My question for y'all today is inspired by this comparison vid by wSkeever showing off Realistic Water 2, Water for ENB (looks like the Nordic Blue variation), and their own Simplicity of Sea aka Water Mod. Then there's Cathedral Water, which only edits water records and doesn't make all the cell edits that make water mods the usual patching mess. This video adds vanilla water with ENB to the comparison, with results that surprised me.

What are you doing to make your water look good?

Whatever you're doing, Natural Waterfalls is probably an amazing addition. And come to think of it, Natural Waterfalls claims to have a water mod built in that I haven't tried out yet.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Simplicity of Sea by wskeever is my choice right now. I'm running it on top of Cathedral Waters with CW's .esp disabled.

Feels like the best of both RW2 and Water for ENB with no performance hit to speak of. It's missing RW2's effects like waterfall splashes and beach waves, but it's a million times more compatible with everything. AND it's got Water for ENB's excellent colors, while having somewhat better effects than it (I really don't like Water for ENB's waterfalls).

Here's a random pic that shows how SoS looks in unflattering conditions with no ENB, and I think it looks pretty great: https://i.imgur.com/gj4C0NY.jpg

[–] ceejbot 2 points 1 year ago

That is great. TY for the pic!