Notice! FNVLODGen is not compatible with texture packs by default. Texture packs must include updated LOD textures to work properly with FNVLODGen to generate visually matching LODs. If authors are not around to create them, anyone good with Photoshop/GIMP of other editors can do that. Check in NifScope what textures are used in _lod.nif meshes and update them to match new textures if needed. Keep in mind that normal maps must always have the same file name as diffuse with _n.dds suffix for FNVLODGen.
Trees LOD Billboards Vanilla v1.1 Update - better looking bushes
so as I was trying to install this mod, when I generate LODs for WastelandNV I receive this message for almost every LOD: < WARNING: LOD level 4 coord [-8, -12] textures not on atlas, some LOD will be missing in game! > for the rest of worldspaces LODs generate fine. As a result of this: when I stand at Trading Post 188 and look where Helios One should be, I can only see solar panels, but not the tower or the building. This gets even weirder since I can see Novac's Dinosaur... Help please!
Totally kills performance, just not worth it at all if I'm getting sub 30 fps in the wasteland when I normally easily get 60, probably in the 100s if it was uncapped. Looks great but completely kills gameplay, I'll stick to my randomly popping in structures :P
Install less 3rd party LOD mods or don't install them at all. Subpar 3rd party LOD models is what affects performance the most. Vanilla LOD models are usually enough to generally update LODs according to load order.
I used all the 'highly recommended' mods in your description only, or do you count these as 3rd party? I can just use FNVLODGen without these then? I did use Flora overhaul with it first also so I figured it was just that killing my frames. But without it my fps also shit.
I will try having only FNVLODGen no other recommended LOD mods
Everything is 3rd party except official DLCs. The list of recommended LOD mods improve visuals, of course at the cost of performance. Nothing is free. You have to balance performance of your game on your PC yourself. Regenerating LODs without any 3rd party LOD mods provides vanilla performance more or less.
Alright thanks that definitely makes sense then yeah. I am however, getting missing textures messages in the generator window without any of the 3rd party mods, such as "textures not on atlas, some LOD will be missing". But with the 3rd party models I don't get this error but of course it will impact my FPS too much.
Also, do I need to select more than the MojaveWasteland in the left hand side? Like for freeside, etc.
This is not missing textures, this is when all used LOD textures don't fit on a single one (atlas) which is being created as a part of LOD generation. Try to increase atlas size and use the mod from the sticky post above. Decision on worldspaces (where you want to see updated LODs) depends on you only, where you spend the majority of your time in game to care for the better LOD.
Thank you for your answers! And your work, LODGen always worked great for me in other Beth games. I'll tinker around with it and see what works best :)
Couldn't agree more. I installed some environmental mods, some stuff to add enhancements, flora mods that say to run LODGen... the recommended resource mods and ended up with a Minecraft looking New Vegas. Deleted the generated LOD and the game looks great now, and I couldn't care less about the occasional scrub tree popping up while I'm walking along...
If anyone needs clear instructions on how to generate the LOD through Vortex, this link is very helpful: https://www.reddit.com/r/FalloutNewVegasMods/comments/1c16vb9/generating_lod_using_vortex/
i tried following install as precisely as I could but I'm having a weird bug where LOD objects are visible through walls any idea what i did wrong
i tried going over the process again and no change ill list all mods im using here
FNVLODgen Resources LODadditions Much needed LOD LOD FIxes and Improvements - NVSE Wastland Flora Overhaul (i did follow instructions from that author as well and made sure to reinstall over all the other mods)
I don't know man this was a dog s#*! option that didn't make the performance hiccups worth the nonsense. Once I got rid of the mods and all of the files in the overwrite folder it was back to normal. I don't recommend this mod unless if you know what you're doing in an extremely informed way.
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FNVLODGen is not compatible with texture packs by default. Texture packs must include updated LOD textures to work properly with FNVLODGen to generate visually matching LODs. If authors are not around to create them, anyone good with Photoshop/GIMP of other editors can do that.
Check in NifScope what textures are used in _lod.nif meshes and update them to match new textures if needed. Keep in mind that normal maps must always have the same file name as diffuse with _n.dds suffix for FNVLODGen.
Trees LOD Billboards Vanilla v1.1 Update
- better looking bushes
Removes a lot of vanilla LOD limitations. Warnings about vertex or atlas overlflow can be ignored if installed.
< WARNING: LOD level 4 coord [-8, -12] textures not on atlas, some LOD will be missing in game! >
for the rest of worldspaces LODs generate fine.
As a result of this: when I stand at Trading Post 188 and look where Helios One should be, I can only see solar panels, but not the tower or the building. This gets even weirder since I can see Novac's Dinosaur...
Help please!
Reading in general helps a lot.
Vanilla LOD models are usually enough to generally update LODs according to load order.
I will try having only FNVLODGen no other recommended LOD mods
The list of recommended LOD mods improve visuals, of course at the cost of performance. Nothing is free. You have to balance performance of your game on your PC yourself.
Regenerating LODs without any 3rd party LOD mods provides vanilla performance more or less.
Also, do I need to select more than the MojaveWasteland in the left hand side? Like for freeside, etc.
Decision on worldspaces (where you want to see updated LODs) depends on you only, where you spend the majority of your time in game to care for the better LOD.
any idea what i did wrong
i tried going over the process again and no change
ill list all mods im using here
FNVLODgen Resources
LODadditions
Much needed LOD
LOD FIxes and Improvements - NVSE
Wastland Flora Overhaul (i did follow instructions from that author as well and made sure to reinstall over all the other mods)
I ran FNVLODGen after that
any help would be much appreciated