About this mod bethesdas textures optimized for performance without quality loss, credit also goes to bethesda for the game and to the developers of ordenator & DDSopt without which this would not have been possible, textures for low end pcs now available



credit also goes to the creators of octagon & cathedral assets optimizer Permissions and credits Credits and distribution permission Other user's assets All the assets in this file belong to the author, or are from free-to-use modder's resources

Upload permission You are not allowed to upload this file to other sites under any circumstances

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Conversion permission You are not allowed to convert this file to work on other games under any circumstances

Asset use permission You are not allowed to use assets from this file under any circumstances

Asset use permission in mods/files that are being sold You are not allowed to use assets from this file in any mods/files that are being sold, for money, on Steam Workshop or other platforms

Asset use permission in mods/files that earn donation points You are not allowed to earn Donation Points for your mods if they use my assets Author notes This author has not provided any additional notes regarding file permissions File credits This author has not credited anyone else in this file Donation Points system This mod is not opted-in to receive Donation Points

this mod now uses the bc7 format and prior versions of this mod are now considered obselete



the old mod description has been removed because it had outdated information



i have decided to change the name of this mod to unofficial performance optimized textures or just UPOT



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installation



simply replace the files that are normally inside the data folder, there is no need to keep the originals unless you find a problem with this mod



it is recommended that you have the main game files installed through MO2 (mod organizer 2), if done correctly using MO2 then the data folder should always be empty



to recap the original texture files that these replace are not needed and should not be used unless you find a problem with this mod









so as a revision here is what the mod does



it allows you to use heavy texture setups



it allows you to have a better experience when using old computers by reducing the load that it puts on your graphics card



it optimizes the vanilla textures with minimal quality loss



simply put it improves the end user experience







here is what the mod does not do



it does not replace good modding practices and habits



it does not make it so you can use the wrong settings and still have a good modding experience



it does not allow you to use mods that were made wrong or ported from oldrim incorrectly



it does not allow you to simply install mods without adjusting your mod order and load order



it does not replace the need for a good mod manager like MO2



it does not replace the need for patches like USSEP



and above all it does not replace the need to follow good modding guides like STEP