Ultimate 3D Skyrim

Want the best possible skyrim experience with beautiful graphics all
in gorgeous 3D? This is it.

First you will need a powerful system capable of 3D. I currently play
on an i7 clocked to 4.2GHz with 8GB ram and 2x 670 GTX sli graphics
cards. For 3D I use a panasonic VT30 65" plasma screen. Your results
may vary if you have less than this and I cannot guarantee you will
achieve a smooth 60fps experience throughout.

What you will need.

Skyrim running the lastest patch 1.7 with the high res DLC texture
packs.

Suggested Mods to use for maximum graphics:

Belly Aches Animal Pack
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/3621

Enhanced Distant Terrain
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/1598

HD Textures DLC Fix
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/8236

HighResTexturePack DLC Tweaks
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/14719

Immersive Hud -iHud 1.4
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/3222

Immersive Skyrim Thunder V5
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/1702

Lush Grass 1.4.1
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/3288

Nicer Snowflakes
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/296

Pure Waters
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/1111

Serious HD Retexture Skyrim
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/2146

Skyrim Flora Overhaul 1.5a
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/141

Static Mesh Improvement Mod
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/8655 - everything max

Visible Windows
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/6971

Dimonized UNP Female Body
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/6709

Better Females by Bella
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/2812

These are the main mods required to boost the textures to
photorealistic levels.


For the 3D part, these are the following files you will need to fix
all related 3D issues with sky, water, shadows and introduce some
stunning ENB effects.

ENB 0.113 for Tes Skyrim by Boris Vorontsov
http://www.enbdev.com/mod_tesskyrim_v0113.htm

Helix's 3D Vision All In One
http://helixmod.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-3d-
vision-all-in.html

The Wilds ENB - 1.2
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/21123

Step 1:

Install helix's 3D fixes - unzip everything to your main Skyrim
folder.

Edit your DX9Settings file with these changes:
(note: If you have a different location for skyrim you will need to
edit this line to match ProxyLib = C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam
\SteamApps\common\skyrim\d3d9enb.dll)

[General]
UseEndScene = false
ProxyLib = C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\skyrim
\d3d9enb.dll
CalcMatrixOncePerFrame = true
DefPSViewSizeConst = 210
DefVSConst1 = 250
Preset1Key = 86
Preset2Key = 66
Preset3Key = 78
DefPreset = 2


[PS0DD4E031]
UseMatrix = true
GetMatrixFromReg = 6
MatrixReg = 100
InverseMatrix = true


[PSF25ADF18]
UseMatrix = true
GetMatrixFromReg = 4
MatrixReg = 100
InverseMatrix = true

[PS54548D09]
UseMatrix = true
GetMatrixFromReg = 4
MatrixReg = 100
InverseMatrix = true

[Preset1]
Const1 = 0x3ecccccd

[Preset2]
Const1 = 0x3e4ccccd
Convergence = 0x42da6d3e
Separation = 0x41700001
UseSepSettings = true

[Preset3]
Const1 = 0x3f4ccccd

Step 2:

Extract the enbseries 0.113 file and locate the d3d9.dll file. Rename
this d3d9enb.dll and place it in your main skyrim folder.

Step 3:

Extract the Wild ENB files and locate the Default + Vignette folder.

Copy the entire contents of this folder to your main skyrim folder.
Locate the enberies file now located in your main skyrim folder and
edit the following lines:

[FIX]
ForceFakeVideocard=false
Change to
ForceFakeVideocard=true

Step 4:

Open your Nvidia control panel and set Ambient Occlusion to quality,
Anisotropic Filtering 16x, Antialiasing Mode - Application controlled,
Antialiasing Transparency 2x Supersample, Texture Filtering Negative
LOD bias - Clamp, Texture Filtering Quality - High Quality

Finally we need to make some adjustments to our Skyrim.ini and
SkyrimPrefs.ini to correct any errors and make the ENB play nice.
Open Skyrim.ini and edit the section marked [General] to match these
settings.

Note: Be careful changing UgridsToLoad settings to 7 if you
do not have a powerful system. Please google Ugrids setting in Skyrim
for more info on this subject and how to avoid corrupt savegames if
you need to revert back. The flickeringlightdistance setting stops the
annoying light transistions when walking near lights - dark to light
effect.

