steve stirpe

Radnyngar ENB - Adaptation Update

Published: December 31st 2023, 2:02:57 pm

Hi everyone!

On this last day of 2023 I bring you the "Adaptation Update" of Radnyngar ENB. I've finally managed to implement adaptation in a satisfying way, with both light and bloom adaptation. You will notice it in sunny weathers when standing in the shadows: the areas directly under the sun will get really bright and "pop-out" of the image (first picture above is a good example, as well as image n°8 in Dawnstar). I took me quite some time as I've had to edit a few shaders to make them compatible with ENB Extender. Not that complicated, but it was the first time I messed with OpenGL.

In consequence I have also reworked the fire settings for every single exterior weather (which are now all completed btw). Fires should look a lot better and blend more naturally with the scene, while still having that eye-catching effect from previous versions.

I will now start working on the special weathers (Apocrypha, Soul's Cairn, Bloodmoon, Eclipse and Blackreach). After that, I will take care of the remaining interiors and we should be on path for release.

As I'm now using another bloom shader, Silent Horizons 2 Shader Core is no longer a requirement. This also make for an easier installation process. Here are the current requirements for Radnyngar ENB:

*ENB Helper SE - https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/23174

*ENB Helper Plus - https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/62743

*Enhanced Volumetric Lighting and Shadows - https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/63725

*Natural and Atmospheric Tamriel III (plugin only) - https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/27141

*Lux - https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/43158

*KiLoader for Skyrim - https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/99404

*ENB Extender for Skyrim - https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/99406

As always, I'm really looking forward to your feedback. In this last update for example, the Ash Storm weather for Solstheim has been heavily edited, and I would be curious to know your opinion on this new version.

Thank you all for your support, and I wish you a happy new year!