1.8.0 (2026-08-03)
Bug Fixes
- build: AIO zip missing feature files and use 7z compression (#2588) (7ae9bdd)
- bump hair spec to fix version desync (#2519) (cf5b798)
- comment (c9dbead)
- cs-editor: compile fail due to stale leftover code (#2587) (19d4602)
- cs-editor: refactor time lock and robust guards (#2581) (de6284c)
- cs-editor: refactor time lock and robust guards (#2581) (c4f3152)
- cs-editor: throttle hover and suppress logs (#2555) (05e7184)
- cs-editor: viewport gamma and backdrop dimming (#2572) (bc2cb33)
- cubemaps: ceil mip dispatch, reset on jump (#2553) (98afff8)
- globals: globals for weather editor and scene manager (#2556) (09bcfc3)
- ibl: blown out main menu (#2596) (45b4ef2)
- IBL: disable in world map and loading screens (#2546) (58f0343)
- lighting-editor: missing ignorescale and CTD (#2561) (6301d0f)
- menu: scope font-preview atlas to active tab (#2554) (dc44007)
- shader: rungrass compilation fail (#2582) (54b20ec)
- skylighting: advance shadow history (#2598) (0fc5c00)
- unified-water: fix cache regenerating on each load (#2571) (28cda71)
- unified-water: guard cache against concurrent access (#2566) (380e595)
- unified-water: invalidate cache on ver bump, move folder (#2560) (501e970)
- unified-water: stale precache file location (#2570) (04482fc)
- upscaling: check sharpness toggle in DLSS output routing (#2583) (b70b4d8)
- upscaling: use correct RT when sharpening off (#2595) (8e8c239)
- volumetricfog: misaligned conservative depth and wrong phase (#2594) (ee16dac)
Features
Performance Improvements
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: 2026-08-03 18:51:43
| Feature |
Prior Ver |
Proposed Ver |
Needs Bump |
Change Types |
Note |
Commit |
| Light Limit Fix |
3-2-0 |
- |
False |
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| Interior Sun |
1-0-2 |
- |
False |
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| Sky Sync |
1-3-0 |
- |
False |
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| Volumetric Shadows |
2-1-0 |
- |
False |
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| Terrain Shadows |
1-2-0 |
- |
False |
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| Extended Translucency |
1-0-0 |
- |
False |
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| Remote Control |
1-0-0 |
- |
False |
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| CS Editor |
2-0-2 |
- |
False |
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|
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| Exponential Height Fog |
1-3-1 |
- |
False |
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| Unified Water |
0-2-0 |
- |
False |
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| Terrain Variation |
1-0-1 |
- |
False |
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| RenderDoc |
1-1-0 |
- |
False |
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|
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| Skylighting |
1-5-0 |
- |
False |
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|
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| Screen Space GI |
4-2-0 |
- |
False |
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| Hair Specular |
1-1-2 |
- |
False |
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| Linear Lighting |
1-2-0 |
- |
False |
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| Subsurface Scattering |
3-2-0 |
- |
False |
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| Skin |
1-0-0 |
- |
False |
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| Performance Overlay |
1-2-0 |
- |
False |
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| Dynamic Cubemaps |
2-4-0 |
- |
False |
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|
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| Screen-Space Shadows |
2-1-0 |
- |
False |
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|
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| Terrain Blending |
1-2-0 |
- |
False |
|
|
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| Screenshot |
1-1-0 |
- |
False |
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| IBL |
1-3-0 |
- |
False |
|
|
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| Volumetric Lighting |
1-1-0 |
- |
False |
|
|
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| Grass Collision |
3-1-0 |
- |
False |
|
|
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| HDR Display |
1-2-0 |
- |
False |
|
|
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| LOD Blending |
1-0-0 |
- |
False |
|
|
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| Water Effects |
1-2-1 |
- |
False |
|
|
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| HorizonFix |
1-0-0 |
- |
False |
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|
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| Extended Materials |
1-2-0 |
- |
False |
|
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| Effects11 |
1-0-0 |
- |
False |
|
|
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| Cloud Shadows |
1-5-0 |
- |
False |
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| Terrain Shadows - Heightmaps |
- |
- |
False |
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|
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| Upscaling |
1-4-0 |
- |
False |
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|
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| TruePBR |
1-0-0 |
- |
False |
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|
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| Inverse Square Lighting |
1-3-0 |
- |
False |
|
|
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| Wetness Effects |
3-1-0 |
- |
False |
|
|
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| Grass Lighting |
2-0-3 |
- |
False |
|
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Critical Information Summary
Feature Metadata Summary
| Feature |
Is Core |
Mod Link |
Description |
Key Features |
| CSEditor |
True |
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| CloudShadows |
False |
Nexus |
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| DynamicCubemaps |
True |
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| Effects11 |
False |
Nexus |
|
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| ExponentialHeightFog |
False |
Nexus |
|
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| ExtendedMaterials |
True |
|
|
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| ExtendedTranslucency |
True |
|
|
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| GrassCollision |
False |
|
|
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| GrassLighting |
False |
|
|
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| HDRDisplay |
False |
Nexus |
|
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| HairSpecular |
False |
Nexus |
|
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| 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 |
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|
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| InteriorSun |
True |
|
|
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| InverseSquareLighting |
True |
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|
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| LODBlending |
True |
|
|
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| LightLimitFix |
True |
|
|
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| LinearLighting |
True |
|
|
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| PerformanceOverlay |
True |
|
|
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| RemoteControl |
False |
|
Expose Community Shaders to AI assistants through the external devbench host. |
Registers feature, inspect, shadercache, ... |
| RenderDoc |
True |
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|
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| ScreenSpaceGI |
False |
Nexus |
|
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| ScreenSpaceShadows |
False |
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| Skin |
False |
|
|
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| SkySync |
True |
|
|
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| Skylighting |
False |
Nexus |
|
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| SubsurfaceScattering |
False |
Nexus |
|
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| TerrainBlending |
False |
Nexus |
|
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| TerrainHelper |
False |
Nexus |
|
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| TerrainShadows |
True |
|
|
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| TerrainVariation |
False |
Nexus |
|
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| UnifiedWater |
True |
|
|
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| Upscaling |
False |
Nexus |
|
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| VolumetricLighting |
True |
|
|
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| VolumetricShadows |
True |
|
|
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| WaterEffects |
True |
|
|
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| WetnessEffects |
False |
Nexus |
|
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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
- 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 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
