Hi guys ! FlaconOil here I'm looking to modify BA2 and ESP archives for better performance with FO4. Since I haven't been able to continue the mod for a few years, I don't know if there's any news, but I remember reading comments about it. If you know how to prepare them, please let me know. PS : wasn't it about flagging ESP ?
Cathedral Asset Optimizer is a tool some modders and mod makers use to optimize their textures. It does a bunch of different stuff automatically, from compressing, downsizing, packing into ba2 archives or unpacking them, and using a special kind of texture optimization I think was called bc7 or something. It's fairly easy to use and can be found here on Nexus. Of course it's nothing that can't be done manually with something like GIMP or Paint.NET, but it's nice to have a program do a bunch of the monotonous work.
For ESPs I haven't the foggiest but that thing about flagging ESPs you mentioned is probably flagging an ESP as an ESL using xEdit (I think, I'm no mod maker so I'm not 100% sure). xEdit can also be used for cleaning mods, which I have no clue what it does but it apparently reduces the likelihood of errors and glitches.
That's a complete reply, thank you ! I'll give a try on Cathedral tool and see what i can do with. Hope it'll help optimizing something i did'nt. xEdit hun ? i'll give an eye on it too. Many thanks and kudo 👌
Whille downloading the Part 2 of the 4K Fomod, I am receiving the following warning from Vortex: Errors were reported processing the installer for "Manual_Fomod_Installer ....." It's possible the mod works partially anyway. Is this problem known??
something I did some time ago and it burned out my old cpu, thankfully I upgraded and lack the same kind of lag as I had before, thus far this runs well with an i9-9900k comet lake with a msi 1070 graphics card.
I'm getting severe stutters. Not constantly, but combined with scripted mods (bodygen for fusiongirl and bodytalk3), the load is just a little too much for my old dog of a PC. RTX3080, I-7 8086K (top bin 8700K), and 16gb ddr4.
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I have a 3080, but because this game runs so poorly for me in 4K I'm replacing some of the 4K texture packs I have installed with 2K variants. Here's hoping there'll be an improvement.
Maybe it's not the 4k that's the problem. Maybe instead of trying on a potato PC, try getting a real PC. I'm running in 4k on a 43" 120hrz monitor. Avg FPS is around 70 to 80. AMD Radeon RX 6800 - 16gb AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Corsair Dominator Platinum 64GB (4x16GB) DDR5 5600MHz MSI meg X670E Ace Motherboard EVGA super nova 1600 T2 80+ titanium, 1600W Samsung 960 PRO Series - 2TB x4
If you want an answer, you need to be more informative !
But if you are talking about a patch for previsbines, there's no need for that.. Ahh.. I get it now, this mod doesn't repair/ fill any holes, it's simply a replacer for vanilla textures !
I never had used that mod myself, I don't see the purpose :)
The thing I like most about this pack is that it's SO CLOSE to vanilla. As most people, I mix and match with either own textures or other mods according to my own preferences, but this particular pack covers most of the assets. Which is something I couldn't say happened in any other game :'D Looking forward to the mentioned updates!
Hi, I'm in a new workflow thinking for packages creation for the next update. As i will mention in the new Main description page, i'm not able to spend time on Fomod creation neither on screens. I know that's a shame, but it's very time consuming and i do not have this time anymore. So i'm here making a call to anyone who would like to be a part of the mod by creating the Fomod installer. Also for the screen section if anyone is interested. By my side, there will now be only BA2/ESP package as it is easier to do and the best for FO4 mod.
But as i'm who i am, there will be new screens time to time :p
But I wonder what the purpose is, I don't think we shall pick and choose each texture... But a complete upload with all resolutions in one with a fomod, is not very smart either...
So what are you aiming at :) Edit: I see, personally I just want EVERYTHING from you ;)
Here's a fairly simple list of the ones I like, some do overlap, so I'll order them accordingly: Also assuming you're using MO2 or Vortex to automate / have load order...
