Skyrim - Mod tools and graphics tweaks for PC

**NintendoNut** · 11-17-2011, 04:50 PM

There is a Skyrim thread running in the General Gaming forum right now, but I thought it might be handy to have a list of some mods and some of the graphical / display settings tweaks that have been discovered in the game's first week of release for us PC folk.

Luckily, PC Gamer have done most of the ground work here, so here's a link to a list that they're consistently updating about what the best mods are, including a save game organiser, no spiders mod and a map mod which gives the world map a zoom function, to the point where it almost becomes like Google Streetview. This is all a pretty good effort considering the mod tools haven't even been released yet.

The 11 best Skyrim mods so far | PC Gamer

Secondly, there's been a bunch of handy forum threads about tweaking game files to change FOV and make the game prettier (if your PC can handle it).

Getting Skyrim Skytrim | Rock, Paper, Shotgun - This mainly covers FOV changes but also tells you how to stop Bethesda's logo video playing whenever you boot up the game and talks about how to enable self-shadowing.

Skyrim: I Want More Pretties | Rock, Paper, Shotgun - this covers a bunch of potentially risky changes to make Skyrim oh so pretty. If you're confident with tinkering around in .ini files, you might find these worthwhile.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim tweaks improve graphics, disable Vsync, change FOV and more | PC Gamer - this lists some more graphical tweaks as well as solutions to some early bugs / crashes that exist in this Bethesda title (who would've thought?)

If you find a good mod or have a console/.ini file tweak that you want to share, feel free to leave a reply. I've spent enough time typing, I'm gonna go play the damn game.

***Cosmonautical*** · 11-17-2011, 11:47 PM

Cool, I was probably going to repost these but you've got it covered.

lamarwisneski · 11-24-2011, 05:10 AM

I appreciate you for giving such useful information about mod tools and graphics of skyrim it will help me a lot in my gaming.

Thanks

**X-3** · 12-01-2011, 10:12 PM

The Skyrim Creation Kit will be released January. It will have Steam Workshop support.

MensiS · 12-07-2011, 06:30 AM

Yup, the kit will be released in January.. Can`t wait for it!

***Cosmonautical*** · 01-02-2012, 12:39 AM

Has anyone gotten a non-buggy UI fix/mod working yet? The Skyrim UI is terribly inefficient.

Also, is there a fix for mouse clicks not working on the menu option your cursor is over? It's ****ing infuriating.

Also, tried everything to fix mouse lag, not working.

**NintendoNut** · 01-03-2012, 11:28 AM

Have you checked this out, AI? SkyUI at Skyrim Nexus - Skyrim Mods and community

I haven't installed any mods yet, I've actually found my experience pretty tolerable.

***Cosmonautical*** · 01-03-2012, 11:41 PM

Yeah, I've tried that one and it's improved my experience so far, but it only works for when the player accesses his own inventory independent of merchants, etc. They need to expand it to include a more complete swath of functions.

I've also installed a mod that replaces the headache-inducing book font with the one from Morrowind which is a big improvement. I'm not about to elaborate on why the original was such a difficult read, but they never should have used it.

**X-3** · 01-07-2012, 05:32 PM

Click to view video.

The sky's the limit for PC modders, it seems.

***Cosmonautical*** · 01-07-2012, 09:55 PM

That was amazing.

Kargath · 01-24-2012, 01:57 AM

The creation kit beta is out!
Now on Steam: Beta Update for Skyrim | Bethesda Blog

**X-3** · 02-07-2012, 12:20 PM

The creation kit and a free high resolution texture pack are coming out today.

Sim Kid · 02-07-2012, 09:31 PM

My response to the Arrowcrafting mod could best be described with "Hallelujah".

***Cosmonautical*** · 02-08-2012, 12:11 AM

"Oh hey you guys actually wanted hi-res textures? Yeah, we still have those."

Bethesda is so funny.

