Ice Floes - Travel the Polar Sea Dry-Shod
⚪ Last updated 2012⚠️ Install Order · 3 steps
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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
- 👍 6.5% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #1 of 14 Landscape Changes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
- Mod Name
- Ice Floes - Travel the Polar Sea Dry-Shod
- Version
- 1. 0
- Author
- TheWinterhawk
- Extra
- Lore-friendly, suitable for role playing
- Description
- Important
- Warning
- Never try to make a fire on ice floes though! :p
- Areas, that have been tested include
- In-/Deinstallation
- Compatibility
🤖 AI-enhanced — based on mod data
Adds vanilla ice floes and rock piles to the shores and waters of Winterhold, allowing dry-shod travel to locations like the Serpent Stone. A simple landscape tweak for Skyrim players who want to explore the northern coast without swimming. 388 endorsements and last updated in 2012.
✨ Key Features
Adds vanilla ice floes and rock piles to the shores and water in the northern region of Winterhold.
Enables travel to places like the Serpent Stone dry-shod.
Uses vanilla assets, so no new textures or meshes are required.
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 388 endorsements and nearly 6,000 downloads.
- Solves a real annoyance: no more freezing swims to the Serpent Stone.
- Lightweight and lore-friendly since it uses vanilla assets.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2012 — may have compatibility issues with newer Skyrim versions or DLC.
- Only affects the Winterhold area, so it's a very niche fix.
🎯 Is This For You?
For Skyrim players who hate swimming in the freezing Sea of Ghosts and want a convenient path to the Serpent Stone. Also for lore-friendly landscape enhancers who prefer vanilla assets. Skip if you want major overhauls or if you play with mods that alter the Winterhold coastline.
For Skyrim players who hate swimming in the freezing Sea of Ghosts and want a convenient path to the Serpent Stone. Also for lore-friendly landscape enhancers who prefer vanilla assets. Skip if you want major overhauls or if you play with mods that alter the Winterhold coastline.
📦 Install:Easy· Under 1 minute
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's a simple esp, just drop it into your Data folder and activate it in your mod manager or launcher.
- If you use other mods that change Winterhold's coastline, load this mod after them to ensure the ice floes appear.
- Check for conflicts with mods that add objects near the Serpent Stone, as they might overlap.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim LE Mods
- Author
- TheWinterhawk
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 5,960
- Endorsements
- 388
- Category
- Landscape Changes
- Created
- 10/29/2012
- Updated
- 10/29/2012
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