SSE Display Tweaks

[Main]

## Level of information printed to the log

#

#    debug

#    verbose

#    message

#    warning

#    error

#    fatal

#

LogLevel=debug

## Automatically adjust some settings which may cause issues.

#

#  Changes:

#

#    iFPSClamp=0

#    uMaxNumPhysicsStepsPerUpdate=3

#    uMaxNumPhysicsStepsPerUpdateComplex=1

#

#  Note: Values are modified in-memory and are not written to Skyrim.ini.

#        Physics values are not modified if HAVOK master switch is off.

#

#  Don't disable unless you know what you're doing.

#

AdjustGameSettings=true

[Render]

## Select the display mode.

#

#    true  - Exclusive fullscreen mode

#    false - Windowed mode

#

#  Note: This option overrides 'bFull Screen' in SkyrimPrefs.ini if uncommented.

# 

#Fullscreen=false

## Select windowed or borderless fullscreen mode. Only applies when Fullscreen=false.

#

#    true  - Borderless fullscreen

#    false - Windowed mode

#

#  Note: This option overrides 'bBorderless' in SkyrimPrefs.ini if uncommented.

#

#Borderless=true

## Stretch game window across the entire screen in borderless fullscreen mode.

#

#  Use with a flip SwapEffect option for best results.

#

#  Note: For optimal performance and full feature support when upscaling, your 

#        system must have windowed hardware composition support (check the log).

#        Windowed hardware composition only works with flip.

#

BorderlessUpscale=false

## Set the game resolution. Only applies in windowed and borderless fullscreen mode (when Fullscreen=false).

#

#  Provided for convenience. Easily scale or set the resolution in windowed/borderless fullsceen mode.

#

#  Note: These options override iSize W and iSize H in SkyrimPrefs.ini. They have no effect when commented out.

#

#Resolution=1920x1080

#ResolutionScale=0.75

## Disable swap chain buffer resizing when window dimensions change (e.g. when upscaling).

#

#  Enable if you're experiencing effect issues with ENB when upscaling.

#

DisableBufferResizing=false

#DisableTargetResizing=false

## Enable/disable VSync.

#

#  IMPORTANT: If you're using borderless mode and want to disable VSync, EnableTearing must be set to true.

#

#  Note: This option overrides 'iVSyncPresentInterval' in SkyrimPrefs.ini

#

EnableVSync=true

## VSync present interval, same as 'iVSyncPresentInterval' in SkyrimPrefs.ini. Only applies if EnableVSync=true.

#

#  If SwapEffect is 'discard' or 'sequential':

#    Synchronize presentation after the nth vertical blank.

#

#  If SwapEffect is 'flip_sequential':

#    Synchronize presentation for at least n vertical blanks.

#

#  More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/dxgi/nf-dxgi-idxgiswapchain-present

#

#  Valid range: 1-4

#

#  Provided as a separate option to avoid confusion.

#

#  It's recommended to leave this at the default value (1). Higher values effectively reduce framerate.

#  For example, a value of 2 at 60Hz would cut framerate in half.

#

VSyncPresentInterval=1

## Required for disabling V-Sync in borderless/windowed mode. Only works with a flip SwapEffect option.

#

#  More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/direct3ddxgi/variable-refresh-rate-displays

#

#  ENB WARNING: Disable this if you have ForceVSync set to true in enblocal.ini, otherwise your game might freeze on startup.

#

EnableTearing=false

## Number of buffers in the swap chain, including the front buffer.

#

#  More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/dxgi/ns-dxgi-dxgi_swap_chain_desc

#

#  Valid range: 1-8

#  

#  Set to 0 to select automatically.

#

#  Note: Borderless fullscreen with flip model requires at least 2, if the value is lower it will be adjusted automatically.

