HotD Dragons 8K-16K - Cleaned and Upscaled Textures (Game of Thrones)
⚪ Last updated 2022⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #83 of 101 Creatures and Mounts mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
These are cleaned and upscaled textures ONLY for the four added by "House of the Dragons".
Drogon, Rhaegal and Viserion are already available here.
The original textures for these gorgeous dragons by KaienHash were in a mix of BC1 and BC7 compression, with a maximum of 4K resolution (pretty small on a giant dragon).
I have cleaned the files of compression artifacts, upscaled them all by 4x using chaiNNer and ESRGAN models to a max of 16K resolution, and re-compressed in modern BC7 format with full mipmaps. I have also downscaled the textures to provide different resolution options.
Why 16K Dragons??
All resolutions specified are the maximum resolution. Dragons are VERY large, so think about how you want your dragons to look when you are fighting them up close.
The original dragon bodies were in 4K resolution, meaning the dragon head itself was only about 1500x1200 pixels. If you like 1K apples then you definitely want 8K dragons or higher.
Requires meshes from the Original Mod ("Standalone" files), the texture files are not necessary.
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This mod provides high-resolution and performance-friendly texture upgrades for the House of the Dragons Mod in Skyrim Special Edition, cleaned of compression artifacts and optimized for SSE, with potato resolution options for low-end systems. It has 478 endorsements and 159,760 downloads, last updated in December 2022.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Popular choice with 478 endorsements and 159,760 downloads
- Offers both high-res and performance options, so you can pick what fits your rig
- Cleaned textures mean no ugly compression artifacts ruining your dragons
⚠️ Cons
- Only works with the House of the Dragons Mod, so if you don't use that, this is useless
- Last updated in December 2022, so it might not be compatible with newer mod versions
- Potential conflicts with other texture overhauls for the same creatures
For Skyrim players who use the House of the Dragons Mod and want better-looking dragons without sacrificing performance. If you're on a potato PC, the potato resolutions are a lifesaver. Skip if you don't use that mod or prefer gameplay changes over visuals.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the House of the Dragons Mod installed first, or these textures won't apply.
- If you're using a mod manager, let it overwrite any conflicting texture mods for the best results.
- For low-end systems, choose the potato resolution files to keep your framerate stable.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- KaienHash - XilaMonstrr
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 159,760
- Endorsements
- 478
- Category
- Creatures and Mounts
- Created
- 12/4/2022
- Updated
- 12/4/2022
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