ENBSeries graphics mods have become arguably the most high-profile visual enhancement mods out there, thanks to the highly popularised post-processing mod that was released for Grand Theft Auto IV.

If you haven’t seen GTA IV running with the ICEenhancer/ENBSeries mods then you’re in for a treat; check  out the video below.

But we’re not here to talk about Grand Theft Auto, we’re here to talk about Skyrim, because the ENBSeries graphics enhancer mod for Bethesda’s critically acclaimed RPG has been released.

This is an early version of the enhancer, and we can expect many more updates over the next few months or even years. At the moment the mod applies its own layer of post-processing and colour adjustment affects. Shadows look deeper and colours punch more.

The mod also uses its own SSAO affect, which is significantly more resource hungry than Skyrim’s default SSAO implementation. To maintain a steady framerate, the creator Boris Vorontsov recommends that users set “EnableAmbientOcclusion=false” in the enbseries.ini file. He also suggests turning off anisotropic filtering in the drivers because it dramatically decreases SSAI performance. Instead, set “ForceAnisotropicFiltering=true” in the enbseries.ini file.

If you don’t like the mod’s default settings you can tweak it to your liking. It is capable of modifying the brightness of HDR for clouds, stars, aurora, sun, moons, sun corona, sun light, ambient light, and texture gamma.

If you’re not happy with the default visuals on offer in Skyrim, or you just like the idea of toying with the graphics engine, then you can download the ENBSeries visual enhancement mod from Skyrim Nexus.

The FXAA Post Process Injector is another popular post-processing mod which enhances Skyrim’s graphics. You can check it out here.

Also worth checking out is the HD landscape texture mod.