Mods y tweaks - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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### FULL GUIDE: ###
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IMPORTANT:
-NVIDIA users, download and install the last drivers (beta if available) HERE.
-ATI users, download and install the last drivers (beta if available) HERE.

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STEP 1) ### POST-PROCESS INJECTOR: ###
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*Select only one choice!

CHOICE 1: iCCC - Natural Shaders

-Install "iCCC-ENB", download it from the download section here, or from ITS PAGE (with more info). Base FXAA Post-Process Injector v1.3 is included in the download:

-Put the files from iCCC folder (ENB OR No-ENB version) to your main Skyrim folder (the steam one, not the one in documents), overwrite if prompted.

-ENB version is merged with ENB-Series fixes for Skyrim v0.095 by Boris Vorontsov, which fixes some graphical issues/freezes, but negatively affects performance by 2-3 FPS drop. Remember that the only difference between ENB and No-ENB version of iCCC is the fixes added by ENB, no visual improvements.

NOTE: To increase performance with the ENB merge version, add your videocard's "DeviceId" and "VendorId" to the enbpatch.ini file, below "[FIX]" (works for both Nvidia and ATI cards, not only for ATI like SES). This step will considerably improve performance, reducing the FPS drop to 0 or even gaining few FPS over vanilla!
For GTX 560 Ti (my card) they are:
DeviceId=00001200 (also 1201 and 1202 work)
VendorId=000010DE
You can see these info in your card detail info, but it's not very intuitive, I suggest to check HERE, or, if you have a NVIDIA card, use Nvidia Inspector v1.9.5.5, it will display both info in the main program screen, check the "NVIDIA Profile Guide" jpeg image (download it or watch it in the images page) to see where they are displayed.

-The default config has vignette and normal sharpen, in the "optional configs" you find non-vignette and high sharpen versions, choose only one. Vignette is the edges darkening screen effect and High-Sharpen version is more indicate if using 4x/8x Sparse-Grid Supersampling AA.


NOTE: Once ingame, pressing PAUSE/BREAK key will toggle the mod effects (so you can spot in real time the difference!).

How to enable the FPS Counter (ONLY if using iCCC-ENB or ENB alone):
-Press "*" ingame to enable the FPS counter.

How to enable FPS Limiter (ONLY if using iCCC-ENB or ENB alone):
-Go in Skyrim folder, open the file "enbpatch.ini" with a txt editor. Change the line "EnableFPSLimit=false" to "EnableFPSLimit=true" and set "FPSLimit=" to the value you need if you have a 60hz monitor, set "FPSLimit=60.0".

How to fix poor performance on laptop with Nvidia "Optimus" technology (ONLY if using iCCC-ENB or ENB alone):
-Go in Skyrim folder, open the file "enbpatch.ini" with a txt editor. Change the line "ForceVideoAdapterIndex=false" to "ForceVideoAdapterIndex=true" and the line "VideoAdapterIndex=0" to "VideoAdapterIndex=1".


WARNING: If you are experiencing crashes, please set the Skyrim executable (TESV.exe) to run as administrator. (Right click TESV.exe > Properties > Compatibility > Check "Run this program as administrator.") Also, turn off any on-screen display programs and monitoring tools such as Fraps, ATI Tray Tools, MSI Afterburner, GPU-Z, etc. Make also sure you have the latest DirectX runtime installed.


CHOICE 2: Skyrim Enhanced Shaders (SES)

-The previous Injector, iCCC, is "lighter" and less sophisticated. If you want an advanced shaders mod, download SKYRIM ENHANCED SHADERS, check the page for info, instructions and bug reports.

NOTE: You can check the screenshots for comparison between iCCC and Skyrim Enhanced Shaders in the optional download section of this page.


CHOICE 3: Other Injectors

-If both the previous mods didn't suite your tastes, you can download different configs, here some:

*Realistic Skyrim - Custom Settings for FXAA PPI
*4 Profiles for FXAA Injector
*Ultro's FXAA and Ultra Settings
*FXAA Injector Subtle Realistic Coloring and Sharpen
*Maddo - Custom FXAA and ini settings
*Rendermax fine-tuning FX
*Himmelsrand Custom Shader Suite


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STEP 2) ### CHANGE LAUNCHER OPTIONS: ###
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-Run the Skyrim Launcher and change your game graphics settings:
*Set "Ultra" settings, max out Anisotropic Filter and 4x/8x Antialiasing (you may want to use 4x AA, since the difference between 8x and 4x is very subtle and not worth the fps loss).

