• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Gameranx

Gameranx

Video Game News, Lists & Guides

  • News
  • Features
  • Platforms
    • Xbox Series X
    • PS5
    • Nintendo
  • Videos
  • Upcoming Games
  • Guides

Skyrim’s WATER Mod Rehauls Oceans, Rivers, and Everything Else

April 20, 2012 by Patricia Hernandez

Water has never looked better in Skyrim with this mod.

Skyrim Water Mod

Why play regular drag Skyrim when you can make it look lush and gorgeous? Enter the W.A.T.E.R mod, brought to us via Skyrim Nexus and made by OpticShooter. This mod provides a fantastic cosmetic makeover for the game, as well as new content. The features are as follows:

– Oceans, lakes, rivers, marshes, and creeks each with a unique ebb and flow.

– Rivers that flow in the correct direction for the most part, ocean waves that flow towards the coast.

– Added effects to waterfalls like more foam and splash effects.

– Over 1000 hand-placed additional water effects.

– Foam, rain and water drop ripples replaced with high resolution textures.

– More transparent shorelines during clear weather.

– Reduced excessive splashing of objects in water. (Optional)

– Get wet effect. (Optional)

– New treasure to find.

– Bug fixes and performance tweaks.

In addition to all that, there are also hidden treasure chests, journals, notes and poems to collect in this mod. The latter items are of particular note, as they add +1 to particular skills after being read. Nonetheless, the visual retouching alone–in particular, the water, unsurprisingly–are worth the download and installation. Grab it here.

Share this post:

FacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterest

Recent Videos

10 Weird Gaming Stories of July 2026

10 Weird Gaming Stories of July 2026

PLAYSTATION RESPONDS TO PHYSICAL DISC BACKLASH & more

PLAYSTATION RESPONDS TO PHYSICAL DISC BACKLASH & more

Why Assassin's Creed Odyssey Was Almost A Masterpiece

Why Assassin's Creed Odyssey Was Almost A Masterpiece

10 Worst In-Game Decisions I Shouldn't Have Made

10 Worst In-Game Decisions I Shouldn't Have Made

What's The Most Expensive Gaming Thing Ever?

What's The Most Expensive Gaming Thing Ever?

20 NEW Survival Games of 2026

20 NEW Survival Games of 2026

Marvel's Wolverine: 10 Things You NEED TO KNOW

Marvel's Wolverine: 10 Things You NEED TO KNOW

20 RPGs That NEVER REALLY END

20 RPGs That NEVER REALLY END

10 Games Other Game Companies WANTED TO END

10 Games Other Game Companies WANTED TO END

Category: Updates

Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • PlayStation Is Not Seeing “Any Impact To Our Business” For Cancelling Physical Games – Just Before #PSBlackout Starts
  • Super Mario Sunshine And Two Unreleased Virtual Boy Games Are Coming To Nintendo Switch Online
  • Sony CFO Lin Tao Says They Understand The Community’s “Emotions” About The End Of Physical PlayStation Games
  • “No Battle Pass, No Bullshit” – Gears Of War: E-Day Goes Old School On Customization Items
  • FBI Asking Steam Malware Victims To Contact Them After Recent Crackdown

Copyright © 2026 · Gameranx · All Rights Reserved · Powered by Mai Theme