Werebeast Improvements for Growl or Vanilla - Werewolf Werebear with optional no fire weakness
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ 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
- 👍 2.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #22 of 158 Models and Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Quick message for folks about SPID: Yes using SPID to distribute these textures/meshes would be awesome, but it is out of the scope of these
mods and I am not interested nor able to do such. I had a lot of people
asking for this in all of my comment sections and it's getting a little frustrating.
Get permission from the original authors of these resources/use the open perm stuff, and you have my permission to use any
of my edited assets for your projects, including SPID distributing.
Hello all! Yes another new mod so soon! Ahh! I hope this one proves helpful for many!
This mod includes a few things that I'll try to list very simply, with each feature being totally optional!
A decently vast range of 4K texture replacers for werewolves and werebears. Mostly including all my other mods' retextures but in support of Growl/Vanilla. So Bellyache's 4K werewolf textures and my werebear spruce-up.
Tamaskan eye textures for werebeasts (werewolves and werebears share the same eye texture file.)
ESP replacer to remove Growl's weakness to fire from werebeasts. Not capable with any mod that replaces Growl's ESP. And obviously this requires Growl.
Mouth textures for both werebeasts for a cleaner, healthier look.
This mod does NOT alter any werebeast meshes, or meshes at all! So you may use any mesh for werewolves and werebears as you wish. But for obvious reasons the retexture only supports meshes that support vanilla formatted textures.
If you want some werewolf meshes though, I got a sizable collection of them here: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/71214
It's a bit of a mixture of things but I felt like they all fit together under one major umbrella, werebeasts! And each thing can be opted out of if you want to keep it vanilla/keep whatever mod you're currently using for that. Want just the werewolf texture? Sure! Want just the werebear texture? Also sure! Want just the Growl adjustment and leave visuals totally alone? Of course!
Everything's included in the main file, just install with your mod manager and go through the FOMOD with your choices.
As a side note, werebear eyes are weirdly dark so it was hard to show off the changes, but there IS a difference between them! It often shows better in different lighting. Refer to the werewolf eye example to better see the color.
And yeah, I now use Growl and finally retired using Moonlight Tales SSE, BUT! I am not done as I have one more nifty thing for MLT SSE users up my sleeve. It's a WIP now but will hopefully be done soon.
Enai Siaion for their mod 'Growl'.
Nyphani for their Tamaska werebear eye and mouth textures.
wrig675 for the original bellyache texture pack - XilaMonstrr for the 4K update of said texture pack.
Khisartin for their werebear textures. Check it out here: Bears-and-Werebears-
Werebeast Improvements is a 4K texture replacer for werewolves and werebears in Skyrim, with optional eye textures and an ESP to remove fire weakness from Growl werebeasts. All features are optional, making it a flexible visual upgrade for beast-form players.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community backing with 139 endorsements and over 6,000 downloads
- Gives your werewolf and werebear forms a crisp 4K makeover that fits the Growl aesthetic
- The optional no-fire-weakness ESP is a nice QoL tweak for Growl users who hate that vulnerability
⚠️ Cons
- Only touches textures and one gameplay tweak—don't expect new mechanics or animations
- The fire weakness removal is tied to Growl, so vanilla players won't get that feature
- Compatibility risk with other werewolf texture mods—load order will matter if you stack them
For Skyrim players who use Growl and want their beast forms to look sharper without straying from the mod's visual style. Also for vanilla werewolf fans who just want a 4K texture upgrade. Skip if you're after gameplay overhauls—this is mostly cosmetic.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you use Growl, install the optional ESP to remove fire weakness—it's a simple plugin that just needs to be active in your load order.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to easily toggle the optional eye textures and ESP on or off without messing up your Data folder.
- Place this mod after other werewolf texture mods in your load order so its 4K textures take priority.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Wolflady500
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 6,194
- Endorsements
- 139
- Category
- Models and Textures
- Created
- 1/22/2023
- Updated
- 1/22/2023
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