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#1 f22rf
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So did anyone manage to enable SSAO for the game? I tried with the nVidiainspector but it seems it won't do anything. Also founda link to an ENB mod. Has anyone tried it? Thanks..

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#2 wis3boi
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works flawlessly on mine

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#3 trastamad03
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Can we see a pic with and without SSAO in Skyrim? Thanks.
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#4 wis3boi
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Can we see a pic with and without SSAO in Skyrim? Thanks.trastamad03

it's mainly noticeable on grass and indoor objects:

Without:

With SSAO:

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#5 f22rf
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[QUOTE="wis3boi"]

works flawlessly on mine

It doesn't work for me for some reason.. after you hit the apply button do you keep both inspector windows open and just start the game? Do they have to be in a specific folder?Maybe it doesn't work with SLI enabled? Do androids dream of electric sheep?..
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#6 wis3boi
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ive only opened it, hit apply, and never opened it ever again. You need to select tesv.exe as the game to apply it to

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#7 f22rf
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I must say I'm a dummy.. I had it on all along. Just turned it off and saw that there's a difference. The game really looks different without it, in a way that I can't believe that the developers didn't put it out as a standart option
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#8 Elann2008
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I must say I'm a dummy.. I had it on all along. Just turned it off and saw that there's a difference. The game really looks different without it, in a way that I can't believe that the developers didn't put it out as a standart optionf22rf
I believe it.. they didn't do it for Oblivion either and I wasn't surprised when they didn't put SSAO in Skyrim.
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#9 Elann2008
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So when I click "Play" in Steam, this will work? Or do I have to create a desktop shortcut for TESV.exe from my game folder?
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#10 trastamad03
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Sweet Jesus, it's beautiful... I just got home and first thing i did was try this... Worked 1 shot :D
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#11 Gamerperson33
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Okay this might come out as the most noobish question of all time, but can I enable SSAO on my AMD card, and if so how do I do it? I have a 6870. Thanks!
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#12 painguy1
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It kills performance. I went from 120 fps to 30-40

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#13 wis3boi
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So when I click "Play" in Steam, this will work? Or do I have to create a desktop shortcut for TESV.exe from my game folder? Elann2008
all you need to do is apply the SSAO to the nvidia drivers and thats it
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It kills performance. I went from 120 fps to 30-40

painguy1

dont set it to max quality, it rapes the fps

Okay this might come out as the most noobish question of all time, but can I enable SSAO on my AMD card, and if so how do I do it? I have a 6870. Thanks!Gamerperson33

not that i know of

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#15 StrawberryHill
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I use the method as shown in the pics. It makes the game much more vibrant. Use it with the "enhanced night sky" mod and the nights are beautiful.

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#16 painguy1
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[QUOTE="painguy1"]

It kills performance. I went from 120 fps to 30-40

wis3boi

dont set it to max quality, it rapes the fps

Okay this might come out as the most noobish question of all time, but can I enable SSAO on my AMD card, and if so how do I do it? I have a 6870. Thanks!Gamerperson33

not that i know of

it looks so bad tho on anything lower :(

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[QUOTE="f22rf"]I must say I'm a dummy.. I had it on all along. Just turned it off and saw that there's a difference. The game really looks different without it, in a way that I can't believe that the developers didn't put it out as a standart optionElann2008
I believe it.. they didn't do it for Oblivion either and I wasn't surprised when they didn't put SSAO in Skyrim.

Well considering Crytek didn't develop SSAO in games until Crysis in 2007, it is kinda expected that Oblivion from 2006 didn't have it.

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#18 wis3boi
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[QUOTE="wis3boi"]

[QUOTE="painguy1"] dont set it to max quality, it rapes the fps

[QUOTE="Gamerperson33"]Okay this might come out as the most noobish question of all time, but can I enable SSAO on my AMD card, and if so how do I do it? I have a 6870. Thanks!painguy1

not that i know of

it looks so bad tho on anything lower :(

the screenshots i posted are using the "Quality" setting, not "High Quality"
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#19 spittis
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The effect seems very similar to the mod I'm using http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=131 Only tried Preset 1 but it improves the outdoor areas ALOT. After enabling it I realized how washed out the original colours were. Vanilla:  Modded: (Also contains the no blocky faces and improved faces mod from nexus)  Vanilla:  Modded:
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#20 Elann2008
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Basically, you don't even need to tweak your ini file beyond the FOV and water effects.. just turn on SSAO and it improves the graphics noticeably. I tested it myself and everything pops. Looks great but of course, performance takes a nice hit.
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#21 trastamad03
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Basically, you don't even need to tweak your ini file beyond the FOV and water effects.. just turn on SSAO and it improves the graphics noticeably. I tested it myself and everything pops. Looks great but of course, performance takes a nice hit.Elann2008
The only thing that I noticed SSAO being bad for is inside caves... You get black spots on the grey misty backgrounds. Also, how do you change the FOV and water effects?
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#22 trastamad03
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[QUOTE="spittis"]The effect seems very similar to the mod I'm using http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=131 Only tried Preset 1 but it improves the outdoor areas ALOT. After enabling it I realized how washed out the original colours were. [bunch of screenies][/URL]

That just looks like someone used the Sharpen tool for each texture. Looks ugly.
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#23 CHANCESUNDANCE
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at first i thought ssao was not THAT important , but in Skyrim it made a huge difference.

as someone said before things really pop up , esspecialy the gras looks more realistic.

anyway , i"m on ATi , and i use enb mod to activate ssao.