Crafting Recipe Distributor
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #5 of 5 Crafting mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
CRAFTING RECIPE DISTRIBUTOR
Requirements
Skyrim SE 1. 5. 39 +
meh's Address Library for SKSE Plugins
Description
SKSE plugin and framework that automatically creates smelting and tempering recipes for weapons/armor/clutter. Every single mod is supported. No need to run xEdit or similar patchers again whenever you adjust your load order.
Recipes are generated using weap/armor material keywords, or by checking their name/model path (ie. clutter/GoldBar.nif). New recipes can be added for items not detected by this process, or if you want to override default behavior (make iron weapons always give out 100 iron ingots).
Smelting
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[]Playable armor/weapons/clutter can be smelted into ingots, or other materials, at the smelter. Light armor can be broken down into leather strips at the tanning rack. [/]
[]Amount of materials received is calculated by checking for the appropriate crafting recipe. If that doesn't exist, amount is dynamically derived using weight ratio or cost ratio of item and material. For instance, expensive weapons that have the WeaponMaterialIron keyword will give out more iron ingots than base iron weapons. [/]
[]Recipes (generated and vanilla) are hidden unless the player has enough materials. You won't be able to smelt equipped armor/weapons unless you have multiples of those in your inventory.[/]
[]Maximum amount of materials received (when amount is dynamically derived) can be customized in po3_CraftingRecipeDistributor.ini.[/]
Tempering
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[]Tempering recipes are generated for armor and weapons that don't have existing tempering recipes (based on material keywords). [/]
Adding New Recipes/Blacklisting items
Recipes/blacklist should be written to an ini file containing the suffix "_CRD", in the Data folder (for example, MyMod_CRD.ini).
Recipes
Recipe = created item formID/editorID | required item keyword/formID | count
created item - item generated by crafting recipe,
Smelting - ingots
Tempering - armor/weapon.
required item - item required by crafting recipe.
Smelting - weapon/armor/clutter
Tempering - ingots.
count - (Smelting) amount of crafted items generated (Tempering) amount of required items needed.
Blacklist[/si
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[]Tempering recipes are generated for armor and weapons that don't have existing tempering recipes (based on material keywords). [/]
Crafting Recipe Distributor is an SKSE plugin and framework that automatically generates smelting and tempering recipes for weapons, armor, and clutter in Skyrim. It requires no patches or patching, making it a convenient tool for modders and players who want crafting recipes without manual setup. With 3,960 endorsements and 1.4 million downloads, it's a popular utility.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust: 3,960 endorsements and 1.4M downloads show it's a go-to for crafting overhauls.
- Zero patching needed—just install and it works, saving you from the usual recipe conflict headaches.
- Framework design means other mods can build on it, so it's future-proof for your load order.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires SKSE, so you're locked into the Script Extender ecosystem—no good for purists on non-SKSE setups.
- Last updated January 2026, but if you're on an older Skyrim version, you might need to check compatibility with your game build.
- It's a behind-the-scenes tool—if you're not into crafting or modding, you won't see immediate flashy changes.
For Skyrim modders and players who want automatic smelting and tempering recipes without manual patching. Also for mod authors who want a framework to distribute crafting recipes. Skip if you prefer hand-crafted, curated recipes or don't use SKSE.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure SKSE is installed and launched via skse_loader.exe, not the default launcher, or the plugin won't load.
- Use a mod manager like MO2 or Vortex to install this—it's an SKSE plugin, so it needs to go in the right folder.
- Check the mod's forum posts for any known conflicts with other crafting overhauls before adding it to your load order.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- powerofthree
- Version
- 4.1.0
- Downloads
- 1,422,900
- Endorsements
- 3,960
- Category
- Crafting
- Created
- 7/11/2021
- Updated
- 1/20/2026
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