Chris2012s Whiterun HQ Texture Pack

This is a high-quality texturing mod (currently for Whiterun). As you can see in the comparison pictures, i try to keep the same feel to the textures while having actual quality instead of bluriness. Some are actually redrawn at 4 times the resolution of the original file.

Currently changed 77 of the most encountered textures, it's a work in progress.

Textures are currently 2048x2048 and 1024x2048.

Here's an article about the mod:

http://www.curse.com/news/skyrim/43020-skyrim-first-week-modding-highlights

Installation

1) Extract files
2) Copy Textures folder to Skyrim/Data folder
3) Play
4) Most likely you'll need the LAA patch to allow skyrim to use more RAM otherwise you'll encounter purple textures/crashes -> you can find it here : http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=134
5) Currently the LAA tool has been broken in a small ninja steam update. Apparently the 4gb mod for Fallout 3 works instead, new mod link for "LAA equivalent" will be added here once it's clear.

Uninstallation

1) Go to your Skyrim/Data folder
2) Delete the Textures folder (not the big file, just making sure !)

Credits and distribution permission

Considering some people seem to be confused about clicking the permissions button to check what they're allowed to do with these files and also the fact that it might get uploaded to other sites, i'll specify it here just to be clear.

By downloading this mod you agree to the following

• You can upload this file to other sites but you must credit me as the creator of the file
  
• You are not allowed to convert this file to work on other games under any circumstances
  
• You must get permission from me before you are allowed to modify my files to improve it
  
• You must get permission from me before you are allowed to use any of the assets in this file

Special thanks to Bethesda for making Skyrim.

Changelog

Version 0.8

• Added some temple textures
  
• Added ceiling textures
  
• Slightly changed the hue of a wooden floorboard

Version 0.7

• Changed alot of furniture
  
• Contains 0.62b fixes

Version 0.62b

• Small offset fix for the carvings on the castle poles
  
• Brightness fix for the castle carpet

Version 0.62

• Sacred tree texture redone
  
• All windows textures redone
  
• Wooden pillars inside the castle redone

Version 0.61

• Added antlers / noble wooden table textures

Version 0.6

• Some house wood textures remade
  
• Some interior castle wood remade + the castle walls inside
  
• Some of the "boat-like" structure wood remade
  
• Better city wall / city wall plaster blending

Version 0.52

• Fixed an issue with the city wall texture normal map when a top light (sun) was present

Version 0.51

• Updated 9 normal/specular maps to create more varied/rough bumpiness
  
• Updated 2 older textures

Version 0.5

• More reworked textures
  
• Better blending between the ground texture/the stone walls
  
• New ground texture with more detail and better coloring / moss coloring
  
• Better bumpiness on some of the older wood textures

Version 0.41

• Changed most of the textures to contain more micro and macro detail

Version 0.4

• Added 11 carpet textures
  
• Changed a couple of old textures
  
• Added a few textures

Version 0.31

• Added few textures

Version 0.3

• Added few more textures
  
• Changed the normal / alpha maps to increase specularity / bumpiness on some textures
  
• All textures are now max 2048x2048

Version 0.2

• Fixed transparent wall texture
  
• Fixed a couple of patches of dirt to blend better
  
• Changed the coloring a bit on a few textures to match the original better
  
• Added a few more textures

Disclaimer

Use it on your own risk! I cannot be held accountable for any loss or damage you manage to cause by using this mod.

That being said, it's a simple texture mod though, so there shouldn't be any issues.

Important in case of purple textures

Kenosos says he found a fix for the purple textures and crash on fast travel (apparently you need to have at least 8gb ram for this to work + another user confirmed it to be working).
For those of you who encounter the bug feel free to do this, i however haven't which is rather weird considering my system is mid-range and i also played the game with photoshop running in the background eating up like 500 of my 1gb vram + other resources.

Kenosos said: [i]So I fixed the purple texture problem for myself. I did this, http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=134.

I imagine this will only help if you have 64bit with more than 4GB of RAM though.

Author

Chris2012 on Skyrimnexus, deckardcain85 on skyrimforge/curse.