Lose yourself in lush, densely populated forests, blessed by high-performance FPS-friendly meshes and textures, with maximum compatibility and many options to choose from
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This mod does not have any known dependencies other than the base game.
Required for Patch; Patches included in FOMOD use this mod
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Removed chopping blocks, firewood, and woodpile meshes and textures, as that's outside the scope of this mod
Removed all (ugly) 2D branches from fallen trees trees and stump meshes
Fixed collisions with DLC trees and "invisible walls"
Retextured snow and standard aspen branches to match the tree bark (no more black branches!)
Removed Aspen and Ash trees around Lake Ilinata and Guardian Stones
Remove extraneous Ash trees surrounding Whiterun
Fixed not-working exclusion patches by properly flagging deleted trees
Version 2.1
Added a new mod flavour: Fabled Forests of Vanilla Proportions
Added an option to remove aspen trees outside of the Rift
Added a universal compatibility patcher for Towns, Villages, and Inns
Added a universal compatibility patcher for all named locations in Skyrim
Fixed Alternate Snow Textures not showing up for the Performance Textures option
Increased performance in marsh areas
Fixed some clipping trees
Version 2.0
Added trees placements from Ulvenwald to all regions in Skyrim
Performance textures (1k Resolution) now included in main installer
Performance improvements (better texture compression for some textures)
Tree collision fixes (no more tree walls!)
USSEP dependency removal
Reposition floating trees
Fix some floating beehives and remove some floating hanging moss placements
Compatibility updates
Version 1.5
Included 3D LOD assets for DynDOLOD 3 in installer
Included an option for Aspens Ablaze autumn leaves
Fixed an issue with Seasons of Skyrim and Mythic Forests
Fixed all incorrect tree stump positions and sizes
Fixed a few floating and clipping tree placements
Improved compatibility with Great City of Falkreath
Improved compatibility with Mireille Reborn
Improved compatibility with Immersive Citizens
Improved compatibility with JK's Skyrim
Added compatibility patch for Millwater Retreat
Added compatibility patch for Riverwood Keep
Version 1.4
Overhauled the Rift region with over 3500 tree edits
Added alternate snow texture options from HLT
Fixed placements with some floating mushrooms
Fixed placements with some floating tree stumps
Improved compatibility with JK's Whiterun Outskirts
Improved compatibility with Ryn's Whiterun CIty Limits
Improved compatibility with Riverwood Keep
Improved compatibility with Ancient Lands
Improved compatibility with TGC Solitude
Improved compatibility with Pilgrim
Improved compatibility with COTN Falkreath
Improved compatibility with Convenient Carriages
Improved compatibility with Interesting NPCs
Improved compatibility with JK's Skyrim
Improved compatibility with Redbag's Mortal
Improved compatibility with Redbag's Falkreath
Version 1.3
Increased performance
Significantly reduced tree mesh sizes without affecting quality
Tightened some tree collisions
Improved CFTO compatibility
Improved Ryn's Standing Stones compatibility
Fixed clipping tree placements around Falkreath
Fixed floating tree stumps around Riverwood
Version 1.2
Dragonborn and Dawnguard trees now use HLT assets, even if they are not normally covered in Happy Little Trees.
Firewood, logs, and chopping blocks now uses assets from HLT
Added Seasons of Skyrim support
Improved compatibility with COTN Falkreath
Improved compatibility with Alternate Start
Improved compatibility with Auri Song of the Green
Version 1.1
This is an important update. Please grab the full 1.0 file and replace your esp with the appropriate file from the archive.
Fixed issues with missing grasses, especially outside Whiterun (Thanks to JustBaron for reporting the bug!)
Improved compatibility with COTN Falkreath (Thanks to Tomatokillz for reporting and testing!)
Version 1.0
Initial release
Fabled Forests fills the world with 45,000 tree alterations and placements from the combined placements of the amazing mods Traverse the Ulvenwald and Nature of the Wild Lands. No region is left untouched (except some of the tundra)!
It replaces all trees in game with assets from Happy Little Trees, except they're moody teenagers now.
The installer comes your choice of 2 performance variants: 2K and 1K textures.
The trees have random size distribution, with your pick of the following three mod flavours:
Fabled Forests (Author's Choice) Tall, lush, dense forests to get lost in. The sunlight shines through the canopies creating magnificent rays of light. Fabled Forests of Mythic Proportions Even taller, more lush forests that block the sun and create an inescapable labyrinth. Keep your sword and torch handy! Fabled Forests of Vanilla Proportions All the tree placements, but with sizes closer to vanilla. For those who prefer a more classic feel.
Fully compatible with tree texture packs that are compatible with Happy Little Trees.
I will not support compatibility with mods that that add or modify vanilla trees.
Out of the box, esp-less, compatibility with the following popular mods:
Alternate Start, Ancient Lands, Auri Song of the Green, Carriage and Ferry Travel Overhaul, Convenient Carriages, Cities of the North Falkreath, Great City of Falkreath, Great City of Solitude, Immersive Citizen, JK's Skyrim, JK's Whiterun Outskirts, Mirele Bismath Reborn, Northern Roads, Pilgrim, Redbag's Falkreath, Redbag's Morthal, Ryn's Standing Stones, Ryn's Whiterun City Limits, and much much more!
Use the included Universal Compatibility Selector to make this mod compatible with almost everything else!
Here are some wonderful community creations that are compatible with Fabled Forests:
Skyland Happy Little Trees Bark Adds beautiful high resolution textures to all the trees in Fabled Forests. As I have a more powerful video card, this mod is a must for me!
Fabled Forests - Exclude Morthal Marsh A patch that removes all changes to the Morthal Marshes for those who want to use other tree mods in the area. It comes with other fun options and additions as well as well!
Basic Lod for Fabled Forests Pre-generated LODs for those who don't have any mods that alter their landscapes. This allows you to see Fabled Forests at a distance, without the hassle of running DynDoLOD.
Fabled Forests - Ivy on Trees Does exactly what the name says! Randomly adds ivy on many trees for additional diversity.
Install the mod using your mod manager of choice.
LOD generation is optional, but should be generated using DynDoLOD 3 for maximum enjoyments.