Northern Roads - Collision and Placement Fix
🟡 Updated this year⚠️ Install Order · 6 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
- 👍 0.1% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #169 of 172 Patches mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
What this mod does:
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[]Fixes missing and incorrect object collision (1 of which was game-breaking; you could walk into the object, but not out of it)
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]Adjusts a few rock piles and objects to hide exposed world gaps[]Fixes a handful of floating plants and objects not addressed in other patches/fixes
A huge shoutout to 4R4NDMbGY3 for his help troubleshooting in my fight against .nif files. Go check out some of his work!
These are all issues present in the latest version of "Northerm Roads" (1. 3. 1)
For Vanilla Skyrim Floating Objects, check out my fix here: Comprehensive Vanilla Floating Object Fix (load BEFORE this mod; this fix should overwrite 'Comprehensive Vanilla Floating Object Fix to ensure alignment with 'Northern Roads')
Installation
There are two ways to install this mod:
1. The Simple Way
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[]Download this mod through your mod manager of choice
This mod MUST be overwriting 'Northern Roads' assets for the collision fixes to take effect
2. The Manual Way (NOT referring to manually installing mods directly to data folder)
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[]Download this mod and unpack the .zip file using your program of choice
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]Download 'Northern Roads' and unpack its .zip file[]Take the 3 included .nif files from my mod and replace the .nif files of the same name in 'Northern Roads' with them
[]Repack both mods into their separate .zip files and install with your mod manager of choice
The 'Manual Way' ensures that the collision fixes will be working regardless of where you load my patch
Compatibility
I strongly recommend you download and use ALL of the below fixes; this patch is designed to work with them
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[]Magink666's Northern Roads - Floating Objects Fix: Compatible, my mod must load after
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]Alaxouche's Northern Roads - Patches Compendium (Rock Patch & Flora Plants Fix): Compatible, my mod must load after[]spdude's Even More Floating Object Fixes: Compatible, order doesn't matter
[]HalfbitShirlock's Northern Roads - Stairs Fixes: Compatible
If you use JPdreamer's Northern Concept - Northern Roads:
[*]Compatible, download the appropriate file from this mod's 'Optional' section (parallax or non-parallax meshes) and merge with my mod. My mod must
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[]Magink666's Northern Roads - Floating Objects Fix: Compatible, my mod must load after
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[]Download this mod and unpack the .zip file using your program of choice
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[]Download this mod through your mod manager of choice
This patch fixes collision and placement issues in JPSteel2's Northern Roads overhaul for Skyrim. With 659 endorsements and over a million downloads, it's a popular compatibility fix for players experiencing road-related bugs. Last updated December 2025.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-trusted fix (659 endorsements, 1M downloads)
- Targets real issues in a popular overhaul
- Actively maintained (updated December 2025)
⚠️ Cons
- Requires Northern Roads to be installed first
- May not cover every possible placement bug
- No detailed patch notes provided in description
For Skyrim players using Northern Roads who've noticed road collision or placement glitches. If you're happy with the base mod and haven't encountered issues, you might not need this. Skip if you don't use Northern Roads.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Load this patch after Northern Roads in your mod manager to ensure fixes apply.
- If you use other Northern Roads patches, check load order carefully to avoid conflicts.
- Test roads near major cities like Whiterun and Solitude to see the fixes in action.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Sleepingbadgr
- Version
- 2.1.1
- Downloads
- 1,031,765
- Endorsements
- 659
- Category
- Patches
- Created
- 2/26/2024
- Updated
- 12/20/2025
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