i installed the latest ENB version 0.168, disabled hardware AA and enabled ENB AA (EnableEdgeAA=true)

using quitecool 4.1 presets

how to get rid of this shadows issue?

ENB enabled


ENB disabled

Do you mean the jagged edges that makes up the hair shadow on the character face?

Well increase the quality settings in these effects inside enbseries.ini

[SHADOW]

ShadowCastersFix=true
UseBilateralShadowFilter=true
ShadowQualityFix=true
DetailedShadowQuality=-1 ----
ShadowFilterQuality=0 ----
ShadowBlurRange=0.65 - This is my setting and I use this with a iBlurDeferredShadowMask=1 located in the skyrimprefs.ini. This only blurs the shadows nothing else.


If you are using SSAO.

[SSAO_SSIL]

SamplingQuality=-1
SamplingPrecision=-1
SizeScale=0.7
SourceTexturesScale=0.7
FilterQuality=-1

Change Scale values to whatever your PC can handle as they are the big FPS hitters that and SamplingRange.

Also in the skyrimprefs.ini and skyrim.ini change the shadow resolution to whatever you're PC can handle I have all my resolutions to 4096

skyrimprefs.ini:

[Display]
iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=4096
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=4096
iShadowMapResolution=4096

skyrim.ini:

[Display]
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=4096

there is no way
i think the issue is because of poor quality AA filter from the ENB
it makes the hairs blocky and so the shadows




skyrimprefs.ini:
[Display]
iBlurDeferredShadowMask=3
fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000
fShadowDistance=8000
iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=4096
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=4096

skyrim.ini:
[Display]
fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0
fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000.0
fLightLODMaxStartFade=3500.0
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=4096
bAllowScreenshot=1



[SSAO_SSIL]
UseIndirectLighting=true
UseComplexIndirectLighting=true
UseComplexAmbientOcclusion=true
SamplingQuality=0
SamplingPrecision=0
SamplingRange=0.585
FadeFogRangeDay=8.0
FadeFogRangeNight=16.0
FadeFogRangeInteriorDay=16.0
FadeFogRangeInteriorNight=16.0
SizeScale=0.6
SourceTexturesScale=0.6
FilterQuality=0
FilterType=0
AOAmount=0.77
AOAmountInterior=0.765
ILAmount=2.8
ILAmountInterior=2.8
AOIntensity=0.7725
AOIntensityInterior=0.70
AOType=0
AOMixingType=2
AOMixingTypeInterior=2

[SHADOW]
ShadowCastersFix=true
UseBilateralShadowFilter=true
ShadowQualityFix=true
DetailedShadowQuality=-1
ShadowFilterQuality=0
ShadowBlurRange=4.0

The issue has nothing to do with AA.

You sure you're editing correct SkyrimPrefs.ini, do the changes make any difference? As a test, try increasing iBlurDeferredShadowMask past 3, the issue should definitely vanish.

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If the list of changes done in the skyrimprefs.ini are accurate you missed one resolution command to change

iShadowMapResolution=4096.

As Mindflux said it has nothing to do with AA it is all in your shadow settings both in the skyrim .ini files and enbseries.ini file.

it was changed also that one


as u can see i modified SkyrimPrefs as suggested and no difference at all on the issue
but with iBlurDeferredShadowMask=7 is much better

Am i missing something or you don't like artifacts of detailed shadows of thin objects?

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