#

SwapBufferCount=0

## Determines how the presentation buffer is handled.

#

#  Valid options:

#

#     auto

#     discard

#     sequential

#     flip_sequential

#     flip_discard

#

#  Options starting with 'flip_' indicate DXGI flip model, a relatively new feature which greatly improves borderless

#  fullscreen performance. While testing I couldn't notice any difference in performance compared to exclusive fullscreen mode.

#  In contrast, the old presentation model suffers lower FPS and noticeable stuttering. Additionally, many features which used

#  to require exclusive fullscreen now work in borderless. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that G-Sync works without having

#  to enable it for windowed mode.

#

#  WARNING: Don't use flip model in exclusive fullscreen mode, the game might freeze on start.

#

#  Read more about DXGI flip model here: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/dxgi-flip-model/

#

#  It's recommended to leave this on auto as the best option will be selected based on detected capabilities.

#

#  Note: Flip model requires at least Windows 8.1 (only flip_sequential supported), but I highly recommend Windows 10 Spring 

#        Creators update or later if you want the best experience.

#

SwapEffect=auto

## Number of frames allowed to be queued for rendering. 

#

#  NOTE: This option was renamed in 0.3.8. In earlier versions the option had no effect.

#

#  Valid range: 1-16 (0 leaves it at default)

#

#  Bethesda default is 2 for SE, 1 for AE.

#

#  WARNING: Values above 2 could have a negative impact on overall performance.

#

#  Tip:

#

#    Try NVIDIA's ultra low latency mode or AMD anti-lag, it may work even better. There 

#    were still occasional stutters with MaxFrameLatency=1 depending on what I was looking 

#    at, ULLM eliminated them completely.

#    Note that ULLM has a fixed FPS penalty. It seems that this is by design. The delta is larger

#    with higher fps, for example when you'd normally get 144 you'll see around 138 with latency set

#    to ultra.

#

#    Keep in mind that driver control panel settings take precedence so this option will be 

#    overriden.

#

MaxFrameLatency=0

## Determines how scaling is done in exclusive fullscreen mode.

#

#  Valid options:

#

#     unspecified

#     centered

#     stretched

#

ScalingMode=unspecified

## Maximum allowed monitor refresh rate. Applies only in exclusive fullscreen mode.

#

#  This overrides Bethesda's hardcoded limitation of 60Hz. The game will request the highest 

#  available refresh rate (as reported by DirectX), but there is no guarantee you'll actually

#  get it. It's completely up to your system.

#

#  You DO NOT NEED TO MESS WITH THIS SETTING unless you want to lower the refresh rate or

#  have a monitor capable of running above 240Hz. This is not a fixed value just an upper 

#  limit of what the game is allowed to request.

#

MaximumRefreshRate=90

## General framerate limit. Applies everywhere, except where more specific limits are set (see below).

#

#  Warning: This plugin replaces the built-in limiter by default, 'bLockFramerate' will have no effect. 

#           If you want to limit the framerate, you'll have to explicitly configure it here.

#

#  Bethesda default: 60

#

FramerateLimit=90

## Determines if the limiter is placed before or after frame presentation.

#

#  Placement can affect performance when a framerate limit is being imposed.

#

#  0 - before (favor consistent frametimes)

#  1 - after  (favor input latency)

#

FramerateLimitMode=0

## General UI framerate limit. Applies everywhere in paused menus, except where more specific limits are set.

#

#  Setting this or more specific options to -1 disables the respective limit explicitly.

#

UIFramerateLimit=0

UIFramerateLimitVSyncOff=true

## Framerate limit for the map. Useful if you want to adjust the map movement speed.

#

UIFramerateLimitMap=0

UIFramerateLimitMapVSyncOff=false

## Framerate limit for the inventory, magic, gift, barter, container and favorites menus. 

#

UIFramerateLimitInventory=0

UIFramerateLimitInventoryVSyncOff=true

## Framerate limit for the journal. 

#

UIFramerateLimitJournal=0

UIFramerateLimitJournalVSyncOff=true

## Framerate limit for custom menus. 

#

UIFramerateLimitCustom=0

UIFramerateLimitCustomVSyncOff=true

## Framerate limit for the main menu. 

#

#  It's recommended to keep this at 60 and UIFramerateLimitMainVSyncOff to false.

#

UIFramerateLimitMain=0

UIFramerateLimitMainVSyncOff=true

## Framerate limit for the race menu. 

#

UIFramerateLimitRace=0

UIFramerateLimitRaceVSyncOff=true

## Framerate limit for the perk tree. 

#

UIFramerateLimitPerk=0

UIFramerateLimitPerkVSyncOff=true

## Framerate limit while reading books. 

#

UIFramerateLimitBook=0

UIFramerateLimitBookVSyncOff=true

## Framerate limit while picking locks. 

#

UIFramerateLimitLockpick=0

UIFramerateLimitLockpickVSyncOff=true

## Framerate limit for the console. 

#

UIFramerateLimitConsole=0

UIFramerateLimitConsoleVSyncOff=true

## Framerate limit for the tween menu. 

#

UIFramerateLimitTween=0

UIFramerateLimitTweenVSyncOff=true

## Framerate limit for the sleep/wait menu. 

#

UIFramerateLimitSleepWait=0

UIFramerateLimitSleepWaitVSyncOff=true

## Framerate limit while loading the game.

#

#  Uncapping the loading scren is supposed to load your game faster, however I've 

#  found no evidence of that. If anything, it might induce ILS or crash your game.

#

#  It's recommended you leave this at 60 and LoadingScreenFramerateLimitVSyncOff=false.

#  If you do choose to uncap, do not set a limit above 120 FPS.

#

LoadingScreenFramerateLimit=60

LoadingScreenFramerateLimitVSyncOff=false

## Additional time to keep the loading screen limit active (in seconds).

#

#  Use this alongisde LoadingScreenFramerateLimit=60 to address some issues

#  which may pop up due to high FPS immediatelly after loading.

#

LoadingScreenLimitExtraTimePostLoad=2

LoadingScreenLimitExtraTime=2

[HAVOK]

