Especially for Fallout 4, I should not add mods like those because it will make me drop a lot of FPS and I do not like that at all.
Do not use any ENB, no lighting effect mod at all, only one Graphic textures which it is : Grafix. In my Fallout 4 game, I use the same game menu settings. I could give you my reasons on why I use the above settings but that will be too long probably. I only use one ENB which in combination with my Vivid Weathers, makes my game looks amazing. I also use ONLY one environmental mod : Vivid Weathers which it is IMO, the best out there. In my Skyrim game I am not using any lighting enhancer mod at all but I use Dust Effect and Better torches and candles. I do have the Nvidia 1070, 16 gb RAM, i7-6700, Z170 mobo and Viewsonic 144 Hz Monitor, so my rig is kind of decent and I play all my games with these settings : AA = off, 2560x1440, Godrays = off, Lens Flare = off, Decal Quality = High, Shadow Quality = high, Shadow Distance = High or Medium and Texture Quality = Ultra. Do you have a 144 Hz monitor ? Is it a 4k monitor ? TL DR: What are your opinions on 4k vs 2k shadows in SSE and are the 4k worth the slight performance hit at timesĮdited by PineCone1, 05 February 2018 - 02:46 PM.Ģk vs 4k depends on the kind of rig you have, how powerful your video card is. But to someone with a trained eye, are the 4k shadows really worth it? (Its not that big of a deal or performance hit, but overall 2k seems smoother, and the spikes are less/nonexistant in most areas) I run a GTX 970 which are notorious for their limited 3.5 gigs of VRAM which I am assuming is part of the issue.Īs a person who likes to take screenshots/videos of playthoughs I would obviously prefer the best looking experience. The reason I ask is because when running 4k I tend to notice more FPS drops, especially when turning fast. 4k shadows are very similar, I would say the 4k shadows give my game a slightly "more realistic" look and softer shadows overall, while the 2k tend to be darker and less soft (particularly at the edge of the shadow, i.e where the shadow ends and light begins) So to the root of the question, is it worth playing with 4k shadow textures? To my eye 2k vs. It's not so much that I dont see or notice a difference, it's just not as clear what the difference is to my eye as what it may be to others. Now some might say, "well why do you care then if you cant really notice a discernible difference". However, this makes certain things tough for me to judge, and the effect of shadows in games is one of them. I am not a person who has a "good eye" for colors and picture quality in general (I am partially colorblind, but nothing serious, I still see all the spectrum's of color). First off, I apologize, I'm sure there have been a magnitude of posts pertaining to this, but I just wanted to get a little feedback on peoples opinions of shadow quality in Skyrim SE.