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SkyrimSE:2.1.0/changelog

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Post-Release Changes

Updated instructions for FAR - Forgotten Argonian Roots | DROPPED in 2.2.0
Updated instructions for Umgak's Vokrii Compatibility Patch Compendium | AOS patch is no longer needed with latest AOS update
Updated instructions for Embers XD | Updated FOMOD instructions
Updated instructions for Flickering Meshes Fix | Updated FOMOD instructions
Clarified installation recommendations for CoMAP - Common Marker Addon Project
Clarified installation recommendations for Audio Overhaul for Skyrim SE
Updated instructions for Skyrim Landscape and Water Fixes
Updated instructions for Complete Alchemy and Cooking Overhaul
Updated DynDOLOD instructions to accommodate the new complex grass support for LOD grass.
Clarified the vanilla plugin cleaning instructions, and revised order of operations for final sorting and cleaning at the end of Step 4.
Moved Cathedral Landscapes Complex Grass for ENB to the Post-Processing ModGroup, since it was discovered that this mod's normal maps will show in game (purple boxes) without ENB installed.
Made RealisticWaterTwo.esp a master for Step Patches to fix LOOT sorting.
Added Smart NPC Potions - Enemies Use Potions and Poisons, which was missed when the guide was released.
Removed Not So Fast - Mage Guild and Not So Fast - Main Quest from the mod list, having neglected to do so before release of 2.1.0.

End of Post-Release Changes

What's New

This changelog addresses changes relating to this specific guide version and includes all changes noted in previous guide iterations unless noted otherwise. See previous changelogs using the link in the page header.

A new game is required if updating from any previous Step SSE guide, due to certain mod changes included in this release.

Many new mods have been added, and many existing mods have updated instructions specific to this guide version. Notably, many of the runtime, engine-level mods that were updated after release of the previous 2.0.0 SSE guide have been updated and included in 2.1.0. Overall, there are many obvious and several subtle improvements.

Lighting and Weather

Interior Lighting

Luminosity was replaced with Ambiance to return Step to a more vanilla-compliant lighting overhaul that no longer breaks sneaking to the extent that was evident under Luminosity. This will be most evident in interiors but will also help to lesser effect in exteriors. The result of this change is a look/feel that more closely resembles vanilla, making it a better fit our Mandates. Combined with the rest of the lighting mods this achieves corrected lighting placements, more evident (and accurate) shadows, and a return to a more vanilla-like experience.

Step alters Ambience with custom tweaks that slightly desaturate and warm the default lighting color, which will hopefully be appealing to those who like Luminosity. This may be a controversial change, since some people love Luminosity. We apologize for using that mod in the first place, but it was the best solution available until Ambiance came along ... 2 years ago ... oops, we missed that one!

Weather

Cathedral Weathers' foggy weathers were also customized to make fogs a bit more realistic and to bring them closer to the player while minimizing drawbacks of doing so under Skyrim's limited lighting flexibility. The opposite was done for rainy weathers where fog was a bit overdone in some variants. A few other weathers were subtly tweaked. We think this improves weather variation and realism.

Step ENB

The Step ENB has been significantly improved in terms of graphics quality and fixes. Aside from several tweaks and version iteration of the Step ENB posted to the nexus, a major revision of the ENB weather system was made to consolidate most previous weathers into groups that better reflect Cathedral Weathers Image Space and Weathers differentiation. The result is fewer weathers parsed in groups that require identical settings. The "fog-sphere" effect that produced a transition line around the player in certain weathers has been mitigated, and ENB now preserves Cathedral's look/feel whilst fixing some of it's minor shortcomings (e.g., flat distant mountains, transparent clouds, godray effects). Changes introduced by the Cathedral Weathers Unofficial Update optional plugin (see Cathedral ENB optional instructions) have also been accommodated by the Step Post-Processing Patch and should only be installed for ENB users.

Guide-Level Changes

This changelog addresses changes relating to this specific guide version. Changes noted in previous guide iterations are not mentioned here unless noted otherwise. See Post-Release Changes in the previous guide changelog using the link in the page header.

Updated the ModList with new mods and engine-level mods that finally support Skyrim v1.6.xxx.
Updated BethINI and DynDOLOD configuration recommendations for better results with and without ENB.
Solstheim and Tamriel worldspaces have been seamlessly merged using Worldspace Transition Tweaks
A huge number of mesh enhancements and fixes are now included to resolve many long standing lighting and texture-stretching issues.
Many grammar and text clarifications throughout the Guide.

