Giant Campfires Cast Shadows- Giant Fire Lighting Fixed - OPTIONAL ENB Light Version
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ 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
- 👍 1.6% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #28 of 115 Bug Fixes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Requirements: None.
This mod adds shadows to giantcampfires. Vanilla didn't have them for a long time now and it was always hurting my immersion whenever going to a giant camp. So here it is finally, a way to make those giant camps ten times more atmospheric. You have to see it ingame to really appreciate it as it can look quite different depending on your ENB.
My ENB makes the burning logs and the fire look messed up, so I apologize for that. It's normal without ENB but it wasnt dark enough to take screenshots with shadows in that case. My campfire logs looked shit with ENB before this mod too. You really have to try it out and see for yourself, it really adds a lot to your immersion seeing those big giants and mammoth cast a shadow on the surroundings.
Here is a video demonstration, but as I said ignore the blinding neon glowing burning logs, they are not part of the mod.
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- []ENB Light
- []ELFX - Enhanced Lights and FX
ELFX Exteriors - Giant CF Comp Patch
- []Tamriel Master Lights
- []LUX
and duplicate lights for interior giantcampfires. (2 locations)
- []Unofficial Material Fix
- []Fires Hurt SE
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[]ENB Light for the particle nodes
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Fixes a decade-old bug by adding shadow-casting lights to all giant campfires in Skyrim, while excluding fire logs to avoid visual glitches. A popular bug fix with 2,159 endorsements and 133,281 downloads, last updated in September 2023.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust (2,159 endorsements) and massive download count (133,281)
- Fixes an annoying visual bug that's been in the game for nearly a decade
- Smart design choice to skip log shadows, avoiding the ugly look seen in other mods
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects giant campfires, so other fire sources remain unchanged
- May conflict with other mods that alter campfire lighting or meshes
- Last updated in 2023, so compatibility with newer Skyrim versions is uncertain
For Skyrim players who notice the missing shadows on giant campfires and want a simple, lore-friendly fix. Also great for modders who want a stable base for lighting overhauls. Skip if you're fine with vanilla lighting or use a comprehensive lighting mod that already addresses this.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, install this mod and let it overwrite any conflicting files for campfire meshes.
- Place this mod after other lighting mods in your load order to ensure the fix applies correctly.
- Test in a location with a giant campfire (e.g., outside Whiterun) to see the shadow effect immediately.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Exalderan
- Version
- 1.2
- Downloads
- 133,281
- Endorsements
- 2,159
- Category
- Bug Fixes
- Created
- 5/2/2021
- Updated
- 9/2/2023
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