Aetherius Crossing - A Tropical Player Home v2

“Not everything we build is new. Some things are just waiting to be found again.”

This mod introduces a fully buildable island retreat shaped around the idea of memory taking form. As you develop the Star-Touched Isle, structures and details appear as though they have always been there... less constructed, more remembered.

The island includes all core crafting stations, a living space, fishing access, a waterfall bathing area, and a cave grotto beneath. While it serves as a functional home, the layout and environment quietly suggest something more, tying the island to the river it came from.

Everything is designed to feel self-contained and intentional, with small details that reflect a life once lived beyond the island’s shores.

✧ Features ✧

• Buildable island home with progressive upgrades

• Full crafting setup (forge, cooking, and more)

• Interactive furniture, journals, and decor

• Fishing area and outdoor living spaces

• Waterfall shower and natural surroundings

• Cave grotto with additional space and environmental storytelling

• Custom made assets integrated throughout the island

• Visual improvements across creatures, clutter, and environment using updated textures

• Teleportation system into Skyrim and a teleport spell to return to the isle

• LOD settings for DyndoLOD for a full map

• A nosey seagull

✧ Requirements ✧

• SSE Engine Fixes

(Requires SKSE64 and Address Library for SKSE Plugins)

✧ Future Plans ✧

• Large update has just released bringing new flora, fauna, and new shack upgrade to the island. This concludes future updates however the isle will continue to receive bugfixes and support. See stickied comment for more details.

✧ Background ✧

This project began as a personal edit of Rayek’s End and gradually evolved into a standalone home. The cave interior and overall placement in Skyrim remain heavily inspired by it.

A compatibility patch for Rayek’s End is available allowing both homes to coexist while also restoring the original vision behind the early conversion.

✧ Notes ✧

The island is accessed via a broken rowboat placed along the river between Riverwood and Whiterun.

Lighting and visuals designed with Community Shaders in mind, with additional support for vanilla and ENB setups

✧ Credits ✧

This project builds on the work of many talented creators in the community whose assets, resources, and inspiration made it possible. Everything used here is done with respect to their permissions and guidelines.

For a full and accurate list of contributors, please refer to the Permissions and Credits section.

Special thanks to my good friend Gobsnek for his company, advice, and help in the making of this mod. <3