MCM Setup

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Congratulations! You've ALMOST finished!

There's only a few things left to do. First, we'll be dealing with the ENB Preset that we installed so long ago and getting it finalized. Then, it's time to go over MCM settings. You'll find the Guide's recommendations below.

Expect to take about 30 minutes (for you experienced folks) to two hours (for the more inexperienced or slower types) to get all of this dealt with.

You've worked long and hard for this... enjoy the fruit of your labours. And, if something still seems off... come talk to us. We're waiting for you.

LJOSS Tutorial

What is that thing on the screen?

Fire up that game and start a new game. Once you load in, you'll likely notice a big black dot with text on it in the upper right corner.

Welcome to LJOSS ENB, developed by the Guide's own Sthagg Mnemnochs! He works in the visual industry and spent a large amount of time trying to develop a system that would help you to get the best visual experience possible. Way back at the beginning of the guide, you may have done a little bit of monitor calibration... this process - the Tutorial - will walk you through a few fine tuning steps.

The first two 'pages' should be followed by everyone. The other pages are informational and ARE NOT REQUIRED to do anything with, unless you wish to. Some of this is for troubleshooting information and are only needed if you are having problems.

The second page has a series of Dragon Logos on it, and many monitors - especially non-HDR setups - may not be able to ever see the top one. This is fine - use the second one as your benchmark instead.

Once you've gone through these, there are instructions in the tutorial that, when followed, will prevent this tutorial from showing up again in the future. Make sure read them carefully, and if you have questions, bring them to the Help Desk on the discord.

Congratulations! You've ALMOST finished!

There's only a few things left to do. First, we'll be dealing with the ENB Preset that we installed so long ago and getting it finalized. Then, it's time to go over MCM settings. You'll find the Guide's recommendations below.

Expect to take about 30 minutes (for you experienced folks) to two hours (for the more inexperienced or slower types) to get all of this dealt with.

You've worked long and hard for this... enjoy the fruit of your labours. And, if something still seems off... come talk to us. We're waiting for you.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Game Settings

What is that thing on the screen?

Settings Display

  • Dialogue Subtitles: Enabled
  • Depth of Field: Minimum Possible Setting

MCM Settings

Because Personalisation is AWESOME

NOTE

Adept Difficulty is the target level for the Guide. Keep this information in mind when making changes to your MCM settings.

NOTE

The below settings are recommendations **only**. You are free to set any MCM value you wish to any value that you wish without losing official support on the Discord Channel. It's Your Game. Enjoy it!

Predator Vision Startup (MCM)

Start Predator Vision

  • Start Predator Enabled:

Predator Vision (MCM)

Warning
Attention Attention

This mod must have its functionality verified and set **before any other settings are changed**. if this mod does not initialize correctly, not only will it not work as intended, but it can cause a save game to become corrupted over time. ***do not*** ignore this mod not working for any reason. a new game will be required if it does not initialize properly.

Warning
Attention Attention

To properly test this mod, the two cheat options **Must** be turned on. The hotkeys will not turn on these powers if your race does not have them. after you verify that they work, you can turn these two options off in the MCM, if desired.

Warning
Attention Attention

If Predator vision fails to start properly delete the SKSE Output and or empty the overwrite folder then try again on a new character.

General → Keys:

  • Nightvision activation key: V
  • Predator vision activation key: H

Settings:

  • Nightvision Brightness: 65%
  • Nightvision Colour: 0%
  • Predator Vision Brightness: 100%
  • Predator Vision Color Boost: 100%

Activation sounds:

  • Nightvision: Sound 2

Options:

  • Werewolves get Predator Vision as humans: Enabled

A Matter of Time (MCM)

General → Symbol 1:

  • Show Moon Phases: Enabled
  • Show Seasons: Enabled

General → In-game Clock:

  • Show: Enabled
  • Clock Type: 24 Hours

General → In-game Date:

