Skyrim Mod Sanctuary - Part 11 : Darkness Rises

[HwarangXia]

@PoisonSwarm he has it Favorited and bound to a key

@all The RL mod is now edited as a config instead of further (or optional) esp's. The config folder is in the Data folder of skyrim. (vid is out of date now) also the RLW also takes a bit more config or it doesn't work right. (have to change the water text size manually)

[tuskil]

What if a mod made NPCs respond to indirect lightsources as if they HEARD them, like they produce a sound instead of visual light. imagine that guy staring at thetable turning aroundsaying "huh,. what was that?" and then sees you and attacks instead of doing nothing. Possibly much more reallistic.

[PoisonSwarm]

How did you bring up your torch quickly without going into the inventory?

[kebubas]

with realistic lighting you can actually see a good shadowy path for your stealthy char ... + this mod doesn't kick your performance in the stomach ...

[V01t45]

Just so you know, youtube darkens all videos, so in the game it is brighter.

[oOOShaunOOo]

I have enhanced shaders installed with the DarkeningAmountNight set to 0 and then the realistic light mog installed. Outside the game is pretty much perfect and inside most houses its dark but still pretty nice. However some house like the solitude house for instance is almost pitch black. Do you not find this a tad too dark or have you changed any settings anywhere to make this slightly more playable?

I installed realistic through the workshop for now as the file is hidden on NMM.

[Nev4rForgotten]

@GophersVids lol Mate that would be terrible

[MrHistoryteacherguy]

Thank you for this - great as always. I just watched this again and it led me to go ahead and add Realistic Lighting on top of Enhanced Shaders.

For those who asked about how to tweak Enhanced Shaders to deal with the dark nights - check the Readme. Basically you need to go into the enbseries.ini file and adjust a variable called DarkeningAmountNight. I found setting it to zero got me what I wanted - but just mess around with it.

[Daemondai]

Anyone know what the current latest version is on this mod? For some reason, it's been hidden by the author.

[Daemondai]

@Daemondai Realistic Lighting mod that is.

[BicycleOwnage]

I love it to be a little too dark, it makes use of torches :)

[EndureFocusEngageDie]

03:33 i just want to gtfo this world and lie there on the steps ah...

[TheMagicAlchmist]

In my opinion, this realistic light texture makes the game look like the way blizzard did the diablo games, and how dark and sinister it looks, and I think it's incredibly nostalgic. Like I'm about to go and fight Diablo in an Elder Scrolls game. 10/10

[Zidane302]

want darkness .. set the brigthness to lowest and u wont see a thing :)

[thebigenea]

@GophersVids

[ReinThe]

I got banned in Skyrim Nexus !! It was a joke that i said and they just banned me !! Please help !! I am desperate !!

[xoyondaimeox]

Really good and interesting video,hope you do more of these!

[Thisnameistaken]

Great video! You should check out thu'umic. I'd recommend covering that if you like it. I think it's awesome, personally.

[GophersVids]

@Thisnameistaken I definately want to, but I need to wait till my family are away for a few days. I don't want my kids going to nursery screaming fus ro dah at their teachers .... although ....

[ChiiPanties]

@GophersVids Hahaha, true. Very commendable foresight of you. Lots of people might not have considered it, but lord knows it would break their little hearts when teacher didn't go flying across the classroom ;)

By the way, Awesome vids!

[RuudschMaHinda]

wow.. just saw a spoiler in the outro.. ;)

but then again one must have played that mission to know what was spoiled.. so it's not realy a spoiler now, is it? .. ;)

[LordZezches]

I must say that you are the best Skyrim mod reviewer out there!

No one does explain the install process that throughly and lay down so much work showing it to us. You always give good examples and with easy to understand explanations.

Simply wonderfull!

Looking forward to get more vids from you, and when the skyrim mod kit comes out (if it does), that would be a great thing to go through and show how people can make their own mods safely.

Other than that keep it coming lad!

[woprl]

can anyone tell me how to change the enhanced shaders setting? I realy want the Realistic Lighting Without Post-Processing mod now that the post processing mod no longer is available.

[TheConfoundedWizard]

Another great vid as always... question, does the lighting mod change the night sky at all? Are the stars and moon unaffected?

[GophersVids]

@TheConfoundedWizard Not sure to be honest. The sky looks very different at night with such dark nights so it is hard to tell if it is vanilla.

