
Please note that uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender does not increase the number of trees. This almost entirely removes the popping, due to the fact that all trees are now skinned and are rendered at a sufficient distance to make the process almost invisible, as seen in the video below.

We can increase the amount of skinned trees rendered around the player, as well as increase the distance from the player that the trees are skinned, with the following settings: However, there is a way, at the cost of some performance, to get skinned trees and essentially eliminate the popping trees. Still, many players may decide that for the price of decreased detail in trees, the removal of the tree popping and the improved performance is a win. It’s not only the amount of limbs and leaves but also the bark that is greatly improved. Now, skinned trees are obviously more detailed than unskinned trees. Skinned trees are toggled by bRenderSkinnedTrees in SkyrimPrefs.ini: Skinned trees add more detail but are prone to tree popping. There are two different kinds of dynamic trees: "skinned" trees and "unskinned." Unskinned trees are basically a stripped down model of the tree. The dynamic version is used when the following INI settings have the values shown below: The default version is the dynamic version. There are essentially two different ways trees can be rendered in Skyrim, which is designated in this guide as "static" and "dynamic." Skyrim therefore is the first game where they employ their own custom tree system. SpeedTree technology was used in previous Elder Scrolls games, but Bethesda Game Studios decided they could do better without it.

See the advanced original Skyrim INI and SkyrimPrefs INI guides for an advanced and comprehensive review of all configuration settings for original Skyrim.

Its purpose is geared toward understanding how trees work in Skyrim and optimizing them for individual use. While originally written for the original Skyrim game as released in 2011, everything written here works exactly the same in the Bethesda remaster known as Skyrim Special Edition. This guide is intended to be a guide to the tree configuration settings for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim game as set through INI files. Suggested first reading: Skyrim Configurations Settings Guide Guide scope
