Natural Performance ENB preset by quho aka knifechamber. V1.0 - 6th nov 2015

Note: Brighter nights & interiors optional is available. Also, all screenshots were taken with normal settings, NOT max/screenarcher�settings ;).


You are seeking a realistic and great looking enb which also gives you alot FPS? Well, you have come to exactly the right place. Let me introduce: Natural Performance Enb, an enb preset which aims to give a great look to Skyrim while keeping everything realistic and as performance-friendly as possible. Currently version 1, but no worries, alot of testing has been done to ensure that it works as clockwork.

Features
- A great natural and realistic look, in towns, fields and in combat.
- Great performance, I�m running this with over 30 graphical mods and 4 years old mid-tier graphics card (7870 2gb) while having FPS well above 40, interiors 60+!
- A bokeh depth of field (DOF) which is non-intrusive and sharp even when looking at far-away places, while being FPS friendly!
- Customized weathers (vanilla, no esps needed) for even more immersive travelling. No longer can you go out without a torch on a rainstorm night. Clear weathers and daylight are much more visible during daytime.
- Many things fixed which were an issue in other enbs, such as: white mountains during night, black fog on mountains, glowing vegetation, eyes and waterfalls, hyper-white snow, fog-line a few feet away from your character (especially with revamped exterior fog)!
- Realistic Subsurface scattering so you are actually able to see those wrinkles in old peoples� faces.

So you want an amazing, immersive and realistic looking game? Go ahead to files section and download!


Installation
Simple as heck, same as with every other enbs:
Note: Do not use custom weather mods (ELE = Enhanced lighting for ENB, ELFX-weathers, CoT = Climates of Tamriel , etc.) as this mod wasn�t done with those mods. Sure, the enb works with the listed weather mods, but you may find nights being too dark, colours being off etc.
1. Download the lastest enb, v0.279 at http://enbdev.com/mod_tesskyrim_v0279.htm . Unzip the folder, go to enbseries_skyrim_v0279\WrapperVersion\and copy d3d9.dll and enbhost.exe to your skyrim installation folder (even for MO users): C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Skyrim\
2. Download this, unzip the folder, and copy everything inside (files and enbseries folder) to your skyrim installation folder (same folder as in 1., where TESV.exe is). Sun textures go to Data\textures\sky\
3. Check that you have bFloatPointRenderTarget=1 , bDeferredShadows=1 , bTreesReceiveShadows=1 , bDrawLandShadows=1 , bShadowsOnGrass=1, iMultiSample=0 , iMaxAnisotropy=0 and bFXAAEnabled=0 under [Display] section and bDoDepthOfField=1 under [Imagespace]in your Skyrimprefs.ini. Can be found: C:\Users\YYYY \Documents\My Games\Skyrim\ or for mod organizer users: C:\Program Files (x86)\Mod Organizer\profiles\ZZZZ\

If you downloaded optional files (such as brighter nights or more performance), unzip them and copy their contents to Skyrim installation folder (overwrite).

Requirements (mod list): This mod was done to go along the following mods. Sure, it works even without these, but may look very different, odd colours etc. if you don�t have the following mods:
- ELFX http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/27043/ (install with elfxenhancer, but don't install elfx-weathers. If you use Static mesh improvement mod, install also: ELFX SMIM patch http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/60603/ )
- Revamped exterior fog: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/9930/
- Remove interior fog: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/29253/
- Skyrim particle patch (ALL-IN-ONE) and subsurface scattering patch: http://enbseries.enbdev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1499


Highly recommended:
- Wearable lanterns (!) http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/17416/ and its plugins made by other authors.
- True storms http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/63478/
- Realistic water two http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/41076/


Recommended mods (these are what I use):
- SMIM, Unbeliveable grass two, Skyrim flora overhaul (*), Performance hi-res DLC optimized textures, 2k HD LITE textures, NobleSkyrimMod full pack performance edition, aMidianBorn Book of Silence (*), The Ruffled feather (ice textures and dynamic snow), WICO (or CBBE with SG textures (*) + Skysight skins � male (*) )
The list is long but these are the most noticeable ones. (*) means I have reduced the texture and normal sizes to half with ddsopt or optimizertextures.


Thanks and credits:
Ewi65 for amazing sun textures
Matso for depth of field
Also remember to endorse the mods you have downloaded, especially those listed in here!