[TheConfoundedWizard]

@GophersVids I tested it last night, this does drastically change the night sky... if you're using any of the fantastic star, galaxy, nebula or moon mods then the sky doesn't look nearly as pretty (quite dull in comparison), so it's a really tough choice as both mods add a lot of flavor to the game. This lighing mod just edges it for me though, so thanks again!

[GophersVids]

@TheConfoundedWizard Try reactivating the night sky mod AFTER you install this one. It should replace the sky textures with the one from the mod you prefer.

[TheConfoundedWizard]

@GophersVids I'll try that but it shouldn't make a difference... I don't think this mod replaces any textures (at least not for me according to NMM). But I can live with that... immersion beats eye candy any day of the week!

[sydgerald]

Thank you so much for all these videos, I've been following them since day 1.

May suggest some "Nature of Skyrim" video? perhaps you could cover things like immersive thunder, the sound of thunder, sabre cat sounds, etc.

Thank you so much for making and uploading these videos.

[ZoCks]

Hi! Thanks for the great Videos! =)

As you used the RWT Realistic Water mods.. did you compare it before with the other ones like f.e. Pure Waters?

And btw, its a way to take a look how Selected mod in Nexus Manager changes the game without have to shut down the game completly before?

Thanks and keep the cool work! =)

[awtztoinkz]

good day sir are u using Skyrim EnhancedShaders_HDR_V1-8?

[GophersVids]

@awtztoinkz Yes. I have tried the new beta version but it is a little hazy for my liking, although it seems to have a lot less of a performance hit which is good news. But for now I am sticking with 1.8.

[boca10205]

Great vid, can you make a video showcasing all the mods your currently playing with? After watching your videos i realize how much better your game looks than mine.

[M4RVLZ]

if we are using enhanced shaders, then install the brighter nights version of the realistic lightning mod would that balance the nights to a playable level?

[GophersVids]

@M4RVLZ No, you need to tweak the enhanced shaders so it does not darken the nights.

[Gagi420]

Gopher, could you do the Macho Man dragon mod, for the Lulz?

[flvinny521]

With all the recent mod releases and updates, are all of your previous tips still applicable? SKSE, SBW, 4GB launcher, etc? How about a refresher on these tools?

[CrazyFalafelGuy]

Is this compatible with any ENBSeries mods? 

[GophersVids]

@CrazyFalafelGuy Yes although you may want to tweak the settings so the ENB does not add any darkness to the nights.

[CrazyFalafelGuy]

@GophersVids Ok thank you.

[CrazyFalafelGuy]

@GophersVids another question, does that need to be done in the .ini for the mod?

[Browncoat1984]

Yeah, I've been using the realistic lighting mod but may stop because I thought NPC's had the same visibility issues but they don't, so I'll wait for the CS to come out and someone to mod it before I use something that gives them an unfair advantage over me. Its the same reason I wasn't using the shader mods that made nights darker. Its not realistic if I'm the only one affected by it.

[BuzzoBR1]

Realistic Lighting + iHud (removing enemy and stealth indicators) + tougher traps + subliminal traps IS INSANITY! I got inspired by this video and it has breathed new life into my assassin play-through. Great work on this series and iHud!

[Plausiblesarge]

Skyrim Enhanced Shaders DOES have a non-darker nights/dungeons version, which means that this mod can do the rest

[Peter1992t]

I love this mod so much, are you are right, it does completely change the way you play.

My character has developed a sleep cycle thanks to this mod, and I'm afraid to venture into the dark at night. Sometimes I have to brave it, and the experience is terrifying. It just improves immersion so much.

[IsAndJes]

Another vote for tutorials on how to mod. I would love to have you do them, as your style is very thorough and easy to learn from.

[hurrdurrmurrgurr]

Realistic lighting is great for going outdoors or in dungeons but the moment you enter a shop you can't miss how the candles aren't lighting anything. Add in that the corners are pitch black so you can't see the stock and the shop keeper just stands in the dark and all immersion is ruined. Maybe it could work if the mod also changed all shop keeper voices to golem.

[GophersVids]

@hurrdurrmurrgurr Just use the exteriori and interior dungeons esp files. Skip the interiors buildings one. That way shops, house etc are well lit.

[GameM4ster]

@GophersVids Well, I'm having the same issue as that guy. I tried doing that, and it was still an issue. I'm also playing this WITH enhanced shaders, and you were right, Gopher. It looks AMAZING. But yeah, please help.

[GameM4ster]

@GophersVids Nevermind, figured it out. I love your videos!