-Go in Advanced:
*Max out everything BUT leave UNCHECKED "FXAA" and "Object Detail Fade".
*FXAA reduces Anisotropic Filter effect and overall details, Object Fade makes the details fade from a certain view distance.

-Ok and exit.

NOTE: The guide works well even if using other visual settings like High, Medium and Low. I recommend Ultra because there is no point in following a guide to maximize the game graphics, if you don't even set the game default options on the max!


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STEP 3) ### SUPERSAMPLING, ANISO FILTER, LOD BIAS and SSAO: ###
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A) NVIDIA USERS:

-Download Nvidia Inspector v1.9.5.5.

-Follow the steps explained in the "NVIDIA Profile Guide" jpeg image (download it or watch it in the images page).

IMPORTANT NOTES:
-When you look for TESV Skyrim in the profiles list, search for "Elder Scrolls: Skyrim", not "The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim", otherwise you won't find it. If you can't still find it, update your NVIDIA drivers to the lastest beta.
-Make sure Trasparency Multisampling is DISABLED! It will make khajiit and some creatures ingame semi-trasparent as well.

FEATURES DESCRIPTION: (and FPS HIT)
Supersampling: 2x (FPS HIT ~2-4):
-SS 2x is very performant, but if you want an even better SS, try 4x/8x SS or 4x/8x Sparse-Grid SS (both are BIG fps killers).
WARNING: Sparse-Grid SS may cause semi-trasparent NPC/player/mobs glitch! Turn it off if you experience this issue ingame.
Anisotropic Filter: 16x (FPS HIT ~1-2):
-Forcing AF 16x from your video card settings improves water rendering, even if the game already uses AF 16x.
LOD Bias: -0.250 (FPS HIT ~1):
-This setting sharpens even more the textures, the sharpen quality is far superior than FXAA Injector's one, but this is more resource demanding. The best configuration is using my iCCC (default sharpen version) plus a subtle LOD Bias negative setting, like -0.250 or -0.500 (the less it is, the more is strong). The final result is not only a fairly sharpened image, but a much more detailed distant textures quality, without an excessive crispy effect usually obtained with a too high FXAA Injector's sharpen.
Maximum Pre-Rendered Frames: 0:
-This will improve performance and reduce mouse lag for some users.
WARNING: If you use SLI or CrossFire, you should set this value on "2".
SSAO: Performance (FPS HIT ~3-5):
-There are Skyrim and Oblivion compatibility versions of SSAO for Skyrim, Oblivion is arguebly better. This Nvidia SSAO is very resource intensive, but "Performance" setting is much faster and its visual isn't much different from "Quality" setting. Read the following note for more info about SSAO versions.

NVIDIA 290.36 DRIVERS - SKYRIM SSAO NOTE:
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Alright, I've tested the drivers. As I feared, they simply took the Fallout SSAO compatibility, and named it "Skyrim". That SSAO sucks badly, because it applies SSAO to the whole image, not the lightning, and it is very performance demanding. Yes, you can switch to Performance mode, but it looks awful and it is better to turn it off than use it! So guys, I still recommend to stick on Oblivion compatibility - Performance mode, and only if your rig can handle it, use Skyrim compatibility - High Quality mode. Althrough I still would prefer Oblivion compatibility, since small objects and interiors will always have a better SSAO than even High Quality Skyrim-compatible SSAO, at least until ENB releases his own ubah SSAO for skyrim.

