungeons, or the the overall lighting of a game; often called overhauls. The above mods are overhauls; but are compatible with most other mods including ENBs to further enhance the ENB effects which is covered in the ENB Guide. They are ''not''; however, compatible with each other at this time. You can use only one lighting mod above. (Realistic Lighting Overhaul and COT will be compatible with the release of COT v3.0) | ||
= Comparison = | = Comparison = | ||
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== Frame Rate Comparison == | == Frame Rate Comparison == | ||
The frame rates below are very subjective as they are based off a specific hardware setup. Please note that frame rates vary from system to system. This comparison is provided for a general idea of the performance impact only; therefore, if your frames rate do not match that is perfectly normal. Frame rates were gathered from various areas around Skyrim to provide diversity. | The frame rates below are very subjective as they are based off a specific hardware setup. Please note that frame rates vary from system to system. This comparison is provided for a general idea of the performance impact only; therefore, if your frames rate do not match that is perfectly normal. Frame rates were gathered from various areas around Skyrim to provide diversity. | ||
{{Notice| These numbers are out-of-date. Realistic Lighting Overhaul will most likely cause some performance loss.}} | |||
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==== Results ==== | ==== Results ==== | ||
As you can see there is very little difference between Vanilla and CoT unless the optional presets are used for dungeons and interiors. The rest of the lighting remains very similar to Vanilla. RCRN livens up the colors and lighting to a more realistic tone. RCRN is easily one of the most popular lighting mods for this reason. Standing right next to RCRN on popularity is RLwC. RLwC - Hardcore is a brilliant piece of art as is it's lighter version, Vision. The Hardcore version provides vibrant colors and lighting with very dark nights. The Vision version is lighter and closer to RCRN lighting, but still providing most of the lighting present in the Hardcore version such as darker nights. | As you can see there is very little difference between Vanilla and CoT unless the optional presets are used for dungeons and interiors. The rest of the lighting remains very similar to Vanilla. RCRN livens up the colors and lighting to a more realistic tone. RCRN is easily one of the most popular lighting mods for this reason. Standing right next to RCRN on popularity is RLwC (now Realistic Lighting Overhaul). RLwC - Hardcore is a brilliant piece of art as is it's lighter version, Vision. The Hardcore version provides vibrant colors and lighting with very dark nights. The Vision version is lighter and closer to RCRN lighting, but still providing most of the lighting present in the Hardcore version such as darker nights. | ||
''Note: All screen shots were taken with no AA and default game settings in order to generalize performance across all mods.'' | ''Note: All screen shots were taken with no AA and default game settings in order to generalize performance across all mods.'' |
Revision as of 01:08, March 23, 2013
Template:Notice 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
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