Fantasy Forest Overhaul
⚪ Last updated 2020⚠️ 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
- 👍 2.4% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #3 of 14 Landscape Changes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Fantasy Forest Overhaul
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by mobiusbelmont
Overhaul Details
The Rift: Trees in the Rift are now green and purple with more added purple aspens along the Morrowind border. Ground cover and falling leaves have been changed to match the tree leaves.
Falkreath: All pines have been recolored and a few new models have been added. Golden and Yellow Pine groves border the Reach. Two new types of pines have been added to the forest but they do not replace vanilla pines. Green aspens now border Lake Ilinalta
The Reach: Added a dead forest with more reach trees and also added some dead aspens. The dead forest runs from Markarth to Falkreath. The northern Reach is now an early fall forest (green and colored aspens) and runs from Markarth to Dragonbridge.
Haafingar: The southern tier of the hold is now a late fall forest with little to no green aspens, and also a few dead aspens. The pine forest now has golden, evergreen and red pine trees...version 3 now has snowy red and yellow pines
Hjaalmarch: The Marshes now have two types of mushrooms (more in future updates) and the shorelines are lined with multi-colored reeds as well as a few flowers from Morrowind. Golden pines and purple aspens also dot the landscape.
The Pale: A dead pine forest is now on the outskirts of Dawnstar, with more snowy pines scattered around the hold
Eastmarch: Expanded the size of Witchmist Grove (3-4 times more trees) and added an aspen forest along the border to The Rift. Colorful dead pine trees and some needle-less dead pines have been added to the hot springs area
Winterhold: Added some snowy pines along the path to Winterhold and also some near Saarthal.
Whiterun: No changes except replace some vanilla pines
Fall Forest Version (no longer supported as of version 4 but still available in old files section)
The Rift: Trees in the Rift are now fall colors (brown, dark red, orange and a few green varieties) with a few added purple and brown aspens along the Morrowind border.
Falkreath: Golden and Yellow Pine groves border the Reach. Fall Colored aspens now border Lake Ilinalta.
Two new types of pines have been added to the forest but they do not replace vanilla pines.
The Reach: All reach trees and dead aspens have been replaced by fall colored aspens, as well as hundreds of added aspens. The entire Reach is now a fall forest
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Fantasy Forest Overhaul adds thousands of new trees to Skyrim, transforming the landscape into a denser, more immersive forest. Last updated in February 2020 with dirty edits fixed, this mod is for players seeking a visual overhaul without gameplay changes. With over 1,500 endorsements, it's a popular choice for enhancing Skyrim's wilderness.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite (1,543 endorsements) — clearly a lot of players dig the denser forests
- Massive tree count means you'll notice the difference in almost every hold
- Author fixed dirty edits, so it's cleaner than many tree mods out there
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2020 — might have conflicts with newer mods or the Anniversary Edition
- Pure cosmetic — if you want gameplay changes, this isn't it
For Skyrim players who want a more lush, forested world without touching gameplay. If you're into visual overhauls and don't mind potential compatibility tweaks, this is a solid pick. Skip if you're looking for new quests or mechanics — this is purely about trees.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to avoid overwriting other tree mods — load order matters.
- If you're on Skyrim Special Edition, make sure you grab the right version; this mod might be for Oldrim originally.
- Pair with a grass mod like Verdant for a full forest vibe, but test for performance drops in dense areas.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim LE Mods
- Author
- mobiusbelmont
- Version
- 4.0
- Downloads
- 65,361
- Endorsements
- 1,543
- Category
- Landscape Changes
- Created
- 10/16/2016
- Updated
- 2/21/2020
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