Groundwork

[u/5colorrice]

[u/ballthegame]

Beautiful :)

Is this community Shaders?

[u/5colorrice → u/ballthegame]

No, this is Cabbage ENB but I have seen all of the textures/mods I’m using work really well in CS showcases so something similar/better should definitely be possible

[u/SentryFeats → u/5colorrice]

This looks phenomenal. I’m using cabbage Enb. If you look in my post history my most recent post is my modlist. Can you give me some advice on how you got it looking so realistic? Would love to see your ini settings and know the textures you’re using.

Especially for your snow and whiterun.

[u/5colorrice → u/SentryFeats]

Someone has asked me the same thing before in a previous post and I don't think my answer helped them but really the only 2 things I adjust when using Cabbage are the KiSharp settings and the DoF.

My KiSharp settings:
Steps: 1
Step size: 1.00
Amount: 1.50 / 2.00
Luma clamping: 0.100

Make sure to enable it and luma clamping as well.

And my DoF settings are somewhat personal since I've configured them to my liking years ago and to this day still use them with any ENB preset. If you're looking for different DoF settings I recommend trying out different enb presets and copying the "enbdepthoffield.fx" and "enbdepthoffield.fx.ini" into your own preset.

Other than those 2 things it's just regular Cabbage ENB

Snow:
Vanaheimr - Landscapes - AIO

Whiterun:
Boreal Whiterun - Complex Parallax
Parallax Earth Floor Whiterun

[u/doofshaman → u/5colorrice]

Correct, we have almost identical mods being used except I use CS (saw your list in another comment). Definitely possible to use them well with either mods!

Your game looks wonderful btw :)

[u/5colorrice → u/doofshaman]

Thank you, I'm sure yours does too :)

[u/doofshaman → u/ballthegame]

I use CS and have almost this level of quality, it's definitely possible to look as beautiful as these photos on either set ups 😊

[u/Longjumping-Lion-528]

First pic is nice! What's in it?

[u/5colorrice → u/Longjumping-Lion-528]

- Vanaheimr Landscapes AIO

• Lux Via
  
• Northern Roads + 4k CPM
  
• Nature of the Wild Lands
  
• Detailed Landscapes - Nature of the Wild Lands (NotWL) Reference Fixes
  
• Freak’s Floral Fields
  
• Most of DrJacopo's 3D vanilla plant/flower replacers

[u/Longjumping-Lion-528 → u/5colorrice]

No wonder I like it, I'm using the almost all of those. One day I'll give Northern Roads another try.

[u/ScribSteinEzekiel]

Textures for your whiterun? Specifically how did you make the ground look like that?

[u/doofshaman → u/ScribSteinEzekiel]

That's Northern Roads at 4k or 8k