B) ATI USERS:

-Open your Catalyst Control Center:
*If you have the ATI Catalyst Software installed, go to your desktop, right click on the background and select "Catalyst Control Center". Find the 'Gaming' section on the left then select '3D Application Settings'.
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By MonkeyBoy24
-Set these options:
Anti-Aliasing:- Mode:'Use Application Settings' , Filter: 'Standard'
"Morphological Filtering" disabled (enabling this may give slightly smoother textures, reducing sharpness. But it may also blur text. Users preference on this one)
Tessellation: 'AMD Optimized' (again, this currently has no effect on Skyrim).
Catalyst A.I.:- Texure Filtering:'High Quality' , Enable Surface Format Optimization: enabled
Wait for Vertical Refresh: 'On, unless application specifies' (take note of TheCompiler's notes regarding vertical sync, this can be overwritten with the .ini tweaks)
Anti-Aliasing Mode: 'Multi-sample AA' (or for some, just ensure 'Adaptive' and 'Super-sample' are not enabled).
OpenGL Settings: 'Triple buffering' enabled

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STEP 4) ### NMM GUIDE and RECOMMENDED MODS: ###
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*List updated 04 December 2011.
**Recommended mods updates won't be very frequent in order to prevent at the users the hassle of checking the guide every hour, but I'm always testing new mods and, probably, when you'll suggest me a mod to add, I'm already evaluating it in my game .
***I'm including also my recommended version/tweaks for every mod (like specific mod addons, alternate files etc), look at the "NOTE" incipit after a mod's link.

---> Nexus Mod Manager (NMM) Guide <--- by TheStigma


NOTE: I'm reporting here all kind of mods (graphics, gameplay, quests etc) that, after proper testing, I consider must-have. I won't list any mod which may result in game unbalance, gliches, or anything that is a weirdo or a cheat. So, if you're gonna suggest that kind of mods, keep the suggestion for yourself .

IMPORTANT: Don't forget to keep TRACKING (using the Nexus tracking function: Files -> Tracking Center) all these mods, in order to keep them always updated!


A) Textures/Graphics:
*These are textures and general graphics mods, environment, weather etc, that will improve, NOT change the game's visuals. I've included a detailed explanation on which mod should override the other ones, the listening order also represents the installation order.
WARNING: Good people, if you want to use HiRes textures you NEED to use also 4GB Skyrim, otherwise please don't complain about crashes!

Texture mods that MUST overwrite each other, in installing order:
1-A Higher Quality of Shields
1-Improved Dragon Texture
1-Skyrim HD - 2K Textures (NOTE: I recommend to use also "Alternate Mountains" addon)
1-XCE - Xenius Character Enhancement
2-Beauty Faces by necKros (NOTE: Install AFTER "XCE", overwrite)
2-Better Landscape Textures (NOTE: I recommend to use only the snow, dirtcliffs and grass2 textures, HERE THE FILES LIST. NOTE2: Install AFTER "Skyrim HD", overwrite)
2-Blood Dragon Fix (NOTE: Install AFTER "Improved Dragon Texture", overwrite. Put in Data/textures/actors/dragon)
2-Chris2012s Whiterun HQTP (NOTE: Install AFTER "Skyrim HD", overwrite. After installed, go in Data/textures/architecture/whiterun and DELETE "wrcastlecarpets01_n.dds" and "wrcastlecarpets02_n.dds")
2-HiRes Glass Armor and Weapons Retex (NOTE: Install AFTER "A Higher Quality of Shields", overwrite. After installed, go in Data/textures/armor/glass/shield and DELETE "shield_n.dds" and "shieldenvmask.dds")
3-HD Furniture and Barrels (NOTE: Install AFTER "Chris2012s Whiterun HQTP", overwrite)

