Morning Fogs SSE
⚪ Last updated 2019⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.5% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #38 of 105 Environmental mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Morning Fogs SSE
This is an official port of the lovely little Morning Fogs mod by MannyGT, including the awesome MCM menu and refinements from the alternate Morning Fogs Refined version by egocarib, with permission from both original authors. I've also added my own contributions by nearly doubling the amount of locations where morning fogs can be seen. I hope you enjoy!
Overview
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[]Adds early morning fogs to bodies of water around Skyrim, which can appear and disappear anywhere between 4 AM and 11 AM.
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]Includes all of the locations from the original mod, which I've tweaked just a tad to make the fog formations seem a bit more natural and varied. These locations include:
- Rivers and lakes around Riverwood, Ivarstead, Half Moon Mill, Markarth, and Dragonbridge, as well as Mara's Eye Pond.
- []Now also includes several new locations where morning fogs can be spotted, most of which were added in more remote areas away from main cities, as well as many additional pockets of fog added to larger bodies of water such as Lake Ilinalta and Lake Honrich, near Riften.
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]Comes in two separate versions for further customization of the thickness of your fogs. - Additional customization options provided with the MCM menu:
-Adjust the % chance that morning fogs will appear each day.
An excellent video by Hodilton showcasing some of both the old and new locations for morning fogs. Please check him out and support his amazing work! :)
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-Updating and Installation-
When updating to newer versions, it's important that you follow the typical procedure for safely updating mods that contain scripts. In other words, make sure you enter an interior location and create a new save before updating. This mod only contains two light scripts, so it's certainly not going to break your game if you don't update properly, you just won't see any of the new changes made in the update. Even if you already updated without doing an interior save, there's nothing to worry about, just head into an interior and create a clean save, uninstall the mod, and reinstall it again. You'll be good to go :)
Morning Fogs SSE adds rolling morning fogs over scenic lakes and rivers throughout Skyrim, with an MCM for customization. A popular environmental mod with over 10,000 endorsements, last updated in 2019.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 10,561 endorsements and 2 million downloads
- Simple, focused purpose: enhances morning atmosphere without overhauling everything
- MCM support means you can tweak fog behavior to your liking
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2019 — may have compatibility issues with newer Skyrim versions or mods
- Only affects morning fogs, so if you want all-day weather changes, this won't cover it
- Requires SkyUI and SKSE for the MCM, which some players avoid
For Skyrim players who love atmospheric mornings and want to add a layer of realism to lakes and rivers. Perfect for screenshot enthusiasts and immersive players. Skip if you prefer gameplay changes or don't want to bother with MCM setup.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have SkyUI and SKSE installed first, as the MCM won't work without them.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to avoid overwriting other weather mods.
- Check the mod's load order — place it after other weather or lighting mods to ensure fog effects apply correctly.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- MannyGT - egocarib - Desmera
- Version
- 1.3.1
- Downloads
- 2,035,136
- Endorsements
- 10,561
- Category
- Environmental
- Created
- 11/24/2018
- Updated
- 3/27/2019
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