Glass Armors and Weapons Retexture SE
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #117 of 565 Models and Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
GLASS ARMORS AND WEAPONS RETEXTURE SE
"What we call Glass is nothing like the window panes you see in houses. The greenish material is far stronger and has a much higher melting point."
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This mod retextures the Glass armor set, shield and weapons, Chillrend, CC Glass Crossbow and CC Glass staff. Also contains optional retextures Amidianborn's content addon's Thalmor glass armor and Vvanderfell Glass armor and for Oblivion artifacts Pack's quicksilver boots, LOTD's Glass bow of the stag pince and Grimsever (blade only), Wyrmstooth - Craftable Brimstone armor and weapons and Elsopa's glass quiver.
This mod also overwrites the glass armor meshes to fix the mismatched cubemaps and shader setting between pieces. These mismatched cubemaps and settings make it almost impossible to match all armor pieces together. Trying to reduce this issue by tweaking your textures is only a patch on this issue, which is why update 2. 0 finally makes all armor pieces and weapons use the same cubemap (gold_ore_e.dds for the gold version, Shinybright_e.dds for the thalmor and vvardenfell versions) and the same environment multiplier.
The textures for the Glass sets are based on Cabal120's aMidianBorn Book of Silence. I used their normal maps as a base to create my retexture.
I have tried to patch as many popular mods as I can. If I missed anything, please let me know in the comments or feel free to create the patch yourself and publish it on nexus (will provide instructions on how to create these mesh patches lower on this page. it is very simple to do).
Fomod lets you pick and choose what you want.
Chest textures are 4k, everything else is 2k
Half-res version available in Optional files chest, shield and weapons are 2k, everything else is 1k
Low-res version available in Optional files, chest shield and weapons are 1k, everything else is 512
FOMOD OPTIONS
BASE INSTALL
GLASS ARMOR
VANILLA-STYLE GOLD
THALMOR GLASS
VVARDENFELL GLASS
AMIDIANBORN CONTENT ADDON
If using Amidianborn content addon or amidianborn armor variants lite, will use the gold textures on the glass armor and retexture the thalmor gl
This mod retextures the Glass armor and weapons in Skyrim Special Edition, including Chillrend, the CC Glass crossbow and staff, and items from LOTD, Oblivion Artifacts Pack, and Wyrmstooth. With 7,435 endorsements and 2.6 million downloads, it's a popular choice for players who want a fresh look for their Glass gear.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 7,435 endorsements and 2.6 million downloads.
- Covers a wide range of Glass gear, including DLC and modded items.
- Recent update (May 2026) means it's actively maintained.
⚠️ Cons
- Description doesn't specify the visual style or changes, so you don't know what you're getting until you try it.
- Requires the listed mods (LOTD, Oblivion Artifacts Pack, Wyrmstooth) to see all retextures, which adds dependency overhead.
- No screenshots or install instructions provided in the description, so you'll need to check the mod page for details.
For Skyrim players who want a fresh look for their Glass armor and weapons, especially those using mods like Legacy of the Dragonborn, Oblivion Artifacts Pack, or Wyrmstooth. Skip if you're looking for gameplay changes—this is purely cosmetic.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, you can preview the textures before installing to see if you like the style.
- Make sure you have the required mods (LOTD, Oblivion Artifacts Pack, Wyrmstooth) installed and loaded before this retexture to avoid missing textures.
- Check the mod's Posts or Bugs section on Nexus for any known conflicts with other texture overhauls.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Xavbio
- Version
- 2.2.1
- Downloads
- 2,620,364
- Endorsements
- 7,435
- Category
- Models and Textures
- Created
- 3/22/2023
- Updated
- 5/28/2026
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