You might be surprised to see storage at the top of the list. If you are going to upgrade your computer, I would recommend considering upgrades in this priority order: Do what is possible within your means, or skip this section entirely if you have decided against or are unable to make a purchase that would upgrade your computer. Under no circumstances should you purchase things beyond your means or that would put your lifestyle in peril. That said - no one's finances are the same as anyone else's. There's a saying I'm fond of: 'The most powerful card in any trading card game is the credit card.' The same is true of computers and performance. You will have to do some experimenting on your own to find out what combination of settings gives you the best performance. This guide can NOT be blindly followed and then expected to fix all your performance problems immediately. It will cover many of the most common things you can do to increase the game performance of Living Skyrim, but you may find that only some increase your frame rate. Because of the number of settings and options available, this guide is not guaranteed to increase your game's performance. Much in the same way many things have to come together for a video game to exist, hardware, game settings, other software, operating system, monitor, and more all have to come together in just such a way that the game you're trying to play is running smoothly. The reason I mention this is because a lot is happening under the hood of your computer when it's running a game and you're trying to figure out why a game isn't performing well. The ultimate combination of every form of art. If I may wax poetical for a moment, video games are complicated, masterful works of computer science, artwork, creative vision, writing, and more. Some of the LOD Generation steps alone take over an hour each.

This guide must be done after each Living Skyrim update, assuming you update the list.Ĭompleting the entirety of this guide will take a few hours.

If you need assistance with this guide, please don't hesitate to visit the Living Skyrim Discord server for help.

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