Texture/graphics mods not requiring particular installation order:
-AEterna Circlets Improvement
-Alternative Road Textures
-Ash Pile Retex
-Better Beast Races
-Better Gold
-Chopper HD
-Ebony Armor Redone
-Enhanced Blood Textures (NOTE: I recommend using also "Blurry Screen Blood" optional file, *looks more immersive*)
-Enhanced Distant Terrain
-Enhanced Night Skyrim (NOTE: I recommend "Medium" version and "Colorful Galaxy", *default version has too many stars*)
-Eyebrows Match Hair
-Fox Textures
-HD Better Reflections for Armor and Weapons
-Higher Poly Skyrim
-High Quality Food and Ingredients
-HiRes Road Signs
-HQ College of Winterhold
-Hybrids Hires Plants and Herbs Retexture
-Immersive Skyrim Thunder
-Improved Candles (NOTE: I recommend "Natural Beige" version)
-Improved Torches Textures
-Intricate Spider Webs
-Iron Ore Vein Retex (NOTE: If you like spotting ore veins being damn easy (cheat-like), use this instead: Glowing Ore Veins 300)
-Mage and Monk Outfits Texture Replacer
-Monster Retex Packs
-Moon Size Tweek (NOTE: I recommend size x0.5)
-Nicer Snowflakes (NOTE: I recommend "Realistic" version)
-Nightingale Prime (NOTE: Use "Male and Female" version)
-Razor Scales Armor and Cannibal Lord
-Realistic Caribou
-Realistic Elk
-Realistic Magical Impacts
-Realistic Paper
-Realistic Rain Ripples
-Realistic Smoke and Embers
-Realistic Water Textures (NOTE: I recommend to also use "Reduced Object Splashing" addon)
-ReAL Sun - insane0h Realistic Sunglare (NOTE: If you don't like this (how could you?), check the more popular Skyrim Sunglare)
-Retextured Wolves and Pelts
-Slofs Simple Horse Retex
-Shield of Ysgramor
-Silly Level of Detail - Potions and Poisons (NOTE: I recommend "Ceramic" version)
-Skyrim Weapon Retex Project
-Spamheinzs HD Farmhouse
-Tree LODs With Shadows (NOTE: Use the normal version, not the "less darken" one)
-Yosolda Genuine Hi-Res Outfit


B) Gameplay/Content:
*Gameplay, quests, new weapon/armors/locations etc. I focus my selection on immersion and realism, not on fancy pink stuff.

-Cowardly Horses (NOTE: Use "Cowardly horses.esp" OR "Cowardly essential horses.esp", not both)
-Killable Children (NOTE: Use also "Quest Protected Patch")
-Lost Art of the Blacksmith (NOTE: If your Skyrim is updated to v1.2, use the "Bethesda Safe" version!)
-More Craftables
-Realistic Ragdoll Death Force
-Vals Crafting Meltdown

C) Fixes/Other:
*Must-have fixes/tweaks mods.

-SKSE - Skyrim Script Extender (NOTE: Put the files in the Skyrim directory. For Skyrim v1.2 only!)
IMPORTANT NOTE: The 4GB Launcher DOES launch SKSE if the file is there, so just start the game through the 4GB Launcher, or through SBW.exe (Simple Borderless Window, check step-6I)) if using it.
-3rd Person Channeled Dual Casting Animation Fix (NOTE: Put "meshes" folder in Data)
-3rd Person Dual Wield Animation Fix (NOTE: Put "meshes" folder in Data)
-Colored Map Markers OR Skyrim Compass Tuner (NOTE: Use only one, they're not compatible. NOTE about "Colored Map Markers": Put in Data/Interface folder)
-Container Categorization (NOTE: Requires "SKSE")
-Death Cam Duration Options (NOTE: I recommend to use the "60 sec" version)
-Display time on loading screen
-Epic Enhanced Skyrim Soundtrack (NOTE: This is pure epicness, use it along with "Death Cam Duration Options" mod)
-Esbern Quest Fix Tutorial
-Interface Hard Coded Key Tweaks
-Item Icons OR QD Inventory (NOTE: Use one or the other, they aren't compatible yet *QD Inventory is bugged, use it only for testing*)
-Lockpick Pro (NOTE: Tweak the "lockpickingmenu_settings.txt" file from Data/Interface to have only the pick HEALTH displayed, *otherwise it's a cheat*)
-Main Font Replacement (NOTE: I recommend "Magic Cards Font")
-Smooth Blade Draw and Sheathe SFX


D) Popular mods I don't recommend (and why):
*Popular mods I've not listened in previous lists because I find they are (still) not bringing a real improvement to the game, but which many users are requesting. Feel free to check and use them.
NOTE: I'm not advertising against those mods, I'm just explaining why I feel they don't bring an improvement to my mods setup. They may still be a great addition if used alone or for different tastes.

