The Great Cities - Minor Cities and Towns SSE Edition
⚪ Last updated 2020⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.8% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #24 of 50 Cities, Towns, Villages, and Hamlets mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
I am currently in the process of redoing my older overhauls. The mods in this pack have not been reworked.
The most recent version of Winterhold can be downloaded here
It is not compatible with this all in one unless you download the patch in the TGC of Winterhold patch collection!
The Great Cities
Minor Cities and Towns
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This is a lore friendly overhaul of Skyrim's minor cities and towns.
This is a merge of these overhauls:
The Great City of Dawnstar
The Great City of Dragon Bridge
The Great City of Falkreath
The Great City of Morthal
The Great City of Rorikstead
The Great City of Winterhold (3. 02)
This mod does not include my most recent series with custom buildings:
The Great Town of Karthwasten
The Great Village of Old Hroldan
The Great Town of Ivarstead
The Great Town of Shor's Stone
The Great Village of Mixwater Mill
The Great Village of Kynesgrove
The Great City of Winterhold (4. 0 and up)
The Great Cities is for anyone that wants to breath new life into or was unsatisfied with the minor cities and towns of Skyrim. This mod has lore friendliness in mind and builds upon the unique charateristics of each location. Each overhaul tries to make the areas look significantly different without altering the vanilla feel and gameplay too much. Merchants are added to the cities of Dawnstar(general goods), Dragon Bridge(blacksmith), Morthal(general goods) and Winterhold(blacksmith).
Compatibility
This mod is incompatible with any mod that significantly alters the exterior area surrounding Dawnstar, Dragon Bridge, Falkreath, Morthal, Rorikstead or Winterhold.
This merge contains an older version of my Winterhold overhaul and is incompatible with its most recent massive update that contains custom made architecture unless you download the patch in the TGC of Winterhold Patch Collection.
This mod does NOT overaul the five major cities Markarth, Riften, Solitude, Whiterun or Windhelm.
- A patch for Cities of the North can be found here
My other mods:
Nordic Ruins of Skyrim
The Great City of Solitude
I don't have a lot to offer but if you like my work and are interested in supporting me I have a Patreon :)
This mod overhauls the minor hold capitals, Dragon Bridge, and Rorikstead in Skyrim Special Edition. It's a popular city overhaul with 18,003 endorsements and 2.2 million downloads, last updated in November 2020.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust: 18,003 endorsements and 2.2 million downloads.
- Focuses on often-overlooked towns, giving them a fresh look.
- From a known author, soldierofwar, who has a track record in city overhauls.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2020 — might have compatibility issues with newer mods or game updates.
- Only covers two locations, so if you want a full overhaul of all cities, this is just a piece.
For Skyrim players who want to refresh the minor hold capitals, Dragon Bridge, and Rorikstead without overhauling the entire game. If you're a completionist who loves exploring every town, this adds visual variety. Skip if you're looking for gameplay changes — this is purely a visual overhaul.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's a city overhaul, make sure to load it after other mods that alter the same locations to avoid conflicts.
- Check if you have any mods that modify Dragon Bridge or Rorikstead, as they might need a patch.
- If you're using a mod manager, you can easily enable/disable this mod to test compatibility with your load order.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- soldierofwar
- Version
- 2.01
- Downloads
- 2,246,279
- Endorsements
- 18,003
- Category
- Cities, Towns, Villages, and Hamlets
- Created
- 9/30/2018
- Updated
- 11/21/2020
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