Animal Fat Soaps
⚪ Last updated 2022⚠️ 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
- 👍 3.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #14 of 15 Crafting mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
The purpose of this mod is to create new recipes on which animal fat makes sense to have. The motivation is soaps from Dirt and Blood requiring Troll Fat in order to craft soaps, not an easy task.
Functionality
Some animals will drop animal fat when dead, you can use this ingredient to craft several items.
The Core plugin will just do the following
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[]Add the Animal Fat ingredient to the list of available ingredients
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]Some animals will drop that ingredientComplete Alchemy and Cooking Overhaul
Optional files required. Read the files description
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[]You can create animal tallow from animal fat, complementing the bear and fox fat recipes.
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]Compatibility patch for the CACO leveled lists.Dirt and Blood
Optional files required. Read the files description
Soaps from Dirt and Blood require charcoal and troll fat in order to be made. Killing a troll is not that easy. There is a plugin that adds new recipes for creating the soap required for you to bathe. Recipes consist of a common flower, for example, lavender, salt and animal fat. The CACO version alters these recipes requiring Animal Tallow instead of Animal Fat, allowing you to take advantage of bear and fox fat.
Installation
Place in Data folder/ use mod manager. The FOMOD will automatically detect supported mods and select their compatibility patch.
Compatibility and Load Order
Any mod that alters animal leveled lists will be incompatible. Patches are provided for
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[]Ars Metallica - Smithing Enhancement - In order to restore crafting feathers on chickens + fat
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]Complete Alchemy and Cooking Overhaul - Only when using the CACO addon[]Seasonal Wildlife Distribution - Use the skytest patch in the mod page
[]SkyTEST - Realistic Animals and Predators SE - Adds animal fat to Skytest animals
FAQ
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[]✅ SE
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]✅ AE[]❓ VR
[]✅ Script free
[]✅ ESL
- ❌ Bad Mod
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[]✅ SE
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[]Ars Metallica - Smithing Enhancement - In order to restore crafting feathers on chickens + fat
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[]You can create animal tallow from animal fat, complementing the bear and fox fat recipes.
Animal Fat Soaps adds animal fat as a new ingredient dropped by certain animals, enabling new soap recipes that replace the need for troll fat from Dirt and Blood. It includes compatibility patches for Complete Alchemy and Cooking Overhaul, SkyTEST, and other mods, with a FOMOD installer that auto-detects supported mods.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solves a real pain point: no more hunting trolls just to make soap (434 endorsements back this up).
- Smart integration with CACO and Dirt and Blood, making it a natural fit for survival-focused playthroughs.
- FOMOD installer handles patch selection automatically, so setup is painless even with multiple mods.
⚠️ Cons
- Any mod that changes animal leveled lists will conflict unless a patch is provided, so you need to check your load order carefully.
- The mod hasn't been updated since September 2022, so it may not be compatible with the latest game patches or newer mod versions.
- Requires optional addons for CACO and Dirt and Blood to get the full experience, meaning extra downloads and load order management.
For Skyrim players who use Dirt and Blood and hate farming troll fat for soap. Also great for CACO users who want a more realistic alchemy loop. Skip if you don't care about bathing mechanics or use mods that overhaul animal loot without patches.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you use CACO or Dirt and Blood, grab the optional addon files from the mod page—the FOMOD will auto-detect them, but you need to download them separately.
- Place this mod early in your load order, before any mods that edit animal leveled lists, to minimize conflicts.
- Check the mod page for the SkyTEST patch if you use that mod—it's listed as a separate download.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- dann1c
- Version
- 1.3.0
- Downloads
- 13,507
- Endorsements
- 434
- Category
- Crafting
- Created
- 8/6/2020
- Updated
- 9/16/2022
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