Cities Overhauled - Orsinium
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.6% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #24 of 37 Locations mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Restores Orsinium to its true in lore status as a moderate fledgling city with tall stone towers and a mighty palace fit for a king. (Includes custom blocks)
(DISCLAIMER) Orsinium is hidden on your map untill a certain part in the main quest,
If you wish to find it earlier you can follow roads with the Basic Roads Map, or use
location 4 in the dev console accessible by pressing ~ or `
Most recent blogpost link
Introducing
CITIES OVERHAULED: ORSINIUM 1. 7
Contains:
Outside Bar in Genral Store Block
New Banners at Fighters Guild
More Animals and livestock
More Orcish NPC's
One DFmod rather than two
new Road textures for Palace Block
Added extra tower for Palace Block
New Orsinium Palace Block
Custom Residential Blocks
Custom City Walls
Custom Marketplace
Orcish Guards and Merchants where possible
Verticality thanks to RMB Resource Pack
Shrine to Malacath
more detailed wilderness around Orsinium
Compatibility:
There is none :)
Recommendations:
Cities Overhauled : Armourers
Beautiful Villages of Daggerfall
^ these mods overhaul blocks that are present that i didn't modify and as a result add so much extra life into the city and a good mix of rural and city.
Requirements:
The RMB Resource Pack
and Daggerfall Expanded Textures (Previously required legacy, was migrated in Update 1. 7)
Massive thank you to Cliffworms for his support with the migration.
Credit to all those who contributed towards both DET and the RMB Resource Pack
A lore-friendly overhaul that rebuilds Orsinium into a proper fledgling city with tall stone towers and a kingly palace, adding custom blocks to match. For Elder Scrolls players who want Orsinium to feel like the lore describes it.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Lore nerds will love this—Orsinium finally looks like the fledgling city it's supposed to be.
- Custom blocks mean the new structures won't look out of place.
- Solid community backing with 196 endorsements and over 12k downloads.
⚠️ Cons
- Only one city overhauled—if you wanted a province-wide change, this isn't it.
- No mention of compatibility with other city overhauls, so you might get conflicts.
- Last updated in April 2026, so it might be outdated if you're on a newer game version.
For Elder Scrolls players who care about lore accuracy and want Orsinium to feel like a real fledgling city. If you're a completionist who wants every city to match its lore description, this is for you. Skip if you're looking for gameplay changes or a full province overhaul.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using a mod manager, you can preview the custom blocks before installing to see if they fit your game's aesthetic.
- Check if you have other mods that alter Orsinium—load order matters to avoid conflicts.
- Since this is a location mod, make sure you have the relevant DLC or base game content that includes Orsinium.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Daggerfallunity Mods
- Author
- dotWayton
- Version
- 1.7
- Downloads
- 12,041
- Endorsements
- 196
- Category
- Locations
- Created
- 12/22/2023
- Updated
- 4/27/2026
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