It includes everything you need.ĮDIT: If you want to try an even easier to use version that has a d3d9.dll for non-ENB users and one ready for ENB here is a link to a mod that has both of those. If you manually download the main file it is in the Optional folder under SMAA. Here's a link to Stakado ENB if anyone wants to try it for themselves. Like everything else, people have different settings and tastes but I for one am more than satisfied with the results in my game. I was so impressed with the quality and performance that I have added SMAA to several of my games and it does make a noticeable difference. Not many effects made, because engine use multipass rendering and 20 shaders, this require. It also does NOT work with FXAA so if you have FXAA enabled you won't see any results. Antialiasing not supported in this version.

I haven't tried it alone but I really wouldn't doubt it is true. He also says the SMAA by itself with no AA turned on at all is comparable to 8x. If you want to try it and you are not using ENB all you have to do is rename the d3d9_SMAA.dll file to d3d9.dll and you are good to go. It's a really simple install and is worth checking out for yourself. After trying this myself I have to agree that it looks very comparable to that with much better performance.

I contacted him to get some advice and he said he plays with only 2x enabled in the launcher and with the injector it looks as good as 16x MSAA. There is actually an SMAA injector set up for ENB in an optional file of the main download folder of Stakado ENB. I stick with nVidia FXAA alone.Ĭhloe Mayo Posts: 3404 Joined: Wed 11:59 pm I think nVidia's FXAA mixed with 4x or 2x MSAA would look fantastic, but my PC has limited horsepower. Happily, from what I've seen, I can say nVidia's driver forced FXAA gives much tighter image quality than Skyrim's FXAA, closing in on the geometry smoothing of 4x MSAA while also effecting things like alpha channels. Maybe not a bad thing for a lot of people, but it bothered me. For me, and many others, it undoubtedly has this overpowering blurring effect. There's something funky about Skyrim's FXAA. Unfortunately, it uses a d3d9.dll file which interferes with some other features I like to use.

I used SMAA for a short while, and I can say I liked it. Also, it has no effect on the alpha edges of transparent textures Grass, tree leaves, etc., but that has never bothered me. It's only flaw, other than its moderate performance hit, is that it is applied before many shader effects, including those with heavy use of alpha channels, which Skyrim has a lot of. It provides smooth edges on geometry both near and far. MSAA is still great despite newer forms of AA claiming to be taking the title of greatest AA ever. Whatever works best for you, of course, but I'll give my opinion

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