Skyrim Special Edition

If you never used DynDoLod then you should check out this guide:



DynDoLod's HD trees offer a great lighting cause the lod trees are using normal maps too.
The transition isn't as perfect as Hybrid Trees offer.

But it is much better than the usual billboards. And it is very performance friendly. And a good performance is the goal of this mod.

You need to grab DynDoLod 3 alpha first. You will get the instructions of necessary additional downloads there. Also see this guide.

And after installing everything you have to use TexGen.

You can also use my TexGen.ini settings if you want.
You find the TexGen_SSE.ini in the "DynDOLOD\Edit Scripts\DynDOLOD" of your DynDoLod installation.

These are my settings:



Then you have to start TexGen.
And the following settings turned out to work pretty good:



You need to copy the folders in the TexGen_Output into your Skyrim SE data folder.

In the next step you have to start DynDoLod, switch to the advanced settings and enable the "Ultra" box.
Then you move to treesIn the mesh and reference rules in the upper section of the window and set the lod levels to billboard4



And then you press OK.
Install the generated lod into your Skyrim SE data folder and you have a nice, fast lod.

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23 comments

  1. DAZED2203
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    I get an error saying "DynDOLOD requires SKSE" my current skse64 2.0.20. I see DynDOLOD in the mcm but it's blank.
    1. z929669
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      This mod doesn't support DynDOLOD directly.

      It sounds like you are running an incorrect version of SKSE for the game version you are using. Post on the DynDOLOD support forums for assistance.
  2. FreckledShrike
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    DynDOLOD 3 link is dead
  3. d3adxey5
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    so Is this for making 3d lods?
  4. NolseFTW
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    Why not Level0 for lod4 in tree rule ?
    1. T4gtr34um3r
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      Why wasting FPS?

      And 3D Lods will come soon enough.
    2. SKYNISMO
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      so 3d lod is not available yet for dyndolod 3.0? or is there a specific setting for this?
    3. darksynth0
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      I think you need 3D lod models for that
      Check https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/56907 ( Happy Little Trees Add-On - DynDOLOD 3 ):

      Official DynDOLOD 3D hybrid LOD models for "Hasppy Little Trees". Built using the latest DynDOLOD 3 tools and uploaded with approval from T4gtr34um3r to provide LOD to augment his mod while he continues development.
  5. deleted79826258
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    So you disable "Generate dynamic LOD"? Any particular reason?
    1. T4gtr34um3r
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      No.

      I'll do this only for testing purposes.
      I ran DynDoLod and TexGen a lot of times the last days to find good values.
    2. RadiantQuest4E
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      So to be clear, if we are following these settings "Generate Dynamic LOD" should be checked?
    3. smallstonefan
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      I'm confused by these comments as well. :)
    4. EP1CN3SS2
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      motherfucker wont answer
    5. darksynth0
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      obviously you want to keep Generate Dynamic LOD enabled.
      It's just unchecked on picture by mistake, T4 already explained why it was unchecked.
      Might be better to update the pic to avoid confusion though @T4gtr34um3r
  6. thomaspan977
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    sorry for a dummy question, should i download and install Tree Billboards in optional files before running Texgen?
    1. mostwanted112
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      I believe the billboards in the optional files are for dyndolod versions pre 3.0. If you're going for dyndolod 3.0 then they're not needed, instead, you can get 3d hybrid lods from https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/56907?tab=files
  7. LordPhoenix82nd
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    With the newest update of DynDOLOD 3.0, is anybody else getting CTDs when opening the world map? Very odd issue that I never had before
    1. ToothyMoose
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      Yea, I'm getting CTD on map too
      edit: It doesn't seem to be this mod causing the issue because reverting to a prior version resolves my CTD
  8. deleted98644723
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    Why not BC7 Max/Fast?
    1. T4gtr34um3r
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      Why Bc7 when the texture itself isn't used ingame?
  9. Maxkingpower123
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    Hi, thank you for the suggestion! Did you find better settings lately or these are the best at the moment?
    1. T4gtr34um3r
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      I currently keep the settings.
      But I'll focus on the lod again. Though this is are the last steps of this mod.
    2. Maxkingpower123
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      Thank you!