-Armor Improvement and Clothes Improvement (NOTE: Many users reported they're too sharpen and too colorful, expecially if using FXAA Injector)
-Beautiful Skyrim - HD Clutter and Furniture (NOTE: Differs too much from the original feeling and atmosphere of the game, items are too clean)
-Landscape Texture Pack WIP (NOTE: Those textures are very detailed on a close look, but I feel they spoil the visuals on medium-far view distance and are too different from the original ones, I'll maybe consider to include some of the textures in future)
-Riften HQ Textures (NOTE: Differs too much from the original -rusty- Riften textures, seems like someone cleans up the wood every hour)
-Tytanis - The Ultimate Mod (NOTE: After extensive testing I realised this mod is a bit like a cheat, makes crafting really too easy)
-Vurts Flora Overhaul (NOTE: New trees branches are awesome on the close-view, but after many comparison I've concluded the vanilla still look better on the med-long range, BTW I like the bark textures. I'll maybe consider this promising mod after few more improvements)


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STEP 5) ### INI TWEAKS: ###
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*These tweaks WORK, many early tweak guides have the bad attitude of speculating and suggesting experimental or total pointless tweaks, leading only to placebo effect or even game problems. Tweaks listened here are totally tested, more tweaks will be added as more are confirmed, expecially after the TweakGuides.com guide will be ready.

NOTE: If you want some advanced tweaks (that I do not recommend, even if having a really powerful rig, because they'll bring stability issues) like u-grid tweaks, max visible trees/grass/clouds distance, etc, check HERE and HERE (this has screenshots).

A) Skyrim INI Tweaks:

-Go in "[username]/My Documents/My Games/Skyrim", make a copy of the file "Skyrim.ini" and name that copy as you want, it is a backup.

-Open the original "Skyrim.ini" with a txt editor (make sure the file is not tagged as READ-ONLY). Add these lines:
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under [General]:
fMasterFilePreLoadMB=128.0000
iPreloadSizeLimit=268435456

under [Papyrus]:
iMaxAllocatedMemoryBytes=2000000000

*Those will allow your PC to actually use more memory.

under "uExterior Cell Buffer=36":
sIntroSequence=

*This will disable the intro sequence.

Then add at the end of the file:
[Actor]
fVisibleNavmeshMoveDist=14000.0000

*This will allow your arrows to hit very distant targets.

-Save, exit.


B) SkyrimPrefs INI Tweaks:

-Go in "[username]/My Documents/My Games/Skyrim", make a copy of the file "SkyrimPrefs.ini" and name that copy as you want, it is a backup.

-Open the original "SkyrimPrefs.ini" with a txt editor (make sure the file is not tagged as READ-ONLY), find these lines and change them if you want:
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iBlurDeferredShadowMask=3 (change to 2 or 1) - In low values (2 or 1) it improves the sharpness of the shadows (not the resolution) and gives even an increase in performance, but also gives a more "pixeled" effect to shadows. I recommend changing this value to 2. If you can't deal with the "pixeled" shadows, just rise this value back to 3 or even 4, to have more "soft" shadows.
WARNING: When you change the options from Skyrim Launcher, this tweak will reset to the default value "3", you'll have to re-apply it again.

bTreesReceiveShadows=0 (change to 1) - Improves the tree shadowing by enabling shadows ON trees!

bDrawLandShadows=0 (change to 1) - Enable land shadowing, larger shadows are unaffected, this is a subtle effect.

iWaterReflectHeight=512 (change to 1024) - Subtlety improves water reflections, this is the only custom tweak that have an actual effect on water quality.

iWaterReflectWidth=512 (change to 1024) - Same as above.

bMouseAcceleration=1 (change to 0) - Disable mouse acceleration which is annoying on the highest possible degree, raise the mouse sensitivity from the game options instead.

NOTE: If one of those settings is not already present in your INIs, just add it at the end of the file.

-Save, exit.


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STEP 6) ### 4GB RAM ENABLER and FIX FOR COMMON ISSUES: ###
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A) Allow Skyrim EXE to use 4GB RAM (IMPORTANT)
-Download and use 4GB Skyrim.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The 4GB Launcher DOES launch SKSE if the file is there, so just start the game through the 4GB Launcher, or through SBW.exe (Simple Borderless Window, check step-6I) if using it.

