Unarmored Balrog
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🔍 Analysis
- 🏆 #85 of 101 Visuals and Graphics mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Removes the Armor from the Balrog
Tar Goroth's Armor has been removed to resemble the movie version of the Balrogs.
1. Drag and drop the "mods" folder to SOW's base directory (ShadowOfWar)
2. Open default.archcfg in ShadowOfWar\x64 and
add this header to the bottom of the file:
; Mod archives
(You can skip this part if you already added the header)
..\Mods\Unarmored Balrog.arch06
Mods\Unarmored Balrog.arch06
(For old versions of the mod, which are using the Packet Loader Method)
≪—— Vortex ——≫
1. To install this mod with Vortex you will need
Vortex Shadow of War Mod Essentials
2. Drop the .zip file into Vortex.
≪—— Manual ——≫
1. Install DLL Loader or Mod Loader and Shadow of War Packet Loader
2. Drop the PacketLoader folder into your plugins folder.
3. Find PacketLoader.ini and change cache to 0.
4. Launch the game, if the mod is working properly
then quit out and change cache back to 1.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Middleearthshadowofwar Mods
- Author
- Mach-Tei
- Version
- v.2
- Downloads
- 149
- Endorsements
- 8
- Category
- Visuals and Graphics
- Created
- 12/8/2024
- Updated
- 2/20/2026
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