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About this mod
An image space tweak and fixes for the textures and meshes of Skyrim's title and loading screens that don't play nicely with Vanilla HDR.
- Requirements
- Permissions and credits
- Changelogs
Overview:
The title screen and loading screens for Skyrim become way too bright when using Vanilla HDR. This mod changes the textures and meshes used on the title screen to account for the increase in brightness, and tweaks the loading screen image space to make their appearance more consistent with the vanilla game. Both the AE (gold) and SE (silver/grey) colour variations are fixed.
Diffuse textures were modified by cleaning the original vanilla images of compression artifacts, editing the image, and then recompressing the images using the BC7 compression format.
The main file of this mod is intended to be used with the vanilla Skyrim title screen appearance. That file is not compatible with mods that alter the title screen.
If you are using a title screen mod, download the .esp only file instead. This will mitigate the problem, but not entirely due to limits on the values used by image spaces. Although the screens using the modified image space will still be somewhat brighter than Vanilla Skyrim, the brightness should be at a more bearable level. The .esp contained in this mod is marked as a light plugin.
Requirements:
Installation:
Download the file corresponding to your mod set-up and install with the mod manager of your choice.
Compatibility:
The main file of this mod changes the following meshes and textures:
Any other mod that also changes these files will be incompatible.
Eg:
Mods that change only the .SWF files of the main menu should be compatible. Eg. No More Creation Club News, Classic Start Menu, etc.
The .esp only file changes LoadScreenIS [IMGS:000FF9DB]. Any other mods that also change that record will need a patch (although none exist that I'm aware of).
If you are using ENB, Vanilla HDR will be automatically disabled. Make sure that you also disable this mod if you plan on using ENB.
Credits:
Special Thanks to:
Doodlezoid for creating Vanilla HDR!
The NifSkope Development Team for their amazing tool.
The GIMP Developer Team for their awesome image editor.
n00mkrad for Cupscale, the ESRGAN Image Upscaling GUI.
BlueAmulet for the "1x_BC1-smooth2" ESRGAN model.
Bethesda for publishing TES V: Skyrim and providing hours of enjoyment.
Disclaimer:
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Feedback and comments are appreciated! Please report any problems in the "bugs" tab.
Known Issues:
The title screen and loading screens for Skyrim become way too bright when using Vanilla HDR. This mod changes the textures and meshes used on the title screen to account for the increase in brightness, and tweaks the loading screen image space to make their appearance more consistent with the vanilla game. Both the AE (gold) and SE (silver/grey) colour variations are fixed.
Diffuse textures were modified by cleaning the original vanilla images of compression artifacts, editing the image, and then recompressing the images using the BC7 compression format.
The main file of this mod is intended to be used with the vanilla Skyrim title screen appearance. That file is not compatible with mods that alter the title screen.
If you are using a title screen mod, download the .esp only file instead. This will mitigate the problem, but not entirely due to limits on the values used by image spaces. Although the screens using the modified image space will still be somewhat brighter than Vanilla Skyrim, the brightness should be at a more bearable level. The .esp contained in this mod is marked as a light plugin.
Requirements:
Installation:
Download the file corresponding to your mod set-up and install with the mod manager of your choice.
Compatibility:
The main file of this mod changes the following meshes and textures:
- meshes\interface\intmenufogparticles.nif
- meshes\interface\logo\logo.nif
- meshes\interface\logo\logo01ae.nif
- meshes\interface\logo\logo01ae_animated.nif
- textures\interface\objects\logo01_d.dds
- textures\interface\objects\logo01ae_d.dds
- textures\interface\objects\logo02_d.dds
Any other mod that also changes these files will be incompatible.
Eg:
- Main Menu Spinning Skyrim Emblem
- Clean Menu
- Main Menu Design Replacer
- Posh Skyrim Main Menu Retexture
- etc.
Mods that change only the .SWF files of the main menu should be compatible. Eg. No More Creation Club News, Classic Start Menu, etc.
The .esp only file changes LoadScreenIS [IMGS:000FF9DB]. Any other mods that also change that record will need a patch (although none exist that I'm aware of).
If you are using ENB, Vanilla HDR will be automatically disabled. Make sure that you also disable this mod if you plan on using ENB.
Credits:
Special Thanks to:
Doodlezoid for creating Vanilla HDR!
The NifSkope Development Team for their amazing tool.
The GIMP Developer Team for their awesome image editor.
n00mkrad for Cupscale, the ESRGAN Image Upscaling GUI.
BlueAmulet for the "1x_BC1-smooth2" ESRGAN model.
Bethesda for publishing TES V: Skyrim and providing hours of enjoyment.
Disclaimer:
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THE RESOURCES HEREIN ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW. AUTHOR/UPLOADER DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE RESOURCES PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR/UPLOADER WILL BE ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, VIRUSES, MALWARE, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. AUTHOR/UPLOADER DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF, OR THE RESULT OF THE USE OF THE RESOURCES PROVIDED HEREIN IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. YOU (AND NOT AUTHOR/UPLOADER) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. THE AUTHOR/UPLOADER DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, OR ASSUME LIABILITY FOR ANY THIRD-PARTY CONTENT THAT MAY BE PROVIDED AS LINKS, MOD CONTENT, OR OTHERWISE. THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR/UPLOADER ARE THEIRS ALONE, AND DO NOT REFLECT THE OFFICIAL POSITION OR POLICY OF ANY OTHER ENTITY WHATSOEVER WITH WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN, ARE NOW, OR WILL BE AFFILIATED. THE AUTHOR/UPLOADER DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF, OR THE RESULT OF THE USE OF OPINIONS AND VIEWS EXPRESSED THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE INTERPRETED AS ADVICE, IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, OR OTHERWISE. ANY CONTENT PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR/UPLOADER IS NOT INTENDED TO MALIGN ANY RELIGION, ETHNIC GROUP, CLUB, ORGANIZATION, COMPANY, INDIVIDUAL, OR ANYONE OR ANYTHING. THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, TO THE EXTENT THAT APPLICABLE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES.
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Feedback and comments are appreciated! Please report any problems in the "bugs" tab.
Known Issues:
- Elements of the title screen will appear darker when the game first loads, but will resolve to their normal appearance once the game loads completely. You can see a visual change as the game initially loads in vanilla as well. This is likely due to imagespaces or shaders being loaded by the game.