Optimising SLE Assets

Optimising with CAO

You can process textures, meshes, and animations with Cathedral Assets Optimizer.

I recommend creating a new profile first.

• Open Cathedral Assets Optimizer.
• Click the New button to create a new profile and name it SSE - Optimise SLE Assets.
• Use the default SSE profile as the basis.
• Configure as shown in the pictures below.

Usage

You can run any Skyrim LE mod containing meshes, textures, or animation files through CAO using this profile.

If the assets are still packed in a BSA, they will be extracted and the archive deleted as it would crash Skyrim SE otherwise. You can use the CAO Create BSA profile to repack the assets after processing if you so wish.

Should a mesh still have issues after processing (causing crashes or visual bugs), try using a higher level of optimisation.