Frankly HD Dawnguard Armor and Weapons
⚪ Last updated 2018⚠️ Install Order · 3 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #347 of 453 Models and Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Frankly HD Dawnguard Armor and Weapons
"Be on your guard at all times. Avoid sleep if you can... Sleep is for the weak."
"Constant vigilance!" (kidding)
High resolution (4k and 2k available) retexture of Dawnguard's armor and weapons (the faction, not DLC). Includes all variants of the armor and shield; weapons including crossbow, steel bolts and the unique rune items. The latter have been made more unique with a glowing lava effect.
Vanilla normal maps were upscaled with a neural network software leading to much crisper and clearer details than one normally gets with upscaling on traditional image editing software.
Some meshes had to be modified for consistent shader settings and to enable enviroment mapping on some meshes that didn't have it. It is therefore partially compatible with mesh replacers. Specifically, this involves the weapons and some of the variants of the armor, like those that don't have pauldrons. Helmet replacers are completely compatible. That said, compatibility can be achieved very easily, there are some directions in the sticky comment.
Frankly HD Dawnguard Armor and Weapons is a high-resolution retexture mod for Skyrim's Dawnguard faction gear, offering 4K and 2K options. It covers all armor variants, shields, crossbows, steel bolts, and unique rune items. With 3,829 endorsements and 125,114 downloads, it's a popular choice for visual upgrades.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 3,829 endorsements and over 125k downloads.
- Offers both 4K and 2K options to balance quality and performance.
- Covers the full Dawnguard arsenal, including unique rune items.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2018, so may not be optimized for the latest Skyrim versions or mods.
- No explicit compatibility notes for other texture overhauls, potential conflicts.
- Requires manual installation or mod manager setup; no FOMOD installer mentioned.
For Skyrim players who want to give the Dawnguard faction a crisp, high-definition look without overhauling the entire game. Ideal for those who appreciate detailed textures and have the VRAM to handle 4K. Skip if you prefer a complete texture pack or want gameplay changes.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Choose the 2K version if you're on a mid-range GPU to avoid performance hits.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to easily switch between 4K and 2K files.
- Load this mod after other texture mods to ensure it takes priority.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim LE Mods
- Author
- FrankFamily aka Borx25
- Version
- 1.2
- Downloads
- 125,114
- Endorsements
- 3,829
- Category
- Models and Textures
- Created
- 8/30/2018
- Updated
- 10/30/2018
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