Alternate Start Reborn - PBR
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #65 of 322 Models and Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Hi this is a PBR conversion of wheelabout's fantastic Alternate Start Reborn mod.
This has been the best Alternate Start mod location since it has come out in my opinion, but was always let down by the lack of PBR textures and materials for the custom assets. So I decided to fix it.
I wanted to give these textures quite a bit of a cleaner prettier look than I would usually give for a Skyrim texture to reflect the aetherial nature of the area, so its a lot of smoother marble and clean metals. I also used multi-layer parallax on the crystal thanks to the help of Faultierfan settings and his crystal coat/normals, to give the crystal a better look with more depth.
With the latest version I have changed the texture paths from the original so it will no longer rely on other texture mods or vanilla textures for anything included in it. The Statue and the platform in the center used to rely on the Daedric AIO and Vanilla textures specifically and would be overwritten by mods that replaced them, but it made the look inconsistent and assets just didn't fit well. So I made textures to cover them and included meshes with changed texture paths so it will not interfere with any of your Vanilla/Daedric AIO textures. If for whatever reason you want to stick with those other textures you can use the previous version of the mod.
This was a lot of work and would appreciate an endorsement if you enjoy!
Thanks again to Wheelabout for the original mod!
Thanks to the Beyond Skyrim team for their base textures!
Thanks to sevnces for helping me fix the dial mesh!
A PBR conversion of Alternate Start Reborn for Skyrim, updating the mod's textures to work with Community Shaders. It's a niche compatibility patch for players using the popular visual overhaul. With 104 endorsements and recent updates, it's a small but active project.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Tiny but dedicated following (104 endorsements) — the niche knows it's here
- Keeps Alternate Start Reborn looking sharp under Community Shaders
- Actively maintained (updated Dec 2025)
⚠️ Cons
- Only useful if you run Community Shaders — otherwise it's dead weight
- 104 endorsements means it's not battle-tested by the masses
- Compatibility risk: might conflict with other texture overhauls that touch the same files
For Skyrim modders who've switched to Community Shaders and want their Alternate Start Reborn to match. If you're still on ENB or vanilla lighting, skip this — it does nothing for you.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure Community Shaders is installed and active before adding this mod, or textures will look broken.
- Load this after Alternate Start Reborn in your mod manager so it overwrites the original textures.
- If you see visual glitches, double-check that your Community Shaders version is up to date.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Addi
- Version
- 2.02
- Downloads
- 34,791
- Endorsements
- 104
- Category
- Models and Textures
- Created
- 10/24/2025
- Updated
- 12/10/2025
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