High Quality PBR Ivy
🟡 Updated this year⚠️ Install Order · 7 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
- 🏆 #303 of 401 Models and Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
PBR (physically based rendering) approximates how real materials react to light and is used in most modern games. PBR is a part of Community Shaders that has several benefits which includes more realistic lighting than in vanilla and complex material. To achieve this I have cleaned compression artifacts, unbaked shadows from diffuse maps, created separate Ambient Occlusion maps, roughness maps, parallax maps and maps for subsurface scattering. I have not included meshes, so you need the original mod and run ParallaxGen.
It requires the original mod and is compatible with any of the install options (Nordic Stonewalls, animated or non-animated ivy etc.). So choose freely and use this mod here to upgrade the textures to PBR.
For proper movement of leaves according to wind strenght I highly recommend to use Dynamic Wind Framework with the patch from Dynamic Wind - Patchhub.
Installation:
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[]Install like any other mod and make sure that you have version 1. 0 or higher of Community Shaders installed[/]
[]Load order does not matter[/]
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[]Rerun ParallaxGen if you install the first time or upgrade the mod (v1. 0 to 1. 1)
No need to rerun ParallaxGen if you reinstall the mod and chose different texture options[/
]Load order:
Make sure that nothing overwrites the meshes of this mod. Except ParallaxGen
More of my PBR texture mods:
+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| Plants | Animals | Others |
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| Cathedral PBR Plants | PBR Chicken | Realistic PBR Footprints |
| PBR Waterplants | CC Fish PBRed | PBR Immersive Laundry |
| High Quality PBR Ivy | Sewer Rats PBRed | Kanjs - Nests and Eggs PBRed |
| PBR Flora Overhaul | PBR Toads and Frogs of Skyrim | PBR textures for The Great Cities Collection |
| PBR textures for Blubbo mods | Improved Fish PBR | PBR Road signs |
| PBR Willows | | |
+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+[/
A texture rework that upgrades Pomelo8765's High Quality Ivy and Fabled Forests - Ivy on Trees to PBR, giving ivy more realistic depth and lighting. With 469 endorsements and 165k downloads, it's a popular visual enhancement for Skyrim players who want better plant textures.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 469 endorsements and over 165k downloads
- Enhances both standalone ivy and Fabled Forests integration
- Brings modern PBR visuals to older texture mods
⚠️ Cons
- Requires the original mods to work, so you need to download those separately
- PBR textures can be performance-heavy on lower-end systems
- May conflict with other texture overhauls that touch the same ivy meshes
For Skyrim modders who want more realistic ivy and already use PBR setups. If you're into visual overhauls and don't mind extra dependencies, this is a solid upgrade. Skip if you prefer vanilla-style textures or don't want to mess with PBR.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the original mods installed first, then overwrite with this rework.
- If you're using a mod manager, let this mod load after the originals to ensure the PBR textures take effect.
- Check your ENB or weather mod supports PBR, otherwise the effect won't show properly.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- jepster
- Version
- 1.5
- Downloads
- 165,510
- Endorsements
- 469
- Category
- Models and Textures
- Created
- 12/7/2024
- Updated
- 10/27/2025
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