it increases parallax

Parallax can be automatically added to a batch of meshes by setting shader flags, shader type and filling texture paths based on normal or diffuse. xEdit script. Includes user interface.

Parallax is the best thing since cutting bread on SE at the moment, I'm surprised that even on LE there's never been an automated tool to actually set up the grid for parallax. At least, I couldn't find anything.

With some Googling and referencing the scripts in Kriffin's AllGUD SE, I was able to piece together a script that batch processes the meshes to add parallax to them. Hopefully this means new parallax versions will include mesh patches for other mods, as this script removes most of the work beyond creating textures.

what it can do

Set shader type and shader flags 1

Automatically generate parallax texture paths (see feature)

Ignore blocks that already have a shader type set (i.e. non-default: Environmental, GlowMap, etc.)

This prevents other desired mesh effects from being removed

Ignore blocks with transparency

These seem to cause parallax issues

Ignore blocks without vertex color

Adding parallax causes the shape to become invisible

feature

Texture blacklisting allows you to exclude specific blocks based on the diffuse texture they use

Lossless

Choose to generate parallax texture paths based on astigmatism or normals

Automatically handles LE and SE meshes (does not handle LE meshes)

User-friendly interface and logging

Install:

Extract the archive into the "Edit Scripts" folder where SSEEdit/xEdit is installed.

usage

Open xEdit

Load at least one plugin so you can use script functionality

Right-click on the plugin and select "Apply Script"

Change the script to "ItAddsParallax"

Press OK

Select the path where the mesh is and where you want to save the Parallax mesh to

Choose how to generate texture paths

Press start

FAQ

Q: Can you do this for LE?

A: At least 99% of Parallax's meshes (at least in large batches) are from LE, so I don't think the LE nif version needs to be ported for this. I don't actually know how to program Delphi, so it's a miracle I was able to put this together, and I haven't played with LE, so I have no incentive to devote more time to this. However, as long as you trust me and link back to this mod, you have my permission to modify and upload this script to run in LE.

Q: I ran through this mesh and I have the parallax texture and parallax shader fixes, but my mesh has no effect.

Answer: You are most likely running LE nifs through an old version of the ousnius optimizer. Older versions removed vertex colors (including white) from the mesh even if "Remove Parallax" was unchecked. For parallax to work properly on nifs, you need to use vertex colors. Get the nifs from LE again, run them through the latest version of the optimizer, make sure "Remove Parallax" is unchecked, and run this script again on these new meshes.

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With Parallax being the best thing since sliced bread on SE currently, I was surprised there was never some kind of automated tool to actually set up a mesh for parallax, even on LE. Or at least, I couldn't find anything.

With some Googling and referring to the scripts from Kriffin's AllGUD SE, I was able to cobble together a script that can process meshes in batches to add parallax to them. Hopefully this means new parallax releases will include mesh patches for other mods since this script eliminates most of the effort required beyond creating the textures.

What it Does

Sets Shader Type and Shader Flags 1

Automatically generates the parallax texture path (see features)

Ignores blocks where the shader type is already set (ie. non Default: Environmental, GlowMap, etc)

This prevents removing other desired mesh effects

Ignores blocks that have transparency

These seem to cause problems with parallax

Ignores blocks with no vertex colors

Adding parallax to these causes the shape to go invisible

Features

Texture Blacklist allows you to exclude specific …