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Program to switch between two config files, mainly used for screenshot and default configs.

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--- Summary ----
I decided I'd try my hand at taking screenshots for Skyrim. Obviously you can't do this with the configuration you play normally on, it doesn't look as good as it should for taking pictures.
Since I didn't want to have to manually rename my Skyrim config files and save folder, I wrote this simple program to do it for me, and now, for you.
Pretty much that's all this does, but it does require a bit of setting up, please read the entire readme.

--- Installation and Set-Up ---
Okay, this shouldn't be too hard to set up. Firstly, you need to copy your Skyrim.ini and SkyrimPrefs.ini and make your changes to them. (Check out this post to get you started.)
BE WARNED, as he says in that post, if you set the uGridsToLoad and make a save, that save will not load with a lower uGridsToLoad level. This is why I put the save folder switcher in there, so you can have one save with the detail level, and one with the default, 'safe' one. I'll post my files at the end of the readme, if you want them. They're optimized for my rig, and might not work on yours, though.
Secondly, download and unzip my program to where ever you want, it doesn't matter. You need to open Settings.ini and change the SkyrimINILocation, SkyrimPrefsINILocation, and SkyrimSavesLocation to where your Skyrim.ini, SkyrimPrefs.ini, and Saves folders are located. I put in the default location, minus your account name, in there already. (You don't need to mess with the ending, it's set up how the program deals with it: namely it's got the Skyrim/SkyrimPrefs minus the .ini. Just don't mess with it and you'll be fine.)
A little bit of explanation for the other variables in the settings file. The suffixes is what the program renames your files and folders to. For example, if you click 'Change to Screenshots' it'll take Skyrim (ScreenshotSuffix).ini and rename it to Skyrim.ini. Same for the prefs and saves file/folder.
The names are just what they're called, I'm decently sure they don't matter to the file naming, so you can set those to whatever you want. I've called mine Default and Screenshots.
Assming you haven't changed the suffixes (if you have, just substitute what you put in there for what I used) change the copies of your files (I'm assuming these are your screenshot config files) and rename them to "Skyrim - Screenshots.ini"/"SkyrimPrefs - Screenshots.ini" Also add the " - Screenshots" after your copy of the Save folder. (If you don't want to use the save switcher just delete the location after SkyrimSavesLocation in the INI file. It'll put an * after the name in the program, but it'll work fine.)
Oh, also: in the INI file it won't recognize if you put a space before the suffix, so I've hardcoded a space in before whatever suffix you enter. Just so you know.

Okay! So at this point your folder should look something like this:
Saves
Saves - Screenshots
Skyrim - Screenshots.ini
Skyrim.ini
SkyrimPrefs - Screenshots.ini
SkyrimPrefs.ini

Now, just run the program and it should work fine. A good way to see if it is is look at the Current: label. If it says CurrentSetting, you've done something wrong with the paths and need to fix it. If it says 'Default', and you followed my guide, it's working correctly! Try clicking on the 'Switch to Screenshots' button and see what happens, if everything has gone correctly the program should rename the - Screenshots files to the defaults and change the defaults to - Default.
Also, if there is a * after the name at the bottom it means the program couldn't find one or more of the files it wanted to rename. It'll try and rename everything it can, but that's what that means.

Okay, then. Hopefully I haven't forgotten anything. If I have, or you have a question, please post a comment or send me a message.
If you like the program, endorse it, please.


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My Screenshots Skyrim.ini:

[General]
sLanguage=ENGLISH
uGridsToLoad=9
uExterior Cell Buffer=100
iPreloadSizeLimit=262144000

[Display]
fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0
fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000.0
fLightLODMaxStartFade=3500.0
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048
bAllowScreenshot=1

[Audio]
fMusicDuckingSeconds=6.0
fMusicUnDuckingSeconds=8.0
fMenuModeFadeOutTime=3.0
fMenuModeFadeInTime=1.0

[Grass]
bAllowCreateGrass=1
bAllowLoadGrass=0

[GeneralWarnings]
SGeneralMasterMismatchWarning=One or more plugins could not find the correct versions of the master files they depend on. Errors may occur during load or game play. Check the "Warnings.txt" file for more information.

