

Similar to the RWT mod, Enhanced Vanilla Trees (EVT) has plenty of worthy competition in the modding world. Compared to the standard vanilla version of the game (and even some of the other better-looking water mods out there), Realistic Water Two (RWT) amazingly stunning and makes water look like… well, water. Now, when you look at a door or a pillar or a rock on the ground, it won’t appear as if it’s part of something on the ground but something that exists in the real Skyrim world.Īrguably one of the best, if not best, mods for water in all of the Skryim modding community, Realistic Water Two looks gorgeous. Patch written by Hanaisse.Arguably the foundation for which all these other mods will work, these three mods (USSEP, SMIM, and RCI) are realistically the first ones you should be getting, acting as the core basics for which all these other mods will build upon.Īn outstanding balance between photo imagery and realism, the Pfuscher Texture Mods significantly improves Skyrim’s minor day-to-day items throughout the world. Skyrim Sewers 4: Provides access to the sewer areas from the open city spaces.ĭrinking Fountains of Skyrim: Copies the drinking fountain objects into the open city spaces. This will also make running dragon battles that much more interesting since the flow of the battle won't be interrupted by the loading screen and all of the city guards can be involved at the same time.ĬL Cities - Whiterun: Adjusts navmesh data and makes copies of objects from CL Whiterun into the open worldspace. The town guards make for some very interesting interactions this way. Need to get some help from the city guards to vanquish a foe? Run toward the gates and the guards will do their duty while you can seek safety within the walls. Ever wanted to ride your horse into the center of Riften? Well now you can.

The added immersion and realism goes a long way, probably a lot more than you might think.

Open Cities Skyrim is a comprehensive project that aims to bring back at least part of the feel of Morrowind - specifically how most of the cities were a natural part of the world and you could just walk in without loading screens.
