Widescreen Gaming Forum

I remember flickering shadows being a issue since the beginning, since the original release of Skyrim, as i said there was a Multisample in the config file that resolved it, its similar to the snow issue where the snow flakes are larger than they should be, the getter function that loads variables (eg. inventory size values) also gets the shadow and snow flake values along with everything, getter functions make it hard to apply a single because theres many of them.

EDIT: Can't mix up Skyrim's console FoV with flawless's settings. Really screws things up. Suffice it to say, that was the issue.

Assuming you are talking about FWS - you can goto the PluginCacheFWS_PluginsModulesTESVSkyrimDependenciesScripts folder and open TESVSkyrim_IU.lua

If you want to stop FWS from doing anything with the WorldFOV entirely you can comment or remove these lines:

Line 1001: local WorldFOV = HackTool:GetAddress("WorldFOV")
Line 1002: if WorldFOV then
Line 1003: WorldFOV:WriteFloat(fDefaultFOV + fAdditionalFOV)
Line 1004 end


Line 1022: Fix_TimerFOV:SetEnabled(true)

Hey all,

First and foremost here are my PC specs:

Windows 7 professional: 64 bit
12 Gigs DDR 3 RAM
Dual ATI 6990 (Crossfire enabled)
Pentium i7 3.8 Ghz
2x 250 SSD
3 HP 2310m monitors

Here is my bugger of a problem - I disabled all mods and attempted to run Skyrim (either SKSE or Vanilla) with Hayden's flawless widescreen - and the game is absolutely unplayable. FOV looks correct but i am getting MAJOR stuttering at the intro screen (haven't even started a game yet its so bad). I can play the game smooth as butter on single monitor .... Here are the steps that i have taken thus far to try and fix this problem.

1) Ensure ATI Drivers are up to date
2) Disable Crossfire (and then re-enable it)
3) Disable all 3rd party mods
4) re-download flawless widescreen
5) re-seat my RAM and both video cards
6) manually adjusting my FOV settings in skyrimpref
7) not using flawless widescreen and using the native "Default" option on the skyrim widescreen (despite the crappy mentu's and what not)
8) Blood sacrifice (J/K)

Still nothing.... What i am noticing when trying to play is the audible "pop" from my speakers ...leading me to believe it potentially could be a sound problem? If this is the case though i am lost as to why it would only be there when attempting widescreen... Takes about 5 minutes to get through the Bethesda logo and then mouse movement - response is so laggy on the main menu that i end up having to CTRL+ALT+DEL out of the game ... I have a pretty high-end gaming machine and I am still at a loss for words at how to fix this bad-boy....Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...

Thanks ! !

Hey All!
I lurked for awhile trying to answer my own question to no avail so now i post

just updated skyrim to 1.6.89.0 (late getting to it cause everything was working fine and i knew that an update meant having to deal with issues

using flawless everything works good except for item and magic (and to a lesser extent skill trees) are too "tall" on screen

using widescreen fixer all menus work but my reticule and compass are about an inch and a half too far left of center

just so you know this is a fresh install with minimal mods (high res, and sky ui being the notable ones)

all help appreciated! thanks to all who help others! all praise to hayden and helifax for their tremendous contributions

Hi all, brand new to multi-monitor gaming.

I am trying to get skyrim working. I have tried flawless widescreen and widescreen fixer.
Even when I have these running in the background, I dont know where to change the game resolution to 5760x1080, it never has it in the game menu and the game always plays on a single monitor.
Please help, or point me in the direction of more information. Thanks

Hi all, brand new to multi-monitor gaming.

I am trying to get skyrim working. I have tried flawless widescreen and widescreen fixer.
Even when I have these running in the background, I dont know where to change the game resolution to 5760x1080, it never has it in the game menu and the game always plays on a single monitor.
Please help, or point me in the direction of more information. Thanks

Press Control-Esc, in the search box, type "SkyrimPrefs" click it to open it in notepad, find the line that say "iSize H" and "iSize W" change it to your desired resolution and save it.

I'd be very supirsed if this is not mentioned somewhere in this 2xx page thread :)

Got it working! Thanks

Yeah, I have been skimming the forum, but its difficult to separate the relevant info from old info.

Also, I realize that there is a "fish-bowl" effect associated with widescreen gaming, but my side screen views are WAY out of proportion with my center screen.
Everything gets magnified by at least three fold and objects barely viewable in the distance can stretch across the entire length of my side screen.
It is like my side screen views are through a telescope.

Am I missing something? Does everyone play like this? I tried adjusting the FOV but that didnt help much.

that fish bowel effect you speak of is exactly what is happening, its normal - if you believe its not, post a screenshot.

I guess I will just have to get use to it. I just thought that it would be a more subtle effect.

Also, I tried taking screen shots, but "print screen" crashes back to desktop every single time.
Is there a known reason for this? I couldnt find anyone else with this problem.

Just wanted to let this be known. I updated my drivers for my ATI HD6950 to catalyst 12.6 today. After doing so, FWS failed to start. I uninstalled it and reinstalled, but it still would not start. Anyone else experiencing this?

Hey, i'm new here, also getting problems with steam skyrim version 1.689. Got it working ok across 3 screens. But still the menu interface is too big, usable just, but way too big, can't see pictures of objects and stats on the right.

shame, great game, unplayable with the menu like this. i'm using flawless and skyrim UWv0 v0.91, which isnt compatible with 1.689 anyway.

Any help will be greatly appreciated...

I am having the exact same problem ^^

Use Widescreen Fixer

1.7 beta patch is available on Steam, which hopefully means that Dawnguard will release tomorrow for PC! Of course, installing 1.7 means that Widescreen Fixer or Flawless Widescreen will no longer work. Regardless, I'm excited for to try out the DLC.

1.7 beta patch is available on Steam, which hopefully means that Dawnguard will release tomorrow for PC! Of course, installing 1.7 means that Widescreen Fixer or Flawless Widescreen will no longer work. Regardless, I'm excited for to try out the DLC.

Awesome!! thank you for letting me know!! As soon as the official patch and dlc is released I will update the plugin.

Best Regards,
Helifax

Great! Xbox users had a 30-day early release for Dawnguard, which ends tomorrow, so hopefully this 1.7 patch is a primer for the DLC. Thanks for the rapid update!

The official 1.7 (non-beta) patch has released. My game just updated to it earlier. So, until the patch is updated. I will be waiting patiently before I start playing again.

The official 1.7 (non-beta) patch has released. My game just updated to it earlier. So, until the patch is updated. I will be waiting patiently before I start playing again.

Thanks for the Heads UP! Will update the plugin today;))

[quote]The official 1.7 (non-beta) patch has released. My game just updated to it earlier. So, until the patch is updated. I will be waiting patiently before I start playing again.

Thanks for the Heads UP! Will update the plugin today;))

You're welcome, and thank you. I really appreciate it. :)