Silvercraft - Smelting Breakdown SSE
⚪ Last updated 2017⚠️ 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
- 👍 5.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #50 of 51 Miscellaneous mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Xbox One version: https://bethesda.net/en/mods/skyrim/mod-detail/4037342
This mod allows you to collect various silver items and smelt them down at a smelter into silver bars. Good for thieving characters.
Current recipes for one ingot:
2 candlesticks
1 large candlestick
3 small candlesticks
2 platters
Silvercraft - Smelting Breakdown SSE is a small utility mod for Skyrim Special Edition that lets you smelt silver plates, jugs, candlesticks, and bowls into silver bars. It's a simple quality-of-life addition for crafters who want to recycle silver items instead of selling them. With 274 endorsements and over 5,000 downloads, it's a niche but appreciated tool.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Simple and effective – turns junk silver into useful bars.
- Community-approved with 274 endorsements and over 5,000 downloads.
- Fits perfectly for hoarders who never sell anything.
⚠️ Cons
- Only covers four item types – no support for other silver items like goblets or rings.
- No updates since 2017 – might not be compatible with newer mods or patches.
- Potential conflicts with other mods that alter smelting recipes or silver item properties.
For Skyrim crafters who hate wasting silver items and want to turn them into bars for smithing. Also great for completionists who want to use every item meaningfully. Skip if you're looking for major gameplay overhauls – this is a tiny QoL tweak.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Place the mod file in your Data folder or use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2.
- Make sure to load this mod after any mods that change smelting recipes to avoid conflicts.
- Test smelting at a forge with a silver plate to confirm the recipe appears.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- aviform and Martimius
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 5,254
- Endorsements
- 274
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Created
- 4/17/2017
- Updated
- 4/17/2017
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