[Archive]
sResourceArchiveList=Skyrim - Misc.bsa, Skyrim - Shaders.bsa, Skyrim - Textures.bsa, Skyrim - Interface.bsa, Skyrim - Animations.bsa, Skyrim - Meshes.bsa, Skyrim - Sounds.bsa
sResourceArchiveList2=Skyrim - Voices.bsa, Skyrim - VoicesExtra.bsa

[Combat]
fMagnetismStrafeHeadingMult=0.0
fMagnetismLookingMult=0.0

[Papyrus]
fPostLoadUpdateTimeMS=500.0
bEnableLogging=0
bEnableTrace=0
bLoadDebugInformation=0
[Water]
bReflectLODObjects=1
bReflectLODLand=1
bReflectSky=1
bReflectLODTrees=1


My Screenshots SkyrimPrefs.ini:



[General]
fBrightLightColorB=1.0000
fBrightLightColorG=1.0000
fBrightLightColorR=1.0000
iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1
bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0
[Imagespace]
bDoDepthOfField=0
iRadialBlurLevel=1
[Display]
iBlurDeferredShadowMask=3
fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000
fShadowDistance=8000.0000
iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=1024
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048
iShadowSplitCount=2
iMaxAnisotropy=16
fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000
fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000
fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=5000.0000
fGamma=1.0000
fDecalLOD2=1500.0000
fDecalLOD1=1000.0000
fSpecularLODStartFade=1000.0000
fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000
fLightLODStartFade=3500.0000
iTexMipMapMinimum=0
iTexMipMapSkip=0
iWaterMultiSamples=4
iMultiSample=8
iShadowMode=3
bTreesReceiveShadows=1
bDrawLandShadows=1
bFull Screen=1
iSize H=900
iSize W=1440
fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000
fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=2048.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2844.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=10000000.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=10000000.0000
iScreenShotIndex=2
bShadowMaskZPrepass=0
bMainZPrepass=0
iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=25
iMaxDecalsPerFrame=100
bFloatPointRenderTarget=0
sD3DDevice="AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series"
bFXAAEnabled=1
iShadowMapResolution=4096
fShadowBiasScale=0.1500
iShadowMaskQuarter=4
iAdapter=0
iPresentInterval=1
iShadowFilter=3
bTransparencyMultisampling=0
bDrawShadows=1
[Grass]
b30GrassVS=1
fGrassStartFadeDistance=20000.0000
fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=20000.0000
fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=10000.0000
[MAIN]
bGamepadEnable=0
bCrosshairEnabled=1
fHUDOpacity=1.0000
bSaveOnPause=1
bSaveOnTravel=1
bSaveOnWait=1
bSaveOnRest=1
fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=150000.0000
[GamePlay]
bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=1
bShowQuestMarkers=1
iDifficulty=2
[Interface]
bDialogueSubtitles=1
bGeneralSubtitles=1
bShowCompass=1
[Controls]
fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=1.0000
fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0280
bAlwaysRunByDefault=1
bInvertYValues=0
bGamePadRumble=0
bMouseAcceleration=0
[Particles]
iMaxDesired=750
[SaveGame]
fAutosaveEveryXMins=15.0000
[AudioMenu]
fAudioMasterVolume=1.0000
fVal7=1.0000
uID7=0
fVal6=1.0000
uID6=0
fVal5=1.0000
uID5=0
fVal4=1.0000
uID4=0
fVal3=0.9500
uID3=94881
fVal2=0.7500
uID2=466532
fVal1=1.0000
uID1=554685
fVal0=0.8000
uID0=1007612
[Clouds]
fCloudLevel2Distance=262144.0000
fCloudLevel1Distance=32768.0000
fCloudLevel0Distance=16384.0000
fCloudNearFadeDistance=9000.0000
[TerrainManager]
fTreeLoadDistance=75000.0000
fBlockMaximumDistance=250000.0000
fBlockLevel1Distance=70000.0000
fBlockLevel0Distance=35000.0000
fSplitDistanceMult=1.5000
bShowLODInEditor=0
[NavMesh]
fObstacleAlpha=0.5000
fCoverSideHighAlpha=0.8000
fCoverSideLowAlpha=0.6500
fEdgeFullAlpha=1.0000
fEdgeHighAlpha=0.7500
fEdgeLowAlpha=0.5000
fTriangleFullAlpha=0.7000
fTriangleHighAlpha=0.3500
fTriangleLowAlpha=0.2000
fLedgeBoxHalfHeight=25.0000
fEdgeDistFromVert=10.0000
fEdgeThickness=10.0000
fPointSize=2.5000
[Trees]
bRenderSkinnedTrees=1
uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender=20
[Decals]
uMaxDecals=1000
bDecals=1
bSkinnedDecals=1
uMaxSkinDecals=100
uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=60
[LOD]
fLODFadeOutMultObjects=15.0000
fLODFadeOutMultItems=15.0000
fLODFadeOutMultActors=15.0000
fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000
[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1
bShowAllResolutions=1
uLastAspectRatio=4
[BlurShaderHDR]
bDoHighDynamicRange=1
[BlurShader]
bUseBlurShader=0
[Water]
iWaterReflectHeight=512
iWaterReflectWidth=512
bUseWaterDisplacements=1
bUseWaterRefractions=1
bUseWaterReflections=1
bUseWaterDepth=1