Best Mod for HQ Textures in Skyrim ?
Hey guys! As I never have played Skyrim I think it's about time and I have seen all these wonderfull pics around the web but dont even know where to begin as it seems their is so many mods that I feel totaly lost. All I really care about is high res textures or should I say thats what im thinking about first so please help me out guys, what do you prefer ? Have a nice day and thanks in advance!
Hey guys!

As I never have played Skyrim I think it's about time and I have seen all these wonderfull pics around the web but dont even know where to begin as it seems their is so many mods that I feel totaly lost.

All I really care about is high res textures or should I say thats what im thinking about first so please help me out guys, what do you prefer ?

Have a nice day and thanks in advance!

#1
Posted 07/27/2013 02:44 PM   
I spent a week or two investigating mods for Skyrim before i loaded it up. After a lot of research i found that over-all i preferred the stock Bethesda HD texture pack. I definitely saw some textures here and there that looked a bit better but most didn't in the screenshots i saw. That said, i never actually tried one to see what they looked like in-game.
I spent a week or two investigating mods for Skyrim before i loaded it up. After a lot of research i found that over-all i preferred the stock Bethesda HD texture pack. I definitely saw some textures here and there that looked a bit better but most didn't in the screenshots i saw. That said, i never actually tried one to see what they looked like in-game.

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#2
Posted 07/27/2013 05:54 PM   
The Bethesda pack can be combined with this, use both. http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/607/? Install the Bethesda one first.
The Bethesda pack can be combined with this, use both.


http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/607/?


Install the Bethesda one first.

#3
Posted 07/27/2013 06:05 PM   
Awesome, thanks a lot guys. I will definetly try out the mods that you mentioned as I dont want/need to install 1000 mods this seems easy and exactly what I need. Thanks again, appreciated :)
Awesome, thanks a lot guys.

I will definetly try out the mods that you mentioned as I dont want/need to install 1000 mods this seems easy and exactly what I need.

Thanks again, appreciated :)

#4
Posted 07/28/2013 02:05 PM   
just grab the 2k texture pack from skyrim nexus. It's what I use and looks great! I don't use any ENB mods anymore. They looked "ok", but I never found one that I really liked. Either some colors were too bright while others were washed out and vice versa. Plus every one I tried just had crappy ambient occlusion, instead of enhancing it, it was just distracting and 'shimmered' too much. So, high res textures and default lighting work best for me. I do download extra character classes, clothes (bikini's for my hot chick :) ), weapon packs, and stuff like that.
just grab the 2k texture pack from skyrim nexus. It's what I use and looks great! I don't use any ENB mods anymore. They looked "ok", but I never found one that I really liked. Either some colors were too bright while others were washed out and vice versa. Plus every one I tried just had crappy ambient occlusion, instead of enhancing it, it was just distracting and 'shimmered' too much. So, high res textures and default lighting work best for me. I do download extra character classes, clothes (bikini's for my hot chick :) ), weapon packs, and stuff like that.

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#5
Posted 07/29/2013 07:43 PM   
[quote="AcidBong"]just grab the 2k texture pack from skyrim nexus. It's what I use and looks great! I don't use any ENB mods anymore. They looked "ok", but I never found one that I really liked. Either some colors were too bright while others were washed out and vice versa. Plus every one I tried just had crappy ambient occlusion, instead of enhancing it, it was just distracting and 'shimmered' too much. So, high res textures and default lighting work best for me. I do download extra character classes, clothes (bikini's for my hot chick :) ), weapon packs, and stuff like that.[/quote] Same here - this is just what I did. The 2k texture pack is great (this is what Cookybiscuit links to above - there are nearly 3M downloads for it, which says it all really). Some of the body/face/hair mods are also amazing, stops the characters all looking liked shriveled up old people. I also added one for better hi-res butterflys :-)
AcidBong said:just grab the 2k texture pack from skyrim nexus. It's what I use and looks great! I don't use any ENB mods anymore. They looked "ok", but I never found one that I really liked. Either some colors were too bright while others were washed out and vice versa. Plus every one I tried just had crappy ambient occlusion, instead of enhancing it, it was just distracting and 'shimmered' too much. So, high res textures and default lighting work best for me. I do download extra character classes, clothes (bikini's for my hot chick :) ), weapon packs, and stuff like that.


