Community Shaders Expanded (CSX) - Formerly known as Particle Lights Fork
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #16 of 40 Visuals and Graphics mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Community Shaders Expanded (CSX)
(Unofficial Fork for SE / AE / VR)
⚠️ Unofficial Fork Notice:
This is an unofficial fork of Community Shaders by Doodlum & contributors. It is not affiliated with, supported by, or endorsed by the official Community Shaders team.
Note this fork does NOT distribute nor is compatible with Effects11.
Support & Community
If you have any questions, please use the comments box on this page or visit the Mad Gods Overhaul (MGO) Discord in the #mod-cs-fork channel.
Please do not post fork-related questions on the official CS Discord. I will not answer there!
What This Fork Does
This fork restores Particle Lights, Contact Shadows, and Wrapped Lighting for Vanilla Grass, allowing players and modlist authors to continue using these features with the latest versions of Community Shaders.
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[]Gemstone Support: If you want to use ENB Particle Lights for Gemstones by Kevkas, please grab the fork-specific version here.[/]
[]Conflict Resolution: Use my tool Lights Conflict Resolver to efficiently combine Particle Lights and Placed Lights without visual doubling or performance loss.[/]
[]Visual Indicator: Feature additions distinguishing this fork from vanilla CS are clearly colored yellow and blue in the CS UI (SE/AE only).[/]
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Community Shaders Expanded (CSX) is an SKSE core plugin that restores Particle Lights support for Community Shaders, adds new customization options, and introduces VR-focused optimizations. It's an unofficial fork of Community Shaders by Doodlum, aimed at users who want enhanced graphics control and VR performance.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community backing with 385 endorsements and over 33k downloads
- Brings back Particle Lights support, a feature many users missed
- Includes VR optimizations, which is rare and valuable for VR players
⚠️ Cons
- Unofficial fork, so it may diverge from the main Community Shaders updates
- Potential compatibility issues with other mods that rely on the original Community Shaders
- Requires SKSE, adding a dependency for users who don't already have it
For Skyrim modders who want to enhance their graphics with Community Shaders but need Particle Lights support or play in VR. Also for users who want extra customization options beyond the base mod. Skip if you're happy with the official Community Shaders and don't need VR or Particle Lights.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have SKSE installed and running before adding this mod, as it's a core plugin.
- If you're using a mod manager, let it handle the file placement to avoid overwriting issues.
- For VR users, check that your VR setup is compatible with the optimizations included in this fork.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- ParticleTroned
- Version
- csx3.18-VR
- Downloads
- 33,045
- Endorsements
- 385
- Category
- Visuals and Graphics
- Created
- 12/13/2025
- Updated
- 8/9/2026
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