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Far-off Lands

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Hi, hope your days gone well.

So, I have seen some here trying to work on their own LODs. and because I want to help.
for anyone interested, here is the full break-down for everything I use:

First-off, these are the mods:
- Skyrim Distant Detail
- SkyFalls and SkyMills - Animated Distant Waterfalls and WindMills
- High Quality LODs

Then, for distant terrain textures, thinking it's this one:
- HD Enhanced Terrain

and here comes the tricky part, the ini. these are the guides I followed:
..they are not easy
Guide 1
Guide 2
Guide 3

my current ini settings: (they're not perfect)

syrim.ini

[General]
uExterior Cell Buffer=100
uGridsToLoad=9
 
skyrimprefs.ini

[Display]
fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=6144.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=4096.0000
fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=8192
 
[TerrainManager]
fTreeLoadDistance=40000.0000
fBlockMaximumDistance=250000.0000
fBlockLevel1Distance=40000.0000
fBlockLevel0Distance=25000.0000
fSplitDistanceMult=1.1000


Then, I use Imaginator, then some are finished in an image editor.


..and If you look carefully enough, you should even spot the Blue Palace!
look I'm no pro, but this is all I got. Alrighty.

Thank-you as always.. ;-)

18 comments

  1. yausd
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    Using outdated and superseded mods and medium and dangerous INI settings from 4 or 5 years ago is not really helpful and not really improving the distance view to what is possible nowadays.

    Look into any modern modding guide from 2016/2017 that makes use of BethINI and modern LOD tools like DynDOLOD to have truly improved and stunning distance views.
    1. SanTaCee
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      Dude, this is mainly for shooting, those ini values are universal.
      only ctd's you get from this is U-grids. The rest is fine.
      Try it for yourself. and how are any of these outdated mods, when they're not even scripted ?? ;P
  2. oxybulle
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    Very nice work
    1. SanTaCee
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      Thank-you muchly !
    2. SanTaCee
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      ... oxybulle
  3. ista3
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    Oil on canvas
    1. SanTaCee
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      Love it, thank-you !
    2. SanTaCee
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      ... Izzy
  4. sonny1892
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    wonderful Outlook with the fog over the mountains, nice capture
    1. SanTaCee
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      Thank you so much for your dream-like words, Sonny. Can't thank you enough!
  5. Pikalchu
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    Crisp & clean image, nice. The LOD's & distant view is amazing.
    1. SanTaCee
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      Hey man, really thanks! Enjoy your eve, Andy
    2. SanTaCee
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      And also thanks for letting me know what you like most !
  6. IheartRunningman
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    Magnificent details and the colors is beautiful!!
    1. SanTaCee
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      Thanks-a-million, Joebe!!
    2. SanTaCee
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      Such attentive eyes you have, thank-you very much for this!
  7. frank213
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    fascinating and absolutely brilliant Juanm0112.gif
    1. SanTaCee
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      You're my No.1.. & really glad you're enjoying them! Thank-you so much, Frank