Guards and Stormcloaks Armors Retexture SE
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #210 of 565 Models and Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
GUARD AND STORMCLOAKS ARMORS RETEXTURE SE
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My cousin's out fighting dragons, and what do I get? Guard duty."If you like my work, please consider leaving a tip on kofi or becoming a Patron!
This mod retextures the Guard Armors, Guard shields, Stormcloak Officer Armor and CC Civil War Champions' Stormbear Armor, shield and weapons. Optional Retextures available for Helgen Reborn, Falskaar, Midwood Isle and Open Face Guard Helmets.
The Stormcloak officer Armor's Textures are base on Cabal's Amidianborn Book of Silence version. All other textures are based on Vanilla Textures
This mod contains optional mesh replacers for the Guards and Stormcloak Officer sets, adding sleeves and pants. You can choose not to install them and only use my textures. Meaning it is compatible with every mod that works with vanilla textures.
FOMOD OPTIONS
Fomod lets you pick and choose what you want.
Textures are 2k except Chest armor textures, which are 4k.
Half-res version available in Optional files (Chest textures are 2k, everything else is 1k)
BASE INSTALL - VANILLA ITEMS
Choose which of these you want to install
GUARD ARMORS
GUARD SHIELDS
STORMCLOAK OFFICER ARMOR
BASE INSTALL - CREATION CLUB ITEMS
STORMBEAR ARMOR AND WEAPONS
OPTIONAL MESHES - SLEEVES
GUARD ARMOR SLEEVES
GUARD ARMOR - NO MESHES - TEXTURES ONLY
STORMCLOAK OFFICER SLEEVES AND PANTS
STORMCLOAK OFFICER - NO MESHES - TEXTURES ONLY
CONSISTENCY PATCHES
HELGEN REBORNMIDWOOD ISLE
OPEN FACE GUARD HELMETS
This mod retextures all Guard armors, Guard shields, Stormcloak Officer Armor, and the CC Civil War Champions' Stormbear armor, shield, and weapons. Optional retextures are available for Helgen Reborn, Falskaar, Midwood Isle, and Open Face Guard helmets. With over 6,400 endorsements and 2 million downloads, it's a highly popular visual overhaul for Skyrim Special Edition.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 6,455 endorsements and 2 million downloads.
- Covers a wide range of armors in one mod, including DLC content.
- Optional patches for popular mods like Falskaar and Helgen Reborn show dedication to compatibility.
⚠️ Cons
- No screenshots or detailed previews in the description, so you can't see the new textures before downloading.
- Last updated in June 2026, but no info on compatibility with the latest Skyrim patch or other mods.
For Skyrim players who want a consistent, high-quality look for guards and Stormcloaks without changing gameplay. If you use mods like Falskaar or Helgen Reborn, the optional patches are a nice bonus. Skip if you're looking for gameplay changes or if you prefer vanilla textures.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to install and manage the mod easily.
- If you have the Creation Club Civil War Champions content, make sure it's installed before this mod to avoid conflicts.
- Check the mod's Files tab on Nexus for optional patches and read the description for any load order notes.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Xavbio
- Version
- 1.1.1
- Downloads
- 2,021,338
- Endorsements
- 6,455
- Category
- Models and Textures
- Created
- 8/11/2023
- Updated
- 6/10/2026
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