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| Hello Darkness, my old friend...
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| ** First order of business ENB Guide
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| ***Intro section
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| = Introduction =
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| Welcome to the [http://www.enbdev.com/ ENBSeries Graphics Modification] for ''Skyrim'' Guide. The following will help newcomers become familiar with the basics of installing and using ENB and will also answer many questions for every user, from novice to expert. The ENBSeries mod has come very far from the early days when it just added SSAO, bloom, depth of field, and few other effects. This guide will explain many of those effects and even go into detail about the memory manager, ENBoost. The STEP Forums now have a dedicated ENB subforums, for recommendations of ENB Profiles go [http://forum.step-project.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=105 here], and for ENB Support go [http://forum.step-project.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=87 here].
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| == What is ENB? ==
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| ENBSeries is a powerful post processing modification available for ''Skyrim'' and other games. It was developed by Boris Vorontsov, who still maintains and updates the mod. The mod also enables users to create custom configurations (ENBs, ENB Profiles) designed to their own specifications by modifying rendering functions and the application of additional effects such as bloom, depth of field, and SSAO. ENB Series has also added a memory manager known as ENBoost which assists in offloading memory from the system memory (RAM) to video memory (VRAM) and avoid crashes. ENBs often enhance overall lighting, colors, and shadows among other aspects of the game, but comes with a performance loss of anywhere between 5% to 50% of total frames per second (FPS), depending on the hardware setup and the ENB features being used. Most users find this loss acceptable compared to the enhancements and features gained from the ENB.
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| == What is ENBoost? ==
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| ENBoost is a memory reduction feature added to the ENB Series to address the crashes and freezes of ''Skyrim'' due to hitting system memory (RAM) limit of a 32-bit application. ENBoost is included in the ENB Series graphics modification and is now a part of all up to date ENB profiles or can be used without the graphic modifications of the ENB Series. The ENBoost tab will explain using ENBoost for users that just want the to use the memory manager without the graphics modifications. ENBoost is designed to work better for more powerful computers that have more video memory (VRAM) available.
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| = ENB for Beginners =
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| This section will outline the basics of getting started with ENBSeries, both installation and basic setup. This is for users that would just like to install ENB and an ENB Profile to use it with ''Skyrim'' right away. More information will always be available if desired in the rest of the guide.
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| There is also an ENBoost quickstart section for users that only want to use ENBoost.
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| === Tips For New Users ===
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| :# Try the Troubleshooting tab or the STEP [http://forum.step-project.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=87 ENB Support] forum.
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| :# Toggle graphics on and off: Shift + F12
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| :# The default ''Skyrim'' screenshots do not work, so use FRAPS or the built in ENB screenshots: Shift + Enter by default, many profiles change this to something. Check on the ENB Profile web page.
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| :# Many profiles have different performance versions, so start with the highest quality and then go with more performance until the right balance is found.
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| :# Laptop users with Nvidia GPUs may have Optimus graphic switching and will need to use the [http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/33227/? Optimus Fix]. Instructions can be found [ here].(Instructions coming soon!)
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| == ENB Quickstart ==
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| :# Download the latest [http://www.enbdev.com/download_mod_tesskyrim.html ENB binary].
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| :#* The links at the bottom of the page list all the binaries. Choose the latest file (usually the one on the top of the list), then on the next page click the [[File:Down1.gif]] button.
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| :# Select and download an ENB Profile.
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| :#* There is a list of recommended profiles on the {{#switchtablink:ENB Choices|ENB Choices}} tab.
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| :# Download additional ENB mod files, if necessary.
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| :#* Many ENB Profiles will provide additional files to enhance the in game settings.
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| :# Download the [http://dev-c.com/skyrim/enbhelper/ ENB Helper] file, if necessary.
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| :#* Not all ENB Profiles need this, check on the ENB Profile's mod page.
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| :# Extract the downloaded files to the correct folders as listed:
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| :## Extract the d3d9.dll from the ENB binary archive in the "WrapperVersion" folder to the ''Skyrim'' game folder. '''NOT''' the DATA folder.
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| :## Extract the ENB Profile archive to the ''Skyrim'' game folder. '''NOT''' the DATA folder.
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| :## Extract the ENB helper mod to the "enbseries" folder, which will be in the ''Skyrim'' folder.
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| :## Install the additional ENB files, if there were any provided.
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| :##* These are usually installed like regular mods and can be installed by a mod manager. Check the ENB Profile's web page for instructions.
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| :# Setup the enblocal.ini:
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| :## Open the ''Skyrim'' folder and then open the enblocal.ini in a text editor (Notepad++ is recommended).
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| :## Find the section marked [MEMORY] and change parameters using the recommended settings from the helper site [http://www.iparadigm.org/pages/pnenb/ENBoost.html here].
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| :## Enter total VRAM on line VideoMemorySizeMb=
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| :##* Enter VRAM total in Megabytes i.e. a 2GB card is 2048, a 1GB card is 1024.
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| :## Save enblocal.ini and close.
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| :# Load ''Skyrim'' and enjoy!
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| == ENBoost Quickstart ==
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| :# Download the latest [http://www.enbdev.com/download_mod_tesskyrim.html ENB binary].
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| :#* The links at the bottom of the page list all the binaries. Choose the latest file (usually the one on the top of the list), then on the next page click the [[File:Down1.gif]] button.
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| :# Open the ENB binary archive and go to the "WrapperVersion" folder, then extract d3d9.dll, enbhost.exe, and enblocal.ini to the ''Skyrim'' folder. '''NOT''' the DATA folder.
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| :# Open the ''Skyrim'' folder and then open the enblocal.ini in a text editor (Notepad++ is recommended).
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| :# Find the section named [GLOBAL] and change the line, UsePatchSpeedhackWithoutGraphics=false to true.
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| :#* This will disable the graphic effects of ENBSeries and only use the memory management of ENBoost.
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| :# Save enblocal.ini and close.
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| :# Load ''Skyrim'' and enjoy!
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