## Master switch.

#

#  Set to false to fall back to Skyrim.ini HAVOK settings.

#

Enabled=true

## Adjusts fMaxTime and fMaxTimeComplex dynamically based on current framerate.

#

#  If set to false, fMaxTime and fMaxTimeComplex will be calculated and set automatically based on MaximumFramerate 

#  option (see below), but you'll lose the performance benefit which comes from re-adjusting these values each 

#  frame to match the framerate.

#

#  Consider 'false' as 'static' mode, which calculates physics values automatically so you

#  don't have to.

#

#  Read the description of MaximumFramerate option below for more info.

#

#  It's recommended to leave this enabled.

#

#  Note: In contrast to Havok Fix, the method used here is compatible with any third party OSD tools

#        such as RivaTuner Statistics Server, since it hooks in the engine instead of the D3D libraries.

#

DynamicMaxTimeScaling=true

## fMaxTime and fMaxTimeComplex are not calculated below 

## this threshold.

#

#  Lower values may benefit peformance if your system is struggling to render at 60 FPS.

#

#  Default: 60 

#

MinimumFramerate=60

## fMaxTime and fMaxTimeComplex are not calculated above this threshold.

#   

#  If DynamicMaxTimeScaling=true and this is set to 0, the plugin attempts to determine this value 

#  based on VSync (refresh rate) and FramerateLimit option. If it's unable to do so (for example if VSync

#  is off or mode is borderless fullscreen and no limit is set) it defaults to 240.

# 

#  If DynamicMaxTimeScaling=false, this setting is used to calculate fMaxTime and fMaxTimeComplex once and

#  apply both values. 

#  If DynamicMaxTimeScaling=false and this is set to 0, the plugin attempts to determine this value based 

#  on VSync/refresh rate and FramerateLimit option. If it's unable to do so, it defaults to 60.

#

#  If Fullscreen=true and EnableVSync=true or FramerateLimit is set, it's recommended you set this to 0

#  to let the plugin determine the value automatically.

#  Otherwise make sure it's set a comfortable margin higher than the maximum framerate your machine can 

#  achieve in-game (excluding menus and loading screens) or you will see physics issues. It's recommended

#  to set a framerate limit at or below this value (FramerateLimit option in Render section).

#

MaximumFramerate=240

## Adjust the negative offset of fMaxTimeComplex relative to fMaxTime.

#

#  Valid range: 0 - 30

#

MaxTimeComplexOffset=30

## Adjust amount of damage dealt when hit by physics objects based on frametime. 

#

#  Note that this doesn't fix the faster collision response, only alleviates higher health damage at 

#  higher framerates.

#

#  Since there's a good chance of getting killed in a misfortunate encounter with a kettle even at 60 FPS, 

#  you can reduce or disable damage dealt with PhysicsDamageMult (valid range: 0 - 1).

#

PhysicsDamagePatch=true

PhysicsDamageMult=1

## Lowers HAVOK engine CPU consumption at the expense of physics simulation quality.

#

#  Bethesda uses less demanding physics settings in "complex" scenes like civil war battles. 

#  If this is enabled these settings will be used everywhere.

#

#  Only recommended on CPU-bound low-end systems.

#

PerformanceMode=false

