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Hadrhune - HeliosDoubleSix - Boris Vorontsov

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Update: - Added NO LETTERBOX version. You can consider this mod as a personal preset of HeliosDoubleSix-ENB Lighting Enhancement v11.3. I really loved what these guys (HeliosDoubleSix and Boris) have done with their work but I found their idea moves a little too distant, for what my tastes are, from what Bethesda artists had in mind. So as my

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Hadrhune's Sober HD6-ENB Lighting Enhancement

You can consider this mod as a personal preset of HeliosDoubleSix-ENB Lighting Enhancement v11.3.
I really loved what these guys (Helios and Boris) have done with their work but I found their idea
moves a little too distant, for what my tastes are, from what Bethesda artists had in mind.
So as my first mod, I just tweaked a version of mine which brings back
the vanilla palette but with all the cool features of both ENB and HD6-ENB version.
I think screenshots (those with black bars are with mod turned on) do not give enough justice to this mod, sometimes the effects are subtles, sometimes not... I strongly suggest you to TRY IT before judge.

FEATURES:
- No SSAO at all. Low fps impact.
- Has letterbox bars.
- Bloom is on but contained.
- "Blue shift" pushed higher.
- Less warmer, less red, and generally less saturated than HD6-ENB.
- A little bit darker nights than HD6-ENB but still with shadows of moonlight. Many ENBs preset are so dark that you can't see shadows of moonlight.
- More contrast on clouds.
- Works underwater too.
- Has Depth of Field, and its fade time is quite slow (2 seconds).
- Tweaks here and there.
- Includes Optional Mods (read below). One of these prevents ENB to "overlight" dungeons.

Remember: this is a post processing effect so it may hit on performances.

Credit goes all to HeliosDoubleSix and Boris, here the links to their original mods:

HD6-ENB Lighting Enhancment - Dark Nights by HeliosDoubleSix
- MOD by HD6: http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=4142

Original ENB by Boris Vorontsov:
- MOD by ENB: http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2971

Visit their page and ENDORSE THEM, they absolutely deserve it.

As I wrote before, I also suggest you to use these mods which are included in Optional Folder placed inside the archive.
For more info check:

- Lush Grass by OpticShooter
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=3288

- Lush Trees by OpticShooter
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=3385

- Skyrim Sunglare V3 by Laast
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=116

- ENB post process tends to "over-light" in dungeons (everything becomes bright even if there's not light sources), so a mod to bring back the atmosphere it's sure required.
The .esp file included it's Mike Fox Darker Dungeons.
Dungeons becomes a little darker than vanilla, so torches becomes useful but without make everything turn to pitch black.
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=11353
In alternative, if you prefer the vanilla illumination I suggest you to try Further/Original Dark Dungeons for ENB which I both included in .zip files:
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=12454


Enjoy and forgive my english.
Thank you for watching

---- Install ----

a) For safety reasons, backup all files in "X:\Users\<username>\Documents\My Games\Skyrim" directory.<br><br>b) This mod will cause a new hardware identification once you'll run the game for the first time with the mod installed.<br>So, in order to keep all your personal settings, you should change some values in <br><span class="wbbtab"></span>"X:\Users\<username>\Documents\My Games\Skyrim\SkyrimPrefs.ini"<br><br>In particular:<br><br><span class="wbbtab"></span>1) sD3DDevice="<your videocard name>"<br><span class="wbbtab"></span><br><span class="wbbtab"></span>needs to be changed to:<br><br><span class="wbbtab"></span>sD3DDevice="ENB"<br><br><span class="wbbtab"></span>2) In order to achieve best results "bTreesReceiveShadows" and "bDrawLandShadows" need to be set at 1<br><span class="wbbtab"></span><br>c) Extract all files of "Hadrhune's Sober HD6-ENB v11.3.zip" into your Skyrim directory<br>"...\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim" where TESV.exe is placed.<br>If you want to use Lush Grass, Lush Trees and Sunglare just extract them into "...\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\data"<br><br>d) Run Launcher. Go to "Data Files" check the "Load Loose Files". You're good to go.<br>With SHIFT + F12 you can turn on and off the mod to see visual and performances differences from vanilla skyrim.<br><br><br><br>---- Uninstall ----<br><br>a) Restore your backup files into "X:\Users\<username>\Documents\My Games\Skyrim" directory.<br><br>b) Delete these files:<br><br>d3d9.dll<br>enbbloom.fx<br>enbeffect.fx<br>enbeffectprepass.fx<br>enbseries.ini<br><br>from Skyrim Directory "...\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim".<br><br><br>---- Infos ----<br>Contact: [email protected]<br>Hadrhune1 on SkyrimNexus<br>Let me know if you appreciated it.</username></your></username></username>