Modder ‘Lucaoys’ has released a pretty cool mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition. This mod adds to the game high-polygon dragons with 16K textures, allowing you to behold those creatures in their full glory.

Going into more details, the modder has increased the polycount of the dragons from 15.300 to almost 70.000. Moreover, he increased their textures by four times.

Do note though that the mod brings a cosmetic and stylistic change. Now, the dragons are less spiky and don’t look as cartoonish. Their heads will look more like real dinosaurs. The dragons have more teeth, bigger wings, and longer tails, making them look more elegant. They also have larger horns, thicker bodies, and more padding on their feet. Overall, the dragons look more like dinosaurs and appear more cinematic, rather than like lizards or iguanas.

To showcase the differences between the vanilla and the modded models, Lucaoys shared the following comparison screenshots. These will give you an idea of what you can expect from this mod.

I personally like these new 3D models for the dragons. After all, the modder was inspired by Jurassic Park and I’m a huge dino fan. So, these new high-polygon dragon models are up my alley.

Those interested can go ahead and download the mod from this link.

Speaking of Skyrim, here are some other big fan expansions for it. Wyrmstooth is one of them, adding new quests and dungeons to the game. This other mod brings elements from The Witcher games into Skyrim. Dragon Hall Tavern is a huge 2GB mod that adds quests, new places, an arena, and more. Then there’s  Land of Vominhem, Apotheosis and Legacy of the Dragonborn. Don’t forget to also check out this Castlevania-inspired mod. Shumer and the Priest Kings is another DLC-sized expansion mod with over 200 locations, 180+ quests and 8,500 lines of voiced dialogue. Oh, and here is another one that adds the cool Nemesis system from Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor to it. Lastly, we have this mod that adds six new islands to explore.

And that’s not all. Skyrim has other mods that do lots of cool stuff. This Call of Duty Mod adds to the game 12 new fully functional weapons from it. Then we have this mod that adds to the base game over 7000 voiced lines via AI. There is also this mod that brings the voices of Geralt and Ciri from The Witcher 3 to it. Another cool mod is this one that adds destructible objects to the game. You can also download this mod that makes NPCs smarter, enabling dynamic AI and allowing them to seek cover.  Oh, and let’s also not forget this mod that adds unlimited dynamic light sources, as well as this mod that introduces a dynamic sanity system. Not only that but this mod adds a dynamic decapitation system. Finally, these mods add Subsurface Scattering, Dynamic Cubemaps, Water Caustics and Parallax Mapping to the game.

Be also sure to check out our Best Skyrim Mods article.

Enjoy and stay tuned for more!