## Add fMaxTime and fMaxTimeComplex to OSD.

#

#  Also indicates which value is currently in use.

#

OSDStatsEnabled=false

[Controls]

## Fixes an issue where you're not able to move in third person at high framerates.

#   

#  This issue can occur when movement is slowed, for example when over-encumbered or when

#  the bow is drawn. Keep in mind that you may experience the issue even at 60 FPS if

#  movement is slowed down enough.

#

#  If necessary, adjust MovementThreshold variable below.

#

ThirdPersonMovementFix=true

## Controls an internal variable related to movement/damping.

#

#  Lower values ensure movement works at lower movement speeds/higher framerate.

#

#  Only in effect when ThirdPersonMovementFix=true

#

#  Valid range: 0.01 - 5

#

#  Bethesda default: 5

#

MovementThreshold=0.25

## Untie first person horizontal look sensitivity from framerate when sitting down

#

SittingHorizontalLookSensitivityFix=true

## Untie map keyboard movement speed from framerate.

#

#  Also normalizes diagonal keyboard movement speed.

#

#  Note: overrides fMapMoveKeyboardSpeed:MapMenu in Skyrim.ini, configure the speed below.

#

MapMoveKeyboardSpeedFix=true

## Speed multiplier for keyboard map movement.

#

#  Only in effect when MapMoveKeyboardSpeedFix=true.

#

#  Valid range: -20 - 20. Negative values reverse the movement direction. 1 is roughly the 

#  same speed as vanilla at 60 FPS.

#

MapMoveKeyboardSpeedMult=1

## Untie auto vanity camera rotation speed from framerate.

#

AutoVanityCameraSpeedFix=true

## Untie dialogue look speed from framerate.

#

DialogueLookSpeedFix=true

## Ramp up look speed incrementally as the cursor approaches the edge of the screen.

#

#  Use [Controls] fPCDialogueLookStart in Skyrim.ini to set distance from the edge where the camera starts moving.

#

DialogueLookSmoothEdge=false

## Untie gamepad cursor speed from framerate.

#

#  Bethesda implemented this fix in 1.6.x (that's why this caused slow cursor movement) but they used

#  the wrong frame timer, one that's affected by global time multiplier. This patch corrects that and 

#  unties cursor movement from in-game timescale.

#

GamepadCursorSpeedFix=true

## Untie lockpick mouse rotation speed from framerate.

#

#  Note that this bug slows down rotation with higher framerates, if you got used to the

#  slower speed adjust [Interface] fPickMouseRotationSpeed in Skyrim.ini (default is 15).

#

LockpickRotationSpeedFix=true

## Untie free camera vertical sensitivity from framerate.

#

FreeCameraVerticalSensitivityFix=false

## Untie free camera movement speed from framerate.

#

FreeCameraMovementSpeedFix=false

## These are only available on AE until Engine Fixes is updated.

## Untie vertical look sensitivity from framerate (EngineFixes)

#

VerticalLookSensitivityFix=true

## Fix camera movement sensitivity during slow time (EngineFixes)

#

SlowTimeCameraMovementFix=true

[Window]

