Strange Blue Glow in my Mod

[AlliBeth]

I am just learning how to mod Skyrim, so I'm sure this has a simple ans.

 

I am working on a house in the CK and the house has a strange blue-green hazy glow  in-game.  Now the house is 3 stories and the glow is throughout.  I can not for the life of me figure out what is causing this.

 

If anyone has a clue, please let me know.

 

Edited January 10, 2015 by AlliBeth

[oldladyonthemoon]

It's the weather template you are using that provokes that. Try not to use the "fog" settings or create a brand new template and give your house the colour hue you want for it.

[AlliBeth]

Thanks so much for that info!  But could you please guide me a little on that?  I am very new to CK.  I had no idea I was using a weather template.  Would I need to start over on this project.  Can I disable it?

 

Thanks.

[oldladyonthemoon]

Thanks so much for that info!  But could you please guide me a little on that?  I am very new to CK.  I had no idea I was using a weather template.  Would I need to start over on this project.  Can I disable it?

 

Thanks.

Oops, I wrote "weather template" instead of "lighting template". You'll find here all what you need to know about them in relation to the cells: http://www.creationkit.com/Interior_Cells

 

To bring up the "cell" data window, right-click on your cell in the "cell view" window and then select "edit".

Edited January 10, 2015 by ladyonthemoon

[AlliBeth]

I edited  the cell data info as you suggested to reflect exactly Windhelm's Hjerim house.  Colors did change, but I still have intense fog and now the Render Window is light blue.  When I press the Toggle SKY button on the CK toolbar, this toggles on/off but its still in game.  The whole render window is fogged up and colored.

 

 

[Hanaisse]

You may need to adjust your Ambient and Fog values. Try setting Fog to all black (zero's).

[AlliBeth]

Yep everything is zero.  I have copied Hjerim exactly.  Still have the problem.

[Hanaisse]

Are you using ENB by any chance? Made any changes to your ini file that might effect lighting? What other kinds of "lights" have you added to your house? Has this 'fog' been there since you started working on the cell?

[AlliBeth]

I am in the very early stages of learning and have just completed the 4 part tut on this site, so I am working with just the basics.  The only changes I made to ini is what is required to use the DLCs in the CK for  modding.  No ENB installed.

 

I just checked the 1st test mod I did working in the tutorial (which was fine when I finished it) and I see now that mod has the same problem!   Now I was using the same plug-in for both mods, could that be the problem??  I've only worked on the interior for the 2nd mod but the first has interior and exterior.  These are really just test mods for me to learn but this 2nd one is a bigger project and I was hoping to go back and look for details in errors....which I can't really see with this blue fog atmosphere in-game.

[AlliBeth]

The mod is much better now with the edits made to the cell.  Pic below.  But still quit foggy in the distance.   Apparently I have lost half of my work done on my original int cell used in the practice tutorial.  I think the best thing is to start over and create a solitary mod for this house.  I only wish I could copy all my work over into a new mod.  If there is a way to do that please let me know.

 

Also, is there a better way to line things up such as house tiles, walls, beams, etc?  I use the standard movements but they don't seem to be all that precise.  There is always a floor tile or wall, etc., slightly off.  This doesn't matter so much in a cave, but in a house where every structural component should be lined up, its a problem.

 

Thanks for the help!

 

 

You can see the white hazy in the distance, but up close it looks good.

 

[Hanaisse]

Yeah, at this point I would start over from scratch and make a brand new mod, not add on to an existing one. Make sure your interior looks good (no fog) before you continue, you should be able to tell after you drop in the first kit interior piece.

 

As for the misaligned pieces, that would be another reason to start over, and use the snap to grid function. It will take you less time to redo the house from scratch than to try to go through each piece and line it up now.

[AlliBeth]

I tried using the snap to grid, but I must have not gotten the knack of it.  It just seemed to give me problems.  Stubbornness to place things where I wanted it.  I know that its my fault and will need to figure it out.  

 

Can you advise me how to extract items from other mods without becoming dependent on that mod?  I know that modders have made resource mods but I don't know how you can actually access them wo making your mod dependent on the other mod.  Also, many modders don't mind sharing as long as credit and acknowledgment is given so I'd like to draw on that great resource.

 

Thanks so much.

Edited January 11, 2015 by AlliBeth

[Tamira]

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Can you advise me how to extract items from other mods without becoming dependent on that mod?  I know that modders have made resource mods but I don't know how you can actually access them wo making your mod dependent on the other mod.  Also, many modders don't mind sharing as long as credit and acknowledgment is given so I'd like to draw on that great resource.

 

Thanks so much.

 

There is a tutorial for this here on TESA:

 

http://tesalliance.org/forums/index.php?/tutorials/article/99-using-modders-resources/

 

And please use the resource downloads if possible, where you have the readme and the permissions written down, do not simply extract them from another mod.

[Ragna_Rok]

usually modders state their permission-policy somewhere on the description of the release-site. if youre unsure i recommend asking the author before just taking stuff, on nexus thats an instant-ban. just saying

[AlliBeth]

Thanks so much for the tut link.  I will be reading it.  Yes, would not attempt to use other's creations wo permission.