This mod currently fixes streams, the 'pulsating surface' bugs, and meshes extremely well with the other mods in the 'Realistic' series, to include Sun Glare, Water Textures, and Smoke & Embers (some included below).ĭownload Realistic Rain Ripples here, by isoku. As with the mods above, simply extract and replace the existing texture files. Realistic Rain Ripples sets out to increase original rain resolution from 512x512 to 2048x2048, effectively multiplying the graphical effects several-fold. This mod will appeal to two types of people: those who like alliteration and those who are sickened by how simplified the rivers, streams, water, and rain affects are in-game. If you want a much more detailed atmosphere, this is your bet.ĭownload Skyrim HD - 2K Textures here, by NebuLa.

Remember, the original Skyrim requirements were spec'd for textures which are, on average, 4x-8x smaller than the ones in this texture pack. This will hit FPS a little bit, so be careful here. This pack is easy to install (just extract to the appropriate texture folder) and greatly enhances cities, some nature, mountains, rocks, and more.

With over 100,000 downloads already (wow!), the NebuLa's HD texture pack for Skyrim brings us what, honestly, many of us were brought to expect initially: high-resolution, high-quality, high-fidelity textures.

If you combine this mod with one of the Anti-Alias/Sharpen mods (below), you'll see a drastic improvement to Skyrim's sepia and warmth.ĭownload Colorful Dragons here, by Luddemann. The mod adds green, blue, gold, purple, black, red, and mixed-color dragons to Skyrim - believe us, Skyrim needs a color-boost, and this helps. The mod is a simple texture pack and takes minimal effort and skill to install: extract the folder to the appropriate location in the Skyrim textures folder. Won't have any trouble finding THIS in the sky. They're more metallic - as dragons of Dungeons & Dragons and DragonLance lore tend to be, making for more fantastical engagements with the beasts. This is a brand new mod (as of posting) and has set about retexturing the dragons to be, well, less gray and dull.

Skyrim character model overhaul