github community-shaders/skyrim-community-shaders v1.9.0-rc.3
Community Shaders v1.9.0-rc.3

pre-release2 hours ago

1.9.0-rc.3 (2026-09-11)

Bug Fixes

  • vl: clamp volumetric lighting blur to dynamic resolution area (#2714) (66369e5)

Feature Version Audit

Compared to base: v1.8.0
Base commit date: 2026-08-03T20:33:31+02:00 (Monday, August 03, 2026 08:33 PM)
Generated: 2026-09-11 21:46:38

Feature Prior Ver Proposed Ver Needs Bump Change Types Note Commit
Effects11 1-0-0 - False .ini link (Skrubby Skrub In A Shrub)
Extended Translucency 1-0-0 - False
IBL 1-3-0 - False .ini link (Skrubby Skrub In A Shrub)
Upscaling 1-4-0 - False .ini link (Skrubby Skrub In A Shrub)
Interior Sun 1-0-2 - False
Skin 1-0-0 0-2-0 False .ini link (davo0411)
Unified Water 0-2-0 - False
Extended Materials 1-2-0 1-3-0 False .hlsli, .ini link (davo0411)
HorizonFix 1-0-0 - False
HDR Display 1-2-0 1-2-1 False .hlsl, .ini link (Skrubby Skrub In A Shrub)
Terrain Variation 1-0-1 1-1-0 False .hlsli, .ini link (davo0411)
TruePBR 1-0-0 - False
Grass Lighting 2-0-3 - False
Volumetric Shadows 2-1-0 - False .ini link (Skrubby Skrub In A Shrub)
Performance Overlay 1-2-0 - False .ini link (Skrubby Skrub In A Shrub)
Skylighting 1-5-0 1-5-1 False .hlsl, .hlsli, .ini link (Kuzey Gök)
Wetness Effects 3-1-0 - False .ini link (Skrubby Skrub In A Shrub)
Terrain Shadows 1-2-0 1-2-1 False .hlsl, .ini link (Skrubby Skrub In A Shrub)
Remote Control 1-0-0 - False
Inverse Square Lighting 1-3-0 - False
Water Effects 1-2-1 - False
Volumetric Lighting 1-1-0 - False
Screenshot 1-1-0 - False
Subsurface Scattering 3-2-0 3-2-1 False .hlsl, .hlsli, .ini link (jiayev)
Dynamic Cubemaps 2-4-0 2-4-1 False .hlsl, .hlsli, .ini link (Skrubby Skrub In A Shrub)
Linear Lighting 1-2-0 - False .ini link (Skrubby Skrub In A Shrub)
Cloud Shadows 1-5-0 - False .ini link (Skrubby Skrub In A Shrub)
Terrain Blending 1-2-0 - False .ini link (Skrubby Skrub In A Shrub)
Grass Optimizations - - False .hlsl, .ini New ini added (v1-0-0) link (Anthony)
Screen-Space Shadows 2-1-0 - False
CS Editor 2-0-2 - False
Light Limit Fix 3-2-0 - False .ini link (Skrubby Skrub In A Shrub)
Screen Space GI 4-2-0 - False .ini link (Skrubby Skrub In A Shrub)
Terrain Shadows - Heightmaps - - False
Hair Specular 1-1-2 - False .ini link (Skrubby Skrub In A Shrub)
Sky Sync 1-3-0 1-3-1 False .ini link (Skrubby Skrub In A Shrub)
Grass Collision 3-1-0 3-2-0 False .hlsli, .ini link (Anthony)
Exponential Height Fog 1-3-1 - False .hlsli, .ini link (davo0411)
RenderDoc 1-1-0 - False
LOD Blending 1-0-0 - False

Critical Information Summary

New Features Added (1)

Feature INI Version Nexus Commit
Grass Optimizations 1-0-0 Nexus link (Anthony)

New Code Added to Existing Features (1)

Feature Author
Extended Materials davo0411

Feature Metadata Summary

Feature Is Core Mod Link Description Key Features
CSEditor True
CloudShadows False Nexus
DynamicCubemaps True
Effects11 False Nexus
ExponentialHeightFog False Nexus
ExtendedMaterials True
ExtendedTranslucency True
GrassCollision False
GrassLighting False
GrassOptimizations False Nexus
HDRDisplay False Nexus
HairSpecular False Nexus
HorizonFix True Enables water rendering beyond the far clip plane in support of the HorizonFix p... Active only while the HorizonFix SKSE plugin is installed., Without HorizonFix, water keeps exact vanilla far clip behavior.
IBL True
InteriorSun True
InverseSquareLighting True
LODBlending True
LightLimitFix True
LinearLighting True
PerformanceOverlay True
RemoteControl False Expose Community Shaders to AI assistants through the external devbench host. Registers feature, inspect, shadercache, ...
RenderDoc True
ScreenSpaceGI False Nexus
ScreenSpaceShadows False
Skin False
SkySync True
Skylighting False Nexus
SubsurfaceScattering False
TerrainBlending False Nexus
TerrainHelper False Nexus
TerrainShadows True
TerrainVariation False Nexus
UnifiedWater True
Upscaling False Nexus
VolumetricLighting True
VolumetricShadows True
WaterEffects True
WetnessEffects False Nexus

Author Stats

Author Changed Features New Features Version Bumps Metadata Issues Total Actionable
Skrubby Skrub In A Shrub 16 0 0 0 0
davo0411 4 0 0 0 0
Anthony 2 1 0 1 2
Kuzey Gök 1 0 0 0 0
jiayev 1 0 0 0 0

Actionable Suggestions

  • CSEditor: Update INI: add description, key features
  • CloudShadows: Update INI: add description, key features
  • DynamicCubemaps: Update INI: add description, key features
  • Effects11: Update INI: add description, key features
  • ExponentialHeightFog: Update INI: add description, key features
  • ExtendedMaterials: Update INI: add description, key features
  • ExtendedTranslucency: Update INI: add description, key features
  • Grass Optimizations (Anthony): Update INI: add description, key features; New feature
  • GrassCollision: Update INI: add mod link, description, key features
  • GrassLighting: Update INI: add mod link, description, key features
  • HDRDisplay: Update INI: add description, key features
  • HairSpecular: Update INI: add description, key features
  • IBL: Update INI: add description, key features
  • InteriorSun: Update INI: add description, key features
  • InverseSquareLighting: Update INI: add description, key features
  • LODBlending: Update INI: add description, key features
  • LightLimitFix: Update INI: add description, key features
  • LinearLighting: Update INI: add description, key features
  • PerformanceOverlay: Update INI: add description, key features
  • RemoteControl: Update INI: add mod link
  • RenderDoc: Update INI: add description, key features
  • ScreenSpaceGI: Update INI: add description, key features
  • ScreenSpaceShadows: Update INI: add mod link, description, key features
  • Skin: Update INI: add mod link, description, key features
  • SkySync: Update INI: add description, key features
  • Skylighting: Update INI: add description, key features
  • SubsurfaceScattering: Update INI: add mod link, description, key features
  • TerrainBlending: Update INI: add description, key features
  • TerrainHelper: Update INI: add description, key features
  • TerrainShadows: Update INI: add description, key features
  • TerrainVariation: Update INI: add description, key features
  • UnifiedWater: Update INI: add description, key features
  • Upscaling: Update INI: add description, key features
  • VolumetricLighting: Update INI: add description, key features
  • VolumetricShadows: Update INI: add description, key features
  • WaterEffects: Update INI: add description, key features
  • WetnessEffects: Update INI: add description, key features

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