Detailed Rugs
⚪ Last updated 2018⚠️ Install Order · 3 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
- 👍 3.6% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #30 of 453 Models and Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
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Description
This mod provides lore-friendly high-resolution textures and improved meshes for most of the rugs in Skyrim.
All textures were carefully overhauled to maintain the original style. In version 1. 4 some vanilla styles are replaced with new high resolution textures.
Version History
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1. 5[] Added new high resolution texture for the Sovngarde rugs
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] Incorporated the Jorrvaskr table fix[] Changed the design of the Jorrvaskr rug
[] Improved the rug meshes, that were used during the burial ceremony of Kodlak Whitemane
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1. 4 [] Added new high resolution variants for several vanilla styled rugs
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] Improved uv mapping and vertex shading of many rug meshes[] Further improved and optimized many textures and normal maps
[] Added upperclasscustom table and cloth mesh from SMIM to be compatible with my improved banner texture (SMIM is not required)
1. 3[] Changed the design of common rug01 and rug04 to a more celtic and lore friendly version
[] Improved the appearance and visual quality of the fringes
[] Added optional clean version
1. 2[] Added new textures to the windhelm runner, round rugs and the whiterun rug that can also be found in Helgen Keep (all 1024 x 1024)
[] Changed the texture of the rug fringes to a more appropriate style
[] Corrected some rug meshes and fixed several UV errors
1. 1[] Added new textures to the rugs in Dragonsreach (1024 x 1024) and Jorrvaskr (1024 x 2048)
[] Added new texture to the rugs in Whiterun's taverns (1024 x 1024)
1. 0 - Initial release:
- Added new textures (1024x2048) to 8 common rugs. Most of them can be found in the Bards College and the Blue Palace in Solitude.
Installation
Just unzip the archive and extract the files into your Skyrim/Data directory.
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1. 4 [] Added new high resolution variants for several vanilla styled rugs
Detailed Rugs by raiserfx overhauls most rugs in Skyrim with lore-friendly high-resolution textures and improved meshes, preserving the original art style. With 38,429 endorsements and 1.1 million downloads, it's a popular visual upgrade for players seeking better rug detail without straying from vanilla aesthetics.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 38,429 endorsements and over a million downloads.
- Lore-friendly approach means it won't clash with vanilla or other texture mods.
- Improves both textures and meshes, giving rugs more visual depth.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2018 — may not be fully compatible with the latest Skyrim Special Edition patches.
- Only covers rugs, so if you want a complete texture overhaul you'll need other mods.
- No screenshots or detailed install instructions in the description, so you're flying blind until you test it.
For Skyrim players who want to enhance interior visuals without overhauling the entire game. Perfect for texture enthusiasts who appreciate subtle, lore-friendly upgrades. Skip if you're looking for gameplay changes or a complete visual overhaul.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's a texture/mesh mod, just drop the files into your Data folder or use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2.
- If you're on Skyrim Special Edition, check if the mod has an SE version or use the Cathedral Assets Optimizer to convert it.
- Load order doesn't matter much for textures, but place it after other texture mods to ensure it overwrites them.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim LE Mods
- Author
- raiserfx
- Version
- 1.5
- Downloads
- 1,068,035
- Endorsements
- 38,429
- Category
- Models and Textures
- Created
- 1/7/2013
- Updated
- 4/26/2018
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