Improved Solitude Windmill
⚪ Last updated 2024⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.4% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #181 of 401 Models and Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Features
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[]Balcony now reachable
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]Updated collision allows players to jump off the bridge[]Adds an animated grinder
[]3D rotor/ Optional SMIM rotor
[]Adds 1 extra floor at the top of the mill
[]Adds 1 new window on the top floor
[]A dummy window at the base of the tower is now real
[]New trims and bricks on the edges
[]Parallax ready
[]Optimized for SSE
[]Split BSTriShapes to prevent flickering lights
Other Solitude improvement mods:
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[]Improved Theater
[]Improved Solitude Windmill
[]Improved Solitude Arch
- 3D Solitude Market Trellis
Improved Solitude Windmill replaces the windmill model in Solitude, letting players reach the top floor and adding a grinder. A popular cosmetic and functional enhancement with 846 endorsements and nearly 200k downloads, last updated March 2024.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 846 endorsements and nearly 200k downloads
- Adds a new gameplay element (grinder) to a previously static location
- Simple, focused improvement that enhances exploration
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects Solitude's windmill, so impact is limited to one location
- May conflict with other mods that alter Solitude's exterior or the windmill model
- No compatibility patches mentioned, so you might need to sort load order carefully
For Skyrim players who want to explore every nook and cranny and appreciate small functional additions. If you're a completionist or enjoy finding new interactive elements, this is a nice touch. Skip if you're looking for major overhauls or don't care about Solitude's windmill.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to install and manage load order easily.
- Place this mod after other mods that modify Solitude's exterior to ensure the windmill change takes priority.
- If you use other Solitude overhaul mods, check for conflicts and consider using a bashed patch or manual load order sorting.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- RedBag
- Version
- 1.4
- Downloads
- 195,875
- Endorsements
- 846
- Category
- Models and Textures
- Created
- 6/18/2023
- Updated
- 3/7/2024
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