Ok, there is another vorpX related general thread going at the moment, but I didn't want to hijack it since mine is very specific. I recently tried Skyrim with vorpX and it was truly amazing. This was using the optimized settings in vorpx, 120 FOV, and the vanilla install. I had no issues with framerate or black bars, basically it was smooth as butter.
Then I decided to fall down the rabbit hole of modding it. I have added a few graphical mods [not full ENBs] (character models, better fire, better weather, better night sky, better water) and a few convenience mods (map, SkyUI, lockpicking, new armor/weapons/magic). Well, after I got all that set up my experience in VR is infinitely worse. I get the "black bars" at the left and right of the screen when I turn my head and frame jutters when I jump and swing a weapon.
I know I can uninstall all the mods and go back to vanilla, but what I really want to do is find a happy medium.
My question: can someone detail either their list of mods and settings that gives them a smooth experience? Or tell me what settings I need to tweak to get the mods I have working well.
and lowering object distance (to 9-12) gives the highest fps boost.
Better textures should be fine, but anything that adds objects or changes lighting lowers fps. No ENB, even the performance ones give a high enough framerate for skyrim.
This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks a bunch Nipoc. As I am at work today my goal is to come home, bring up this thread and go straight to configuring settings.
So you seem to think my mods that I have installed would be OK to leave? I didn't affect the overall lighting, just fire effects, but I could part with that one if need be.
I also didn't get the "show your body in first person" mod, but I hear that one helps with any motion sickness, which I am not prone to have.
If anyone else still has suggestions I will absoultely take them, as I said, I will do all the troubleshooting once I get home and hopefully have a few different things to try listed here.
I was apprehensive as well to buy vorpX, but seriously glad I did. I'm not a huge fan of FPS games, although I have a number of them. Using vorpX it has breathed new life into games like Dishonored, Left 4 Dead 2 and the Borderlands games. And if I can get the settings correct, I can easily see myself putting 20-40 more hours in another Skyrim play through in VR.
