Tinker's Forge - Smithing Overhaul
⚪ Last updated 2019⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.3% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #8 of 24 Overhauls mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Tinker's Forge
Smithing and Crafting Overhaul
Overview:
Smithing in vanilla skyrim is boring and tedious, and oftentimes buggy as well. Tinker's Forge is my personal overhaul for all things smithing and crafting, fixing many errors with vanilla weapons, amor, and clothing and adding exciting new ways to play as a master smith.
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Features:
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[]Stream-lines and rebalances smithing perks. The vanilla smithing tree is crap; this one is much better. :)[/]
[]New perks that allow you to build devious traps, craft expensive goods for sale, weave magical clothing, or assemble an army of Dwarven automatons![/]
[]Fixes many, many bugs and balancing issues with with weapons, armor, clothing, and crafting.[/]
[]Unlocks crafting for faction gear and other previously unattainable items in a lore-friendly way.[/]
Requirements:
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[]USSEP (Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch). No, it's not optional.[/]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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[]Basic Smithing (0) > Can create Steel and Bonemold armor and weapons at forges, and improve them twice as much. Fur, Hide, Leather, and Iron armor and weapons can be improved twice as much.[/]
[]Meltdown (20) > Common types of weapons, armor, and clothing can be broken down at the smelter or tanning rack, if you have the associated crafting perk.[/]
[]Tailor (20/40) > Common/Rare types of clothing can be crafted at the tanning rack. Joining guilds and completing quests unlocks new clothing patterns[/]
[]Miner (25) > You collect 1-2 additional pieces of ore when mining and dig up gems more often. (Has no effect when mining by hitting ore veins with a weapon - you must choose the "Mine" activate option.)[/]
[]Apprentice Smithing (30) > Can create Dwarven, Elven, and Chitin armor and weapons at forges, and improve them twice as much.[/]
[]Inventor (30) > Bear traps and caltrops can be crafted at the forge. Traps can be placed in the world by dropping them from your inventory. (Bear traps can be picked up, but have a chance to break after every use; created bear traps are more durable than rusty bear traps. Caltrops cannot be picked up.)[/]
[*]Silversmith (35) > Sil
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[]Basic Smithing (0) > Can create Steel and Bonemold armor and weapons at forges, and improve them twice as much. Fur, Hide, Leather, and Iron armor and weapons can be improved twice as much.[/]
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[]USSEP (Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch). No, it's not optional.[/]
Tinker's Forge is a Skyrim overhaul that reworks the Smithing perk tree for a streamlined, immersive experience. It adds new crafting options including devious traps, silver weapons, and magical clothing. With 606 endorsements and 46,047 downloads, it's a well-received mod for players seeking expanded smithing content.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community backing with 606 endorsements and over 46k downloads.
- Adds meaningful variety to smithing—traps, silver gear, and magical clothing are all in one package.
- Perk tree overhaul makes the skill feel more cohesive and less grindy.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in January 2019, so it may be incompatible with newer Skyrim versions or mods.
- Potential conflicts with other smithing overhauls or perk tree mods—check your load order.
- No patches listed for popular mods like Ordinator or Complete Crafting Overhaul, so you might need to tweak things yourself.
For Skyrim players who want to breathe new life into smithing without overhauling the entire game. If you're tired of the vanilla perk tree and want to craft traps and magical gear, this is for you. Skip if you prefer total conversion overhauls or don't want to deal with potential compatibility headaches.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to install and manage load order easily.
- If you use other perk overhauls, place Tinker's Forge after them in your load order to avoid conflicts.
- Test the new crafting options in a new save to ensure everything works smoothly.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Steelfeathers
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 46,047
- Endorsements
- 606
- Category
- Overhauls
- Created
- 1/14/2019
- Updated
- 1/14/2019
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