Racial Abilities - I4 icons
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.2% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #119 of 141 User Interface mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Assigns appropriate icons to racial abilities and powers. Compatible with Aetherius, Imperious, Morningstar, Mannaz, Survival Mode, Survival Mode Improved - SKSE and Race and Gender Skill Diversification, The Ancient Falmer - A Snow Elf Race SE, The Timelost Dwemer - A Deep Elf Race SE, Evolution and Phylogeny. ESP-FE or no ESP when using using a patch for most of the overhauls.
You only need my plugin when playing with Vanilla races, Morningstar, Ancient Falmer or Timelost Dwemer.
Survival Mode is covered in a separate plugin. You need it no matter what overhaul you use.
Conner's Survival Mode doesn't edit any of the racial abilities. Choose the basic version of Survival Mode in the installer while using it.
If your preferred overhaul is not supported, let me know and I will make a patch for it.
darkequine made a patch for Legacy - A Race Overhaul - you can find it here. Thank you, darkequine!
Short explanation of the meaning/source of the icons:
Altmer - a Thalmor symbol
Argonian - a Hist tree
Bosmer - a symbol of the Green Pact
Breton - a triquetra, as mentioned in this book and on some tattoos in ESO
Dunmer - a symbol of Azura
Imperial - a symbol of the Empire
Khajiit - Masser and Secunda, the two moons, as they are closely related to their morphology
Nord - a dragon, same symbol they use in ESO
Orsimer - anvil and a hammer, same symbol they use in ESO
Redguard - a shield and 3 scimitars, same symbol they use in ESO
I'm not exactly satisfied with Nord and Orsimer symbols, but don't have any better ideas. If you have any suggestions, I will gladly hear them out.
Slight issue for Vanilla and Vanilla + USSEP users ONLY
The plugin modifies some of races, but doesn't change how they function. The abilites are literally copy-pasted, because I had to give them unique FormIDs. Until I figure out how to assign an icon based on the source of an effect, it has to stay this way. But it's a cosmetic change only, so load my mod before anything that touches the races and it should be fine, the worst that could happen is an icon will be missing.
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Racial Abilities - I4 icons is a UI mod that assigns appropriate icons to racial abilities and powers in Skyrim. It is compatible with several popular gameplay overhauls including Aetherius, Imperious, and Survival Mode. With 1,929 endorsements and 1.2 million downloads, it is a well-received quality-of-life improvement for players who want clearer visual identification of racial powers.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 1.2 million downloads and 1,929 endorsements.
- Works with major gameplay overhauls like Imperious and Aetherius, so it's a safe bet for modded setups.
- Simple UI improvement that makes racial powers easier to identify at a glance.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in June 2023 — may not be compatible with the latest Skyrim updates or newer mod versions.
- Only covers racial abilities; if you want icons for other powers, this mod won't help.
For Skyrim players who use racial overhaul mods like Imperious or Aetherius and want cleaner UI icons. Also great for anyone who finds default racial ability icons confusing or generic. Skip if you don't care about icon aesthetics or if you play without those compatibility mods.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, just download and install; load order usually doesn't matter for UI mods.
- Make sure you have the compatible mods installed first, otherwise the icons may not show up correctly.
- Check the mod page for any patches if you're using a mod not listed in the compatibility list.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- IAmNotSimon
- Version
- 1.4.2
- Downloads
- 1,238,399
- Endorsements
- 1,929
- Category
- User Interface
- Created
- 6/10/2023
- Updated
- 6/22/2023
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