  • Show: Enabled

Display → Symbol 1:

  • Scale: 60%
  • Horizontal Anchor: Right
  • Horizontal Offset: -50
  • Vertical Offset: 0

Display → In-Game Clock:

  • Scale: 70%
  • Horizontal Anchor: Right
  • Horizontal Offset: -45
  • Vertical Offset:48

Display → In-Game Date:

  • Scale: 70%
  • Horizontal Anchor: Right
  • Horizontal Offset:-45
  • Vertical Offset: 57

Control → Symbol 1:

  • Control Mode: Toggle
  • Hotkey: T

Control → In-game Clock:

  • Control Mode: Toggle
  • Hotkey: T

Control → In-game Date:

  • Control Mode: Toggle
  • Hotkey: T

Archery Gameplay Overhaul (AGO) (MCM)

Settings → Enable/Disabled:

  • Arrow Wounds (Player): Disabled
  • Arrow Wounds (NPC): Disabled
  • Persistent Arrows: Disabled
  • Arm Fatigue: Disabled

Atlas Map Markers (MCM)

Atlas Map Markers → Major Cities:

  • Khajiit Caravan sites: Disabled

Better Third Person Selection - BTPS (MCM)

Widgets → Widget Settings → Widget Style:

  • 2D widget size: 0.8

Filters:

  • Stealing Only While Undetected: Enabled
  • Stealing only While Sneaking: Enabled
  • No Stealing While Sitting: Enabled

Cathedral Weather (MCM)

Settings → Weather:

  • Seasonal Perspective: Enabled

Complete Crafting (CCOR) (MCM)

Recipe Display → Crafting Menu Filters:

  • Crafting Categories: Disabled
  • Item Type Filters: Disabled
  • Breakdown Recipes: Enabled

Crafting Options → Additional Items:

  • Artifact Replicas: Enabled
  • Matching Circlets Sets: Enabled

Learning & XP → Smithing Experience:

  • Tanning Rack:0.1
  • Smelter:0.2
  • Mining: 20

Learning & XP → Learn to Craft:

  • Learning Points Required to Craft: 250

Mining and Materials→ Mining:

  • Mining Presets: FASTER MINING

Mining and Materials→ Firewood:

  • Firewood per chop: 6
  • Max per activation: 1

Completionist Tracker (Main) (MCM)

HUD Settings → Menu Mode (New Items):

  • Format: Colour Only

HUD Settings → Menu Mode (Found Items):

  • Format: Colour Only

UI Settings → Map Marker Settings:

  • Fishing Map Markers: Disabled

Deadly Dragons (MCM)

Dragons → Presets:

  • Difficulty: Expert

Dragons → Special:

  • Knockdown: Disabled

Disparity (MCM)

Player Traits:

  • Confirm Race Selection

Player Traits → Standing Stones:

  • Use Modified Blessings: Disabled

Class Selection:

  • Select Class: Select based on Preference

Class Selection → Skill Bonus:

  • Affects: XP Only
  • After you finish setting up your class click FINALIZE & APPLY CLASS SETTING

Race & Gender → Racial Skills:

  • Affects: STARTING LEVEL SKILL

Diverse Dragons Col. 3 (MCM)

Dragons:

  • Nether Dragon: Disabled
  • Sanguine Dragon: Disabled
  • Vile Dragon: Disabled

Easy Wheel (MCM)

General → Mode selection:

  • Use Swap mode: Enabled
  • Show: M5 (Or whatever hotkey you like)
  • Next: Arrow Right Key (Or whatever hotkey you like)
  • Previous: Arrow Left Key (Or whatever hotkey you like)

Configuration → Wheel ID:

  • Wheel id: 2

Configuration → Wheel Layout:

  1. Build Campfire
  2. Instincts
  3. Harvest Wood
  4. Create Item
  5. Fill

ESF: Companions (MCM)

Requirements → Requirements Before Your Trial:

  • Do Quest for each member of the Circle: Disabled
  • Player Level: 30

Requirements → Requirements Before Joining The Circle:

  • Do Quests For Each Circle Member: Disabled
  • Player Level: 40

Requirements → Requirements Before Kodlak's Request:

  • Do Quest for each member of the Circle: Disabled
  • Player Level: 60

EVG Conditional Idles (MCM)

Player → Movement Enabled:

  • Modesty Males: Disabled
  • Modesty Female: Disabled
  • Headache: Disabled

NPC → Movement Enabled:

  • NPC Modesty Males: Disabled
  • NPC Modesty Female: Disabled
  • Headache: Disabled

Expanded Towns (MCM)

Settings → Fortification Walls:

  • Dawnstar: Disabled
  • Falkreath: Disabled
  • Morthal: Disabled
  • Winterhold: Disabled

Extended UI (MCM)

Sleep\Wait Menu:

  • Maximum Value:744

Farmhouse Chimneys (MCM)

Overhauls → Vanilla Village Options:

  • Half-Moon Mill: Disabled
  • Shor's Stone: Disabled
  • Karthwasten: Disabled

Overhauls → Overhaul Mods:

  • Expanded Towns and Cities: Enabled

New Locations → New Towns:

  • Moon and Star: Enabled

Freshly Ground (MCM)

System → Recipes:

  • Powdered Mudcrub Chitin: Disabled
  • Dragon Meal: Disabled
  • Hunter Meal: Disabled
  • Scrimstone: Disabled
  • Potion of Blood: Disabled
  • Daedra Blood: Disabled
  • Briar Blood: Disabled
  • Dragon Blood: Disabled
  • Werewolf Blood: Disabled
  • Falmer Blood: Disabled
  • Soul Gem Salts: Disabled
  • Soul Gem Fragments: Disabled
  • Soul Cairn Curios: Disabled
  • Broken Steel: Disabled

Config Spell:

  • Config Spell: Disabled

Frostfall (MCM)

Warning
Attention Attention

if you are not planning on using Frostfall, you still need to enable it and allow all start-up scripts to run before disabling it for the game.

even when the mod is disabled, certain frostfall effects may still be applied to your character. These can be corrected by turning it back on, waiting for your character to get fully warm, and then disabling it again.

Overview → Frostfall Status:

  • Frostfall is: Enabled (This will require you to exit and reload the MCM)

Gameplay → Fast Travel & Waiting:

  • Disable Fast Travel: Enabled
  • Disable Waiting While Outdoors: Enabled

Meters → General Meter Settings:

  • Layout Preset: Bottom Left

Meters → Exposure Meter Advance Settings:

  • X Position: 640.0
  • Y Position: 0.0
  • Horizontal Anchor: Center
  • Vertical Anchor: Top

Meters → Wetness Meter Advance Settings:

  • X Position: 0.0
  • Y Position: 726.5

Meters → Temperature Meter Advance Settings:

  • Fill Direction: Right
  • X Position: 1315.0
  • Y Position: 726.5
  • Horizontal Anchor: Right

Immersive Creatures (MCM)

General:

  • Select Version Preset: Purist - No Spiders

Creatures General → Creatures:

  • Dwemer Spectre: Disabled

Help & Guides → Max, Active Actors:

  • AI Control: Disabled

Immersive HUD (MCM)

Activation → Compass Activation:

  • Key press toggles: Enabled

Options:

  • Enable fast fade of Magicka: Enabled
  • Enable fast fade of stamina:Enabled

Immersive Interactions (MCM)

Settings → Animations

  • Waiting Animations: Disabled
  • Compatibility Loot Message: Disabled

Improved Alternate Conversation Camera (MCM)

Camera:

  • Default World FOV: 85
  • Default First Person FOV: 85
  • Camera’s Speed: 1200
  • Switch Target: Disabled
  • Force Third Person: Disabled
  • Head Tracking: Disabled
  • Conversation HT: Disabled
  • Letterbox: Disabled