B) Fix game launch crash after installing S.T.E.P.:
-Again, If you are experiencing crashes, please set the Skyrim executable (TESV.exe) to run as administrator. (Right click TESV.exe > Properties > Compatibility > Check "Run this program as administrator.") Also, turn off any on-screen display programs and monitoring tools such as Fraps, ATI Tray Tools, MSI Afterburner, GPU-Z, etc. Make sure you have the latest DirectX runtime installed.

C) Disable V-Sync: fix mouse lag and costant slowdowns:
-Go in: "[username]/My Documents/My Games/Skyrim", open again Skyrim.ini with a txt editor, add this line under [Display]:
iPresentInterval=0
*This will disable the Vertical Sync, fixing performance drops and/or mouse lag for most users, at the cost of a barely noticeable screen tearing effect. WARNING: This tweak can also cause screen flashing and weird physics glitches for some users.
This is a fix for Win7, which addresses some of the glithes caused by disabling v-sync, but apparently doesn't fix the physics bug:
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Open an elevated command prompt (right click on command prompt and run as admin) and type the following:
bcdedit /set useplatformclock true
And press enter. Exit command prompt and then REBOOT for it to work.
Remember to reboot or it won't work. Games rely on QueryPerformanceCounter to accurately measure the time in the Windows. Windows 7 changed the way timing works. The above change will measure time based on the 'old' way
Don't worry there are no ill effects and it is completely reversible. If you want to undo it, open an elevated command prompt and type bcdedit /deletevalue useplatformclock and press enter and reboot again.

D) Fix ATI semi-invisible people and messed walls:
-Set ATI Antialiasing setting on multi-sample, do not set it on "adaptive". Also, remember to download lastest ATI driver v11.11c.

E) Defrag your Hard Drive with a proper defrag tool:
-Check on Google a freeware (or if you can afford, payware) defrag tool, I recommend "Smart Defrag" by IOBit. Windows defrag utility sucks. Defrag your system in order to gain some performance and prevent game freezes/crashes. Defrag is NOT recommended for people using SSD, defragging an SSD may severely affects its lifetime.

F) Fix ingame stuck downgraded skill:
-When a skill appears in red and it's much lower than it is supposed to be (and you got no negative magical effect active), then you have encountered a game glitch. This is how to fix it:
Once ingame, open console with the ~ or \ key.
Type: player.modav marksman 1 (enter) (replace "marksman" with the bugged skill).
Reopen the console.
Type player.modav marksman -1 (enter)
Your skill should be now fixed.

G) How to increase FPS:
-If you followed the whole guide, like the enhanced graphics, but your game is unplayable because of low performance, just disable SSAO or Supersampling AA (or both) from step-3 of the guide. This will considerably improve back performance at the cost of a minor visual quality loss.

H) How to fix the crappy Field of View:
-Press "`" (or "\", depending on your keyboard localisation) key ingame to open the ingame console (it's usually right under or in the general vicinity of the Esc key), type FOV #, hit enter. Use a number from 66-90 in place of # depending on what looks the best (vanilla is 65). I personally use 70 because I like the FOV just a bit wider than vanilla, and my resolution is just 1440x900.
This change will be permanent in your saved game, other INI FOV tweaks don't require opening the console, but usually corrupt the game, this one is safe.

I) How to swith to windowed mode (expecially for ATI):
-If having stuttering problems or ctd in fullscreen mode, and want to switch to a "fullscreen" windowed mode, download Simple Borderless Window and follow the guide.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The "Simple Borderless Window" launcher (SBW.exe) DOES launch both SKSE and 4GB Launcher if the files are there, so just start the game through SBW.exe.

L) How to enable FPS Limiter (ONLY if using iCCC-ENB or ENB alone):
-Go in Skyrim folder, open the file "enbpatch.ini" with a txt editor. Change the line "EnableFPSLimit=false" to "EnableFPSLimit=true" and set "FPSLimit=" to the value you need if you have a 60hz monitor, set "FPSLimit=60.0".

M) How to fix poor performance on laptop with Nvidia "Optimus" technology (ONLY if using iCCC-ENB or ENB alone):
-Go in Skyrim folder, open the file "enbpatch.ini" with a txt editor. Change the line "ForceVideoAdapterIndex=false" to "ForceVideoAdapterIndex=true" and the line "VideoAdapterIndex=0" to "VideoAdapterIndex=1".

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