Unofficial Material Fix
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.5% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #18 of 156 Bug Fixes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
There're countless material bugs in vanilla game.
It will be a bad feeling when you run on a stone road but can't hear any footstep sounds.
Even bad when you're slashing a wooden chest by a sword but can't feel any collision sound and sparks.
This mod is a project tries to fix wrong Havok material marks on statics and landscapes in vanila game.
No esp/esm/esl.
REQUIRED / RECOMMEND
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[]SMIM - Required. This mod is based on vanilla game and SMIM meshes
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]Immersive Sounds - Compendium - Not required but strongly recommend. Can fix grass footstep sounds on metal surface bug. And add many footstep sound types.[]USSEP - Not required but strongly recommend. USSEP also fix many material bugs.
CURRENTLY FIXED
Ver 1. 0. 0
- []Fixed the metal part on Raven Rock center well marked as unknown material.
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[]Fixed 2 types of stone floor marked as wood in Riften castle.
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]Fixed the metal part on farm wells marked as unknown material.[]Fixed farm inn interior wood stair marked as "wrong number" material.
[]Fixed a part of Windhelm stone quater land marked as unknown material.
[]Fixed the charcoal part on black smith forge marked as "0" material.
Ver 1. 1. 0
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[]Fixed the mage statue in winterhold collage marked as "0" material.
[]Fixed 4 types of mammoth skulls marked as "0" material.
[]Fixed 2 types of mammoth ribs marked as "0" material.
[]Fixed Eye of Magnus marked as unknown material.
[]Fixed the charcoal part on another black smith forge marked as "0" material.
[]Fixed the charcoal part on magic fire pillar in Winterhold collage underground marked as "0" material.
Ver 1. 2. 0
[]Fixed the metal part on snow farm well marked as unknown material.
[]Fixed 5 types of wooden floors in Windhelm dock interiors marked as stone material.
[]Fixed 10 different parts o
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[]Fixed the mage statue in winterhold collage marked as "0" material.
Unofficial Material Fix by Elzee patches vanilla material errors that cause broken footsteps, collision sounds, impact sparks, and arrow collisions. With 21,576 endorsements and 4.6M downloads, it's a highly trusted bug-fix mod for players seeking immersion without gameplay changes.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Massive community trust: 21,576 endorsements and 4.6M downloads
- Directly addresses common immersion-breaking bugs
- Actively maintained (last updated March 2025)
⚠️ Cons
- Only fixes material-related issues, not broader bug fixes
- May conflict with other mods that alter material properties
For players who notice weird footstep sounds or sparks that don't match surfaces. If you're a purist who wants vanilla gameplay but with correct audio/visual feedback, this is a must-have. Skip if you don't care about such details or use a comprehensive overhaul that already handles materials.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Load this mod early in your load order to ensure it patches materials before other mods override them.
- If you use other material-related mods, test in a new game to confirm no conflicts.
- Check the mod page for any patches if you use popular texture or sound overhauls.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Elzee
- Version
- 1.18.0
- Downloads
- 4,605,643
- Endorsements
- 21,576
- Category
- Bug Fixes
- Created
- 11/5/2018
- Updated
- 3/28/2025
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