Improved Skulls and Bones and Ironwork
⚪ Last updated 2010⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #44 of 485 Models And Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
===================================== IMPROVED SKULLS, BONES, AND IRONWORK ===================================== Version: 1. 1 Author: hlvr Date: 17 December, 2010 ===================================== DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE: ------------------------------------- SHORT INFO: ----------- This mod retextures the skulls, bones, and ironwork of Oblivion. The reason I did this is because I just couldn\'t stand the vanilla skulls, bones, and ironwork, and I couldn\'t find any mod that did this. If you wonder what I mean with ironwork, the images will explain better. It\'s, more specifically, one texture file that is used by several iron items, such as grates, cauldrons, and gates. Version 1. 1: ------------ Since version 1. 1, a new texture is also added (celldoor.dds) located in textures\\Architecture\\castleinterior\\narrowhalls. The texture is included in the \"original download-packs\", so if you downloaded them before, just download the v 1. 1 packs and overwrite everything old as well. This texture overwrites either the vanilla texture or the texture from Qarl\'s Texture Pack III. You shouldn\'t be worried about overwriting the QTP3 texture, since it was, to be honest, not very good at all. I\'m sure you will like this texture a lot better. I think even prisoners deserve some nice textures ;) It has a lot higher detail, and as a bonus I added some \"scratch marks\", to give a sense of... prison, wanting to get out. You can imagine angry Khajiits being there... scratching the bars, haha :) The celldoor.dds texture specifically changes, quite obviously, the prison cell doors/bars in the game. These can be found in every prison in the major cities, except for the Imperial City... they use another set of prison cell bars, already retextured by the ironwork.dds. It should be noted that this new texture added in v 1. 1 is completely independent from the other textures. They have nothing do to with each other, in contrast with how both the ironwork and skull texture affected the object \"skullcauldron\" as you can see in the images. LONG/MORE INFO: --------------- At first, I didn\'t plan to retexture any ironwork. However, once I had finished retextured one of the skull textures to being hi-res, I noticed that it was used by a very low-res iron cauldron. To elaborate, it was an iron cauldron mesh that, affected by an ironwork texture, containing skulls, affected by a skull texture. Without this ironwork retexture, there would have been a very ugly difference of hi- and low-res textures. It should be noted that this ironwork was actually already textured by Qarl, and included in his Qarl\'s Texture Pack III. However, as you\'ll see in the images, it was, oddly, not very hi-res as Qarl\'s textures usually are. This is my third retexture so far, and I\'ve learned quite a bit on the way. It took some time doing, and it isn\'t perfect, but I gave my best shot. I like it, and I hope you will too
This Oblivion mod retextures skulls, bones, and ironwork, including prison cell doors, with improved textures. It has 3,102 endorsements and 268,101 downloads, last updated in 2010. A simple visual enhancement for players wanting more detailed dungeon props.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 3,102 endorsements and 268k downloads.
- Enhances common dungeon props, making them look more detailed and realistic.
- Simple texture replacer—no gameplay changes, just visual polish.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2010—may not be compatible with newer Oblivion versions or mods.
- Only covers skulls, bones, and ironwork; other dungeon elements remain unchanged.
For Oblivion players who want to spruce up dungeon visuals without overhauling the whole game. If you're a texture purist or enjoy subtle improvements, this is a solid pick. Skip if you're looking for gameplay changes or a complete visual overhaul.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's a texture replacer, just drop the files into your Oblivion Data folder, overwriting when prompted.
- Use a mod manager like Oblivion Mod Manager (OBMM) to easily enable/disable and avoid conflicts.
- Check for compatibility with other texture mods that might affect the same files—load order matters if you use multiple replacers.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Oblivion Mods
- Author
- hlvr
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 268,101
- Endorsements
- 3,102
- Category
- Models And Textures
- Created
- 12/16/2010
- Updated
- 12/17/2010
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