[LOD] (optional--many likely overwrite, just make sure that the textures being used are also in LOD) - FAR - Faraway Area Reform, huge improvement for vanilla LOD; - Luxor's HD LOD, and another addon that increases details of vanilla LOD; - >>> Vivid's LODs here if you're using them <<<
[LANDSCAPE] - >>> Vivid's AIO here <<< / or Natural Landscapes by Spifferino (but lacks LOD and Complex Parallax) - Vivid Quarry: isn't in Vivid AIO set, so you'll also want this if you don't have it, might also fix quarry bugs; - Bloodleaf / Mutfruit / Rock's Moss / Stone Walls: all by Luxor, all are loose files; (for any wondering why I didn't include Luxor's Full HD pack, only some of his textures fit with the others)
[LANDSCAPE+] (optional) - FAR Improvement Project: required in order for LOD from Luxor's Summer to function; - Luxor's Summer: not 'lore-friendly', 210+ years most flora should be overgrowth + green; - Luxor's Greenery: (loose files) again on the same point, nature would've taken over the world by then; - (sidenote) Make sure to overwrite the coastal rocks by Luxor with something more appealing;
[STRUCTURES / ETC] - HR Texture Pack: by Valius, some overlap, so load it before FlaconOil's; - >>> FlaconOil's textures here <<< - NMC's Bundle: will overlap and less rusty look (gas stations, diners, drive-ins, better nuka-cola machines); - Natural Bundle: Masonry, Bunkers, Caves, Submarines by Spifferino which has little/no overlap; - Gritty Subways: subway station internals improved greatly by Spifferino; - Military Vehicles: pretty straightforward, also by Spifferino; - Langley's Texture Pack: (optional) this will overwrite any since they're only loose files, hence why it's last
[WATER] - Water Enhancement Textures (WET): as stated, much better water details; - Better Coastal Waves: adjusts the flow of Charles River and inflows out to the ocean, by Zorkaz - Vivid Waters: improves water flow and effects, make sure it loads after WET;
Thanks for the effort you put into this. But I'm wondering if you could put together an 8k version for those of us that only have a 72" 8k 260hz display. 4k is great on 4k but gets quite distorted on 8k. Not a demand, just a maybe. Thanks Note: Specs; AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6 x2 Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 64GB 16GBx4 DDR4 3600MHz Samsung 75” Neo QLED 8K 120Hz Smart TV My bad on refresh, thought it said 260. And it is 75" diagonal and 72" horizontal
Then he could think about the 32k version for those who have a TV with a diagonal of 300cm, GeForce XTX 5080 Adamantium, 128 gigs of ZRAM, Intel Decagon 48CORE 10,000GHz. Never mind, I'll wait, I'm patient.
Well well well... I need a bigger computer for 8K textures working/archiving. My i7 4770K / 1T RAID SSD / 32Gb DDR and RTX2080 are at the limit for 4K creation.
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I'm looking to modify BA2 and ESP archives for better performance with FO4. Since I haven't been able to continue the mod for a few years, I don't know if there's any news, but I remember reading comments about it. If you know how to prepare them, please let me know.
PS : wasn't it about flagging ESP ?
Cathedral's Nexus Download:
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/23316
For ESPs I haven't the foggiest but that thing about flagging ESPs you mentioned is probably flagging an ESP as an ESL using xEdit (I think, I'm no mod maker so I'm not 100% sure). xEdit can also be used for cleaning mods, which I have no clue what it does but it apparently reduces the likelihood of errors and glitches.
I'll give a try on Cathedral tool and see what i can do with. Hope it'll help optimizing something i did'nt.
xEdit hun ? i'll give an eye on it too.
Many thanks and kudo 👌
Errors were reported processing the installer for "Manual_Fomod_Installer ....." It's possible the mod works partially anyway.
Is this problem known??
GPU: 2070 Super
CPU: i7-9700k
16gb ram
970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2
*cues Celine Dion music*
RTX3080, I-7 8086K (top bin 8700K), and 16gb ddr4.
Considering changing to 2k version.
We all learn from this wise man today, making us all the wiser going foreword.
