LPO requires nordic dungeon architecture meshes to have candles with addonNode 49 or they won't produce light. Not required if you use the Eternal Flames option in the fomod.
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This mod is only possible because of the incredible work of others:
- powerofthree for Light Placer - Doodlum for Community Shaders and Light Limit Fix - The SKSE team for SKSE - Meh 321 for Address Library for SKSE - PraedythXVI for Skeleton Replacer HD - SE Nordic architecture meshes - OddDrifter for adding support for Obscure's College of Winterhold
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Fix an issue with ModuleConfig.xml causing lp_overhaul.esp to not be installed.
Version 2.5
Add support for Inverse Square Lighting (ISL)
Fix z-fighting outside Whiterun
Adjust light brightness to accommodate ISL
Increase lighting template brightness by 2%
Add lights to College of Winterhold south tower windows
Turn on dwemer lighting fixtures in Blackreach
Replace all GlazedCandlesStatic02 with GlazedCandlesStatic
Give fire and candles subtle flicker
Add lights to torchbugs
Version 2.4
Fix an issue that was causing z-fighting in the soul cairn.
Version 2.3
Support Obscure's College of Winterhold. Thanks for contributing this, OddDrifter!
Add BrokenTowerRedoubtLocation to list of locations which undergo optimization via BOS config.
Version 2.2
Add support for Light Placer 3.0 by changing how candles are assigned lights
Mark the eternal_flames folders in the fomod installer as folders instead of files. Should fix fomod installation issues that some users were having.
Add the patches from the official Lanterns of Skyrim II mod to the lanters.ini whitelist. Should reduce the amount of manual patching required.
Version 2.1
Workaround a bug in Vortex's ModuleConfig.xml parser.
Version 2.0
Fix all eternal flames having shadow lights
Make nocturnal fire light the same radius and brightness as eternal fire light (perceived brightness, not value of fade in a vacuum)
Rearrange repo file structure
Add Embers XD compatibility for Nocturnal flames
Add nocturnal flames option for Nordic ruins
Remove the ability to whitelist other mods and use Eternal Flames / Nocturnal flames at the same time
Version 1.9
Extinguish fallen dwemer lights in Markarth Warrens
Make Markarth Warrens floor lanterns sputter
Stop lighting FXfireWithEmbersCheap via addonNode, it's already lit via mesh name and points.
Set a dwemer model name to lowercase.
Absorb Eternal Flames 3.2
Absorb Standard Lighting Templates (the normal versions) as an optional fomod selection
Absorb Fire without Light Bleed from Standard Lighting Templates as an optional fomod selection
Version 1.8
Turn on Markarth Dwemer lights
Add Embers XD compatibility
Turn off extremely bright vanilla light in Riften jail
Documentation enhancements
Version 1.7
Undelete walls that were named after mist (thanks Cloudy)
Fix misspelled NoExternalEmittance for riften windows (thanks b_leandro)
Format all json with lp_merger
Version 1.6
Fix giantcampfire01burningnoland not having light
Fix overexposure in candlehearth hall
Fix position of windhelm window lights
Fix overexposure in a basement in Raven Rock
Remove light from all stonewindow01, which is used at least in windhelm
Optimize Temple of Talos, Windhelm
Optimize KilkreathRuinsLocation
Optimize WhiterunHouseoftheDeadLocation
Optimize PotemasCatacombsLocation
Optimize NightcallerTempleLocation
Optimize HighGateRuinsLocation
Optimize SnowVeilSanctumLocation
Optimize Saarthal
Add lights to smelters
Add shadow light to silverblood inn
Add redwater spring light
Version 1.5
Migrate to fomod installer to enable adding shadow casting lights
Optimize several locations when using lp_overhaul_optimize_SWAP.ini: Midden, Ilinalta's Deep, Fellglow Keep, Palace of the Kings Upstairs, Temple of the Eight Divines
Reduce overexposure in several locations when using lp_overhaul_optimize_SWAP.ini
Optimize lanterns
Split whitelists into several files
Add shadows to a few fires in Riften and Whiterun
Move goldenglow estate windows into riften windows file
Correct the position of dwechandelier01bareon.nif light
Add window lights to The Bee and Barb
Version 1.4
Add lights to telvanni lanterns, lava craters, bruning/smoking trees and bushes, small blackreach mushrooms
increase radius and brightness of large dwemer chandeliers
reduce dunmer lantern lights to one light per lantern
ignore mushroom light scale for blackreach mushrooms
make blackreach mushroom lights brighter
Make crimson nirnroot pure red again
Version 1.3
Add Mzark astrolabe
Version 1.2
Add blackreach giant mushrooms
Add blackreach epic mushrooms
Add blackreach dwemer sun
Version 1.1
Support Darkfall Passage (Dawnguard Forgotten Vale area) proximity-based plant lights
Reduce campfire and ember radius, increase fade. Helps embers look brighter than candelabras.
