Simplicity of Sea - Water Color and Transparency Tweaks
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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
- 👍 0.7% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #45 of 68 Visuals and Graphics mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Color tweaks for Simplicity of Sea, build for Community Shaders but also compatible with ENB.
Tweaks the color to be more of a deep blue, and enhanced transparency to better show off Community Shader's Water Effects.
Requires Simplicity of Sea. There are no textures bundled with this mod, it is only tweaks of the .esp via xedit. It is based on the "Color Tweaks - no flow map" option.
Installation Steps:
1. Install Simplicity of Sea as you see fit
2. Install this mod, make sure to overwrite Simplicity of Sea's "water mod.esp".
2a. Alternatively, you can just replace the .esp of Simplicity of Sea with this mod.
3. Run and enjoy!
Compatibility:
Same as Simplicity of Sea. This makes no extra world edits, just changes the color and transparency values.
* For the visual parallax and caustic effects, you must use Community Shaders or ENB.
This has only been tested for Community Shaders, but ENB will work too, but may look quite different.
Screenshot Mods:
1. Faultier's PBR AIO + Landscapes.
2. Latest Community Shaders.
3. NAT. CS, KreatE + DALC Fix.
4. Simplicity of Seas, 4K.
Simplicity of Sea - Water Color and Transparency Tweaks is a small visual mod for Skyrim that adjusts the water color to a deep blue and enhances transparency to showcase Community Shader's Water Caustics. Built for Community Shaders but also compatible with ENB, it has 669 endorsements and was last updated in April 2025.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 669 endorsements and nearly 97k downloads.
- Makes water look noticeably deeper and clearer, which is great for screenshots.
- Works with both Community Shaders and ENB, so you're covered either way.
⚠️ Cons
- It's a niche tweak—if you're not using Community Shaders or ENB, this mod does nothing for you.
- Only changes color and transparency, so don't expect any other water improvements.
- Potential conflicts with other water mods that alter the same settings, so check your load order.
For Skyrim players who use Community Shaders or ENB and want a quick, subtle water color boost that makes caustics pop. If you're not into visual tweaks or use a different water overhaul, you can skip this one.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have Community Shaders or ENB installed first, otherwise the tweaks won't show.
- If you use other water mods, place this one after them in your load order to ensure its changes apply.
- Test in a body of water with visible caustics to see the transparency effect clearly.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- davo0411
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Downloads
- 96,918
- Endorsements
- 669
- Category
- Visuals and Graphics
- Created
- 4/28/2025
- Updated
- 4/28/2025
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