Mihail's Hanging Dead Chickens - Cleaned and Optimized Textures
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ Install Order · 6 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.2% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #64 of 101 Creatures and Mounts mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Mihail's original textures were in old BC3 compression. Most of the diffuse maps were in 4K and the normals in 2K.
I have cleaned the files of compression artifacts, upscaled the normal maps using chaiNNer and ESRGAN models to a max of 4K resolution, and re-compressed all textures in modern BC7 format with full mipmaps. I have also downscaled the textures to provide different resolution options, for all the folks that don't want 4K resolution.
Requires the original mod
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This mod cleans and optimizes the textures for Mihail's hanging dead chickens in Skyrim, removing compression artifacts and compressing them in BC7 format. It includes upscaled normal maps and offers 2K and Potato resolution options. For players who want better visual quality without performance hits.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 415 endorsements and over 182k downloads
- Optimized BC7 compression means better performance without sacrificing quality
- Includes both 2K and Potato options, so you can tailor it to your rig
⚠️ Cons
- Requires the original Mihail's Hanging Dead Chickens mod to work
- Texture overhaul only, so no new meshes or gameplay changes
- Potential conflicts with other texture mods that touch the same files
For Skyrim players who use Mihail's hanging dead chickens and want cleaner, more optimized textures. If you're a performance-focused modder, the Potato option is a godsend. Skip if you don't use the original mod or if you're fine with the vanilla textures.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the original Mihail's Hanging Dead Chickens mod installed first, then overwrite its textures with this one.
- If you're on a low-end PC, choose the Potato resolution option to save VRAM.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to easily handle the file overwrite and avoid conflicts.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- MihailMods - XilaMonstrr
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 182,457
- Endorsements
- 415
- Category
- Creatures and Mounts
- Created
- 1/25/2023
- Updated
- 1/25/2023
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