turning off shadows

[DDoom]

is there a way to completely turn off shadows in this without making the the whole game extremely dark?

[SailaNamai]

SkyrimPrefs.ini
fInteriorShadowDistance=0
fShadowDistance=0
iShadowMapResolution=0

[DDoom]

Publicado originalmente por SailaNamai:

SkyrimPrefs.ini
fInteriorShadowDistance=0
fShadowDistance=0
iShadowMapResolution=0

While that did remove all shadows, it also made the game very dark (especially in interiors).
I think it also turned off all lights emitted by candles and torches and whatnot.

[SailaNamai]

Mh yeah light and shadow kinda go hand in hand
That screen would not be what i consider dark but you can now try and fiddle around with skyrims brightness and gamma settings or do the same through your gpu driver until you have found something that works for you.

[DDoom]

Well, that sucks. It's weird that lights and shadow are influenced by the same setting.
Do you know if there's some mod or whatever to change this?

[StreamWhenGuy]

Try to just lower iShadowMapResolution to something extremely low instead of disabling it. For example 64, 128 or 256. Grab BethINI, it's a tool to help you optimize your *.ini settings. You might find the solution there.

[DDoom]

Publicado originalmente por StreamWhenGuy:

Try to just lower iShadowMapResolution to something extremely low instead of disabling it. For example 64, 128 or 256. Grab BethINI, it's a tool to help you optimize your *.ini settings. You might find the solution there.

Huh that's actually a good idea. I'm gonna try that when I get home from work today.
Thanks!

[DDoom]

Publicado originalmente por StreamWhenGuy:

Try to just lower iShadowMapResolution to something extremely low instead of disabling it. For example 64, 128 or 256. Grab BethINI, it's a tool to help you optimize your *.ini settings. You might find the solution there.

That didn't quite work. Lowering the resolution too much makes these black splotches appear all over when I'm walking, and lowering the distance just turns them off.
I don't think there's anything to be done, so I guess I'll just live with it for now since I really like the game.

[alexander_dougherty]

You can change the brightness level in settings in the menu, that's what I do when it's too dark, makes blackreach navigable

[Vlad 254]

Publicado originalmente por DDoom:

is there a way to completely turn off shadows in this without making the the whole game extremely dark?

Just wondering if there's a particular reason for this request? Like for example you want more fps? or maybe you're trying to get rid of ugly shadows on characters?

[Protagoras]

Publicado originalmente por DDoom:

is there a way to completely turn off shadows in this without making the the whole game extremely dark?

No, because the game does not have proper shadows.

[DDoom]

Publicado originalmente por Vlad 254:

Publicado originalmente por DDoom:

is there a way to completely turn off shadows in this without making the the whole game extremely dark?

Just wondering if there's a particular reason for this request? Like for example you want more fps? or maybe you're trying to get rid of ugly shadows on characters?

Both, actually.
I'm running the game on a rather old laptop, so every bit of performance is important to keep the game stable.
The shadows also look kinda bad since they're fairly low res (especially on characters), and walking around the game world and seeing them "pop-up" when I move my camera is an eyesore. I'd rather not have them at all.

[SailaNamai]

If i remember right BethIni has an ultra low preset that goes beyond what you can achieve through the games settings. Have you tried it?

[DDoom]

Publicado originalmente por SailaNamai:

If i remember right BethIni has an ultra low preset that goes beyond what you can achieve through the games settings. Have you tried it?

I have, they just turn off all shadows and the game goes dark the same way lol.

[SailaNamai]

Hm you could try only fShadowDistance to 0 and so disabling outdoor shadows, while keeping interior shadows. In interiors you should have "spare" fps so that might make for an acceptable compromise in visual/fps.

Oldrim and Oblivion had an ini setting to disable shadows on characters but i can't find it for SSE. So i'm not sure it exists anymore.

Also you can mess around with fShadowBiasScale in SkyrimPrefs. Default is 1 where higher values will reduce the surface area on which shadows are drawn. Doesn't seem to make the game darker as well though i'm not certain this will also help with fps.
Actually here is a screenshot series to show the effect:
https://wiki.step-project.com/Guide:SkyrimPrefs_INI/Display#fShadowBiasScale

[DDoom]

Publicado originalmente por SailaNamai:

Hm you could try only fShadowDistance to 0 and so disabling outdoor shadows, while keeping interior shadows. In interiors you should have "spare" fps so that might make for an acceptable compromise in visual/fps.

Oldrim and Oblivion had an ini setting to disable shadows on characters but i can't find it for SSE. So i'm not sure it exists anymore.

Also you can mess around with fShadowBiasScale in SkyrimPrefs. Default is 1 where higher values will reduce the surface area on which shadows are drawn. Doesn't seem to make the game darker as well though i'm not certain this will also help with fps.
Actually here is a screenshot series to show the effect:
https://wiki.step-project.com/Guide:SkyrimPrefs_INI/Display#fShadowBiasScale

Turning off the shadow distance outside while keeping the inside ones on was a *genius* idea, man. It worked perfectly, the only downside is that loading screens are dark af lol.
Thanks!