OIL by Ramccoid
⚪ Last updated 2020⚠️ 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
- 👍 1.0% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #56 of 401 Models and Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This is a conversion of Ramccoid's amazing mod OIL. The original creator passed away at the beginning of this year and I didn't want his work to get left behind. He left open permissions it looks like so I plan to convert any of his mods that weren't already converted. Rest in peace Roy, your work was, and still is fantastic.
Original Description
I found the oil trap puddles to look bland and uninteresting, in fact quite a eye sore when using environmental retextures. I've introduced a new more oil looking moving swirl and I've made 3 types of replacers but you can only use one at a time.
Vanilla colours with new swirl - this uses similar colours to vanilla with a new swirl effect.
Vanilla colours and swirl - this uses similar colours to vanilla but keeps the default swirl effect.
Oily water effect - this gives the rainbow colours effect to the oil as if it is floating upon water.
available in x256, x512, x1024 and x2048 sized textures.
COMPATIBILITY
Not compatible with anything which changes these meshes used in this mod.
MOD HISTORY
version 1. 0: initial release
version 1. 1: Updated cube map to stop effect from disappearing under certain circumstances.
version 2. 0: Eliminated vanilla swirls and vanilla colours versions because if you want them like the default, don't install this mod. Improved textures of both remaining versions and enhanced and improved cube maps giving them a environment reflection. Smoothed out the normal map to look less bulky. Now works well will ENBs and should have no more problems with the effect disappearing. Credits to Zerwas1 and frozunswaidon for their invaluable advice.
OIL by Ramccoid replaces the textures of oil puddle traps found throughout Skyrim, offering four resolution options (x256, x512, x1024, x2048). A simple visual enhancement for players who want improved trap textures without changing gameplay. With over 2,000 endorsements, it's a popular choice for texture overhauls.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 2,184 endorsements and 229k downloads
- Multiple resolution options let you balance performance and quality
- Lightweight and easy to install—just drop in and go
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2020—may not be compatible with the latest Skyrim version or other texture mods
- Only affects oil puddles, so it's a minor visual tweak, not a major overhaul
- No screenshots or detailed instructions provided, so you're flying blind on the look
For Skyrim players who want to polish up the little details, especially if you're building a comprehensive texture overhaul. If you're after big changes or gameplay tweaks, this isn't for you—it's purely cosmetic and focused on one trap type.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Pick the resolution that matches your other texture mods—x1024 is a good middle ground for most setups.
- If you're using a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, install this as a separate mod so you can easily disable it if you find a conflict.
- Since it's a texture replacer, load order usually doesn't matter, but placing it after other texture overhauls ensures it takes priority.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Ramccoid
- Version
- 2
- Downloads
- 229,412
- Endorsements
- 2,184
- Category
- Models and Textures
- Created
- 7/26/2020
- Updated
- 7/26/2020
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