[General]
sLanguage=ENGLISH
uGridsToLoad=7
uExterior Cell Buffer=64
fFlickeringLightDistance=4096.0000

[Display]
fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0
fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000.0
fLightLODMaxStartFade=3500.0
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048
fSunShadowUpdateTime=0.1
fSunUpdateThreshold=2
bAllowScreenshot=1

Now open SkyrimPrefs.ini
The main bits to change are
bFloatPointRenderTarget=1
sD3DDevice="ENB"
bDoDepthOfField=0 - this stops underwater bug with ENB
iRadialBlurLevel=0 - this stops underwater bug with ENB
iSize H=720 iSize W=1280 - to match your planned screen size (leave at
this for 3DTV's)
bDeferredShadows=0 - fixes shadow problems


Here is my entire SkyrimPrefs.ini for reference:

[General]
fBrightLightColorB=1.0000
fBrightLightColorG=1.0000
fBrightLightColorR=1.0000
iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1
bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0
[Imagespace]
bDoDepthOfField=0
iRadialBlurLevel=0
[Display]
iBlurDeferredShadowMask=2
fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000
fShadowDistance=4000.0000
iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=1024
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048
iShadowSplitCount=2
iMaxAnisotropy=16
fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000
fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000
fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=35000.0000
fGamma=1.0000
fDecalLOD2=1500.0000
fDecalLOD1=1000.0000
fSpecularLODStartFade=1190.0000
fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000
fLightLODStartFade=3500.0000
iTexMipMapMinimum=0
iTexMipMapSkip=0
iWaterMultiSamples=0
iMultiSample=2
iShadowMode=3
bDeferredShadows=0
bTreesReceiveShadows=0
bDrawLandShadows=0
bFull Screen=1
iSize H=720
iSize W=1280
fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000
fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=2048.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2844.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=10000000.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=10000000.0000
iScreenShotIndex=2
bShadowMaskZPrepass=0
bMainZPrepass=0
iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=25
iMaxDecalsPerFrame=100
bFloatPointRenderTarget=1
sD3DDevice="ENB"
bFXAAEnabled=0
iShadowMapResolution=2048
fShadowBiasScale=0.3500
iShadowMaskQuarter=4
iAdapter=0
iPresentInterval=1
iShadowFilter=3
bShadowsOnGrass=1
bTransparencyMultisampling=0
bDrawShadows=1
[Grass]
b30GrassVS=1
fGrassStartFadeDistance=9000.0000
fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=9000.0000
fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=0.0000
[MAIN]
bGamepadEnable=1
bCrosshairEnabled=1
fHUDOpacity=1.0000
bSaveOnPause=1
bSaveOnTravel=0
bSaveOnWait=0
bSaveOnRest=0
fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=150000.0000
[GamePlay]
bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=0
bShowQuestMarkers=1
iDifficulty=2
[Interface]
bDialogueSubtitles=0
bGeneralSubtitles=0
fMouseCursorSpeed=1.0000
bShowCompass=1
[Controls]
fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=0.4150
fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0125
bAlwaysRunByDefault=1
bInvertYValues=1
bGamePadRumble=1
bMouseAcceleration=1
bUseKinect=0
[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=1.0000
uID3=94881
fVal2=0.1000
uID2=466532
fVal1=1.0000
uID1=554685
fVal0=0.9500
uID0=1007612
[Clouds]
fCloudLevel2Distance=262144.0000
fCloudLevel1Distance=32768.0000
fCloudLevel0Distance=16384.0000
fCloudNearFadeDistance=9000.0000
[TerrainManager]
fTreeLoadDistance=95000.0000
fBlockMaximumDistance=250000.0000
fBlockLevel1Distance=70000.0000
fBlockLevel0Distance=35000.0000
fSplitDistanceMult=1.5000
bShowLODInEditor=0
[NavMesh]
fObstacleAlpha=0.5000
fCoverSideHighAlpha=0.8000
fCoverSideLowAlpha=0.6500
fEdgeFullAlpha=1.0000
fEdgeHighAlpha=0.7500
fEdgeLowAlpha=0.5000
fTriangleFullAlpha=0.7000
fTriangleHighAlpha=0.3500
fTriangleLowAlpha=0.2000
fLedgeBoxHalfHeight=25.0000
fEdgeDistFromVert=10.0000
fEdgeThickness=10.0000
fPointSize=2.5000
[Trees]
bRenderSkinnedTrees=1
uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender=40
[Decals]
uMaxDecals=1000
bDecals=1
bSkinnedDecals=1
uMaxSkinDecals=100
uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=60
[LOD]
fLODFadeOutMultObjects=11.5000
fLODFadeOutMultItems=11.5000
fLODFadeOutMultActors=11.7500
fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000
[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1
bShowAllResolutions=1
uLastAspectRatio=3
[BlurShaderHDR]
bDoHighDynamicRange=1
[BlurShader]
bUseBlurShader=0
[Water]
iWaterReflectHeight=1024
iWaterReflectWidth=1024
bUseWaterDisplacements=1
bUseWaterRefractions=1
bUseWaterReflections=1
bUseWaterDepth=1