Minx's Grendel Skins - 3 New Standalone Workbench Weapon Skins
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ Install Order · 2 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
- 👍 1.5% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #180 of 228 Weapons mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Minx's Grendel Skins:
Three Standalone Weapon Skins
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Here are three standalone new weapon skins for the Grendel available to craft at the Weapons Workbench. Two parts are needed to install: the .esm with the new data references, and the .ba2 goes next to it, it contains the new visual assets.
Unlike the vanilla skins, I have taken the time to make modified visuals for all of the weapon mod options: muzzles including suppressor, all barrels, both lasers, both grips, and all sights.
These are coded to "Know by Default" so are immediately available at the Workbench. They require no mats to craft.
Use with my Happytime Explosive Guns kit for maximum fun! Currently resolving conflict with the standalone guns, either or both work fine, but still have to get the standalone guns to be able to use these new skins. Working on it. Conflict resolved.
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Skins Added:
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[]Candy Acid - My personal new favorite, this is a highly modified version of the base game Acid Rain skin but in teals, pinks, purples, and black. This one uses original black color for Muzzle Brake and Iron Sights, all other options are skinned.
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]Chrome - Not the most pure of a chrome look, but it is pretty close using only visual layers and not changing the meshes materials. Contains a denoised and cleaned Normal Mask layer to smooth out the "plastic" feel of original parts.[]Gold - Turned out very nice! A good clean gold look which is very satisfying. Also contains a denoised and cleaned Normal Mask layer to smooth out the "plastic" feel of original parts.
Options: None at this time.
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Requirements: like other .esm mods, you must get and set up the Plugins.txt Enabler, then add
Grendel-Skins-Minx.esm
to your Plugins.txt file.
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Install:
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[]The .esm file and .ba2 file goes into your main game install /Data/ folder just like other .esm files. This could be something like E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Starfield\Data\Grendel-Skins-Minx.esm
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Uninstall: can try a manager or manually delete:
main install location*/Starfield/Data/Grendel-Skins-Minx.esm====
Problems: no major or minor problems or issues known at this time.
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Suggested to get: check out the Weapon Skins Unlocked here on Nexus, it just unlocks any available vanilla weapon skins at the Workbench for
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[]The .esm file and .ba2 file goes into your main game install /Data/ folder just like other .esm files. This could be something like E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Starfield\Data\Grendel-Skins-Minx.esm
Adds three standalone weapon skins for the Grendel and its variants, selectable at the Weapons Workbench. Includes Candy Acid, Chrome, and Gold skins, with all weapon mods skinned beyond vanilla. A compact cosmetic mod with 148 endorsements and 9,614 downloads, last updated November 2023.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community pick with 148 endorsements and nearly 10k downloads.
- Three distinct looks—Candy Acid, Chrome, and Gold—give you options without bloating your load order.
- All weapon mods get skinned, so your attachments won't break the visual flow.
⚠️ Cons
- Only covers the Grendel—if you're not a fan of that gun, this mod is useless to you.
- No screenshots or install instructions in the description, so you're flying blind until you try it.
- Last updated in 2023—might be outdated if the game has had major patches since then.
For Fallout 4 players who main the Grendel and want fresh paint jobs without messing with complex mods. If you're a completionist who likes collecting skins, this is a quick grab. Skip it if you don't use the Grendel or want gameplay changes—this is purely cosmetic.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the Weapons Workbench unlocked—skins are applied there, not at a armor bench.
- If you use a mod manager, let it handle the files; manual install is just dropping into your Data folder.
- Check your load order—this mod doesn't require patches, but keep it sorted with other weapon mods to avoid conflicts.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Starfield Mods
- Author
- MinxyMewMeow
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 9,614
- Endorsements
- 148
- Category
- Weapons
- Created
- 11/11/2023
- Updated
- 11/19/2023
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