Structures of Skyrim - Snowy AF (SoSSAF)
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ 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
- 👍 4.7% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #2 of 43 Environmental mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
SoSSAF adds hand crafted 3D snow layers to Skyrim’s farmhouse roofs, in snowy regions like Dawnstar, Winterhold, Morthal, Hllalu Farm etc, plus various lumber mills, bridges, walkways and more. The new snow layer has been tailored with a natural-look that integrates perfectly with Skyrim's snowiest regions. The new snow roofs undulate for the snow to settle organically, thanks to precision tool work in 3DS Max. Featuring distinctive "rollover" edges for 3D icicles with multilayer parallax, SoSSAF transforms Skyrim's snowy farmhouses with a super cozy next-generation look.
- []Adds new 3D snow coverage to farmhouse roofs across snowy Skyrim regions.
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]Covers all existing snowy farmhouse structures in Skyrim.[]Natural, organic snow created in 3DS Max for a visually distinct undulating appearance.
[]Unique "rollover" edge design at the base of snowy roofs, where daytime snow melt forms Icicles.
[]3D icicles with transparent refracting multilayer parallax.
[]Meshes have been split to reduce light flickering.
INSTALLATION:
- []Install the mod normally using your preferred mod manager. The mod contains no scripts and can be uninstalled at any time.
REQUIREMENTS:
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[]The base mod has no additional requirements other than the base game.
- []For the full-game, same icicle style visual experience, download and install the mod Transparent and Refracting Icicle (TRI).
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]You only require the loose version of TRI, however, if you install the main version, we recommend the following settings.SETUP:
- []FOMOD options:
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]Parallax meshes - Supports parallax snow textures.[]Patches providing the option to not have Dawnstar, Morthal, Winterhold locations applied with SoSSAF
[]Mod support patches
COMPATIBILITY:
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[]Parallax Compatibility - Supports parallax effects for any parallax snow texture.
[]Incompatibility - Not compatible with mods that alter vanilla snowy farmhouse buildings or replace them with different structures.
SUGGESTED LOAD ORDER:
[]Let the SoSSAF.esp (master) load where it wants
[]For patches, load them lower in LO priority then mods intended to be last modifying Cell Records i.e Water mods, etc...
[*]Suggested plugins Load Order
- []FOMOD options:
- []Install the mod normally using your preferred mod manager. The mod contains no scripts and can be uninstalled at any time.
SoSSAF adds a highly realistic 3D snow layer to Skyrim's farmhouse roofs and other buildings. A cosmetic environmental mod with 300 endorsements and 6,380 downloads, last updated November 2024.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 300 endorsements and 6,380 downloads.
- Adds a realistic 3D snow layer that improves visual immersion.
- Lightweight cosmetic mod that doesn't overhaul gameplay.
⚠️ Cons
- May conflict with other mods that alter building meshes or textures.
- Limited to snow effects on roofs; doesn't touch other surfaces.
- Potential compatibility risk with popular overhaul mods like SMIM or JK's Skyrim.
For Skyrim players who want more realistic snow on buildings without a full visual overhaul. If you're after gameplay changes, skip this—it's purely cosmetic.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to install and manage this mod easily.
- Check load order: place after major texture overhauls to ensure snow layer applies correctly.
- If you use ENB, test in-game to ensure the snow layer looks right with your lighting.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Khrysinxs and Kojak747
- Version
- 1.2
- Downloads
- 6,380
- Endorsements
- 300
- Category
- Environmental
- Created
- 11/14/2024
- Updated
- 11/22/2024
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