Westly's Faces Refurbished
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.9% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #6 of 84 Body, Face, and Hair mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
I used Westly's head meshes and file structure as a foundation for a more vanilla-friendly HD head and hair replacer, which largely relies on redrawn and cleaned up vanilla textures.
It also covers Tamriel Rebuilt - while, for now, I've only mostly finished TR_Data Dunmer (and a few human faces), the rest are in the works, and shouldn't stand out too painfully vs. mine (at least if you use an upscale such as that offered by Facelift).
I'll be working on completing the TR heads in the future, and, should stars align, would also alter various meshes to be even more faithful to the original designs. Any help is always welcome, particularly mesh-wise.
Westly, for providing me with a ground to work with and kickstarting my efforts.
Caleb (aka Explorer1911), for his gracious help in remaking several meshes, notably the orc ones, to closer resemble the original head shapes - check out his Familiar Faces if you are looking for a more vanilla experience!
DassiD, whose MET allowed me to add a bunch of neat finishing touchups - if only I checked it out sooner!
MacKom, whose assets enabled me to hasten the initial stages of the mod.
Lucas9, for compiling several of the Better Bodies textures included in WFR (originally sourced from the mods listed on the linked page).
Ashiraniir for the Pluginless Khajiit Head Pack included in WFR.
PikachunoTM for clearing up the hair meshes from some junk inherited from Better Heads.
Kartoffel for fixing up a couple of hair models that I ended up including in the newest patch.
Rafaeldk for patching up the two TR heads where I left the wrong texture paths.
Recommended mods to go along with WFR:
Better Elven Bodies by VidiAquam34, which make Better Bodies meshes for elves more distinctive from human ones.
For Argonians, I use Familiar Faces meshes and Facelift's textures.
Westly's Faces Refurbished is an HD head and hair replacer for Skyrim that aims to maintain a vanilla-like aesthetic. With over 1,000 endorsements and 115,000 downloads, it's a popular choice for players seeking improved visuals without straying from the game's original style.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 1,011 endorsements and over 115k downloads
- Keeps the vanilla look while upgrading textures—perfect for purists
- Regularly updated as of June 2026, so it's still being maintained
⚠️ Cons
- Only covers heads and hair—no body or face overhaul beyond that
- Might conflict with other mods that alter head meshes or hair, so check your load order
For Skyrim players who want sharper, HD faces and hair without changing the game's original art style. If you're into total overhauls like CBBE or Bijin, this might be too subtle for you—it's for vanilla lovers who just want a polish.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to install and manage this mod easily.
- Place this mod lower in your load order if you use other face or hair mods to ensure it takes priority.
- Check the mod's posts or comments for any known compatibility issues with popular body mods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- Merch_Lis
- Version
- 1.0.6
- Downloads
- 115,748
- Endorsements
- 1,011
- Category
- Body, Face, and Hair
- Created
- 5/11/2022
- Updated
- 6/11/2026
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