Q: Is this mod compatible with Anniversary Edition? A: Yes!
Q: Can I use this mod with a different timescale value? A: Yes! I played for around 250 hours on a timescale of 7 with no problems.
Q: Can you remove the full screen flashing? A: This mod does not add full-screen flashing. It only uses the standard sky flashing present in the base game storms. Mods such as like Lightning During Thunderstorms, or Storm Lightning SE utilize full-screen flashes that happen during any rain storm, so make sure those aren't the culprit.
Q: Is this compatible with XYZ weather mod? A: This was made for vanilla, but there are lots of patches available on the Nexus for different popular weather mods.
Q: Can you make a patch for XYZ weather mod? A: Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of time these days, and more advanced weather mods require more detailed patches. There are a lot of great patches out there made by the community for most of the popular weather mods.
Q: Does this effect performance? A: Nope! :) Skyrim SE runs so great, I couldn’t bear harming FPS. I re-made all visual effects from scratch to have zero impact (or close to it.) See below for details on crazy particle settings that may impact performance.
Q: Why is the rain white/purple blocks? A: This is due to something going wrong with installation. I don't use mod managers so I can't offer any advice, but people in the comments are always quite helpful.
Q: How is this different from other weather mods? A: True Storms focuses specifically on storms and does not edit vanilla lighting, or other weather types. Most weather mods are full overhauls to the entire weather and outdoor lighting system. For this reason, patches are needed to make them fully compatible.
Q: The weather seems to affect performance. Is there anything I can do? If you are experiencing lag with the heavy fog, double check your INI iMaxDesired values. These should not be crazy high, try 750, and work your way up. Very high values like 20000 aren't necessary at all. You might also try the "no heavy fogs" version.
Q: Sometimes the weather transitions abruptly. Can this be fixed? The weather suddenly turning on/off is a problem as old as the classic game itself (if you Google it people have been looking for solutions since early 2012.) The general consensus is that it's just much more noticeable with weather mods because storms are intense instead of a light quiet sprinkle. Lots of regions have weather overrides and I think the engine just ignores transitions sometimes. I'm still looking at this but transitions are not exposed in any way to be able to experiment with.
Q: How can I change the weather chances? 1. Open SSEEdit 2. Expand Region 3. Select a Region you'd like to modify (e.g. WeatherCoast, WeatherFallForest) 4. Scroll down to Region Data Entries > RDWT Weather Types 5. You will see all of the weathers set for that region, and their numerical chances. This is a percentage, e.g. 10 = 10%. 6. Change these however you want, but try and make sure that they all add up to 100 (e.g. SkyrimClear 90, SkyrimStormSnow 10 = 100) 7. Do this for each region you'd like to modify 8. Save the plugin and enjoy!
You can control the lightning frequency with the console! If you feel like lightning happens too much (or not enough), you can type in the following:
set TS_LightningBuffer to x
The default is 80. For less strikes, lower the number. Lowering this to even 70 or 65 is very noticeable, so do small increments. If you want MORE strikes, raise it to 90 or 100.
If the heavy fogs are not to your liking, you can install the "No Heavy Fogs" optional file, which will remove those weather types.
I have problems to get it compatible with Obsidian Weathers ; have installed every patch i could find. Loot still warns me of a missing comptibility patch!
Is there a future for Obsidian Weathers + True Storms?!
Hi. Just wondering, is this mod safe to uninstall? Or should I make a separate save or something before installing? Just wondering in case I don't like it.
Uninstalling mods is never advised, no matter how safe they might be. What you should do instead is save your game, install the mod and play with it, and if you remove it later, re-load the older save just before you installed it. That's the safest way.
In the case of True Storms here, you should be safe. Just go indoors before removing it.
Any clues as to why the audio sliders don't work in the game settings? Like I can move them and they stay but they don't affect the audio at all, only the regular "Effects" and "Master" do. I have engine fixes and they have worked previously, I did update to Azurite Weathers 2 so not sure if that has caused it.