## Locks mouse cursor within the borders of the game window.

#

#  Fixes the invisible runaway mouse glitch plaguing people with multiple monitors who keep a window

#  open on the neighboring monitor and it keeps scrolling while playing the game.

#

LockCursor=true

## Minimize the game window if it loses focus.

#

#  Useful in borderless fullscreen mode if alt-tabbing just pushes the game window to the background

#  instead of minimizing it.

#

#  WARNING: Avoid using this with ENB or ReShade, things might break when alt-tabbing.

#

ForceMinimize=false

## Disables the window ghosting feature.

#

#  Useful in windowed/borderless fullscreen mode.

#

#  Read more: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winuser/nf-winuser-disableprocesswindowsghosting

#

DisableProcessWindowsGhosting=true

## Automatically center the game window on the monitor where it spawns.

#

#  Useful in windowed mode.

#

AutoCenter=false

## Offset the game window position relative to the primary monitor.

#

#  Overrides iLocation X and iLocation Y in Skyrim.ini. Provided for convenience.

#

OffsetX=0

OffsetY=0

[Papyrus]

## Set the maximum time scripts are allowed to run per cycle based on current framerate.

#

#  Normally scripts are given a fixed max. amount of execution time per cycle controlled by

#  fUpdateBudgetMS - 1.2 ms by default, roughly 7% of each cycle at 60 FPS, 17% at 144, 29% at

#  240, .. The higher your framerate, the harder it gets to sustain it under heavy script load.

#

#  This attempts to even things out by adjusting the limit based on time it took to complete 

#  the previous cycle. Less budget is alloted at higher framerates.

#

#  Formula:

#

#    fUpdateBudgetMS = lastCycleTime * (UpdateBudgetBase / 16.66667)

#

#  Note: fUpdateBudgetMS never goes above UpdateBudgetBase (see below).

#

DynamicUpdateBudget=false

## Amount of time scripts are alloted at or below 60 FPS (in milliseconds).

#

#  Recommended to leave at default. If you use a different fUpdateBudgetMS value in Skyrim.ini,

#  set the same here.

#

#  Bethesda default: 1.2

#

UpdateBudgetBase=1.2

## Budget is not calculated beyond this limit.

#

#  Set this at or above your maximum framerate.

#

#  At 144 minimum budget is 0.5 ms, 0.3 ms at 240.

#

#  Valid range: 60 - 300

#

BudgetMaxFPS=240

## Fixes a bad range check in Actor.SetExpressionOverride papyrus function.

#

#  The bug makes "Dialogue Anger" expression unavailable via this function.

#

SetExpressionOverridePatch=true

## Add fUpdateBudgetMS to OSD.

#

OSDStatsEnabled=false

## Add VM overstressed indicator to OSD.

#

#  If enabled, OSD will indicate when the scripting engine is under excessive load. 

#  Keep in mind that it's normal for the VM to become overstressed for short periods, 

#  for instance after fast travelling a bunch of events might fire at once. 

#  However if the indicator is constantly showing, you've got a problem. Usually poorly 

#  made and heavily scripted mods are to blame. Examine the stack to see what's going on.

#

#  In the best case scanario you'll rarely (if ever) see this indicator.

#

OSDWarnVMOverstressed=true

[Miscellaneous]

