SkyrimLE:ENBSeries INI Reference

Template:TOC right A comprehensive and advanced guide and modder's resource for editing the 'enbseries.ini' file for n00bs and gurus alike -- by the S.T.E.P. Team

Updated: 4:30:48 9 December 2014 (UTC)

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Introduction

Welcome to the ENBseries.ini Guide for ENBSeries for Skyrim. The ENBSeries is a special type of mod called a post processor. It was created and is maintained by Boris Voronstov. ENB adds effects to Skyrim that were not available before, such as screen space ambient occulsion (SSAO) and depth of field (DoF), and provides a memory manager known as ENBoost. This Guide will help users become familiar with the advanced parameters found within enbseries.ini.

This Guide's aim is to encompass the entirety of the enbseries.ini file by defining the parameters within, defining the valid values for each of these parameters, and visually displaying the effect those parameters have. Users will find comparison screenshots for each of the parameter's values to better understand the visual effect each parameter has. Most users will be able to reference this Guide to either tweak an existing ENB preset to their liking or to create a new ENB preset from the ground up.

INI Sections

[GLOBAL] [EFFECT] [COLORCORRECTION] [WEATHER] [TIMEOFDAY] [NIGHTDAY] [ADAPTATION] [BLOOM] [LENS] [SSAO_SSIL] [SKYLIGHTING] [ENVIRONMENT] [SKY] [OBJECT] [VEGETATION] [EYES] [LIGHTSPRITE]

[WINDOWLIGHT] [VOLUMETRICFOG] [FIRE] [PARTICLE] [DEPTHOFFIELD] [SHADOW] [RAYS] [REFLECTION] [IMAGEBASEDLIGHTING] [RAIN] [SUBSURFACESCATTERING] [WATER] [UNDERWATER] [CLOUDSHADOWS] [VOLUMETRICRAYS] [PROCEDURALSUN] [MIST]

Credits

Much of the inspiration of this Guide came from a desire to have a complete reference for the enbseries.ini file. Some references exist such as, MTichenor's ENB Evolved User Manual which is included with his Preset and JawZ's Guide to ENBSeries, which this Guide's formatting is inspired by. Both were used in the initial creation of this Guide; however, MTichenor's Manual is outdated and JawZ's Guide is currently incomplete. Therefore, this ENBSeries INI Guide was created.

Credit goes out to both MTichenor and JawZ for the inspiration and reference for the beginnings of this Guide.

A Special Thank You

A very special thank you to the authors and contributors who helped STEP in this endeavor:

Aiyen

-author of Skylight ENB

Bronze316

-author of Seasons of Skyrim ENB

Confidence Man

-author of Natural Lighting and Atmospherics for ENB

dptheslothking/Sloth

-author of M ENB

Jafin16

-author of Lumen ENB

JawZ

-author of Enhanced Lighting for ENB

Mangaclub

-author of Vividian ENB

Matso

-author of Project MATSO ENB