Mihail's Ant Replacer - Cleaned and Optimized Textures
⚪ 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
- 🏆 #11 of 87 Creatures and Mounts mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Mihail's original textures were in old BC3 compression and 4K (1028x4096).
I have cleaned the files of compression artifacts, and re-compressed in modern BC7 format. I have also downscaled the textures to provide different resolution options.
Requires the original mod
Performance Option for Potato PCs
Mipmaps and BC7 compression reduce VRAM usage, especially when the files are cleaned of compression artifacts.
For Potato PCs, I've uploaded a downscaled version where the diffuse texture files are larger than normal and environment map files, which are less visible in game. This reduces VRAM usage considerably while maintaining higher visual quality, using the Octagon config files posted on this mod, which I recommend using if you have a Potato PC.
My Cleaned & Upscaled Texture Mods:
(many are also available for Oldrim here)
CoverKhajiits 4K
CoverEyes 1K
Animals and Creatures
Bellyaches 4K Animal and Creature Pack
Bellyaches 16K-8K Dragon Replacer Pack
Bellyaches New Dragon Species 16K-8K
4K Enderal Donkey
Intricate Spider Webs and Egg Sacs 4K-2K
Game of Thrones Dragons 16K-8K
Mihail's Chickens - Optimized
Mihail's Ant Replacer - Optimized
Mihail's Vampire Lords and Beasts - Optimized
Ruins Clutter Improved 4K
Saerileth's White Phial Replacer 4K-2K
Book Covers Skyrim 4K
Book Covers Skyrim - Lost Letters 4K
Better Books and Letters
Detailed Rugs 4K
Forgotten Retex Project 4K-2K
Visible Windows 4K-2K
Weapons, Armor and Gear
Zim's Immersive Artifacts 4K
Cloaks and Capes 4K
DeserterX Faction Crossbows
Bandolier 4K - Bags and Pouches
Queering Skyrim Necklaces Upscaled
Fashions Of The Banditry 4K
Forsworn Fashions 4K
Cloaks of the Nords 4K-2K
Sigils of Skyrim 4K-2K - Banners & Shields
Bandanas and Blindfolds of Skyrim 4K Retexture
Chitin and Dwemer Goggles and Scouter 4K-2K
Tribunal Robes and Masks 4K
Reapress - Cleaned Textures
Armors of the Velothi Pt. II - Cleaned
Kvetchi Mercenary Set - Cleaned
Magic, Weather & FX
Mysticism: A Magic Overhaul
Deadly Spell Impacts 4K
Wonders of Weather 4K
Rainbows 4K
Shooting Stars 2K
Isoku's Alternate Sun Glare 4K
Realistic Smoke and Embers 4K-2K
DLCs & Misc
Beyond Skyrim Bruma: Mountain Textures
Pilgrim: A Religion Overhaul
Holidays 4K-2K
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This mod replaces Mihail's ant textures with cleaned, BC7-compressed versions, reducing compression artifacts and offering reduced resolution options. It's a visual improvement for Skyrim players using Mihail's ant creatures, with 397 endorsements and frequent updates as of late 2022.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community backing with 397 endorsements
- Huge download count (137k) shows real demand
- BC7 compression means better quality at same size
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects Mihail's ants—if you don't use those, this is useless
- Texture cleanup is subtle; you might not notice unless you zoom in
- Reduced resolution options could clash with other texture mods if you mix resolutions
For Skyrim players who use Mihail's ant creatures and want cleaner, more optimized textures without the compression artifacts. If you're a texture perfectionist or want to save VRAM with reduced options, this is for you. Skip if you don't use Mihail's ants or prefer full-resolution textures.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using a mod manager, let it overwrite the original Mihail ant textures to ensure the cleaned versions take effect.
- Check the mod's file options to pick the resolution that fits your VRAM—lower resolutions can help performance on weaker rigs.
- Since this is a texture replacer, load order doesn't matter much, but place it after Mihail's creatures mod in your mod list.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- MihailMods - XilaMonstrr
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 137,391
- Endorsements
- 397
- Category
- Creatures and Mounts
- Created
- 11/27/2022
- Updated
- 11/27/2022
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