HD Textures DLC is so huge! : V - Skyrim

» Tue May 29, 2012 9:15 pm

Right now it will overwrite, but modders are working on a solution like this one: http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1343591-dlc-hi-res-bsa-redating/

About the pack being better or worse, it's personal preference. Do you want an original or a replacement?

» Tue May 29, 2012 7:09 pm

Yeah, if we have some "textures" folder from Nexus on our Skyrim folder, the DLC will overwrite them ??

» Tue May 29, 2012 3:03 pm

No it shouldn't because modded textures are in a textures folder, the high res textures are a esp file. Just rename your "textures" folder and the new textures will show, not the modded ones.

Modded textures might override the Bethesda ones not overwrite them.

» Tue May 29, 2012 2:16 pm

I think I'd refer Beth's high-res textures.

I haven't even played in a month so I'm a little behind on news. Sorry if I seem that way right now.

Edit: So will checking the .esp boxes cause Beth's textures to show up in-game, and unchecking them will show the modded ones?

» Wed May 30, 2012 1:22 am

Hi, I've test, it's beautifull and I loose only 5 fps 60 -> 55.

» Tue May 29, 2012 9:20 pm

Here's one more on an object:

Here's a comparison shot of an object:

Low Enchantment table: http://www.imgplace.com/viewimg831/8756/40enchantlores.png

High Enchantment table: http://www.imgplace.com/viewimg718/3594/19enchanthires.png

Note: all the shots I've taken are totally vanilla. No injectors, sharpeners, whatever.

» Tue May 29, 2012 10:21 pm

Yes, just remember that modded textures have their own folder, if you untick the Bethesda high res textures then the modded ones should show. I'm not sure if esp files actually override modded textures ,since I've not tried it.

» Tue May 29, 2012 1:08 pm

I'm using ATI Radeon 5450 1GB DDR3 video card. I know its a weak card, but handles skyrim good.
How would this textures affect my perfomance, fps vise? Don't want to risk downloading.

» Tue May 29, 2012 11:38 pm

I'll just check the .esp files and see if I notice anything different (when they get done downloading lol).

» Tue May 29, 2012 9:07 pm

@Chakyash: They will affect you if they will exceed your VRAM usage, in stuttering, massive stuttering, no fps problems, but stuttering when moving the mouse in the world. For Skyrim + graphical nexus mods + Bethesda's HD textures you need a card with some 2Gb of VRAM to play smooth.

Skyrim modded, doesn't use that much complex GPU power like Battlefield 3 or Witcher 2, but uses alot of VRAM, only modded with graphical mods, by default Skyrim uses about 700mb of VRAM.

» Tue May 29, 2012 1:03 pm

I have 1.28GB of VRAM and fully maxed with Skyrim HD I have no stuttering or FPS issues.

I'm thinking about just using Skyrim HD instead of the official pack.

» Wed May 30, 2012 1:09 am

@Chakyash: They will affect you if they will exceed your VRAM usage, in stuttering, massive stuttering, no fps problems, but stuttering when moving the mouse in the world. For Skyrim + graphical nexus mods + Bethesda's HD textures you need a card with some 2Gb of VRAM to play smooth.

Skyrim modded, doesn't use that much complex GPU power like Battlefield 3 or Witcher 2, but uses alot of VRAM, only modded with graphical mods, by default Skyrim uses about 700mb of VRAM.

Well, thanks for respond :tongue:

I will probably download to see how it will affect my system, I never used any HD textures for Skyrim.
Good thing its .esp files so I can disable it if it lowers my perfomance.

» Tue May 29, 2012 8:05 pm

Well, I finally managed to check out the new textures, and Bethesda did a very fine job. Quite noticeable on clutter, furniture, armor/clothes/weapons, while keeping the spirit of the vanilla ones, of course. I removed all the modders' texture packs, for now: it's much more handy to have these textures cleanly packed and officially provided

» Tue May 29, 2012 5:21 pm

I've played the game for an hour or two with the new texture pack and I'm very happy with the obvious improvements. Good Job!

» Tue May 29, 2012 5:04 pm

I've played the game for an hour or two with the new texture pack and I'm very happy with the obvious improvements. Good Job!

Same here! The difference is incredible, especially on NPC faces and clothing. Or just about anything when you get close to it.

Distant mountains seem to have improved as well.

I still get nasty specular aliasing though... I was hoping they might have fixed that with this pack. Nevermind, I'm still very pleased with the improvement.

» Tue May 29, 2012 9:07 pm

Finally got it all downloaded and got to play for a bit. Not a HUGE difference in the textures, but I did notice everything looked sharper. Most noticeable on NPCs. No decrease in performance and haven't had a CTD yet either. So, overall, I give this two thumbs up!!!

» Tue May 29, 2012 3:51 pm

RIP Skyrim hd textures are compete ass. They make everything look granny look and look unreal these looks much better and dont ruin look of the game. Thank you bethesda.

wow, what is wrong with your english? Let me try to translate what you've said so you can see how bad it is:

Skyrim is dead now because the new HD textures look like complete ass
They (the new HD textures) look how my grandma would see the world without wearing glasses and look unreal like my grandma's wrinkely skin.
Although they look horrid, they are actually very awesome! and have nothing to do with the ugly look i was just talking about. And no im not being sarcastic at all, its just that my grandma... sorry, my "grammar".... is horrid. Thanks Bethesda!

» Tue May 29, 2012 8:33 pm

Well, for the people who don't like the texture pack, go back to your XBox textures then.

» Tue May 29, 2012 6:15 pm

Once the download finishes I'll take some PNG screenshots and upload them to my webspace, eliminating any possibility of the file host using any compression on the pictures or converting them to JPG etc.

» Tue May 29, 2012 6:42 pm

By the way, I wouldn't consider this HRP huge, it might be if they improved distance textures though. Man I wouldn't mind if someone replaced all the distance textures with there close up HD counter parts since I have 2GB of VRAM to burn.

» Tue May 29, 2012 7:35 pm

I prefer Skyrim 2K over the official one, this one just seems really... underwhelming.

» Tue May 29, 2012 10:20 am

Comparison screenshots http://home.exetel.com.au/franpa/images/skyrim/

If you have any specific places you'd like then ask/describe location/item. For some weird reason the right wall in Whiterun has a horizontal line through it. (Maybe a shadow?)

Edit: Riften example and the Wood example are the best.

» Tue May 29, 2012 3:01 pm

Ok, yesterday I fininshed the huge download and played for 2 hours straight.

The texture pack made the game even better than 1.4 patch. Now the game is prettier with a nice FPS.

I didn't notice a FPS drop after the texture pack, altough I think it has dropped some. I didn't make any tests for FPS.
And I'm running with everything on max.

My specs:
Quad core - W7 64
4gb ram
Geforce GTX 580 3gb

Bethesda, thank you. You made a great move for the PC community. Thank you.
Best 60 dolars spent on a game.