I CAN'T WAIT FOR SKYRIM!

[Lollipop]

Imho this is much more enjoyable than oblivion was

I can't wait for crazy mods to be developed

 

[yassarikhan786]

It got a 95% rating on Bit-tech

. I still haven't got around to playing Oblivion when I said I would, lol.

 

[SkinToxicated]

getting my copy today, never played oblivion (i know) but i loved fallout 3. so with this game, Batman, Cod and Bf3, I will see you all in the spring lol

 

[Cyanide89]

Here is what Skyrim looks like on my rig with a modified .ini file.

 

[SieB]

Here is what Skyrim looks like on my rig with a modified .ini file.

You can definietly see a difference, can you copy paste your .ini please

 

[Cyanide89]

You can definietly see a difference, can you copy paste your .ini please

Sure thing. This is the file named SkyrimPrefs.ini located in C:\Users\user\Documents\My Games\Skyrim

[Display]

iTexMipMapSkip=0

bFXAAEnabled=1

fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=3072.0000

fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=4096.0000

fSpecularLODStartFade=2000.0000

fLightLODStartFade=3500.0000

fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=0.0000

iShadowMapResolution=4096

fShadowBiasScale=0.1500

iShadowMaskQuarter=4

iBlurDeferredShadowMask=3

fShadowDistance=8000.0000

iMaxDecalsPerFrame=100

iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=25

iAdapter=0

iSize W=1680

iSize H=1050

iMultiSample=16

iMaxAnisotropy=16

iPresentInterval=1

bFull Screen=1

fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000

bFloatPointRenderTarget=1

fGamma=1.3200

iShadowFilter=3

fDecalLOD2=1500.0000

fDecalLOD1=1000.0000

fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000

iTexMipMapMinimum=0

bTransparencyMultisampling=1

iWaterMultiSamples=16

iShadowMode=3

bTreesReceiveShadows=1

bDrawLandShadows=1

bDrawShadows=1

fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000

fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000

fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000

fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000

fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=2048.0000

fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2844.0000

iScreenShotIndex=0

bShadowMaskZPrepass=0

bMainZPrepass=0

sD3DDevice="NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590"

[Imagespace]

iRadialBlurLevel=2

bDoDepthOfField=1

[LOD]

fLODFadeOutMultActors=15.0000

fLODFadeOutMultItems=15.0000

fLODFadeOutMultObjects=15.0000

fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000

[Grass]

fGrassStartFadeDistance=10000.0000

b30GrassVS=1

fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=10000.0000

fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=400.0000

[Decals]

bDecals=1

bSkinnedDecals=1

uMaxDecals=1000

uMaxSkinDecals=100

uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=60

[TerrainManager]

fTreeLoadDistance=75000.0000

fBlockMaximumDistance=250000.0000

fBlockLevel1Distance=70000.0000

fBlockLevel0Distance=35000.0000

fSplitDistanceMult=1.5000

bShowLODInEditor=0

[BlurShaderHDR]

bDoHighDynamicRange=1

[BlurShader]

bUseBlurShader=0

[Launcher]

bShowAllResolutions=1

uLastAspectRatio=4

[Water]

iWaterReflectHeight=4096

iWaterReflectWidth=4096

bUseWaterDisplacements=1

bUseWaterRefractions=1

bUseWaterReflections=1

bUseWaterDepth=1

[MAIN]

fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=150000.0000

bGamepadEnable=1

bCrosshairEnabled=1

fHUDOpacity=1.0000

bSaveOnPause=1

bSaveOnTravel=1

bSaveOnWait=1

bSaveOnRest=1

[GamePlay]

bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=1

bShowQuestMarkers=1

iDifficulty=2

[Interface]

bDialogueSubtitles=1

bGeneralSubtitles=1

bShowCompass=1

[Controls]

fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0125

fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=1.9000

bAlwaysRunByDefault=1

bInvertYValues=0

bGamePadRumble=1

[Particles]

iMaxDesired=750

[SaveGame]

fAutosaveEveryXMins=15.0000

[AudioMenu]

fAudioMasterVolume=1.0000

fVal7=1.0000

uID7=0

fVal6=1.0000

uID6=0

fVal5=1.0000

uID5=0

fVal4=1.0000

uID4=0

fVal3=0.5000

uID3=466532

fVal2=0.9000

uID2=554685

fVal1=0.8000

uID1=1007612

fVal0=1.0000

uID0=94881

[Clouds]

fCloudLevel2Distance=262144.0000

fCloudLevel1Distance=32768.0000

fCloudLevel0Distance=16384.0000

fCloudNearFadeDistance=9000.0000

[General]

iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1

bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0

[Trees]

bRenderSkinnedTrees=1

uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender=60

​

I would like to make it look even better but I don't know what every item in the list is.

If anyone could help me out into making even more changes, I would appreciate it!

 

[SieB]

Thanks, gonna give it a try

 

[Cyanide89]

Thanks, gonna give it a try

Let me know how it runs. I have 2 alternate files that I've tried and they offered more performance with little difference in visuals with the higher settings file.

 

[SieB]

It works but it kills my FPS to about 7 FPS

I can run the game on Ultra with all settings maxed but this just kills my FPS, I only have a 6850 though so thats probably why. I'll just stick with the normal Ultra settings for now but i'm thinking of getting another 6850 for crossfire if I can find a cheap used one.

 

[Cyanide89]

Oh, sorry.

I'm not used to having such a powerful computer... I used to have a Core 2 Duo, 4Gb Ram, and an HD5770.

 

[Lollipop]

My 560ti can't handle those settings

 

[Diablo]

Gorgeous looking game. ATI users (or maybe just me and quite a few others), may need to disable AF in game and use ATI's solution as the textures flicker awfully otherwise.