Immersive & Dramatic - Building on Graphics Pack
All-in-one texture pack - cleaner aesthetic than Graphics Pack
Just landscapes if you want to mix and match
Grittier style than Skyland - more weathered look
Complete transformation - different artistic direction
Darker, grittier buildings - great for dark fantasy feel
Darker terrain - colder, harsher Nordic feel
Cold, harsh Nordic landscapes - great for survival aesthetic
Dungeons feel ancient, foreboding
Photorealistic style - different from Graphics Pack
Dramatic, imposing mountains
Intense rain, thunder, dramatic storms - weather feels powerful
Popular but you said it feels old - listed for reference
Fantasy-style weather - high fantasy aesthetic when needed
Different artistic direction - more subdued, realistic
Adds atmospheric fog to mountains - works with most weather mods
Natural lighting - realistic atmosphere
Seasonal variation in weather patterns
Complete camping system - required for Frostfall, great alone
Hypothermia system - blizzards can kill you, weather matters
Basic needs - adds survival pressure
Official survival - lighter than Frostfall, built-in
Visual effects for elemental death - cinematic kills
The standard - dungeons are dark, lit areas realistic
Extends ELFX to outdoor areas
Makes ELFX darker - more dramatic
Even darker - you NEED a torch
Modern alternative to ELFX - realistic light sources
Lighter touch than ELFX - still improves vanilla
Moves light sources to make visual sense
Hip lantern - essential with dark lighting mods
Adds lanterns along roads and settlements
Configurable lighting system
More atmospheric city lighting
Nights are actually dark
Makes nights truly dark - dangerous to travel
Complete sound overhaul - everything sounds better
Caves echo, halls resonate - space sounds real
Forests feel alive - birds, rustling, wildlife
Cities sound populated - chatter, activity
Dungeons sound threatening - drips, groans, distant sounds
AiO version if you want all three in one
General sound improvements
Complete music overhaul
Orchestral fantasy soundtrack - dramatic
Witcher 3 soundtrack - dark fantasy feel
Dramatically more trees - forests feel dense
Darker, grittier tree textures
Classic tree/flora overhaul
Dense, dark, foreboding forests - dark fantasy aesthetic
Complete tree overhaul - different style
Forest and trees improvement - lusher
Bob Ross-inspired - more whimsical
Dark fantasy forest aesthetic - MTG inspired
Lush, dense grass - high fantasy feel
More performance-friendly grass
Heavier grass version
Cold, realistic Nordic grass
Required patch - fixes grass clipping
Ground-level plants look realistic
Complete flora overhaul
3D grass meshes - more realistic
Transforms minor holds into real places - not just clutter
Adds detail to vanilla - you said this builds off vanilla
Complete Riften transformation - feels like a different city
Expands Solitude significantly - feels like a capital
Transforms Whiterun plains into a forested area
Complete Windhelm transformation
Adds defensive structures - feels like a fortified city
Transforms ruins into more impressive locations
Winterhold is a real city again, not ruins
Transforms Whiterun into a forested city
Complete lighting aesthetic overhaul - dramatic
In-game tuning: saturation, contrast, brightness, DOF
Beautiful fire effects
ENB-like visuals - complete atmosphere change
Mountains look dramatic, imposing
Dramatic fire visuals
NPCs have schedules, react to weather, seek shelter - essential
Alternative AI mod - different approach
Soldiers everywhere - war feels real
NPCs traveling on roads
More enemies in dungeons/forts
Bandits are more varied and dangerous
General population increase
Beautifies female NPCs
Complete NPC appearance overhaul
Better male character textures
Another NPC beautification option
Better beard textures
Complete character overhaul