Ancient Nordic Pickaxe Remesh
⚪ Last updated 2020⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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
- 👍 0.6% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #319 of 352 Models and Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Author: MadCat221 (MadCat221@gmail.com)
Version: 1. 0
First release: March 14, 2016 (PI DAY!)
1. Introduction
2: Installation
3. Version History
4: Compatibility Issues
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1. INTRODUCTION
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The Ancient Nordic Pickaxe has some... issues, namely around the grip. The UVW is stretched along its length, and then the textures were stretched along with it, making it look bad.
So I went in, and completely redid the three grip segments. I salvaged the original head geometry/UVW and the normal map portions for it, and with some CrazyBump magic, created a new diffuse, specular, and even a proper envirocube mask (instead of the default gray.dds). I also redirected the texture set to use the more appropriate Ore_Iron_E.dds envirocube texture instead of the Chitin_E_Ebony.dds cubemap.
Additionally, I fixed some silliness with the havok collision hull geometry.
All four instances of the mesh that I could find have been replaced: the weapon mesh, an unidentified-purpose clutter mesh, the animation mesh (when you frob an ore vein to hack at it like a plebe NPC instead of Elemental Fury-hacking away at it with weapon swings), and a load screen mesh.
Diffuse and Normal textures are 2K DXT5, Enviromask is 1k Luminance.
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2. INSTALLATION
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This is just a loose mesh/texture replacer, so no module needed. Drag'n'drop to install or make your mod manager of choice handle it.
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3. VERSION HISTORY
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First release.
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4: COMPATIBILITY ISSUES
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If there are any other Ancient Nordic Pickaxe mesh/texture replacers out there, this will not work with them.
Nobiax's Medieval Iron Texture (available on dA: http://nobiax.deviantart.com/art/Commission-Medieval-textures-406572548)
A small cosmetic mod that remeshes the Ancient Nordic Pickaxe to fix the stretchy-squishy texture problem on the grip. For Skyrim players who notice texture stretching and want a cleaner look. 320 endorsements and 57,015 downloads show steady community interest.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Fixes a real visual annoyance that bugs many players
- Solid community trust (320 endorsements, 57k downloads)
- Simple cosmetic improvement, no gameplay impact
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects one item, so limited scope
- Last updated in 2020, may not be compatible with newer Skyrim versions
- Potential conflicts with other mods that alter the same mesh
For Skyrim players who are bothered by texture stretching on the Ancient Nordic Pickaxe and want a quick visual fix. Skip if you're looking for gameplay changes or overhaul mods—this is purely cosmetic.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, just drop the mod in and enable it—no extra steps.
- Check your load order to ensure no other mod overwrites this mesh; place it after any texture overhauls.
- For Skyrim Special Edition, verify the mod is compatible with your game version, as it was last updated in 2020.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- MadCat221
- Version
- 1
- Downloads
- 57,015
- Endorsements
- 320
- Category
- Models and Textures
- Created
- 1/1/2020
- Updated
- 1/1/2020
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