Mod-Level Changes

Legend

Added | new mod added (add these mods)
Moved | mod was moved to a new ModGroup (move these mods)
Updated | mod instructions updated
Incorporated | mod is included in the Step Patch - Conflict Resolution (remove these mods)
Dropped / Replaced | mod was removed (remove these mods)

01-Tools

02-Extenders

Added

Scaleform Translation++

Dropped / Replaced

FileAccess Interface for Skyrim SE Scripts | Replaced by MCM Helper

03-Resources

Dropped / Replaced

XLODGen Resource - SSE Terrain Tamriel | Made obsolete with the addition of Worldspace Transition Tweaks

04-Foundation

Added

05-Animation and Physics

Added

Ice skating fixed for real - No more attack sliding movement

06-Models and Textures

Added

Dropped

Bellyaches Animal and Creature Pack SSE | Replaced by Bellyaches Animal and Creature Pack Revamp
Dust Effects | Letting Particle Patch make these changes
Fire Halo Remover | Not needed with Embers XD

07-Sounds and Music

08-Character Appearance

Added

Vanilla Body with UNP Textures | Fixes mesh problem with some female nippies showing through certain armors due to changes made by Tempered Skins for Females - UNP

09-Fixes

Added

Dropped / Replaced

Moved

Skyrim Landscape and Water Fixes was moved to 04-Foundation.

10-Gameplay-General

11-Gameplay-AI and Combat

Added

12-Gameplay-Economy

13-Gameplay-Immersion

14-Gameplay-Quests

Added

Dropped / Replaced

Not So Fast - Main Quest | Replaced by At Your Own Pace
Not So Fast - Mage Guild | Replaced by At Your Own Pace

15-Gameplay-Skills and Perks

Updated

Enemy REvolution of Skyrim | No longer using the Potions distribution.

16-Interface

Added

Dropped / Replaced

Stay At The System Page - Updated | Replaced by QUI

17-Locations

Added

Worldspace Transition Tweaks

18-Lighting and Weather

Added

Ambiance Lighting Overhaul

Dropped / Replaced

Luminosity Lighting Overhaul | Replaced by Ambiance Lighting Overhaul

19-Utilities

20-Patches

Added

Vokrii - Complete Alchemy and Cooking Overhaul Patch

Updated

Kryptopyrs Patch Hub | Added a new patch to the list to install
Step Patch - Conflict Resolution | New FOMOD and updated Patches
Step Patch - Lighting and Weather | Significant changes due to lighting setup changes

Exclude vanilla masters, the following are masters changes related to the Step Patches:

2.0.0 CR Patch masters no longer needed in 2.1.0
- Odin - Skyrim Magic Overhaul.esp
- ClavicusArgonianMasque.esp
- ButterfilesUnchained.esp
- Atlas Map Markers.esp
2.1.0 CR Patch new masters
- At Your Own Pace - Companions.esp
2.1.0 CACO Patch new masters
- CC-Fishing_CACO_Patch.esp
2.1.0 CCOR Patch new masters
- Audio Overhaul Skyrim.esp
2.1.0 TCIY Patch new masters
- At Your Own Pace - Misc.esp
2.1.0 WACCF Patch new masters
- At Your Own Pace - College of Winterhold.esp
2.1.0 LW Patch new masters
- Ambiance.esp
- Ambiance - Light Colors.esp
2.1.0 PP Patch new masters
- Cathedral Weathers.esp
- Cathedral Weather Godrays.esp