Probably not the right place for this but..Could any kind-hearted help me to make it rain heavier in the game? I have rudy ENB， Cathedral weather，and this mod, where should I adjust the intensity of the rain?
You need to open ENB UI (shift + enter) then under the tab enbseries.ini open "RAIN" and disable it. It worked for me but I use Obsidian with True Storms.
Hello, and thank you so much for this awesome mod. What I am about to ask falls into the same FAQ category " How can I change the weather chances?", but, in my case, I simply CANNOT get XEdit or SSEdit to work on my computer.
Is there still hope for me? Tweaking some other file via Notepad in order to receive more rain? I love the thunderstorms you brought into Skyrim. <3
Good afternoon. I installed ELFX + shadows and Hearthfire light addon - after that I installed True Storms - this turned off ELFX for me either completely or partially, at least the shadows returned to the old settings because everything became quite light as without the elfx+shadow mod esp load order:
I'm not sure... but I think maybe I did something wrong, in theory I did everything as stated in the description, at least I already checked separately without the dozens of esp, setting ELFX - SHADOW - TRUE STORM and it turns out the same thing, after true Storm elfx seems to turn off, can anyone help me? Basically all I want is elfx + shadow + true storms without the rest of a large number of addons for light and weather
Hi! I'm not familiar with all those mods or patches so I can't really offer any support. It looks like there are a bunch of patches that could be reverting different values. True Storms only affects certain exterior weathers, and won't affect the overall look of the game. Your best bet would be to post in the comments of the mods that provide those patches.
Ok so, whenever TrueStormsSE is active (if it's the last plugin loaded or not doesn't matter) in my loadorder, I get these light sources/bulb flickering:
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This is very noticable with the weather SkyrimOvercastRain (000C821F). The weather itself gets overwritten with my load order so it has to be something different what is causing this. And as I seid before, even when True Storms is loaded last this will happen.
That's a camera effect from R.A.S.S. I even disabled/deleted everything from the plugin aside from the sound stuff and it was still flickering. Nothing was overwritten. I assume it's an incompatibility with anything else, but it's hard to tell what and why. But as I said, even if I load it at the very last position it still occurs.
Well since nothing has changed in the mod for years and years, and this is a new issue, it sounds like it's not playing nice with another newer mod or modlist. I'll need some load orders to have a look.
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Q: Is this mod compatible with Anniversary Edition?
A: Yes!
Q: Can I use this mod with a different timescale value?
A: Yes! I played for around 250 hours on a timescale of 7 with no problems.
Q: Can you remove the full screen flashing?
A: This mod does not add full-screen flashing. It only uses the standard sky flashing present in the base game storms. Mods such as like Lightning During Thunderstorms, or Storm Lightning SE utilize full-screen flashes that happen during any rain storm, so make sure those aren't the culprit.
Q: The volume sliders aren't staying where I put them, what's wrong?
A: This is a known issue with mod-added sliders. The SSE Engine Fixes mod resolves this.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/17230
Q: Is this compatible with XYZ weather mod?
A: This was made for vanilla, but there are lots of patches available on the Nexus for different popular weather mods.
Q: Can you make a patch for XYZ weather mod?
A: Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of time these days, and more advanced weather mods require more detailed patches. There are a lot of great patches out there made by the community for most of the popular weather mods.
Q: Does this effect performance?
A: Nope! :) Skyrim SE runs so great, I couldn’t bear harming FPS. I re-made all visual effects from scratch to have zero impact (or close to it.) See below for details on crazy particle settings that may impact performance.
Q: Why is the rain white/purple blocks?
A: This is due to something going wrong with installation. I don't use mod managers so I can't offer any advice, but people in the comments are always quite helpful.
Q: How is this different from other weather mods?
A: True Storms focuses specifically on storms and does not edit vanilla lighting, or other weather types. Most weather mods are full overhauls to the entire weather and outdoor lighting system. For this reason, patches are needed to make them fully compatible.
