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ENB Series v 0.265 landscape parallax fix

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Sorry for bad English, its not my native language.

Changelog:
16/01/15 - Parallax Landscape Fix v1.1
07/01/15 - Parallax Landscape Fix Dragonborn
07/01/15 - Parallax Landscape Fix v1

Parallax Landscape Fix
v1.1
Find what dirt_02.dds in some places still glitching. Looks like original texture hardcoded in Skyrim engine as default (worldspace data don’t use landscape texture sets). As I cant find meshes with dirt_02.dds + alpha I move out it from fix. Just inject height map in original or convert to dxt1.

Description:
This is a quick fix for new ENB Series v 0.265 with enabled landscape parallax. Reason - some landscape textures have alpha for use it in meshes (look at screenshots), so its looks bad. Its can be useful while ENB cant take height map from xxx_p.dds files. Its more like a modder resource cause height map texture depending from your texture pack. Be aware - it almost double VRAM usage by landscape textures. Tested a little, but I can miss something.

List of textures what need inject height map in alpha channel (if not, then no parallax and no glitches), nothing to fix here:
  • Vanilla
Landscape\Dirt01.dds 
Landscape\Dirt02.dds   
Landscape\DirtPath01.dds
Landscape\CaveBaseGround01.dds
Landscape\CoastBeach02.dds
Landscape\CoastBeachGrass01.dds
Landscape\CoastOceanFloor01.dds
Landscape\DirtPath01.dds
Landscape\FallForestDirt01.dds
Landscape\FallForestRocks01.dds
Landscape\FieldDirtGrass01.dds
Landscape\FrozenMarshDirtSlopes01.dds
Landscape\FrozenMarshGrass01.dds
Landscape\FrozenMarshLichen01.dds
Landscape\GrassSnow01.dds
Landscape\PineForest01.dds
Landscape\PineForest02.dds
Landscape\PineForest03.dds
Landscape\ReachDirt01.dds
Landscape\ReachGrass01.dds
Landscape\RiverBottom.dds
Landscape\RiverMud.dds
Landscape\SnowStone01.dds
Landscape\Tundra02.dds
Landscape\VolcanicTundraDirt02.dds
Landscape\MineralPoolTerrace.dds
  • Dawnguard
DLC01\Landscape\SoulCairnBones01.dds
DLC01\Landscape\SoulCairnDirt01.dds
DLC01\Landscape\SoulCairnDirt02.dds
DLC01\Landscape\SoulCairnDirt03.dds
DLC01\Landscape\SoulCairnDirt05.dds
DLC01\Landscape\SoulCairnDirt06.dds
DLC01\Landscape\SoulCairnRock01.dds
  • Dragonborn
DLC02\Landscape\volcanic_ash_03.dds
DLC02\Landscape\volcanic_ash_04.dds
DLC02\Landscape\volcanic_ash_05.dds
DLC02\Landscape\volcanic_ash_tundra_01.dds
DLC02\Landscape\volcanic_ash_tundra_03.dds


List of textures what (with fix) have clones xxx_2.dds for inject height map in alpha channel and used only by landscape
(CLONES MUST BE HAND CREATED, NOT INCLUDED):
  • Vanilla
Landscape\CoastBeach01.dds
Landscape\DirtSnowPath01.dds
Landscape\FallForestGrass01.dds
Landscape\FallForestLeaves01.dds
Landscape\FieldGrass01.dds
Landscape\FieldGrass02.dds
Landscape\FrozenMarshIce01.dds
Dungeons\Mines\MineFloorDirt01.dds
Landscape\ReachMoss01.dds
Landscape\ReachMossyRocks01.dds
Landscape\RiverbedEdge.dds
landscape\rocks01.dds
Landscape\Snow01.dds    
Landscape\Snow02.dds    
Landscape\SnowRocks01.dds
Landscape\tundra01.dds
Landscape\TundraRocks01.dds    
Landscape\VolcanicTundraDirt01.dds
Landscape\VolcanicTundraGravel01.dds
Landscape\VolcanicTundraMinerals01.dds
Landscape\VolcanicTundraRocks01.dds
  • Dragonborn
DLC02\Landscape\volcanic_ash_01.dds       
DLC02\Landscape\volcanic_ash_rocks_01_d.dds
DLC02\Landscape\volcanic_ash_tundra_02.dds
DLC02\Landscape\volcanic_ash_tundra_04.dds
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Example:
Landscape\CoastBeach01.dds     – original texture with alpha channel (used by meshes)
Landscape\CoastBeach01_2.dds    – texture CoastBeach01.dds  with height map in alpha channel (used by landscape)
Landscape\CoastBeach01_p.dds    – height map texture (if you got it, used by modified meshes)

To fix glitch just delete alpha channel from xxx_2.dds textures (or convert to dxt1).
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Installation:
Choose only one esp and copy it in data directory as usual
Check enblocal.ini:
FixParallaxBugs=true
FixParallaxTerrain=true
!!! AGAIN - YOU NEED CREATED xxx_2.dds OR YOU GOT PURPLE LANDSCAPE !!!
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Compatibility:
Conflict with some mod changing grass by .esp (need adaptation in tes5edit)
For Skyrim Flora Overhaul and Skyrim Grassification Project SFO Edition already created compatible versions (still need original mods, load after them).
DLC version will be available later.
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Permissions:
This fix created for help textures modders apply parallax to landscape right now, so use it anywhere you can ;) with credits if you can :)
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Credits:
ENB Series
Skyrim Flora Overhaul
Skyrim Grassification Project
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Useful tools:
Windows Texture Viewer
NVIDIA Texture Tools for Adobe Photoshop
Crazy Bump
Tes5Edit
Creation Kit
Parallax Tutorial
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