[IsAndJes]

The twitter address you are putting in your desc is wrong, take the @ sign out: twitterDOTcom/GopherGaming

[GophersVids]

@IsAndJes Thanks. I am a total noob when it comes to twitter.

[TowerSavant]

Am I missing something? I got the Realistic Lighting Without Post-Processing and loaded into the Archmage's Chambers. The candles in that room don't actually produce any light, just a glow. Which means with this mod the chamber is far far darker than any game designer could've intended. Guessing there's no way to fix this unless someone's brought Oblivion's Real Lights mod over to Skyrim?

[lendial]

i like darkness too but its a pain in the butt if youre trying to search for items.

[GophersVids]

@lendial Torches are your new best friend :)

[votedada]

man, I have been watching ur channel since New vegas and you are the jewel of youtube

[Plausiblesarge]

Here is the best mod ever made for skyrim:

console -> fov 90

OMFG ITS LIKE I AM PLAYING A PC GAME AGAIN

[ShiShiZoomBoom]

@Plausiblesarge One problem, console commands aren't mods.

[gabarga]

@Plausiblesarge Wow what is this new console command u speak of. Not like its been known since the release of the game in november.

[Plausiblesarge]

@gabarga You would be surprised how many people are afraid to use the console or don't know the commands. I am just trying to be helpful, get over it

[jforce06]

3:35 what are you talking about? Enhanced shaders is an ENB setting. So you can change daylight and nightlight very easy.

I use Realistic Lightning + FXAA + ENB, eventhough the description says not to

ENB only couldn't get it dark enough at night and in caves. So I combined it with RL, much better.

And RL doesn't affect performance cause it only changes saturation and stuff through esp not really sure how it works, but anyhow

FXAA+ENB+RL and FXAA + ENB gives same performance. 

[GophersVids]

@jforce06 Very true. I will add an annotation regarding that.

[Plausiblesarge]

You might want to add an annotation. at 7:00 it's Riverwood, not Rivervale

[omd51199]

no fallout D:

[Arsenalrobert]

Another great video :)

[JoypadRAGE]

"A lot of this video was shop in darkness and the rendering process often made such scenes too dark in video."

Typo in description?

[nicktrance69]

@JoypadRAGE he just meant shot instead of shop lol

[JoypadRAGE]

@nicktrance69 That's what I'm saying.

[wildwolves8]

the vanilla dungeons already make me shit in my pants sometimes, this mod is gonna make me have a heart attack. XD

[MegaSpooke]

I know this is really late to ask about but is there any way you will ever go back to Fallout 3 and do some mods reviews?, reason I ask it's because for me Fallout 3 was so much better than Fallout New Vegas but we never had anyone making videos like this and it would be awesome to see someone doing some , special coming from a person like you :D

[GophersVids]

@MegaSpooke I agree that FO3 is brilliant and I may go back and do another run through sometime. If I do, I probably will make some videos, but it is just more a matter of time right now.

[chrislocho]

Hey man watched from number one to this one:P You don't mention what are your favorite/ currently enabled mods do you ? Would love to see it, considering your the one showcasing and trying out so many mods, would be great to see which mods get GophersVids rated approval :)

[MrKuhbaner]

I absolutely love this mod. Initially it was very unfamiliar for me cause I played so many hours with bright nights and dungeons but as you stated the experience while playing is much more intense and immersive.

Another advantage is the slightly better performance due to removed unnecessary post processing effects.

Best graphics mod out there so far!

[Myxale]

Glad i subscribed.

You really are an awesome mod-guide. Kudos mate!

[ParchedSnowGT]

Will you show us how to mod with the mod tools when they come out? I really don't like having to settle for everyone else's houses/castles when they don't have anything I need or want. and not just making houses but weapons and armor and enemies and everything in between. thanks for reading :D

[SomeRandomIdiot99]

Didn't notice you lived in Norway until now. I do too.

[Agnes135]

Hey Gopher.

Check out JaySuS Swords. Really awesome mod, so much detail put into the items.

[monaghan145]

Does anyone know when the creation kit is being released? Bethesda says ''in January'' i cant find a specific date anywhere?

[JaTochNietDan]

@monaghan145 They haven't announced a date.

[SiaSound]

Can't wait for a realistic AI detection sort of mod to help with playing at nighttime.

[Doobersribber]

My favorite part about this mod was that it actually made torches, nighteye, and candlelight / magelight useful rather than just being there for the hell of it. Trying to sneak with the intense darkness is similar to how Metro 2033 works, especially with nighteye to mimic the infrared goggles.