Same here - this is just what I did. The 2k texture pack is great (this is what Cookybiscuit links to above - there are nearly 3M downloads for it, which says it all really). Some of the body/face/hair mods are also amazing, stops the characters all looking liked shriveled up old people. I also added one for better hi-res butterflys :-)

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#6
Posted 07/29/2013 08:46 PM   
As someone who's spent 300+ hours in Skyrim, and probably even more hours playing with Skyrim mods, I can confidently say that this is the definitive HQ texture solution: [s]http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/20801/?[/s] EDIT: Actually, there's a more up-to-date version here: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/51467/? It'll take you a bit more time to install all the separate mods that it requires, but you'll get much better results than if you just installed the 2k texture pack.
As someone who's spent 300+ hours in Skyrim, and probably even more hours playing with Skyrim mods, I can confidently say that this is the definitive HQ texture solution: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/20801/?

EDIT: Actually, there's a more up-to-date version here: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/51467/?

It'll take you a bit more time to install all the separate mods that it requires, but you'll get much better results than if you just installed the 2k texture pack.

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#7
Posted 07/30/2013 07:35 AM   
Texture Pack Combiner is definetly the best solution for textures if you have patience to go through it. Also check Real Vision ENB info: [url]http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/30936//?[/url] The guy there shares mods that make Skyrim look like in his videos Also personal recommendation from me: Skyrim Bigger Trees (amazing mod that makes forests look like real forests) Inhabitants of Skyrim (complete NPC overhaul) Xvision children (kids overhaul) Book of Silence (weapons and armor retexture) Automatic Variants (fauna and monsters are much more varied in look) Equipment Flexibility Project (NPCs look more varied)
Texture Pack Combiner is definetly the best solution for textures if you have patience to go through it. Also check Real Vision ENB info: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/30936//?
The guy there shares mods that make Skyrim look like in his videos

Also personal recommendation from me:
Skyrim Bigger Trees (amazing mod that makes forests look like real forests)
Inhabitants of Skyrim (complete NPC overhaul)
Xvision children (kids overhaul)
Book of Silence (weapons and armor retexture)
Automatic Variants (fauna and monsters are much more varied in look)
Equipment Flexibility Project (NPCs look more varied)

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#8
Posted 07/30/2013 09:06 AM   
Great guys, thanks a lot and a lot more, really appriciated :) Have seen pics from the ENB mods on different games and I dont like what I have seen eaiter so no mods for me that seems to overbrighten the game. Just some highres textures and maybe some more will do for me I think so thanks again for your input guys I will look into it :)
Great guys, thanks a lot and a lot more, really appriciated :)

Have seen pics from the ENB mods on different games and I dont like what I have seen eaiter so no mods for me that seems to overbrighten the game. Just some highres textures and maybe some more will do for me I think so thanks again for your input guys I will look into it :)

#9
Posted 07/30/2013 09:55 AM   
Just a small example how my Skyrim looks with Real Vision ENB: [url]http://imageshack.us/a/img22/3811/s53r.jpg[/url]
Just a small example how my Skyrim looks with Real Vision ENB:
http://imageshack.us/a/img22/3811/s53r.jpg

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#10
Posted 07/30/2013 11:10 AM   
[quote="mindw0rk"]Just a small example how my Skyrim looks with Real Vision ENB: [url]http://imageshack.us/a/img22/3811/s53r.jpg[/url][/quote] Woow looks pretty good :)
mindw0rk said:Just a small example how my Skyrim looks with Real Vision ENB:
http://imageshack.us/a/img22/3811/s53r.jpg


Woow looks pretty good :)

#11
Posted 07/30/2013 01:55 PM   
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