Mitigate HDR Eye Adaptation and disable Bloom

You're like me, eh? Don't fancy those clunky eye adaptation and bloom effects.

What this mod does

• []It tames the exaggerated pupil dilation effect when you look around.

  []It disables the unrealistic blooming glow on brightly illuminated objects.

  Unlike other approaches, HDR rendering is not entirely disabled. Only the annoying overshoot in the change of brightness is eliminated. What remains is a quick and straight transition that feels natural; you'll still be able to perceive where the world is very dark and very bright.

  It won't break the vanilla Night Eye powers (everything going black) and keeps compatible with third-party effects like Predator Vision. No brightness drift glitch (very bright snow, dim corners, black nights). No dark screen after loading a savegame or waiting.

  Dawnguard and Dragonborn are supported but not mandatory. Not compatible with the new Skyrim Special Edition, sorry.

  Why

  My first experience in Helgen Keep: "Oooh, look, a magic broom! It's literally glowing with power!" - Boy, was I disappointed... Not to mention my confusion when I found magic ...garlic braids?! What's wrong with the lighting? Is this a dream sequence? Is my graphics driver broken?

  My second experience in Helgen Keep: "Oooh, look, the game simulates how the pupils of my eyes adapt to the light!" - Bleh. Won't this become rather distracting in the long run? My real pupils are getting confused already. I can't play through a whole game like this!

  So I've spent my first days of Skyrim gaming experience standing outside Helgen, searching. None of the tweak attempts on the web proved useful, ini parameters are non-functional, existing mods were either outdated, come with loads of overkill, or aren't doing just exactly what I want.

  If you too get annoyed by temporary blindness and luminous fur rugs, here you are.

  How to install / uninstall

  It's one or more .esp files that you extract and copy into the game's Data folder. Just activate in your launcher, or deactivate and delete. No precautions or cleanup necessary.

  What to install

  IShdr1bloom0_All.esp - Everything in one file. The only one you'll need if you have Dawnguard and Dragonborn installed. Both expansions are required then.

  Alternatively, install these separate components as needed. All three together have the same effect as the all-in-one file:

  IShdr1bloom0_Skyrim.esp - The base mod for Skyrim without any expansions

  IShdr1bloom0_Dawnguard.esp - Add this if Dawnguard is installed and active

  IShdr1bloom0_Dragonborn.esp - Add this if Dragonborn is installed and active

  Incompatibilities - and how to resolve them

  Conflicts with other mods that make their own changes to the Images