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Cinematic graphics through Helios ENB and joey4track\'s ENB modified to my taste plus using custom shaders to give it a slightly darker look. This mod is for users who like to cycle between vanilla, vanilla with Custom Shader, Vanilla with ENB, or ENB with Custom Shader while in game.

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IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE WITH THIS MOD NOT WORKING, MAKE SURE YOU DOWNLOAD THE LATEST DIRECTX SOFTWARE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH MANY WHO TRY TO USE ENB WITH ANY CUSTOM SHADER. ALSO I'VE NOTICED EVERYTIME STEAM UPDATES THE CUSTOM SHADER PORTION OF THE MOD DOES NOT WORK SO EVERYTIME STEAM UPDATES DOWNLOAD AND REINSTALL DIRECTX. YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE LATEST DIRECTX SOFTWARE FROM THIS SITE:

==> http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=35 ==

I HAVE NOT TESTED WITH EVERY REALISTIC LIGHTING MOD OUT THERE, MAY LOOK EXTREMELY CRAPPY, I DON'T KNOW ^^!

*NOTICE*
I HAVE TESTED THIS ENB SETTING WITH "Realistic Lighting With Customization by Pluto" AND IT WORKS GREAT. FOR THOSE WHO LIKE DARK SETTINGS DOWNLOAD PLUTO'S MOD AND USE WITH THIS MOD.

!!!NOT MY MOD!!! Just modified settings of Helios and joey4track ENB settings.

BEFORE INSTALLATION!
Back up your files!
Back up your files!
Back up your files!
ESPECIALLY INI FILES!
ESPECIALLY INI FILES!
ESPECIALLY INI FILES!


Intro
I was looking around on nexus and found Helios ENB and really liked how his cinematic look turned out but I felt it was missing something, so I added my custom shader settings to his ENB file and came out with exactly what I wanted, some areas are bright but they are more of a soft bright not bright like when you look at the sun which is yuck. Also I checked out joey4track's ENB settings and absolutely loved his camera FX settings. With these settings I get the cold feeling skyrim should have, which has always been my goal when using ENB or any custom shaders out there. So anywho this mod is purely just for those who share the same tastes as me, not hating on any other graphical mod out there. I hope you enjoy this mod as much as I do.

Installation
Copy paste contents of compressed file to ===> \Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim === Here ^^!


*USE MY INI FILES AT YOUR OWN RISK*
INSTALLING INI FILES (NOT RECOMMENDED)
Copy ini files to ===> \My Documents\My Games\Skyrim === HERE ^^!

OR

Just "COPY PASTE" my "SETTINGS" into your ini files


How To Use
Toggle on/off ENB: Shift+F12
Toggle on/off Custom Shader: Pause Break

SETTINGS*
1.) If you just want to Use the ENB Global setting press the PAUSE BREAK key to turn off custom shader (You can tell you did this correctly when textures become more colored and less sharpened)

2.) If you just want to use the Custom Shader, turn off ENB GLOBAL by pressing SHIFT + F12 keys together. Toggle on/off PAUSE BREAK key for Custom Shader.

With these options available you should be able to play four different settings, Vanilla, Vanilla Sharpened, ENB Global or ENB Global + Custom Shader.


ISSUES WITH OVERLY BRIGHT SKY?
Open enbseries.ini
Scroll down to ==>
// Reduce SpecularAmountMultiplierDay/Night to 1.0 if its too shiny for you
Do as it says and reduce the values to 1.0 or 0.8 try both

[BLOOM]
Quality=1
// Some areas in Markarth especially; really blow out to white, increasing bloom helps 'fix' these blown out parts by mushing them across the screen. At the cost of increasing haziness.
AmountDay=1.5 == change to 1.0

If it's still to bright do this:
Scroll down to ==>
[ENVIRONMENT]
// Sunlight during day cast onto scene
DirectLightingIntensityDay=1.2 == change to 1.0 or 0.8

Everyone has different issues and setups so its really hard to troubleshoot to fix for everyone so if you can manage try playing with these settings till you get the result that suits you best.

A COMMON ISSUE
Be sure to copy replace everything it asks you to overwrite when using this mod, don't forget to back up files you dont want to lose ^^!


IF YOU WANT TO SHARE SAME VISUAL EXPERIENCE AS ME USE THESE MODS:
1.)Skyrim_Sunglare_V1_2_HD_Lens_flare by Laast
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=116
2.)Sun_and_Clouds_Textures by canguilhem
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2616
3.)Dramatic_Clouds_Ultra by Anarin
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=4910
4.)RWT_High_Res (High Resolution Water) by isoku
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=711
5.)Serious_HD_Retexture_Landscape_Skyrim by Z4G4
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2146
6.)Chris2012s_Whiterun_HQ_Texture_Pack_Full by Chris2012
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=114
7.)Re-Defined_Dungeons_WIP by Gizmo
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=3147
8.)Real_Ice by Yuril
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=5388
9.)Lush_Trees (If using Vurts Overhaul, Download the compatibility patch) by OpticShooter
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=3385
10.)Vurts_Skyrim_Flora_Overhaul by vurt
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=141
11.)Water_Sounds by John Kelly
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=4226
12.)HD_Furniture_and_Barrels by quazaque
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=238
13.)Silly Level of Detail - Potions and Poisons by Narmix
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=4259
14.)Enhanced_Night_Skyrim by CptJoker
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=85#content
15.)High Quality Food and Ingredients by Iraito
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=1192
16.)Enhanced Distant Terrain by OpticShooter
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=1598
17.)Nicer Snow Flakes by evercharmer
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=296


NOTE*
NONE OF THE ABOVE ARE MY MODS, I DO NOT TAKE ANY OWNERSHIP OR ANY FORM OF CREDIT FOR THEM. DUE CREDIT TO THOSE THEY BELONG TO! THANK YOU ^^!


Credits
Credit goes to Confidence Man, HeliosDoubleSix, joey4track, Tatsudoshi, Hunin, Boris Vorontsov, some_dude and anyone else who helped with the developement of the ENB and Custom Shader mods.

If I'm missing anyone in the credits just let me know and I will add you asap and also any other mods that appear in screenshots are not mine so give those modders credit not me ^^!