Ultimate HD Fire Effects
You can choose between the Ultra, Medium and Low Resolution version of the mod. This mod changes all fire effects in the land of Skyrim (fire spells, campfires, braziers, torches, dragonfire, some smoke effects etc.)
Since I started modding the first time ever with my ‘Ultimate HD Torch’ mod, I am infected! After retexturing the fire effects of the torch, I thought it would be nice to have better fire textures for the whole game. So here is the next step getting better fire textures in Skyrim:
The Ultimate HD Fire Effects!
If you recognize a “missing texture”, bugs or you simply have suggested improvements feel free to contact me or just leave a message in the comments!
INSTALLATION
Simply unzip the Main Files or Optional Files into your Data Folder.
If you are updating from a previous version please delete the following meshes:
/skyrim/data/meshes/mps:
mpsfirelg01.nif
mpsfirestormareaflames.nif
mpsfirewaveflames.nif
/skyrim/data/meshes/magic:
fireballexp01.nif
UNINSTALLATION
Delete the following files from…
/skyrim/data/textures/effects:
candleflame01.dds
vaportile01.dds
swirltile.dds
sparksgrayglow.dds
sparksgrayglow02.dds
runefire01_p.dds
runefire01_n.dds
runefire01.dds
magicicewisps.dds
fxsparkfieldgreysmall.dds
fxfirescrolltile02.dds
fxfirecolumnanimloop.dds
fxfireatlas04.dds
fxfireatlas03.dds
fxfireatlas02.dds
fxfireanim04loop.dds
firewave01.dds
fireballquad01.dds
darkswirls.dds
/skyrim/data/meshes/effects:
fxfirewithembers01_cheap.nif
/skyrim/data/meshes/mps:
mpsfirelgsmoke01.nif
mpsfiresmsmoke01.nif
/skyrim/data/meshes/clutter/woodfires:
campfire01burning.nif
campfire01landburning.nif
RECOMMENDATIONS
Here is a list of my Project ENB & CoT settings, just for those, who want real looking fires instead of oversaturated high contrast fires!
DOWNLOAD:
ENB Series v0.119
Project ENB Final Edition for Climates Of Tamriel v3_1 (April 3rd 2013!)
Project ENB – Custom SweetFX Injector Mix for Realistic Preset (April 5th 2013!)
Climates Of Tamriel – V3-1 (April 11th 2013!)
INSTALL:
Project ENB using the installation instructions on the modpage (install performance options as you like)
Custom SweetFX Injector Mix for Realistic Preset, by unpacking the files into your /Skyrim folder (overwrite when asked)
Climates of Tamriel (install via NMM / FOMOD)
Choose – Dungeons Hardcore, Interiors Cold and the vanilla nights level of your choice
Take your time to follow the installation instructions on the “Project ENB” and “CoT” mod pages step by step!
Your fire effects should now look like the ones from my screenshots…
TROUBLESHOOTING/COMPATIBILITY
If you use ‘Skyrim Particle Patch for ENB’ install it first and then install my mod overwriting all conflicting files.
Some users reported a problem concerning thin black lines around the fire effects (fire magic, campfires etc.). It is a problem from the vanilla game and there is nothing I can do about it. You have to change Anti Aliasing to 4x or less to fix it or switch to Sweet FX and use SMAA instead.
If you have orange/red fires which seem to be oversaturated make sure you didn’t change gradients files in the /data/textures/effects/gradients folder. Only use vanilla gradients with this mod for best visual fire experience! Some mods change the gradients which are responsible for the color palette of effects, and make them much more saturated.
Enjoy!
