

This will retexture all wood planks, including the incredibly ugly wood stairs in dungeons. Download the Whiterun and regular Stockade options. It's one of the best ways to find hidden gems that will still be bug-free and high quality.Īnother SMIM add-on, a hidden gem even in 1k. When you find a great Skyrim mod author, I suggest browsing their profile and seeing what else you like. The first of several textures by the amazing Pfuscher that I will recommend. I find these textures to be better than most other packs improving dungeon or interior features. I do not use ENB right now, and it still makes my distance look far better.įor overwriting the pretty much mandatory Static Mesh Improvement Mod: I have personally found this to be a mandatory install for ages, across different weather and lighting mods.

No more bright distant objects (Optional): Darker Distant LOD:

It has no plugins, so it's safe to remove at any time. If you don't like the effect this has on a particular texture, simply delete the folder where things have become too sharp, or the whole mod. This will make textures sharper and more detailed. Load this before everything else and let it get overwritten by anything else you install. =Guide 1: Textures, Landscapes & Exteriors:= The Best Skyrim Landscape & Exterior Textures: Guide 5: (WIP) Vanilla+ Gameplay & Combat A Stronger World to Challenge a Stronger Dragonborn. Guide 4: Beautiful Nature - Trees, Grasses, Terrain Details & Groundcover Guide 3: Unsorted, Lesser-Known Mods I Can't Imagine Living Without (Update pending)

Guide 2: FUN STUFF TO FIGHT: (Update pending) Guide 1: Hand-Picked, Massively Tested Best Vanilla++ Exterior Textures Available as of Summer 2021 I'll update each older guide whenever I add a new one to keep info current. What started as a quick post became me testing out every texture option anyone suggested… and then most of the other options available on Nexus. I love changing things around, so easy compatibility is key! I am okay with how much work this took because I am seriously amazed by how good Skyrim can look. I say Vanilla++ because I am looking for textures that improve upon vanilla in two specific ways: increased diversity of color and textures between regions, while still seamlessly fitting with the base game and as many other texture/mod options as humanly possible. There are so many options that improve upon the base game. With nearly an extra decade of development time thanks to modders, I think Skyrim SE in 2021 is one of the best games that exists.
