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MOUNTAIN OR MOLEHILL
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Description
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This mod is a performance friendly retexture of the Skyrim mountain/rock textures. 2K textures with 1K normals and recolored LODs.

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Installation - Texture Files
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1. Use NMM to download and activate.
2. Start the Skyrim Launcher and play.
3. Enjoy!

OR

1. Use the manual download link, and extract the files to a temporary location.
2. Copy file to your Skyrim Data folder. The file path is [C]Windows > Programs Files or Program Files (x86) > Steam > SteamApps > Common > Skyrim > Data > Textures > Landscape
3. If prompted to overwrite the textures select yes to overwrite the default textures.
4. Start the Skyrim Launcher and play.
5. Enjoy!

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Uninstallation
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NMM users, just deactivate the file (applies to LOD files as well).
Manual installers, just delete (or overwrite) the mountainslab01_n.dds, mountainslab01.dds, mountainslab02_n.dds, and mountainslab02.dds files.

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Installation - LOD Files
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For the mountain LOD files, the file path is The file path is [C]Windows > Programs Files or Program Files (x86) > Steam > SteamApps > Common > Skyrim > Data > Textures > Lod

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Uninstallation
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Just manually delete (or overwrite) the mountainpeak01lod_n.dds, and mountainpeak01lod.dds, mountainslablod_n.dds, mountainslablod.dds, mountaintrimalphalod_n.dds, mountaintrimalphalod.dds, mtncliff01lod.dds, mtncliff02lod.dds, mtncliff03lod.dds, mtncliff04lod.dds, mtncliffsm01lod.dds, mtnpeak02lod.dds, mtnridge01lod.dds, mtnridge02lod.dds, mtnridge03lod.dds, and mtnrtrimslabod.dds, and rockset_n.dds files.

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Incompatibility
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Since it's just a simple texture replacement, it shouldn't conflict with any mods that don't change the default Skyrim mountain/rock textures.

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Change Log
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1.0 version added.
1.1 version added with optimized textures for better performance.
1.2 version added with improved normal map detail.
2.0 version added with improved diffuse, normal map, and LOD textures.
3.0 version added with improved diffuse, normal map, and added rock set texture.
3.0.1 version added with minor color adjustments and enhanced rockset texture.
4.0 version added with revised color and normal maps to almost every texture (except the rock set normal map).
5.0 version added. A new design of for the main mountain textures. More depth and variety to the textures.
5.0A version added. A more colorful vanilla version by request. takes the colors for the old 1.1 version and applies it to the new mountain textures.

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Credits
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Thanks to Bethesda for creating the Elders Scrolls series, and making Skyrim
Thanks to Nexus for providing an invaluable resource to mod authors

I hope everyone enjoys this mod as much as I enjoyed making it.