Vanilla Skies Enhanced
🟠 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.
Preview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.9% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #36 of 54 Visuals and Graphics mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Not much to say, 4x upscale of all the vanilla sky textures. Did this for my own game so figured might as well share.
Screenshots were taken with vanilla styled weathers
Separated the clouds and sun files incase anyone only wanted one or the other.
Ran through BC1 Smoothing, upscaled with 4x ESRGAN and then exported to DDS from PNG using Nvidia Texture Tools
Vanilla Skies Enhanced is a visual mod that upscales vanilla cloud, sun, and night sky textures by 4x using ESRGAN. With 367 endorsements and over 42,000 downloads, it's a popular choice for players wanting crisper skies without changing the game's aesthetic. Last updated in October 2024, it remains a solid pick for texture purists.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 367 endorsements and over 42k downloads
- Keeps the vanilla look while making skies noticeably sharper
- Simple texture replacer—no gameplay changes, just visual polish
⚠️ Cons
- Only covers clouds, sun, and night sky—no other weather or sky elements
- Upscaling can sometimes introduce artifacts on certain textures, though not specified here
- Compatibility risk with other mods that alter the same sky textures
For Skyrim players who want a crisp, high-res sky without straying from the vanilla aesthetic. If you're a texture purist who loves the original look but hates blurry clouds, this is for you. Skip if you want overhauled skies with new weather effects—this is purely a texture upgrade.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's a texture replacer, just drop the files into your Data folder or use a mod manager—no load order worries.
- If you use other sky texture mods, place this one after them in your mod order to ensure it takes priority.
- Check the mod's images to see the upscaled results before installing, so you know what to expect.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Bottle
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 42,073
- Endorsements
- 367
- Category
- Visuals and Graphics
- Created
- 5/9/2024
- Updated
- 10/15/2024
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