- A wise man who's balls
deep in 2k
AMD Radeon RX 6800 - 16gb
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread
Corsair Dominator Platinum 64GB (4x16GB) DDR5 5600MHz
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EVGA super nova 1600 T2 80+ titanium, 1600W
Samsung 960 PRO Series - 2TB x4
But if you are talking about a patch for previsbines, there's no need for that..
Ahh.. I get it now, this mod doesn't repair/ fill any holes, it's simply a replacer for vanilla textures !I never had used that mod myself, I don't see the purpose :)
Looking forward to the mentioned updates!
I'm working on the next update right now ;)
I'm in a new workflow thinking for packages creation for the next update.
As i will mention in the new Main description page, i'm not able to spend time on Fomod creation neither on screens. I know that's a shame, but it's very time consuming and i do not have this time anymore.
So i'm here making a call to anyone who would like to be a part of the mod by creating the Fomod installer. Also for the screen section if anyone is interested.
By my side, there will now be only BA2/ESP package as it is easier to do and the best for FO4 mod.
But as i'm who i am, there will be new screens time to time :p
But I wonder what the purpose is, I don't think we shall pick and choose each texture...
But a complete upload with all resolutions in one with a fomod, is not very smart either...
So what are you aiming at :)
Edit: I see, personally I just want EVERYTHING from you ;)
Also assuming you're using MO2 or Vortex to automate / have load order...
[LOD] (optional--many likely overwrite, just make sure that the textures being used are also in LOD)
- FAR - Faraway Area Reform, huge improvement for vanilla LOD;
- Luxor's HD LOD, and another addon that increases details of vanilla LOD;
- >>> Vivid's LODs here if you're using them <<<
[LANDSCAPE]
- >>> Vivid's AIO here <<< / or Natural Landscapes by Spifferino (but lacks LOD and Complex Parallax)
- Vivid Quarry: isn't in Vivid AIO set, so you'll also want this if you don't have it, might also fix quarry bugs;
- Bloodleaf / Mutfruit / Rock's Moss / Stone Walls: all by Luxor, all are loose files;
(for any wondering why I didn't include Luxor's Full HD pack, only some of his textures fit with the others)
[LANDSCAPE+] (optional)
- FAR Improvement Project: required in order for LOD from Luxor's Summer to function;
- Luxor's Summer: not 'lore-friendly', 210+ years most flora should be overgrowth + green;
- Luxor's Greenery: (loose files) again on the same point, nature would've taken over the world by then;
- (sidenote) Make sure to overwrite the coastal rocks by Luxor with something more appealing;
[STRUCTURES / ETC]
- HR Texture Pack: by Valius, some overlap, so load it before FlaconOil's;
- >>> FlaconOil's textures here <<<
- NMC's Bundle: will overlap and less rusty look (gas stations, diners, drive-ins, better nuka-cola machines);
- Natural Bundle: Masonry, Bunkers, Caves, Submarines by Spifferino which has little/no overlap;
- Gritty Subways: subway station internals improved greatly by Spifferino;
- Military Vehicles: pretty straightforward, also by Spifferino;
- Langley's Texture Pack: (optional) this will overwrite any since they're only loose files, hence why it's last
[WATER]
- Water Enhancement Textures (WET): as stated, much better water details;
- Better Coastal Waves: adjusts the flow of Charles River and inflows out to the ocean, by Zorkaz
- Vivid Waters: improves water flow and effects, make sure it loads after WET;
[LIGHTING]
- Enhanced Lights and FX: pretty much the best light mod, make sure to grab the patches below
- PreVis Patch for ELFX: by Exoclyps
- ELFX Patch: also by Exoclyps
These are the best textures in here - THANKS :)
Note: Specs;
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core
ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6 x2
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Samsung 75” Neo QLED 8K 120Hz Smart TV
My bad on refresh, thought it said 260. And it is 75" diagonal and 72" horizontal
My i7 4770K / 1T RAID SSD / 32Gb DDR and RTX2080 are at the limit for 4K creation.