Note: All screen shots were taken with no AA and default game settings in order to generalize performance across all mods. The Vision version is lighter and closer to RCRN lighting, but still providing most of the lighting present in the Hardcore version such as darker nights. The Hardcore version provides vibrant colors and lighting with very dark nights. RLwC - Hardcore is a brilliant piece of art as is it's lighter version, Vision.
Standing right next to RCRN on popularity is RLwC (now Realistic Lighting Overhaul). RCRN is easily one of the most popular lighting mods for this reason. RCRN livens up the colors and lighting to a more realistic tone. The rest of the lighting remains very similar to Vanilla.
These screen shots were taken inside a cave environment at the same location and time.Īs you can see there is very little difference between Vanilla and CoT unless the optional presets are used for dungeons and interiors. These screen shots were taken inside an interior at the same location and time.Īdditional Lighting Comparison - Fire Glow These screen shots were taken in a semi-dungeon environment at the same location and time. These screen shots were taken during the night at the same location and time.ĭungeon Comparison These screen shots were taking at dusk (sun setting) at the same location and time. These screen shots were taken during the day at the same location and time. With only a variation of 1 FPS or none at all, these lighting mods provide no noticeable impact on performance.ĭaylight Comparison The same results can been see at the other eight areas tested around Skyrim. Realistic Lighting Overhaul will most likely cause some performance loss. (Realistic Lighting Overhaul and COT will be compatible with the release of COT v3.0) They are not however, compatible with each other at this time. The above mods are overhauls but are compatible with most other mods including ENBs to further enhance the ENB effects which is covered in the ENB Guide. Without getting technical, a lighting mod changes either individual lighting aspects of a game, such as interiors and dungeons, or the the overall lighting of a game often called overhauls. Realistic Lighting with Customization (RLwC) (Now Realistic Lighting Overhaul).Realistic Colors and Real Nights (RCRN).Project Reality - Climates Of Tamriel (CoT).The mods that will be covered by this guide are: When seeking answers related to a particular mod please contact the mod's author. Please note this guide is only provided as a general overview of these mods. This guide is designed to provide information about different lighting mods that are safe to use with STEP and will provide more realistic lighting for a more immersive gaming experience.
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