Skyrim High Definition LODs - Dark LOD Textures

I think Skyrim High Definition LODs has the best distant detail LOD textures that I'm aware of. The way they are broken up in the distance looks very natural. The only problem is that they are extremely light in color and this creates a drastic contrast from the foreground if your game has a darker palette. So I edited them. THIS MOD NOW INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL Skyrim High Definition LODs (by Tamu75).

MAIN FILES: Dark = Overall darkening of the original SHD LODs Dark and Grassy = Slightly darker than the Dark version and considerably darker Grassy areas Darker and Grassy = Overall darker version of the Dark and Grassy version

OPTIONAL FILES: Medium-Resolution Terrain Textures Darkened Falskaar LOD textures including a darkened version of Better Falskaar Map with Roads (by swordboy) I've also included the original, undarkened Skyrim High Definition LODs for Dragonborn as well as an untested darkened version.

I did not make any direct edits to these textures, all I did was extract the textures from Skyrim High Definition LODs and ran a batch edit on them to make them fit a darker color scheme. So if there are any issues with them (I've never seen any) the issue was present in the original textures. That said, if you find some anomaly I can probably make some direct edits to the offending texture if you provide a decent screenshot of the issue and tell me where you are using coordinates from this map.

As shown in the screenshots, neither the original textures nor my edited ones were made with a summer or a forested Skyrim in mind. They could look alright with these setups depending on the mods being used. But they were adjusted for a more vanilla look with a red/orange/brown Whiterun Hold. I'm using Skyrim Realistic Overhaul, then Skyrim HD, Then SFO 2. 0 & Unique Grasses. You can always try downloading my mod and adjusting them to your liking via a batch edit in Photoshop.

Suggested:  The Skyrim Distance Overhaul - Skyrim High Definition LODs goes really well with SDO and together they do a lot to fill in the distant landscape without having to jack your ugrids too high. (I use 7) I wasn't aware that Tamu75 made Expand Object LODs which affects the same thing as SDO. I will test soon and provide feedback on it here.

Skyrim Landscape Overhaul - I was trying this mod out when taking my screenshots. The rocks and trees it adds breaks up the barren area around Whiterun rather nicely.

To reproduce the look in my screenshots install in this order (or place in this priority in MO):

1. SkyFalls and SkyMills (if you have it) 2. Skyrim Distant Detail (if you have it. wasn't in the shots but can be used with the rest. requires a 3-step cleani