High Fantasy HD Masser And Secunda Moons Replacer by VapoChill
⚪ Last updated 2022⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #227 of 308 Models and Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
30th April 2024: I am finally working on an update to solve the clipped edges issue and improve compatibility with tools like ENB. Thank you for your patience.
I got frustrated with the lack of good moon mods or retextures on the nexus so decided to create my own.
A lot of the other options either have horrible textures, lots of artifacting, or no moon phases.
As it turns out, it takes a lot more effort than expected to create good moons!
Features:
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[]Working moon phases like skyrim's vanilla moons.
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]Moon's clouds change a little bit depending on moon phase.[]4K Twinkly twinkly stars replacer - more than 4K is pointless because the stars tile anyway
[]2K BC7 Moon Textures
Install with fomod or copy+paste like any other texture mod.
Not necessary but recommended:
If you want high fantasy galaxy look: 8K Night Skies - Stars and Galaxies - Cathedral Concept
If you want a more realistic look with no galaxy: Earthly Night Sky by Wofrion
If you want shooting stars (which match my stars well): Shooting Stars SE + Shooting Stars HD Textures
Overwrite your choice of the above mods with mine.
If you want to change the individual sizes of your Moons/Planets use this mod: Moon Size Tweaks
(It's an oldrim mod but it still works on 1. 5. 97 & 1. 6. 659. Personally I believe 70-80% looks best!)
I mostly run 4K textures but these Moon & Planet textures are in 2K because the moons are quite small, anything more than 4K is effectively pointless & this size comes with zero vRAM or performance cost despite looking amazing on a 4K monitor.
Note; Screenshots taken with vanilla skyrim engine, NO reshade, ENB, lighting mods, etc.
Not tested with ENB so I don't know how the brightness will be.
P. S: This is my first ever mod so please leave a comment if you like it or have feedback.
Credit to michelgrande199 for creating the original images I used for building the planets & who kindly put them under Creative Commons 0 (Public Domain) licensing.
High Fantasy HD Masser And Secunda Moons Replacer replaces Skyrim's moons with high fantasy HD planets, featuring waning and waxing cycles. A popular cosmetic mod with 111 endorsements and over 40,000 downloads, last updated in December 2022.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 111 endorsements and over 40k downloads.
- Gives Skyrim's night sky a fresh, high fantasy look.
- Works with the existing moon phases, so it feels natural.
⚠️ Cons
- Purely cosmetic—if you want gameplay changes, this isn't it.
- Only affects the moons, not other celestial bodies.
- Potential conflicts with other moon or sky texture overhauls.
For Skyrim players who want a more epic, high fantasy night sky without overhauling the whole game. Perfect for those who love visual polish and don't mind a simple texture swap. Skip if you're looking for gameplay tweaks or if you already use a comprehensive sky mod that includes moons.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to install and easily uninstall if needed.
- Place this mod after other texture mods in your load order to ensure it takes priority.
- Check the mod's images on the Nexus page to see the exact look before installing.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- VapoChill
- Version
- 0.81
- Downloads
- 40,269
- Endorsements
- 111
- Category
- Models and Textures
- Created
- 12/16/2022
- Updated
- 12/16/2022
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