VWD for Town Houses
⚪ Last updated 2020⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #358 of 485 Models And Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
VWD for Town Houses
· - = | Description | = - ·
In vanilla Oblivion inside the closed cities in the Tamriel worldspace, there are a bunch of low res houses that are also visible from afar.
The real houses (for example visible when using Open Cities) have no VWD models.
I grabbed the vanilla houses and renamed them for each of the real house models. I also adjusted them slightly in size or position. Where they did absolutely not match, I created a few new ones from scratch. They are not very detailed, but it's not like the vanilla ones will win a beauty contest, either.
I'm hoping to one day find the time to make a few more models, but right now, I don't have the time. If I wait for that, this mod will sit on my HD for months and gather dust and I rather release it as it is and add to it later.
While this is probably most visible when using Open Cities, it will also work for any houses that are outside of the city areas, like Border Watch, which is using Leyawiin houses, or Lord Drad's Estate, which uses a Chorrol house.
Without Open Cities it will have no effect on the houses inside towns.
Anvil - Vanilla models, resized if needed
Bravil - Vanilla models, repositioned
Bruma - Vanilla models + new lower class model
Cheydinhal - Vanilla, resized if needed
Chorrol - Vanilla and new models
Leyawiin - New models
Skingrad - Vanilla models, resized if needed
Lowerclass - One new model used for all
Some cities work better than others, for example Skingrad and Bravil look pretty nice even without modifications, while Chorrol and Leyawiin are a mess with too many different house shapes/colors.
You should check out Optimized VWD by qwertyasdfgh for Cathedrals and Farm Houses.
· - = | Requirements | = - ·
You need to run Tes4LodGen or you won't see the houses.
· - = | Known Issues / Compatibility | = - ·
If you use any texture replacers for the towns that change the appearance drastically the far models will visibly mismatch.
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VWD for Town Houses adds view-while-distant models for all town house models in Skyrim, improving distant visuals. With 508 endorsements and 24,600 downloads, it's a popular performance-friendly enhancement for players who notice pop-in. Last updated in 2020, it remains a stable choice for classic Skyrim.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-trusted with 508 endorsements and 24,600 downloads.
- Directly tackles the annoying pop-in issue for town houses.
- Simple, focused mod that does exactly what it says.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2020 — may not be compatible with the latest Skyrim version or mods.
- Only covers town houses, so other buildings may still pop in.
For Skyrim players who hate seeing town houses pop into view as they approach. If you're using other VWD mods, this fills a specific gap. Skip if you don't care about distant visuals or play with a short draw distance.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Place the mod in your load order after any texture overhauls to ensure VWD models work correctly.
- If you use a mod manager, let it handle the file placement to avoid overwriting issues.
- Test in a town like Whiterun to see the difference immediately.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Oblivion Mods
- Author
- Laulajatar
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 24,600
- Endorsements
- 508
- Category
- Models And Textures
- Created
- 4/26/2020
- Updated
- 4/26/2020
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