Skyrim Multi-Monitor User Interface Fix Discussion

[AussieTimmeh]

Remember, for those running on Windows 7, there is a good chance that you can roll back to a previous version of the game if you regret updating it.

1. Turn off automatic updates for the game on steam (it should stay this time, since steam apparently fixed the issue)
2. Exit steam completely.
3. Go to your steam installation/steamapps/common/ folder.
4. Right click on the skyrim folder and go to Properties.
5. Restore a previous version of the folder, before you updated it.
6. Restart steam and play using the last known good patches for you.

The only time this won't work is if you have steam installed on the non-OS hard drive and you haven't told it to have the same previous-version properties of the OS hard drive, it may not have any previous version info of the folder otherwise.

I used this feature to play for a while until 0.9 fixed the game for me.

[thales100]

Is 9 working for you? Every time I fast travel or get an achievement I CTD. So frustrated.

Its working perfectly fine here, no CTDs after maybe 25 hours of gameplay.
Skyrim v1.3 + HaYDeN's fix v0.9 + this 4Gb patch.

[wt73]

[quote][quote]Bethesda is supposed to release their LAA patch any time now. Want to bet that it breaks our surround setups again? ;)

Is 9 working for you? Every time I fast travel or get an achievement I CTD. So frustrated. I went a while (until two days ago) lurking here and not connecting to Steam and playing with 4b error-free. I saw here that maybe the coast was clear and started using 9 and updated. BIG mistake. I have read every page up to this point and need to ask - am I missing something? Using ver.9 and latest Scream updates.

Please state ALL details regarding your setup...

Asus Crosshair 4 formula MB
AMD 1090T @ 3.9Ghz
Sapphire HD 5870 2Gb Eyefinity 6
6000 x 1080
OS installed on Corsair 120 SSD
Steam and most other program files/Docs, etc on 1Tb mechanical HDD
more specs and validation:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=288150687867971&l=4a8b3763e6

Everything was great using 4b and never connecting to Steam. Maybe it has something to do with the game and Steam being on another drive than the OS?

TY AussieTimmeh-HaYDeN-thales-WSGF for your assistance. Will try solutions when I get back. Off to work....

[fortismilites]

[quote]Is 9 working for you? Every time I fast travel or get an achievement I CTD. So frustrated.

Its working perfectly fine here, no CTDs after maybe 25 hours of gameplay.
Skyrim v1.3 + HaYDeN's fix v0.9 + this 4Gb patch.

I tried that 4Gb patch and no dice, game still crashed with .9 (running skyrim 1.3). I had the option disabled to back up folders so attempting to restore to a previous point won't work.

[super12]

I have a problem with the NV Surround. The best way to describe it is that the charter's shadow and texture are off... way off. That is the shadow of my character will appear in the center of the frame, while it's texture will be on the left. Please advice!!!

Seems like I am having trouble posting a screenshot... is there a size limit for pics?

[thales100]

The maximum upload size is 20 MB.

[super12]

here is the screenshot from my game... please help... tried change FOV but doesnt work... you can kinda see the shadow of my character is in the center, while the texture body is not...

No idea what is going on...

http://picpaste.com/pics/sc1-7pPWsIzt.1324077964.png

[thales100]

here is the screenshot from my game... please help... tried change FOV but doesnt work...

Please try the attached .ini file (its set to 5040x1050), unzip it at C:Users...DocumentsMy GamesSkyrim, if it doesnt work try to reinstall video drivers.

Attached files

SkyrimPrefs.zip (1.6 KB)

[super12]

thank you for the suggestion.. nope, it doesnt work...

also reinstalled driver.. doesnt work either.. driver version is 290.36

here is the screen shot i took after using your ini and reinstalling the driver... figured it is easy to see the problem when he is in snow... =)

http://picpaste.com/pics/TESV_2011_12_16_19_17_03_184-66agqVxS.1324084793.png

thanks!

[super12]

thank you for the suggestion.. nope, it doesnt work...

also reinstalled driver.. doesnt work either.. driver version is 290.36

here is the screen shot i took after using your ini and reinstalling the driver... figured it is easy to see the problem when he is in snow... =)

http://picpaste.com/pics/TESV_2011_12_16_19_17_03_184-66agqVxS.1324084793.png

thanks!