Improved Follower Dialogue - Lydia (MCM)

Improved Follower Dialogue:

  • Disable Objections to Joining Factions: Enabled
  • Disable Objections to Serving Daedra: Enabled

Keep It Clean (MCM)

Settings → Toggles:

  • Start Keep It Clean: Enabled

Leveling Freedom (MCM)

Base XP Requirements:

  • fXPLevelUpBase: 375

Additional XP Required Per Level:

  • fXPLevelUPMulti: 10

Lock Overhaul (MCM)

General:

  • Activate Lock Overhaul: Enabled (This will require you to exit and reload the MCM)

General → General Settings:

  • Allow increasing skill: Enabled
  • Enable the sound effect: Enabled
  • Enable Crime: Enabled

Smash Locks → Smash Locks:

  • Activate Smash Locks: Enabled
  • Allow Weapons: Two + One Handed

Unlock with Magic → Unlock Spell:

  • Enable Unlock Spell: Enabled
  • Frost effect Required Skill malus: -0

LOD Reload Bug Fix (MCM)

Settings:

  • Fix on Travel: Enabled
  • Fix on Load: Enabled

LOTD Settings (MCM)

LOTD Settings → General → Shipment Crate Locations:

Every

    100 (1100 max)

Shipment Crate Locations:

  • Carriages: Enabled
  • Inns: Enabled
  • Player Houses: Enabled

Moonlight Tales (MCM)

General:

  • Transform Back Stagger: Disabled
  • Werewolf Loot: Disabled

Appearance:

  • Werewolf Appearance: Alpha (Black with Red Eyes)

MoreHUD (MCM)

Enemy's Level → General:

  • Show Enemy Level: Disabled
  • Show Soul Level: Disabled

Enemy's Level → Enemy Meters:

  • Show Magicka Meter: Disabled
  • Show Stamina Meter: Disabled

NFF (MCM)

ADVISORY
Alert Alert

Synthesis is used to place a "Essential" flag on potential followers. Once recruited, NFF will import "standard" followers into it's framework, which can remove this status. You are advised to check this status in NFF whenever you get a new follower.

Activity → Sandboxing:

  • Relax Idle Delay: 15 Seconds
  • Only Sandbox In Towns: Enabled
  • Multi-Level Sandboxing: Enabled

Activity → Mounts:

  • Mount Support: Riding Support Only

Gameplay → Bleedout:

  • Revive After Combat: Enabled
  • Potion Recovery: Any (Weak to Strong)

Interaction → Follower Import:

  • Allow Import/Export Dialogue: Disabled

N.U.D.E. (MCM)

ADVISORY
Alert Alert

There are two Options for the MCM:

If You want the Player and NPCS to remain naked, do Option 1

If you want the Player and NPCs to have underwear distributed to then do Option 2

General → Inclusion:

  • Select Distribution: No One

General → Inclusion:

  • Select Distribution: Women and Men

General → Preset

  • Select a Preset: Lore Friendly

General → Female Player Underwear

  • Select Underwear: Slips and Bra (Black)

General → Male Player Underwear

  • Select Underwear: Boxers

General → None Playable

  • Player Cannot Loot Underwear: Enabled

Realistic Room Rental (MCM)

Configuration → Room Cost Configuration:

  • Braidwood Inn: 120
  • Candlehearth Hall: 250
  • Four Shields Tavern: 100
  • Silver-Blood Inn: 250
  • The Bannered Mare: 130
  • The Winking Skeever: 250

Siga (MCM)

Main → Main Options:

  • Enabled Mod: Enabled
  • Affects NPCs Only: Enabled

Simplest Horses (MCM)

Keybinds:

  • Mount control Key: G

Mount Behaviour:

  • Player Mount Ignores Combat: Enabled

Mount Protection:

  • Set Owned Mounts as Protected: Enabled

SkyUI (MCM)