21-Post-Processing

Added

Updated

Step Patch - Post-Processing | Significant changes due to enhanced ENB support

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 ==Post-Release Changes==
-* Updated instructions for [[{{NAMESPACE}}:FAR - Forgotten Argonian Roots|FAR - Forgotten Argonian Roots]] | FINALLY, a FOMOD
+* Updated instructions for [[{{NAMESPACE}}:FAR - Forgotten Argonian Roots|FAR - Forgotten Argonian Roots]] | {{Fc|red|DROPPED in 2.2.0}}
 * Updated instructions for [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Umgak's Vokrii Compatibility Patch Compendium|Umgak's Vokrii Compatibility Patch Compendium]] | AOS patch is no longer needed with latest AOS update
 * Updated instructions for [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Embers XD|Embers XD]] | Updated FOMOD instructions
@@ Line 20: / Line 20: @@
 * Clarified the vanilla plugin cleaning instructions, and revised order of operations for final sorting and cleaning at the end of Step 4.
 * Moved [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Cathedral Landscapes Complex Grass for ENB|Cathedral Landscapes Complex Grass for ENB]] to the Post-Processing ModGroup, since it was discovered that this mod's normal maps will show in game (purple boxes) without ENB installed.
-* Added RealisticWaterTwo.esp as a master for the LW patch to fix LOOT sorting.
+* Made RealisticWaterTwo.esp a master for Step Patches to fix LOOT sorting.
-* Added [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Smart NPC Potions - Enemies Use Potions and Poisons|Smart NPC Potions - Enemies Use Potions and Poisons]] to the guide, which was missed when the guide was released.
+* {{Fc|green|Added}} [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Smart NPC Potions - Enemies Use Potions and Poisons|Smart NPC Potions - Enemies Use Potions and Poisons]], which was missed when the guide was released.
-* Removed [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Not So Fast - Mage Guild|Not So Fast - Mage Guild]] and [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Not So Fast - Main Quest|Not So Fast - Main Quest]] from the mod list, having neglected to do so before release of 2.1.0.
+* {{Fc|red|Removed}} [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Not So Fast - Mage Guild|Not So Fast - Mage Guild]] and [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Not So Fast - Main Quest|Not So Fast - Main Quest]] from the mod list, having neglected to do so before release of 2.1.0.
+{{Fc|salmon|'''End of Post-Release Changes'''}}
+<hr>
 ==What's New==
@@ Line 29: / Line 32: @@
 Many new mods have been added, and many existing mods have updated instructions specific to this guide version. Notably, many of the runtime, engine-level mods that were updated after release of the previous 2.0.0 SSE guide have been updated and included in 2.1.0. Overall, there are many obvious and several subtle improvements.
-=== Lighting & Weather ===
+=== Lighting and Weather ===
 ==== Interior Lighting ====
 Luminosity was replaced with Ambiance to return Step to a more vanilla-compliant lighting overhaul that no longer breaks sneaking to the extent that was evident under Luminosity. This will be most evident in interiors but will also help to lesser effect in exteriors. The result of this change is a look/feel that more closely resembles vanilla, making it a better fit our [[STEP:Mandate|Mandates]]. Combined with the rest of the lighting mods this achieves corrected lighting placements, more evident (and accurate) shadows, and a return to a more vanilla-like experience.
@@ Line 77: / Line 80: @@
 ::* [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Majestic Mountains - Patch for Dynamic Volumetric Lighting and Sun Shadows|Majestic Mountains - Patch for Dynamic Volumetric Lighting and Sun Shadows]]
-=== 05-Animation & Physics  ===
+=== 05-Animation and Physics  ===
 : {{fc|green|{{fs|1.15em|'''Added'''}}}}
 ::* [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Ice skating fixed for real - No more attack sliding movement|Ice skating fixed for real - No more attack sliding movement]]
-=== 06-Models & Textures  ===
+=== 06-Models and Textures  ===
 : {{fc|green|{{fs|1.15em|'''Added'''}}}}
 ::* [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Bellyaches Animal and Creature Pack Revamp|Bellyaches Animal and Creature Pack Revamp]]
@@ Line 96: / Line 99: @@
 ::* [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Fire Halo Remover|Fire Halo Remover]] | Not needed with [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Embers XD|Embers XD]]
-=== 07-Sounds & Music  ===
+=== 07-Sounds and Music  ===
 === 08-Character Appearance ===
@@ Line 119: / Line 122: @@
 === 10-Gameplay-General ===
-=== 11-Gameplay-AI & Combat  ===
+=== 11-Gameplay-AI and Combat  ===
 : {{fc|green|{{fs|1.15em|'''Added'''}}}}
 ::* [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Ghosts Mechanics and Shaders Restored|Ghosts Mechanics and Shaders Restored]]
@@ Line 137: / Line 140: @@
 ::* [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Not So Fast - Mage Guild|Not So Fast - Mage Guild]] | Replaced by [[{{NAMESPACE}}:At Your Own Pace|At Your Own Pace]]
-=== 15-Gameplay-Skills & Perks ===
+=== 15-Gameplay-Skills and Perks ===
 {{fc|orange|{{fs|1.15em|'''Updated'''}}}}
 ::* [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Enemy REvolution of Skyrim|Enemy REvolution of Skyrim]] | No longer using the Potions distribution.
@@ Line 153: / Line 156: @@
 ::* [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Worldspace Transition Tweaks|Worldspace Transition Tweaks]]
-=== 18-Lighting & Weather  ===
+=== 18-Lighting and Weather  ===
 : {{fc|green|{{fs|1.15em|'''Added'''}}}}
 ::* [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Ambiance - A Vanilla(plus) Ambient Lighting Overhaul|Ambiance Lighting Overhaul]]
@@ Line 169: / Line 172: @@
 ::* [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Kryptopyrs Patch Hub|Kryptopyrs Patch Hub]] | Added a new patch to the list to install
 ::* [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Step Patch - Conflict Resolution|Step Patch - Conflict Resolution]] | New FOMOD and updated Patches
-::* [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Step Patch - Lighting & Weather|Step Patch - Lighting & Weather]] | Significant changes due to lighting setup changes
+::* [[{{NAMESPACE}}:Step Patch - Lighting and Weather|Step Patch - Lighting and Weather]] | Significant changes due to lighting setup changes