Forgotten Retex Project
⚪ Last updated 2024⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.7% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #70 of 565 Models and Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
While wandering the vast world of Skyrim,
did you ever come across an item that was
so poorly textured that it literally was
responsible for removing all immersion?
A Quest item you fought 30 bandits
or 50 Draugr to get to? Or perhaps,
a common object that constantly throws
its unimpressive textures at you?
This project is an effort at remembering these
forgotten items and bringing them
into a new, appreciated light.
-Draw Knife JDAnchor
-Silver Mold JDAnchor
-Embalming Scalpel JDAnchor
-Embalming Scissors JDAnchor
-Embalming Hook JDAnchor
-Embalming Instrument JDAnchor
-Saw JDAnchor
-Burned Book ThranduilElvenKind
-Ruined Book ThranduilElvenKind
-Clothes Iron SummerrainRose
-Pearls SummerrainRose
-Honningbrew Decanter SummerrainRose
-Giant Toe (Kajuan Style) IWantATardis
-Wooden Sword JDAnchor
-Flin Remiros
-Sujamma Remiros
-Mazte Remiros
-Shein Remiros
-Civil War Map Flags XNFRain
-Flagon Qwafee
-Bloody Rags Qwafee
-Spider Egg Sac Mautz
-Torture Tools Exoclyps
-Initiate's Ewer JDAnchor
-Essence Extractor JDAnchor
-Drum JDAnchor
-Kettle JDAnchor
-Cauldron JDAnchor
-Ancient Nordic Pickaxe Billyro
-Soulgem Stand Billyro
-Helgi's Coffin Jimtownirish
-Sweet Roll Jimtownirish
-Torch Jimtownirish
-Keys Tsukinomi
-Woodcutter's Axe Billyro[/i
Forgotten Retex Project is a Skyrim mod that retextures and adds new meshes for overlooked objects like quest rewards and clutter, complementing larger landscape overhauls. With 23,518 endorsements and 3.3M downloads, it's a popular choice for players seeking visual consistency across small items.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust: 23,518 endorsements and 3.3M downloads show it's a go-to for texture modders.
- Fills a niche gap by improving small items that most overhauls ignore.
- Actively maintained—last updated May 2024, so it's not abandoned.
⚠️ Cons
- Focuses only on small objects—if you want landscape or character changes, this isn't it.
- May conflict with other mods that alter the same items, requiring patch management.
For Skyrim modders who already use landscape overhauls and want the little things to match. If you're a completionist who notices mismatched clutter and quest rewards, this is for you. Skip if you're only interested in big-ticket visual changes like ENBs or new landmasses.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Pair it with a major landscape texture mod to get the full effect—it's meant to complement those.
- Check for compatibility patches if you use other mods that touch the same clutter items.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to handle overwrite conflicts easily.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- JDAnchor
- Version
- 8.3
- Downloads
- 3,307,760
- Endorsements
- 23,518
- Category
- Models and Textures
- Created
- 1/27/2017
- Updated
- 5/10/2024
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