Windhelm Gate Fixes SE
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.7% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #73 of 94 Bug Fixes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
LE Version: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/97637
A brief overview.
This mod fixes a gap to the left-hand side of the Windhelm Main Gate that is visible when entering the city, as well as fixing the ugly view into empty space with sliced apart landscape beyond that can be seen when the gates open in vanilla.
Both esp and esp-fe versions are available.
It is recommended you start a name game with this, as it edits the positioning of Load Doors which are persistent references.
Features.
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[]Moves the Windhelm Main Gate (in the Tamriel worldspace) very slightly to the left, properly aligning it to fix the gap.
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]Puts a black plane behind the Windhelm Main Gate when entering the city, this fixes the fact that it opens up into a void with an LOD right in your face.[]Puts a black plane behind the Windhelm Docks Gate when entering & exiting the city, this fixes the fact that it opens up into a void with an LOD right in your face (on both sides).
[]Places a copy of the left-hand half (from the city-side view) of the near-gate section Windhelm Bridge into the Windhelm worldspace so as to fix the fact that it opens up into an empty blue void.
Compatibility.
This should be compatible with everything except Open Cities, however this is not an issue, as Open Cities fixes this issue due to the very fact that it puts the entire Windhelm worldspace version of Windhelm into the Tamriel worldspace, this mod is designed for everyone who doesn't use Open Cities, so either use this or use Open Cities.
Ditto for SR Exterior Cities.
The Windhelm Bridge seen from inside Windhelm is the Vanilla Windhelm Bridge, if you have a mod that changes the Windhelm Bridge in some way it won't show those changes from within Windhelm, I'll make a patch for the more popular ones if there is demand for it.
If you find a mod that this is somehow incompatible with please let me know and I'll add it to this section or make a patch.
Capital Windhelm Expansion patch available on its page: Capital Windhelm Expansion
Suggested Mods.
Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch (USSEP)
Marvelous Windhelm Gate SE
Capital Windhelm Expansion
Permissions.
Go wild!
Feel free to include this in your own mods and edit as you please, just toss credit.
Additional Notes.
There is a small gap on the left-hand side of the Main Gate in the Windhelm worldspace side, this is however fixed by USSEP so I didn't bother to fix it in this mod, as at this point I'm going
A compact bug fix mod for Skyrim Special Edition that closes a gap in Windhelm's Main Gate and removes the ugly view when opening both the Main and Docks Gates. With 1,195 endorsements and 171,445 downloads, it's a popular, lightweight fix for a common visual annoyance.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 1,195 endorsements and over 171k downloads.
- Targets a specific visual bug that many players notice.
- Lightweight and focused—does exactly what it says without extra bloat.
⚠️ Cons
- Only addresses two specific gate issues; other Windhelm visual glitches remain.
- May conflict with other mods that alter Windhelm's gates or exterior.
- No recent updates since October 2024, so compatibility with future game patches is uncertain.
For Skyrim players who are bothered by visual gaps and ugly views in Windhelm's gates. If you're a completionist who wants a cleaner city exterior, this is a quick fix. Skip if you don't care about minor visual glitches or if you use overhaul mods that change Windhelm's layout.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Install with a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to keep your load order clean.
- Place this mod after any mods that modify Windhelm's exterior to ensure the fix applies.
- If you use other gate-related mods, test in-game to confirm no conflicts.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Treeaboo
- Version
- 1.3
- Downloads
- 171,445
- Endorsements
- 1,195
- Category
- Bug Fixes
- Created
- 5/9/2019
- Updated
- 10/10/2024
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