Playable Frost Atronach SSE
⚪ Last updated 2017⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #22 of 22 Races, Classes, and Birthsigns mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Ever wanted to be a frost atronach? well now you can! kinda but with default animations so all killmoves will work with this and look ten times more awesome
its kinda overpowered but only on weak enemies, each power attacks has the smash magic effect they do when they hit the ground, it may get annoying..
So this is a mod that will allow you to play as a frost atronach. with humanoid animations. You have a totally of 3 different forms you can from.
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- 1 - a basic frost atronach you see eveywhere. comes with a female model.
2 - a ancient frost atronach thats from the dawnguard dlc. also comes with a female model.
3 - A female frost atronach from... somewhere.. i dont know where the original file is but.. Credits: mingyannuzhiming for making the model.
I rigged the female model to the human skeleton and fixed alot of weighting issues i seen so it should animate better then the last model in 32 bit skyrim old mod. Comes with two models. one with chest, one without chest.
It has its own race and is the female option for the other two races. The female male option has the chest while the female female has no chest. --------------------------------------------------
The frost atronach comes with spells.
1 - You can summon 4 different kinds of frost atronachs at will
2 - You can summon bound atronach fists and a mace. they are invisble but they have a unique sound for them, you can also craft the two weapons as well.
3 - You can cast a frost cloak and a protection spell like stoneflesh but its called iceflesh instead.
These files are in a loose format. I tried making them in a packed bsa, but they only causes issues, mutting the sound, and even CTDing.. so its loose for now. these are also in the new file format for the models and they work so far.
This will require RaceCompatibility for Skyrim Special Edition
- http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2853/?
Playable Frost Atronach SSE lets you play as a frost atronach with three forms, including a female model rigged to the human skeleton. It adds a custom race, spells for summoning atronachs, bound weapons, and frost cloak/iceflesh. Loose files, last updated in 2017.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 173 endorsements and nearly 8k downloads.
- Three distinct forms give you variety, including a female model with optional chest.
- Spell package adds summoning and bound weapons, making it more than a simple reskin.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2017, so it may have compatibility issues with newer Skyrim SE patches or mods.
- Overpowered against weak enemies, and the smash effect on power attacks can get annoying.
- Loose files can conflict with mods that expect packed BSAs, and the female model's origin is unknown.
For Skyrim players who want a quirky, roleplay-heavy playthrough as a frost atronach, especially those who enjoy overpowered builds and unique spell sets. Skip if you're looking for a polished, lore-friendly race mod or if you prefer modern, actively maintained mods.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since the mod uses loose files, make sure your mod manager is set to load loose files over BSAs, or manually place them in your Data folder.
- Test the mod on a new save to avoid conflicts with existing race or animation mods.
- If you find the smash effect too annoying, consider using a mod that lets you tweak power attack effects.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Abbalovesyou
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 7,970
- Endorsements
- 173
- Category
- Races, Classes, and Birthsigns
- Created
- 11/20/2016
- Updated
- 3/17/2017
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