Skyrim Mods Vastly Improves Graphics Quality

WIth how gorgeous these mods are, it makes me wonder how moddable the graphics for Elder Scrolls Online will be if at all. 

@twitter-255694915:disqus I’d have to say they won’t be at all, the reason you can is because it’s supported for the single player games, ESO is an MMO, and MMO’s traditionally don’t have modding support to that extent.

It’s worthy to note that what you see here that makes the image quality so amazing is the ENB, the mods used are a small benefit perhaps, but more a matter of taste than anything else.
The ENB project does not have any .esp files and does not change the game content in any way. Simply put it is a d3d injector/wrapper that grabs the data that skyrim sends to the GPU and does some awesome postprocessing magic to it, adding color correction, ambient occlusion, depth of field, among other things.

However depending on the preset for it that is used (there are a ton of different people who made presets for it) It is quite heavy on the FPS, and the ENB preset I use myself really makes it drop from perfectly smooth to 20-25 fps in some heavy areas.

But then again, it’s an incredible feel to have a dragon swoop overhead in a blurry flash of wings and fire as you scramble for cover. It’s so pretty that it’s worth it, but with traditional mods and texture packs alone you will not get this kind of quality. You’ll really need a very good machine and an ENB in my opinion to reach this level.

edit: Also, devs can do this, but then the system requirements shoot through the roof and it’s really only a handful of enthusiasts who benefit from it who probably would buy the game anyway, netting them very little gain overall.