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Description
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Everyone has seen the classic 'Realm of the Dragonborn' wallpaper for Skyrim: a Nord in armor, standing on a cliff above a vast snowy plain, Bleak Falls Barrow visible on the opposite hill, White River in the valley below, and the towering Throat of the World in the background.

But how many people know that 'Realm of the Dragonborn' was not the original? In fact, it was based on one of the earliest pieces of Skyrim concept art, by a Montreal-based matte painter named Daniel Kvasznicza.

I was surprised to discover that Kvasznicza's art had not yet made it into a main menu replacer, so I decided to fix that. Fortunately, another editor, V.N. Linjev, had edited the original piece into a ready-made wallpaper. V.N. Linjev's biggest change was shrinking the Dragonborn figure; as incredible as 'Realm of the Dragonborn' looked, it always struck me as more than a little ridiculous that it drew a human the same size as a tree.

I used V.N. Linjev's version as a base, though I brought back some of Kvasznicza's detailing on the mountain and the cliff. And here it is.



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Installation & Instructions
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Simply download the version that fits your screen resolution (16x9 widescreen or 21x9 ultrawidescreen), extract, install with a mod manager (I used Mod Organizer 2). There is no .esp to enable.

I have provided several 'variant' versions of this menu texture. These may be found in the /images/variants/ folder, sorted by color and number.

Color: V.N. Linjev published two wallpapers. The first (marked 'green') is Kvasznicza's original, clearly set in spring. The second (marked 'blue') is slightly recolored to look more like winter.

Size: V.N. Linjev drastically reduced the size of the Dragonborn figure, to a height of 45 pixels. This struck me as too much; you can barely even make out that the figure is human. I have provided options for 45 (Linjev's version), 50, 75, 105, and 160 (Kvasznicza's original).

The default is 'green-75', to use Kvasznicza's original art with the human figure shrunk to roughly half the original size. However, if you have a 16x9 widescreen resolution, you can very easily swap out the menu texture with your own preference; instructions are provided within. (The 21x9 ultrawidescreen menu only supports the default 'green-75' version, unfortunately).


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Recommended Mods
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The only requirement is to own Skyrim SE or AE. This mod does not take up an esp or esl slot.

I highly recommend using this mod with Main Menu Design Replacer; the centralized menu fits this background image perfect. Alternately, you can try ReCleaned Menu for a more vanilla look.


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Credits & Permissions
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You may modify my mod without permission; however, please make sure to credit me if you publish it.

The original artwork was created by Daniel Kvasznicza, and is owned by Bethesda.

The two wallpapers (The Beginning of a Journey and At Journey's End) were edited by V.N. Linjev, and later modified by myself.

The mesh was created by ciathyza for Precise Main Menu Wallpaper Mesh

This mod was inspired by foreverphoenix's Yet Another Main Menu Replacer