## Disables scanning missing plugin .ini files. May significantly improve startup times with many plugins.

#

#  By default the engine looks for every single .ini option for each installed plugin, without checking

#  if the .ini file actually exists. Massive waste of time and resources, especially when the user has a

#  heavily modded game.

#

#  Note: This is unrelated to the PrivateProfileRedirector plugin and is fully compatible with it. If you

#        use it alongside that plugin the difference won't be felt, but it still prevents the CPU from doing

#        a bunch of useless work at startup.

#

SkipMissingPluginINI=true

## Filter loadscreens by plugin name.

#

#  LoadScreenAllow and LoadScreenBlock take comma separated plugin names (case-insensitive).

#

#  Example usage:

#

#    Allow only Wyrmstooth and LOTD loadscreens:

#      

#      LoadScreenAllow=Wyrmstooth.esp,LegacyoftheDragonborn.esm

#      LoadScreenBlock=All

#

#    Block only vanilla and DLC loadscreens:

#      

#      LoadScreenAllow=

#      LoadScreenBlock=Skyrim.esm,Dawnguard.esm,Dragonborn.esm,Hearthfires.esm

#

#    Block all loadscreens:

#      

#      LoadScreenAllow=

#      LoadScreenBlock=All

#

#

#  Note: In cases where only loadscreens with conditions are allowed, it is possible that none 

#        will show even if no others are available.

#

LoadScreenFilter=false

LoadScreenAllow=

LoadScreenBlock=All

## Remove all lens flare from weather records.

#

#  This is done in-memory and is not persistent.

#

DisableWeatherLensFlare=false

## Disable actor fade when camera intersects the body.

#

DisableActorFade=false

## Disable player fade when camera intersects the body.

#

DisablePlayerFade=false

[OSD]

## Enable the on-screen display.

#

Enable=false

InitiallyOn=true

## Comma separated list of displayed stats.

#

#    fps                - Framerate

#    bare_fps           - Just the framerate, no formatting

#    frametime          - Frametime

#    bare_frametime     - Just the frametime, no formatting

#    counter            - Frame counter

#    vram               - Video ram usage (used / budget) *

#    all                - Everything

#

#  * Note that this line does not show total amount of memory available but rather

#  the OS allocated budget which can vary based on how much is consumed by other 

#  applications. If usage exceeds the budget, you'll likely experience stuttering. 

#  Requires DXGI 1.4.

#

#  Stats related to specific drivers are configured in their respective sections.

#

Show=fps,vram

## How often the OSD updates (in seconds).

#

UpdateInterval=0.3

## Keys used used to toggle the OSD.

#

#  ComboKey uses built-in constants, ToggleKey is a DX scan code (https://www.creationkit.com/index.php?title=Input_Script)

#

#  ComboKey:

#

#    1 - Left Shift

#    2 - Right Shift

#    3 - Left Control

#    4 - Right Control

#    5 - Left Alt

#    6 - Right Alt

#    7 - Left Win

#    8 - Right Win

#

#  ComboKey=1 and ToggleKey=0xD2 is Left Shift + Insert

#

ComboKey=1

ToggleKey=0xD2

## Align the OSD.

#

#    1 - Top Left

#    2 - Top Right

#    3 - Bottom Left

#    4 - Bottom Right

#

Align=1

## OSD position offset (X Y).

#

Offset=4 4

## Font scale (X Y)

#

#  Omit Y for uniform scaling

#

Scale=1.0 0.9

## Adjust font scale based on amount of lines drawn.

#

AutoScale=true

## Scale font size based on window size.

#

#  Size remains constant when resolution to window size ratio != 1, for example 

#  when playing at non-native resolutions.

#

ScaleToWindow=true

## Set a custom font.

#

#  You can generate bitmaps from fonts installed on your system with MakeSpriteFont.

#  https://github.com/microsoft/DirectXTK/wiki/MakeSpriteFont

#

#  Run the tool with /NoPremultiply and place files in Data\SKSE\Plugins\SDTFonts

#

FontFile=

## Font and outline color (RGBA).

#

Color=255 255 255 255

OutlineColor=0 0 0 255

## Outline offset.

#

OutlineOffset=1