Snowy Natural Forts - Base Object Swapper
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.6% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #50 of 188 Models and Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
DESCRIPTION
The imperial fort texture set includes several unique "ice" versions of its textures, while they are not leveraged by all imperial fort retextures, some like the beautiful Inveterate Imperium - Complex Parallax Imperial Forts 8K 4K 2K do include them. This is a small consistency addon for Retrophyx's Natural Forts of Skyrim -SE-AE that uses BOS to swap out the meshes in snowy regions to make use of those textures as well as apply the snow shader to them.
Currently covers Fort Dunstad, Fort Kastav, Fort Neugrad, Fort Hraggstad, and Northwatch Keep. If I missed a location let me know.
FEATURES
Meshes added by Natural Forts will use the imperial fort ice textures and have the snow shader applied to them in snowy regions!
CREDITS
Retrophyx - the creator of the original mod, would not be possible without him Natural Forts of Skyrim -SE-AE
Archinatic - the creator of the Great Cities resources The Great Cities- Resources
Shwerta - the creator of Tower lod files for Natural forts of skyrim
powerofthree - the creator of Base Object Swapper Base Object Swapper
This small consistency addon for Natural Forts of Skyrim uses Base Object Swapper to make imperial forts in snowy regions use the ice texture variants and apply snow shaders. It covers five specific forts and requires the original mod and BOS. A niche but useful patch for players using both mods.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Tiny download and install, just drop it in with your mod manager
- Makes snowy forts look properly wintery without manual mesh editing
- Works with popular texture mods like Inveterate Imperium that include ice textures
⚠️ Cons
- Only covers five forts, so you'll still see non-snowy forts in other snowy areas
- Requires both Natural Forts and Base Object Swapper, so it's not standalone
- Potential conflicts with other mods that alter the same fort meshes or use BOS
For Skyrim modders who use Natural Forts and want snowy consistency in northern holds. If you're a completionist who wants every fort to look right in winter, this is a must-have. Skip if you don't use Natural Forts or don't care about snow shaders on forts.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have both Natural Forts and Base Object Swapper installed before adding this patch, and load it after them.
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, let it handle the file overwrites to avoid conflicts.
- Check the forts listed to see if your favorite snowy fort is covered; if not, you might need to request an update.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Cthelo - Retrophyx
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 9,505
- Endorsements
- 56
- Category
- Models and Textures
- Created
- 5/24/2025
- Updated
- 5/24/2025
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