Wounds Overlays For RaceMenu
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.2% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #71 of 108 Body, Face, and Hair mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
13 New OverlaysI'm a big fan of the mod "Wounds" by IronDusk33, so my characters often spend days or weeks suffering from injuries. To showcase this, I've created this mod that provides 13 new Overlays that apply to different parts of the body (Arms, Legs, Back and Torso) displaying either cuts or bruises.
This mod is a simple 2K overlay, it does not get dynamically applied or anything like that. You will need to do edit your character via showracemenu with RaceMenu installed to apply the injuries. If you change the color to something greyish, they can also look like scars.
Some of the wounds (Those in the legs and in the back) can be hard to see on the RaceMenu, so I recommend moving the camera to actually see them.
Mod is marked as an ESL, so it won't take a slot in your load order.
Compatibility
It should be compatible with all character skin mods and I imagine body types as well, but the location of the scars might differ based on them. It's compatible with other overlays as well, I personally recommend the incredible Skin Feature Overlays by DomainWolf.
You can see a list with the location of the 13 overlays in the image below:
Applying them to Followers
The wounds can also be applied to your followers if using EFF or EFF Standalone Cosmetic Menu. This can be an extra bit of immersion if you're using my mod Follower Death and Injury Chance, which can mark followers as injured. Link below!
Adds 13 new wound overlays for RaceMenu in Skyrim, letting players display cuts and bruises on their character. A popular cosmetic mod with 2,838 endorsements and 1.5M downloads, last updated in August 2025.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 2,838 endorsements and 1.5M downloads
- Simple concept that fills a niche for roleplayers and storytellers
- Actively maintained, last updated August 2025
⚠️ Cons
- Requires RaceMenu, so you'll need to grab that dependency first
- Only 13 overlays—might feel limited if you want more variety
- No screenshots or detailed previews in the description, so you're flying blind until you test it
For Skyrim players who love deep character customization and want to show battle scars or injuries. Perfect for roleplayers who want their character's appearance to reflect their adventures. Skip if you're not into cosmetic mods or don't use RaceMenu.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure RaceMenu is installed and up to date before adding this mod, or the overlays won't show up.
- In RaceMenu, go to the Overlays tab and select Body Paintings to find the new wound options.
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, let it handle the file placement to avoid conflicts.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- JaySerpa
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 1,543,025
- Endorsements
- 2,838
- Category
- Body, Face, and Hair
- Created
- 7/22/2020
- Updated
- 8/3/2025
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