Fixed Dungeon Exteriors
🟠 Updated over a year agoPreview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #1 of 37 Locations mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Fixed Dungeon Exteriors changes the exterior of 1750 dungeons to fit the dungeon type and name. You will no longer see the common "cave mound" entrance for castles, citadels, prisons, crypts, etc. In addition, it fixes several mismatched ground textures.
Out of pure nostalgia, Privateer's Hold is not affected by this mod.
Specifically, those are the changes for the following location types :
Aviaries/Aeries/Roosts/Coops/Nests/Mews (Harpies)-> Trees
Nests (not harpies)-> Mounds/Trees
Excavations/Mines/Lodes/Barrows/Caverns/Caves/Tunnels/Holes/Pits/Hollows/Grottos/Lairs/Quarries-> Mounds
Webs-> Mounds/Trees
Haunts/Houses-> Castle Ruins
Assemblies/Councils/Communities/Convocations/Gatherings/Convergences-> Mounds/Ruins/Castle Ruins/Trees
Cultuses/Cabals/Covens/Cults/Circles/Conclaves/Traditions-> Mounds/Trees/Cairns/Ruins
Laboratories-> Ruins/Mounds
Castles/Citadels/Holds/Guards/Towers/Forts/Fortresses/Strongholds-> Castles
Tombs/Crypts/Sepulchers/Vaults/Graves/Mausoleums-> Graveyards
Cairns-> Cairns
Prisons/Asylums/Geols/Houses of Correction/Dungeons/Penintetiaries/Reformatories-> Castles (except those with siege weapons)
Ruins of Castles/Citadels/Holds/Guards/Towers/Forts-> Ruined castles
Ruins of villages-> Ruins
Cloisters/Monasteries/Cathetrals/Temples/Abbeys/Academies/Friaries/Hermitages/Manses/Minsters/Rectories/Convents/Shrines-> Ruins
One graveyard exterior that was used for graveyard dungeons didn't have an entrance door. This was fixed.
INSTALLATION
Either install using Vortex Mod Manager or install manually as described below.
Extract the content of the archive to the StreamingAssets of your Daggerfall Unity directory.
Example : \DagUnity\DaggerfallUnity_Data\StreamingAssets
The .dfmod file will be installed in "Mods".
In-game, activate Fixed Dungeon Exteriors from the mod launcher.
SAVE GAMES
May cause issues with classic saves imported in Daggerfall Unity. I recommend enabling the mod only after correctly importing your classic file.
Compatible with both new and active save games.
CONFLICTS/KNOWN ERRORS
If you use Forts Overhauled -- Llugwych, place it after Fixed Dungeon Exteriors.
If you encounter any issue with the mod, please let me know.
Fixed Dungeon Exteriors replaces the generic cave mound entrance on 1,750 dungeons with exteriors that match each dungeon's type and name, so castles, citadels, prisons, and crypts now look the part. It's a popular visual overhaul for Skyrim players who want more immersive dungeon entrances.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge coverage—1,750 dungeons means you'll notice the difference almost everywhere.
- Community favorite with 3,294 endorsements and 150k downloads, so it's proven stable.
- Simple concept, big immersion boost—no more castle entrances that look like caves.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects exteriors, so interior layouts remain unchanged—if you wanted full dungeon overhauls, this isn't it.
- Potential conflicts with other mods that alter dungeon exteriors or landscape, so check your load order.
- Last updated in July 2025—might not be compatible with the latest game patches if any dropped after that.
For Skyrim players who care about visual consistency and hate seeing a cave mound where a castle gate should be. If you're a completionist who visits every dungeon, this mod is a must-have. Skip if you only care about gameplay changes—this is purely cosmetic.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to install and manage this mod—it'll make load order easier.
- Place this mod early in your load order (before other location overhauls) to avoid conflicts.
- If you use other mods that edit dungeon exteriors, run LOOT to sort your load order automatically.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Daggerfallunity Mods
- Author
- Cliffworms
- Version
- 1.4.4
- Downloads
- 150,768
- Endorsements
- 3,294
- Category
- Locations
- Created
- 8/29/2021
- Updated
- 7/16/2025
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