Project Clarity - Creature Textures Redone
⚪ Last updated 2022⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.6% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #167 of 434 Models and Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Project Clarity - Creature Textures RedoneOverview
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Using Kartoffels excellent Cleaned Skyrim SE Textures as a base, all creature textures have been up-scaled with an AI upscaler, processed with a custom photoshop filter, and saved in BC7 file format.
Overview
100% Lore/Vanilla friendly.
Texture sizes for the full res version range from 512x512 to 8192x8192. The large creatures (dragons, mammoth, your mom (jk lol) etc.) are 8K because they are large (woah). Half res textures are exactly half the size of the full res (duh).
Only two creatures (Burnt Spriggen, and Alduin) have been significantly darkened. The spriggen was darkened because the name is "Burnt Spriggen".
Alduin was darkened because according to the lore he's referred to as the "Twilight God", and in the song of the dragonborn he's referred to as "Black Wings" and "Ancient Shadow Unbound".
If you want an Alduin replacer that (IMO) fits the lore even better, there's an alternate retexture made by me in the file section. This retexture was inspired by BlackWolf24's Alduin Enhanced, but it comes in a much higher resolution than his mod.
Final Notes & Permissions
This can be used as is, to either replace creature textures, or be used as a base to build on.
These are still Bethesda textures, the quality doesn't even come close to
retextures made from scratch. However they are still better than vanilla, and this
mod should serve as an excellent base for building textures off of.
This is also a modders resource, feel free to use these textures for
anything and everything you want. Permissions are open. Credit is
preferable but not required.
Project Clarity - Creature Textures Redone is a high-resolution AI up-scaled texture overhaul for every creature in the game. It has 2,007 endorsements and 356,870 downloads, last updated in May 2022. This mod is for players who want sharper, more detailed creature visuals without changing gameplay.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Massive download count (356k) shows it's a go-to for texture upgrades
- Covers every creature, so you get a consistent visual boost across the board
- AI up-scaling means you get sharper details without manual rework
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2022 — might not be compatible with the latest game patches
- Texture mods can be VRAM-heavy; performance impact not documented
For players who want a quick, comprehensive visual upgrade to creature textures without fiddling with individual mods. If you're a completionist who wants every creature to look crisp, this is for you. Skip if you're on a low-end PC or prefer gameplay-changing mods.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check if your game version is compatible with the mod's last update (2022) before installing.
- Use a mod manager to easily toggle the mod on/off if you run into performance issues.
- If you have other texture mods, load this one last to ensure it overrides creature textures properly.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Iconic
- Version
- 1.8
- Downloads
- 356,870
- Endorsements
- 2,007
- Category
- Models and Textures
- Created
- 11/3/2020
- Updated
- 5/3/2022
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