General → Item List:

  • Font Size: Small
  • Category Icon Theme: CELTIC

Controls → Favourite Groups:

  • Group 5: F5
  • Group 6:F6
  • Group 7: F7
  • Group 8: F8

Skyrim’s Unique Treasures (MCM)

SUT Configuration → Configuration Options

  • Lore-friendly items only: Enabled

Storm Lightning (MCM)

Presets → Load Preset:

  • Realistic: Enabled

Settings → Fork Lightning:

  • Minimum Fork Distance: 1

Sunhelm (MCM)

General Settings:

  • Sunhelm and Survival: Enabled (This will require you to exit and reload the MCM)

Display and Notifications → Widget Options:

  • Widget Display Type: Alpha\Colour

Display and Notifications → Widget Options:

  • Widget Orientation: HORIZONTAL

Widget Location:

  • Widget X Offset: -15
  • Widget Y Offset: -25

Thieves Guild Req. (MCM)

Main Quest → Requirements to Begin Recruitment Quest:

  • Sneak: 25
  • Items Stolen: 250

Main Quest → Requirements to Begin 3rd Quest:

  • Radiant Jobs Completed: 20
  • Randomise: Enabled
  • Sneak Skill 35

Main Quest → Requirements to Begin 4th Quest:

  • Radiant Jobs Completed: 40
  • Sneak Skill: 45

Radiant Quests: → Radiant Job Options:

  • Bedlam Job: 500

Radiant Quests → City Influence Quests:

  • Randomise: Enabled

Misc Options → Unusual Gems:

  • Selling Price: 50
  • Cost Multiple to Buy: x 20
  • Quest Markers: Enabled

Misc Options → Shadowmarks:

  • Require City Quest: Enabled
  • Use Loot mark: Enabled

Timing is Everything (MCM)

DLC Quests → Dawnguard:

  • Enabled Vampire Attacks: Enabled
  • Vampire Attacks: 30
  • Dawnguard Recruitment: 30
  • Disguised Vampire Chance: 30
  • Scouting Party Chance: 35
  • Eclipse Attack Chance: 0
  • Min Days Between Attacks:5
  • Max Days Between Attacks: 20

DLC Quests → Hearthfire:

  • Minimum Level: 20

DLC Quests → Dragonborn:

  • After The Horn of Jurgen Windcaller
  • Minimum Level: 50
  • Cultist Attack Chance: 25

Other Quests → Daedric Quest:

  • The Cursed Tribe: 25
  • The Break of Dawn: 35
  • The Break of Dawn: No Vampires: Enabled
  • The Only Cure: 40
  • A Night to Remember: 30
  • Discerning the Transmundane: 60
  • The Whispering Door: 40
  • Pieces of The Past: 35
  • Boethiah's Calling: 40

Other Quests → Misc Quest:

  • The Wolf Queen Awakened: 47
  • Unfathomable Depths: 32
  • Grimsever's Return: 32
  • Kill The Giant: 22
  • Dungeon Delving: 30
  • Kill the Vampire: 30
  • Deathbrand: 36
  • Ebony Warrior: 75

Extra Options → World Encounters:

  • Werewolf Encounters: Enabled
  • Thalmor Squad: Min Level: 10
  • Hired Thugs: Stolen Item Value: 300
  • Hired Assassin: Min Level: 15
  • Hired Assassin: Assaults: 0
  • Hired Assassin: Murders: 0
  • Bounty Collector: Required Bounty: 1500
  • Bounty Collector Chance: 25
  • Letter from a Friend: Disabled

Extra Options → Dragon Attacks:

  • Min Days Between Attacks: 3
  • Dragon Attack Chance: 100

Trade & Barter (MCM)

Barter Rates → Settings:

  • Modify Barter Settings: Enabled

Barter Rates → Presets:

  • Barter Presets: Medium

True Directional Movement (MCM)