Version 1.0
whitelist lux
whitelist elfx
whitelist rlo
whitelist relighting skyrim
blacklist a few lights in solitude
add window lights to belethor's shop
brighten eternal flames and reduce radius
remove all shadow casting lights (enables LPO to be used alongside other lighting overhauls)
Version 0.99
Add jorvaskr window lights
Add some shadow casting lights to large whiterun interior fires
Make window lights white
Reduce palace of the kings window brightness
Make lanterns brighter and wider
Add window lights to Hjerim and remove some candle lights which spoiled secrets
Overhaul bard's college window lights
Overhaul Solitude Temple of the Divines windows
Remove ugly candles in the winking skeever
AzuraBlue01 is now a complimentary color to the mortal fire color.
Blacklist some lights for windows where those windows were covered by shelves
Add subtle windhelm firepit shadow spot
Version 0.98
Fix Temple of Kynareth being too dark
Add lights to various windows in Solitude interiors
Add lights to Dwemer Occulory
Split whitelist out of po3_LightPlacer.ini
whitelist WSU - Carbon LightBulbs Edit.esp
Re-arrange files (again)
Version 0.97
Make candles as bright as possible at the expense of overexposure in the midden and fellglow keep (this will be fixed with BOS config in the future).
make dwemer chandelier lights wider
add dawnguard falmer brazier light
Remove bad DefaultSunlight01 from Swindler's Den
Add missing dwemer wall sconce light
Add goldenglow estate interior windows
Add interior windows for solitude winking skeever
Add NoExternalEmittance flags to everything, fixes issues with lights not being cast on some surfaces.
Remove a bad DefaultSunlight01Closer02 from ratway
Whitelist several vanilla lights, mostly sunlight bounce in a few dungeons.
Version 0.96
Performance Improvements
Start adding window glow: Winterhold college, Whiterun dragonsreach, Solitude Blue Palace, Windhelm Palace of the Kings
Add BOS config which removes interior FX for things like fog, smoke, mist, dust, and glow. This includes removal of fake window lights.
Re-arrange files
Hard-code some color values into the config to help prevent other mods from impacting appearance of this one.
Move the torch fixes from optional downloads into the main mod download.
Adjust fade, radius, and colors of various lights.
Hide fake candle glow and fire glow with particlelight system from LLF.
ABOUT LPO is a next gen lighting overhaul utilizing Light Placer and Base Object Swapper. It attaches lights directly to meshes so every source that should produce light does. It's an essential mod for realistic lighting. FEATURES
A dark world lit by authentic sources
Eradication of unrealistic FX
Highly refined color palette
Eternal Flames or Nocturnal Flames in Nordic dungeons
Unlocks a new era of dynamic lighting
Light placement fixes work for mod-added interiors without a patch
Supports inverse square root light attenuation from Community Shaders
THANK YOU Thanks to PraedythXVI for the Nordic architecture meshes from Skeleton Replacer HD - SE Thanks to powerofthree for making Light Placer. Thanks to all GitHub contributors for your support. Remember to endorse if you enjoy my work, and endorse the dependencies that made this mod possible.