[GophersVids]

@Doobersribber Totally agree. And before this mod I didn't even know you could use torches to block and set people on fire. Now sword and torch is my favourite comination :)

[VGSensation]

Ive seen so many people call Riverwood different things haha, Rivervale, Riverrun...lmao

[GophersVids]

@VGSensation Yeah sorry, the names just sort of blur into each other :)

[TheMorsoGaming]

@GophersVids Hey, could you tell me your PC Specs? :)

[saikeshi]

@VGSensation House Tully!

[bobkiller95]

@VGSensation RIVERRUN IS FROM GAME OF THE THRONES

[GophersVids]

@bobkiller95 Awesome TV series :)

[bobkiller95]

@GophersVids ..and book

[VGSensation]

Gopher, when you said you lived in a Nordic country was that you implying Britain was considered Nordic? Or are you not living in England now?

I always thought it was only Norway, Denmark and Sweden...though we are as far North as Europe goes...

[GophersVids]

@VGSensation I live in Norway.

[VGSensation]

@GophersVids Cool man, native English though right? If not, your English is insane.

[GophersVids]

@VGSensation Yes, BUT I know a lot of Norwegians who could pass as either English, Scottish or American. They officially start learning english at the age of 6, but they get loads of british and american TV/movies and they do not dub. Many of them can even pass off as a native, and have a larger english vocabulary than most of my friends/family back home :)

[VGSensation]

@GophersVids Great stuff. And yeah I have a Norwegeian friend who isn't 20 yet and can speak more fluently than some here...if you know what I mean!

[mrPineapplePower]

@GophersVids YOU live in norway? Where?

[wildwolves8]

@GophersVids u lucky baster, xD

[ZaterMartian3]

@GophersVids How do you like it over there in Norway? I'm still young (high school), but I'm thinking of taking Norwegian or Swedish as a language so that I can go on to live in Scandinavia. The people, quality of life, and general happiness really draw me. Could you please give me an honest opinion of what it's like there? Thank you very much, Gopher, and continue making these OUTSTANDING mod showcase videos.

[GophersVids]

@ZaterMartian3 Its an awesome place to live. Very relaxing, very healthy, and very beautiful (people and place).

[ZaterMartian3]

@GophersVids Thanks for the lighting quick response. This helps me greatly in my decision making! On an unrelated note, ever thought of covering the older TES games? Morrowind and Oblivion could use an overhaul and I don't know where to start! Completely understand if you're not interested, though. Have a great day!

[MRepicONE]

@VGSensation From what I gather he lives in Norway, now I'm not sure if he's Norwegian or English, since he has no accent whatsoever in my opinion...

[VGSensation]

@MRepicONE Ah cool :-) that makes sense now. I'm pretty sure he has an English accent, sometimes words come out wierd though, must be his time in Norway.

[IsAndJes]

@MRepicONE Wow, that is wild because to me (american) he has a VERY British accent. I love listening to it.

[bobcatnickrocks]

@VGSensation Yah, his channel say Oslo,Norway.

[DustyxVegas]

Are you ever going to do Fallout: New Vegas Mod Clinic videos again? I enjoyed those and am kind of disappointed by their absence.

[GophersVids]

@DustyxVegas Yes, and I even know what mod I want to cover, but I need to play the mods before I cover them and I am still in Skyrim junkie mode. But I am coming to the end of my third playthrough so I will take a break and probably do a new FNV run :)

[DustyxVegas]

@GophersVids Okay, really looking forward to seeing it!

[Wwwmrlol]

Why does your videos take soo long to load? i can load 1080p fine on otthers vid, but not ur :(

[sethb1689]

@Wwwmrlol it is a youtube issue, 99% of the time videos on youtube don't buffer at all for me. I can stream hd netflix and watch hulu all day long and download games on steam at 2mb/s+ but have nothing but problems getting youtube to buffer at all.

I really wish someone makes another site like stage6, the videos on there were amazing quality and buffered extremely quick. Was my go to place for gaming related videos while it was still up.

[xisde77]

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[ZaterMartian3]

AWWWWW YEAHHHHH

[TheArthurbr]

yea you do

[spidy524]

Fus-roh-dah!! 4th

[Brygelsmack]

First to watch the video.

[VGSensation]

I'm third, but do I give a fuck? NO BRO.

[SloveniaGaming]

2nd! :)

[SpitFire8212]

it stupid and overused but

FIRST!