CleverCharff's Photorealistic Ash Pile
⚪ 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
- 👍 0.5% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #52 of 517 Models and Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
A retexture of the ash piles with buried pieces of bone and sharper ash texture. Glows like the vanilla ash textures. I only made a 2K version since a 4K version really wasn't noticeable in comparison. With or without bone pieces.
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CleverCharff's Photorealistic Ash Pile is a texture overhaul for ash piles in Skyrim, adding sharper ash textures and optional buried bone pieces. With 4,390 endorsements and nearly a million downloads, it's a popular, lightweight visual upgrade for players who want more realistic environmental details.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 4,390 endorsements and 924k downloads
- Adds subtle but noticeable realism to a common environmental detail
- Flexible install options—choose with or without bones
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2020—may not be patched for the latest Skyrim version
- Only affects ash piles, so impact is limited to specific areas
- No screenshots or detailed install instructions in the description
For Skyrim players who want to enhance the game's environmental textures without overhauling everything. If you're a modder building a realistic setup, this is a quick win. Skip if you're looking for gameplay changes or major visual overhauls—this is purely cosmetic.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to install and manage this texture replacer easily.
- If you use other texture mods, load this after them to ensure its ash pile textures take priority.
- Check the mod's file section for the 'no bones' version if you prefer a cleaner look.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- CleverCharff
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 924,381
- Endorsements
- 4,390
- Category
- Models and Textures
- Created
- 2/16/2020
- Updated
- 5/31/2020
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