Target Lock → Projectile Settings:

  • Arrow Aim Mode: Free Aim
  • Missile Aim Mode: Free Aim

TrueHUD (MCM)

Boss Bars → Display Settings:

  • Boss Bar Anchor X: 0.050
  • Boss Bar Anchor Y: 0.100
  • Boss Scale: 0.8

Player Widget → Display Criteria:

  • Force hide vanilla bars: Enabled

TrueHUD → Recent Loot → Recent Loot:

  • Anchor Y: 0.760

Valhalla Combat (MCM)

Stamina → Attacking

  • Light Attack Stamina System (NPCs): Enabled

Stun & Execution → General

  • Enabled Stun and Execution: Disabled

Compatibility → Dual Wield Blocking/CGO

  • Alternate Block Key: Right Shift (Needs to be the same key as Dual Wield Parry)

Widget Addon (MCM)

Widget Position

  • Up/Down Position: 710
  • Vertical Anchor: Bottom

Wildcat Combat (MCM)

Dynamic Combat

  • Disable Slow at 0 Stamina: Enabled
  • Disable Swimming Stamina Costs: Enabled

Stamina Cost

  • 1H Attacks Cost: 0 Stamina
  • 2H Attacks Cost: 0 Stamina
  • Bow Attack Costs: 0 Stamina
  • Disable Pulled/Held Bow Stamina Costs: Enabled

Injuries

  • Disable Injuries: Enabled

Difficulty

  • Allow Wildcat to Manage Difficulty: Enabled

Wyrmstooth (MCM)

Starting Requirements:

  • After The Horn of Jurgen Windercaller
  • Minimum Player Level: 30
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Other Mod Configurations

I Swear, We're Almost There!

These settings should be set AFTER you have created your character and left the Alternate Perspective starting cell (IE, you have chosen your start by speaking with the Dragon statue and exited the room and loaded into your chosen start).

Immersive Equipment Display

While in the game world:

  1. Press RSHIFT + BACKSPACE
  2. Select VIEW.
  3. Select Gear Nodes.
  4. Select Global.
  5. Select Preset.
  6. Select Lexy's LOTD - IED Preset.
  7. Select Apply.
  8. Exit the IED Setup Menu.

Out-of-Game Setup

Seriously. Almost. Done.

Safe Save System Overhaul - Setup Instructions

Got to keep those saves, safe now don't we

1. Create a new save.
2. Quit the game.
3. Open your save game folder.
4. Find the new save you just created and copy the full player ID section between the save number and the worldspace name.

Example:

  • Save18_80885A33_0_4D617263757320566172726F_Tamriel_000238_20260521182439_1_1.ess

For this example, you would copy:

  • 80885A33_0_4D617263757320566172726F

5. Go to the "SSSOConf" folder in the installation folder for this mod.
6. Create a duplicate of "playerid.txt".
7. Rename the duplicate file to the exact name of your character in game, for example Groin the Pig.txt.
8. Open the renamed file and replace "notset" with the full player ID copied in step 4.
9. Relaunch the game and set up the Safe Save System Overhaul MCM.

Warning
Attention Attention

LEAVE MCM SETUP UNTIL YOU HAVE EXITED THE ALTERNATE PERSPECTIVE STARTING ROOM AND ARE ACTUALLY IN GAME AND PERFORMED THE OUT-OF-GAME SETUP INSTRUCTIONS

Main Options:

  • Enable Mod: Enabled
  • Enabled Timed Save: Enabled

Automatic Save Event → Player Progression

  • Level Up: Enabled
  • Skill Up: Enabled
  • Questlines Completed: Enabled

Settings

  • Minimum interval between Autosave: 10

ENJOY SKYRIM

Seriously. Go play the game. For real.

Start the game through MO2 using the SKSE launcher, and load up that game you just saved a moment ago...

... and play.

Or, be like the rest of us and start adding crap in. But from here, you're on your own.

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