Unique HF Potato Bread Mesh
⚪ Last updated 2022⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.9% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #13 of 214 Models and Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
UNIQUE HF POTATO BREAD MESH
This is a high effort mod, I swear.
Ok, look, here's the problem: In vanilla, the Potato Bread (added by Hearthfire) uses the mesh for regular Bread, Bread01A.nif. The new texture is assigned via a texture set (that's something done in plugins, HearthFire.esm in this case).
Now, you may be using a mod to overhaul your food-related assets such as Skyrim 3D Cooking. It replaces the bread assets, including Bread01A.nif, and ... the new shape of the mesh doesn't fit the vanilla Potato Bread textures at all. Unfortunately, the mod does not include a matching texture either.
The result is, uhhh, not pretty.
To fix this, I simply replaced the texture set for the Potato Bread with a unique mesh. This mesh is vanilla, by the way, it's a Bread01A.nif masquerading as PotatoBread.nif. The cool thing is that since the Potato Bread is now assigned this unique mesh, it won't give a crap about your Bread01A.nif and still use whatever retextures you have installed (potatobread01.dds and potatobread01_n.dds). For example, I use Retexture for Bread - Hearthfire (though it's the vanilla texture in the screenshots).
Tadaaaah ...
The bread mesh from High Poly Project is also very different from vanilla, but the mod's potato bread texture is actually made to match it. As long as you install both Hearthfire Breads and Vanilla Breads options in HPP, your potato breads will be fine without my mod.
Basically this mod is a fix for Skyrim 3D Cooking, Realistic HD Food Remastered, and any other mods that change the shape of the Bread01A.nif mesh.
PERMISSIONS
See permissions tab.
CREDITS
Thanks for the mesh, Todd.
A small compatibility mod for Skyrim that gives potato bread its own unique mesh file path, preventing other model replacers from overwriting it. With 154 endorsements and 17,587 downloads, it's a niche fix for players using multiple mesh mods.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Tiny fix that solves a real headache if you run multiple mesh replacers (154 endorsements).
- Zero bloat—just a file path change, no new textures or models to worry about.
- Community-tested with 17,587 downloads, so it's proven to work for others.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects potato bread—if you don't care about that one item, this mod does nothing for you.
- Last updated in 2022, so it might not be compatible with the latest Skyrim updates or newer mesh mods.
- Potential conflicts with mods that intentionally replace potato bread's mesh—this mod forces its own path.
For Skyrim modders who stack multiple mesh replacers and want to keep potato bread looking vanilla. Skip if you don't use mesh overhauls or don't care about bread visuals.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Place the mod in your load order after any mesh replacers to ensure the unique path takes effect.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to easily enable/disable this fix without manual file edits.
- If you see potato bread looking weird, check if another mod is overriding the new file path—load order matters.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Phoenix
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 17,587
- Endorsements
- 154
- Category
- Models and Textures
- Created
- 12/8/2021
- Updated
- 8/19/2022
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