[ChainMale]

@super12
It seems like you have a "purely 3D rendering" problem. If you have the latest drivers then drop back one or two versions, if you don't then get them.
I looked at each of yer pics, they would be hilarious if it wasn't such a pain.

General update;
ATI 12.1 is working realy smooth on my system.. realy great.

Skyrim 1.1 (still in offline mode), Win7x64, 2x 5870 (CF on), 3x 26" w/1920x1200 (5760x1200), No LAA, 2 data MODS (Sky relacement pics and controlmap.txt for key binds)

Oh, and HaYDeN's .9 fixer-upper.

Runnin' like it should have out of the box. Grrrr..

[super12]

i tried different versions... none of them work... it works fine with 1680 x 1050... but not in surround... not sure what the problem is... wonder if I am the only one having this problem... sigh

[moodflow]

Skyrim is disregarding the bezel compensation I set up in Catalyst Control Center. (It's also happening for Portal 2. However, Trackmania seems to work just fine, so it may be application dependent. Both Skyrim and Portal 2 are running under Steam.)

Bezel compensation does work when I'm at the desktop. The mouse pointer disappears under each Bezel. But when the game launches, no luck. Running Skyrim Ultrawide fix for the menu's doesn't help either (but I wouldn't think it would have anything to do with it anyway).

I just installed the latest Catalyst Drivers, and still no luck.

System:
Windows 7, 64 bit

Card:
MSI 6950 TwinFrozr

I wasn't able to find anything about this issue yet. Sorry if this has already been answered. Otherwise, has anyone else experienced this?

[AussieTimmeh]

What resolution have you chosen in the pre-game setup screen?

In my case, my non-corrected resolution is 5040x1050 and my corrected is 5292x1050. My desktop resolution stays at 5292x1050 all the time.
In the setup screen, if I choose 5040x1050, it will not use bezel correction, but if I choose 5292x1050, it will be bezel corrected.

I would check this first of all.

[moodflow]

Hmm, just tried your 5292x1050 recommendation and Skyrim responds that that resolution is not supported. So I had to set it back to 5040x1050, which at least runs the game. Strangely, I cannot see any resolution options in the drop down list even though I have the .ini file set to: iSize H=1050, iSize W=5040. I wonder if that is part of the problem?

I've also set it to iSize H=1200, iSize W=5760 (which is the maximum resolution of all 3 of my monitors) and though the game still runs at this higher resolution, the bezel compensation is still ignored.

[AussieTimmeh]

Hmm, just tried your 5292x1050 recommendation and Skyrim responds that that resolution is not supported. So I had to set it back to 5040x1050, which at least runs the game. Strangely, I cannot see any resolution options in the drop down list even though I have the .ini file set to: iSize H=1050, iSize W=5040. I wonder if that is part of the problem?

I've also set it to iSize H=1200, iSize W=5760 (which is the maximum resolution of all 3 of my monitors) and though the game still runs at this higher resolution, the bezel compensation is still ignored.

When you right click on your desktop and choose Screen Resolution, what does it say the resolution is?

Try putting this in the .ini file. If you put in 5760x1200, it will not take into consideration any bezel correction. It will need to be 5XXXx1200, whatever it says your desktop is at.

[moodflow]

Well the check is in the mail...That did it! This was the answer.

I probably never would have figured that out since I was assuming the desktop resolution was 5760x1200. Checking the settings as you suggested showed the resolution at 6016x1200 (likely adjusting for the extra space of the bezels).

Now it's just a matter of figuring out how to scale the resolution down a bit for better performance. Likely just a ratio thing.

[AussieTimmeh]

Good to hear. I'd recommend leaving the resolution and playing with other settings to increase performance. I heard turning off AA (anti aliasing) helps performance a great deal without touching any other settings, but play with them and see what works for your system.

Glad to be of help.

[c69]

I have a theory on the CTD. I have had very rare CTD, only 3 in 80 hours of play. But my video card(s) are 6850s with only 1GB vram. Is it possible that the exectutable image is larger for cards using more vram? And if so, is it possible to limit the vram used by the cards?

It seems the WSGF is getting more crashes than the population at large; I also suspect they have better graphics cards than most.

Anyone with 1GB cards getting frequent ctd?

[AussieTimmeh]

For sure this is an issue. Which is why many of us run LAA patches and I never CTD anymore when using it.