Basic LOD for Happy Little Trees Fabled Forests Aspens Ablaze Green Lush
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ 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
- 👍 2.5% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #3 of 43 Environmental mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Basic LOD for Happy Little Trees or Fabled Forests with aspen tree options from Aspens Ablaze or Green & Lush Aspen Trees SE. For those who don't use DynDOLOD. Meshes and textures only. No ESP.
Areas covered: SE LODs only, no extra areas from AE or CC.
Happy Little Trees required.
Fabled Forests required.
Aspens Ablaze required
Green and Lush Aspen Trees SE required
Choose either Happy Little Trees or Fabled Forests then optionally choose aspen tree mods.
Install/Load aspen tree mods after main tree/pines mod.
Install/Load corresponding Basic LOD after all tree mod/s.
Happy Little Trees install options:
All Trees, No Tree Size Addon, Default Snowy Pine Textures
Fabled Forests install options:
Author's Choice, Default Snowy Pine Textures, No Seasons of Skyrim
Mythic Proportions, Default Snowy Pine Textures, No Seasons of Skyrim.
Aspens are defaulted to the Autumnal Aspen Leaves LOD color which I think looks good on either option.
Aspens Ablaze install options:
Without Thickets, Normal, Autumnal
Without Thickets, Normal, Autumnal Variety
Basic LOD for some New Lands are available as optional files:
- New Vominheim - SE by venjhammet
- Summerset Isle by yourenotsupposedtobeinhere
- Wyrmstooth by Jonx0r
- Midwood Isle by Will Evans
- Falskaar by AlexanderJVelicky
Note about all Basic LOD textures: default textures are from the default lodgen output. If you don't prefer them, best to edit it personally using tools like paint.net.
T4GTR34UM3R for Happy Little Trees
Sheson for DynDOLOD 3 Alpha
Kojillama for Fabled Forests
mindflux for Aspens Ablaze
Zeknapain for Green and Lush Aspen Trees SE
mathy79 for Skyrim 3D Trees and Plants
vurt for Skyrim Flora Overhaul SE
Basic LOD for Happy Little Trees or Fabled Forests, adding aspen tree options from Aspens Ablaze or Green & Lush Aspen Trees SE. Meshes and textures only, no ESP, for users who don't use DynDOLOD. 622 endorsements, last updated June 2025.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid endorsement count (622) shows it's trusted by the community.
- Fills a real gap for players who want better tree LOD without the DynDOLOD hassle.
- Lightweight: meshes and textures only, no plugin to worry about.
⚠️ Cons
- Only covers basic LOD, so you won't get the full DynDOLOD quality.
- Requires you to already have one of the listed tree mods installed, which adds setup steps.
- Compatibility risk: may conflict with other LOD mods or tree overhauls that modify the same files.
For Skyrim players who use Happy Little Trees or Fabled Forests and want better distant aspen trees without the complexity of DynDOLOD. Also great for modders who prefer simple mesh/texture drops. Skip if you're already using DynDOLOD or want ultra-detailed LOD.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have one of the required tree mods installed first, then drop the LOD files into your Data folder.
- If you're using a mod manager, install this after your tree mod to ensure proper overwrite order.
- For best results, regenerate your LOD in-game or use a fresh save to see the changes.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- AerysTMD
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 25,251
- Endorsements
- 622
- Category
- Environmental
- Created
- 7/4/2023
- Updated
- 6/4/2025
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