Orc Brow Horn Tweaks
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.1% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #69 of 108 Body, Face, and Hair mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
These are just some optional tweaks I came up with while working on my upcoming orc NPC overhaul. You can run any combination of these together or run one separately, any way you want.
--Option 0: Brow Horns Don't Change Color- removed the shader flag that changed the brow horns color to match skin tone. Now they actually look like horns. Please note, this will show up on your player character, but will not show on NPCs without redoing facegen files. Mesh replacer.
--Option 1: Tweaked Texture- ran the diffuse through ESGARN and made it lighter. Nothing to write home about, but I couldn't find a mod that covered it. Best used in combination with Brow Horns Don't Change Color, otherwise they will be skintone tinted. Texture replacer.
--Option 2: Brow Horns as Scars- adds copies of each brow horn into the scar category, to allow for different combinations of eyebrows/horns. I recommend using with More Scars, so that you can have brow horns, your choice of eyebrows, and facial scarring all at the same time. ESPFE.
High Poly Head versions are available. Additional version that replaces vanilla horn meshes with high poly versions is now available as well.
Mesh patch available for Orc Horns Extra (LE, but converts fine to SE.) (Highly recommended.)
If you want to use these in an NPC mod, go for it (preferably with credit/link, but whatevs)
Big thanks to Kartoffels for the tutorial on ESGRAN!
Credits to KouLeifoh for High Poly Heads and Hallgarth for Orc Horns Extra
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Away - Come Away
Apachii Sky Hair (Male version)
High Poly Vanilla Hair
Kynes' Weathers and Seasons
Mild Complexions
Mild Hair Colors
Mystic Eyes
NordWarUA's Race Armor ExpansionOrc Horns Extra
Orcodontist
Reverie - Skin
Rudy ENB for Obsidian
Tempered Racial Textures
Vanilla Hair Remake
Vanilla Hair - Salt and Wind
The orcs are my own creation, from my mod Children of the Pariah and from my brain. Screenshots are taken with all three brow horns mods active.
A compact cosmetic mod for orc characters, offering optional tweaks to their brow horns. With 814 endorsements and 1.6M downloads, it's a popular choice for players seeking subtle visual customization. Last updated July 2025, it remains relevant for current game versions.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge download count (1.6M) shows it's a go-to for orc players
- Community-approved with 814 endorsements
- Recently updated (July 2025) so it's likely compatible with current patches
⚠️ Cons
- No detailed feature list or screenshots in the description
- Purely cosmetic – no gameplay impact
- May require manual installation if not using a mod manager
For players who love orc characters and want to fine-tune their appearance. If you're into role-playing or just want your orc to stand out, this is a quick add. Skip if you're looking for gameplay changes – this is all about looks.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using a mod manager, just download and activate – it's that simple.
- Check the mod's file structure to see if there are optional variants – you might need to pick one.
- Since it's cosmetic, it won't affect your save, so feel free to test it out.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- SassiestAssassin
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 1,596,001
- Endorsements
- 814
- Category
- Body, Face, and Hair
- Created
- 6/16/2022
- Updated
- 7/2/2025
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