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Hello. So I get that you mention that though the mod ERM - Enhanced Rocks and Mountains isn't a mandatory mod but recommended for the meshes. What you failed to address is how much of the mod ERM - Enhanced Rocks and Mountains we need.
For example the main would be a given of course, but then again what main? there are 3. 1. Enhanced Rocks and Mountains. 2. Enhanced Rocks and Mountains - Parallax. And 3. Enhanced Rocks and Mountains - Complex Parallax. Which one?
Then there's too an optional file Mountain Texture Pack (4K) do we need that too?
All this needs to be know rather then just saying it's recommended to use ERM - Enhanced Rocks and Mountains. And if this sounds like sarcasm it's not. Just want to be sure I'm getting the right parts of that mod that you used to make this mod from. Thanks in advance. :-)
The optional file is optional, hence why it's under the optional file tab.
The version of ERM you use is dependant entirely on you. Are you using parallax? Are you using complex parallax? These are up to an individuals own game.
However, the textures in this mod are uncompressed which takes a lot of VRAM. I ran the mod through CAO to convert the textures to BC7. The texture quality is the same but the VRAM usage is much lower now. Here's the result:
Riverwood, 8K textures: With mod: 9200 VRAM After CAO: 7200 VRAM
Whiterun, 8K textures: With mod: 9400 VRAM After CAO: 8700 VRAM
I must say, the blending of mountains and rocks in this mod are something of a whole new level. This, in combination with 202X-parallax terrain and landscape is eye candy.
So we get the regular textures AND the parallax textures at the bottom if we want to enable parallax, correct? Seems obvious, I was just taken aback by how few downloads the parallax textures had compared to the regular version, so just double checking.
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For example the main would be a given of course, but then again what main? there are 3. 1. Enhanced Rocks and Mountains. 2. Enhanced Rocks and Mountains - Parallax. And 3. Enhanced Rocks and Mountains - Complex Parallax. Which one?
Then there's too an optional file Mountain Texture Pack (4K) do we need that too?
All this needs to be know rather then just saying it's recommended to use ERM - Enhanced Rocks and Mountains. And if this sounds like sarcasm it's not. Just want to be sure I'm getting the right parts of that mod that you used to make this mod from. Thanks in advance. :-)
The version of ERM you use is dependant entirely on you. Are you using parallax? Are you using complex parallax? These are up to an individuals own game.
However, the textures in this mod are uncompressed which takes a lot of VRAM. I ran the mod through CAO to convert the textures to BC7. The texture quality is the same but the VRAM usage is much lower now.
Here's the result:
Riverwood, 8K textures:
With mod: 9200 VRAM
After CAO: 7200 VRAM
Whiterun, 8K textures:
With mod: 9400 VRAM
After CAO: 8700 VRAM