Guards Armor Replacer SSE Civil War Patch
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 6 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
- 👍 2.7% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #65 of 277 Patches mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This is a patch for the mod "Guards Armor Replacer SSE" made by NordwarUA and uploaded by DanielUA.
Have you downloaded "Guards Armor Replacer SSE" and noticed that after the civil war, guards lose their gear to become imperial or stormcloak soldiers? If that's the case, then this mod was made for you. A lot of people requested a mod like this one, so I took the responsibility upon my shoulders to provide you all with this long awaited patch. Before I say anything else, I just wanted everyone to know that I got permission from the original author before uploading this patch. Here's what this mod does:
- Guards keep their armor, weapons and names after the civil war
- Stormcloaks now wear the different variants of rebel armor and gear during the civil war quests and sieges
- A few other things, such as typos in the markarth gear and more were also fixed
Important message to those who side with the Stormcloaks, you may encounter a bug after the attack of Whiterun where you can't report to Ulfric and the Whiterun and Dragonsreach icons won't be shown on your map. To avoid this bug, you must walk to the Whiterun City Gate from Dragonsreach about a minute after Balgruff surrendered. Only after exiting Whiterun through the city gate on foot will you be able to fast travel to Windhelm. This will fix your issue. I cannot patch this and the Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch does not fix this issue.
To install the mod, simply extract the files from the zip archive then drag the esp file from the folder into your data folder. If you don't want to install the mod manually, you can use Vortex or the Nexus Mod Manager.
If you install this mod in the middle of a playthrough, make sure you type in the command resetinventory or resurrect if necessary.
I hope you will enjoy this patch!
This patch for NordWarUA's Guards Armor Replacer ensures guards retain their armor and gear after the Civil War questline in Skyrim Special Edition. With 1,345 endorsements and nearly 50,000 downloads, it's a well-supported fix for players who want visual consistency post-war.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 1,345 endorsements and nearly 50k downloads
- Fills a real gap—guards losing their gear post-Civil War breaks immersion
- Lightweight patch that does one job without bloat
⚠️ Cons
- Requires the original Guards Armor Replacer, so it's useless without it
- Only affects post-Civil War behavior—no other changes to guard gear
- Potential conflicts with other mods that alter guard inventories or Civil War quest outcomes
For Skyrim players who use Guards Armor Replacer and hate seeing guards revert to default gear after the Civil War. If you're a completionist who plays through the war questline, this patch keeps your visual consistency. Skip if you don't use the base mod or don't care about post-war guard equipment.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Install this patch after the original Guards Armor Replacer and let your mod manager overwrite when prompted.
- Load this patch after the base mod in your load order—use LOOT to sort automatically.
- If guards still lose gear, check that the patch is active and not overwritten by other Civil War overhauls.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- K3VLOL99
- Version
- 1.5.5
- Downloads
- 49,178
- Endorsements
- 1,345
- Category
- Patches
- Created
- 1/11/2020
- Updated
- 4/27/2025
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