11-17-2011, 04:50 PM	#1
NintendoNut PC Games and Tech Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hold on, I know this..... Gender: Posts: 8,655 Thanks: 108 Thanked 85 Times in 56 Posts	Skyrim - Mod tools and graphics tweaks for PC There is a Skyrim thread running in the General Gaming forum right now, but I thought it might be handy to have a list of some mods and some of the graphical / display settings tweaks that have been discovered in the game's first week of release for us PC folk. Luckily, PC Gamer have done most of the ground work here, so here's a link to a list that they're consistently updating about what the best mods are, including a save game organiser, no spiders mod and a map mod which gives the world map a zoom function, to the point where it almost becomes like Google Streetview. This is all a pretty good effort considering the mod tools haven't even been released yet. The 11 best Skyrim mods so far \| PC Gamer Secondly, there's been a bunch of handy forum threads about tweaking game files to change FOV and make the game prettier (if your PC can handle it). Getting Skyrim Skytrim \| Rock, Paper, Shotgun - This mainly covers FOV changes but also tells you how to stop Bethesda's logo video playing whenever you boot up the game and talks about how to enable self-shadowing. Skyrim: I Want More Pretties \| Rock, Paper, Shotgun - this covers a bunch of potentially risky changes to make Skyrim oh so pretty. If you're confident with tinkering around in .ini files, you might find these worthwhile. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim tweaks improve graphics, disable Vsync, change FOV and more \| PC Gamer - this lists some more graphical tweaks as well as solutions to some early bugs / crashes that exist in this Bethesda title (who would've thought?) If you find a good mod or have a console/.ini file tweak that you want to share, feel free to leave a reply. I've spent enough time typing, I'm gonna go play the damn game.

11-17-2011, 11:47 PM	#2
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Cool, I was probably going to repost these but you've got it covered.

11-24-2011, 05:10 AM	#3
lamarwisneski Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Gender: Posts: 59 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	I appreciate you for giving such useful information about mod tools and graphics of skyrim it will help me a lot in my gaming. Thanks

12-01-2011, 10:12 PM	#4
X-3 Useful as an Owl Join Date: Jan 2004 Gender: Posts: 15,942 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,213 Times in 790 Posts Blog Entries: 10	The Skyrim Creation Kit will be released January. It will have Steam Workshop support.

12-07-2011, 06:30 AM	#5
MensiS Newbie Join Date: Dec 2011 Gender: Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yup, the kit will be released in January.. Can`t wait for it!

01-02-2012, 12:39 AM	#6
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Has anyone gotten a non-buggy UI fix/mod working yet? The Skyrim UI is terribly inefficient. Also, is there a fix for mouse clicks not working on the menu option your cursor is over? It's ****ing infuriating. Also, tried everything to fix mouse lag, not working.

01-03-2012, 11:28 AM	#7
NintendoNut PC Games and Tech Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hold on, I know this..... Gender: Posts: 8,655 Thanks: 108 Thanked 85 Times in 56 Posts	Have you checked this out, AI? SkyUI at Skyrim Nexus - Skyrim Mods and community I haven't installed any mods yet, I've actually found my experience pretty tolerable.

01-03-2012, 11:41 PM	#8
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Yeah, I've tried that one and it's improved my experience so far, but it only works for when the player accesses his own inventory independent of merchants, etc. They need to expand it to include a more complete swath of functions. I've also installed a mod that replaces the headache-inducing book font with the one from Morrowind which is a big improvement. I'm not about to elaborate on why the original was such a difficult read, but they never should have used it.

01-07-2012, 09:55 PM	#10
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	That was amazing.

01-24-2012, 01:57 AM	#11
Kargath et in Arcadia ego Join Date: Jul 2001 Gender: Posts: 8,334 Thanks: 1,226 Thanked 780 Times in 488 Posts	The creation kit beta is out! Now on Steam: Beta Update for Skyrim \| Bethesda Blog

02-07-2012, 12:20 PM	#12
X-3 Useful as an Owl Join Date: Jan 2004 Gender: Posts: 15,942 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,213 Times in 790 Posts Blog Entries: 10	The creation kit and a free high resolution texture pack are coming out today.

02-07-2012, 09:31 PM	#13
Sim Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The state of Denial Gender: Posts: 8,884 Thanks: 80 Thanked 198 Times in 122 Posts	My response to the Arrowcrafting mod could best be described with "Hallelujah".

02-08-2012, 12:11 AM	#14
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	"Oh hey you guys actually wanted hi-res textures? Yeah, we still have those." Bethesda is so funny.