Q: Can I change the weather?
A: A List of Weather IDs to use in the console can be found here
Q: The weather seems to affect performance. Is there anything I can do?
If you are experiencing lag with the heavy fog, double check your INI iMaxDesired values. These should not be crazy high, try 750, and work your way up. Very high values like 20000 aren't necessary at all. You might also try the "no heavy fogs" version.
Q: Sometimes the weather transitions abruptly. Can this be fixed?
The weather suddenly turning on/off is a problem as old as the classic game itself (if you Google it people have been looking for solutions since early 2012.) The general consensus is that it's just much more noticeable with weather mods because storms are intense instead of a light quiet sprinkle. Lots of regions have weather overrides and I think the engine just ignores transitions sometimes. I'm still looking at this but transitions are not exposed in any way to be able to experiment with.
Q: How can I change the weather chances?
1. Open SSEEdit
2. Expand Region
3. Select a Region you'd like to modify (e.g. WeatherCoast, WeatherFallForest)
4. Scroll down to Region Data Entries > RDWT Weather Types
5. You will see all of the weathers set for that region, and their numerical chances. This is a percentage, e.g. 10 = 10%.
6. Change these however you want, but try and make sure that they all add up to 100 (e.g. SkyrimClear 90, SkyrimStormSnow 10 = 100)
7. Do this for each region you'd like to modify
8. Save the plugin and enjoy!
Here's an image to help further clarify: https://i.imgur.com/k9Euq1k.jpg
Tips / Info:
You can control the lightning frequency with the console! If you feel like lightning happens too much (or not enough), you can type in the following:
set TS_LightningBuffer to x
The default is 80. For less strikes, lower the number. Lowering this to even 70 or 65 is very noticeable, so do small increments. If you want MORE strikes, raise it to 90 or 100.
If the heavy fogs are not to your liking, you can install the "No Heavy Fogs" optional file, which will remove those weather types.
Enjoy!
Loot still warns me of a missing comptibility patch!
Is there a future for Obsidian Weathers + True Storms?!
In the case of True Storms here, you should be safe. Just go indoors before removing it.
Appropriately patches the audio from TS into Azurite 1.x. The ITM's are intentional. Do not clean.
Not compatible with Azurite Weathers II.
What I am about to ask falls into the same FAQ category " How can I change the weather chances?", but, in my case, I simply CANNOT get XEdit or SSEdit to work on my computer.
Is there still hope for me?
Tweaking some other file via Notepad in order to receive more rain? I love the thunderstorms you brought into Skyrim. <3
Thanks!
I installed ELFX + shadows and Hearthfire light addon - after that I installed True Storms - this turned off ELFX for me either completely or partially, at least the shadows returned to the old settings because everything became quite light as without the elfx+shadow mod
esp load order:
elfs weathers
truestormsSE
enhancedLightsandFX
elfx exteriors
elfxWeather_TS_AOS_Patch
elfxWeather_TX_SOS_Patch.esp
AOS_ISC_Integration
ELFX Shadows
ELFX Shadows - ELFX Exteriors Patch
Elfx - hearthfire Light Addon
AOS_EBT Patch
TrueStormSE_AOS
SOS_TrueStorms_Patch
ELFX - Hardcore
SOS_Elfx+hardcore+weathers_patch
I'm not sure... but I think maybe I did something wrong, in theory I did everything as stated in the description, at least I already checked separately without the dozens of esp, setting ELFX - SHADOW - TRUE STORM and it turns out the same thing, after true Storm elfx seems to turn off, can anyone help me? Basically all I want is elfx + shadow + true storms without the rest of a large number of addons for light and weather
And as I seid before, even when True Storms is loaded last this will happen.
I even disabled/deleted everything from the plugin aside from the sound stuff and it was still flickering.
Nothing was overwritten.
I assume it's an incompatibility with anything else, but it's hard to tell what and why.
But as I said, even if I load it at the very last position it still occurs.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/63116?tab=description