Flying Mounts Retextured - Hippogriff and Thestral

by TOTZ420·v3.0·Updated 2025-12-15

Recolor the Thestrals and/or Hippogriffs. Will affect wild species. Thestrals are only available in white custom textures. Hippogriff options include brown, bald eagle, black and gold. Also included are eye textures that can be used with any retexture.

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About this mod Machine translation

Recolor the Thestrals and/or Hippogriffs. Will affect wild species. Thestrals are only available in white custom textures. Hippogriff options include brown, bald eagle, black and gold. Also included are eye textures that can be used with any retexture.

Flying Mount Retexture - Hippogriff and Thestral

🎨 **Tired of the default mount appearance? ** This mod brings a new visual experience to two of Hogwarts Legacy's iconic flying mounts - the Thestral and the Hippogriff!

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✨ Module function

  • **Thestral Remake**: Provides a unique **pure white texture**, allowing you to have a unique and elegant Thestral.
  • **Hippogriff Remastered**: Provides a variety of style options:
  • 🟤 **Brown Style** - Classic natural style
  • 🦅 **Bald Eagle Style** - "American" style that reflects the spirit of freedom
  • ⚫ **Black Model** - Mysterious and Cool
  • 🟡 **Gold Style** - Gorgeous and noble
  • 👁️ **Independent Eye Texture**: Contains multiple eye color options, which can be freely matched with any body texture you choose, making the mount's eyes more vivid!
**PLEASE NOTE**: This mod's texture changes will affect **all** wildlife of the same type in the game world, not just your personal mount.

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📦 Installation and use

Installation is very simple, you can choose any of the following methods:

  • **Use Vortex Manager** for one-click installation (recommended).
  • Manually extract the files into the game's `~mods` folder.

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🔄 Highlights of version 3.0 update

**Major optimization! ** In order to provide a better experience, version 3.0 has the following improvements:

  • 🚀 **Faster production process**, future updates will be faster.
  • 🎯 **Only one file per color option**, simplified file structure.
  • ⚔️ **Reduce the possibility of conflicts with other mods**.
  • 📁 **The file page is cleaner**, making it easier to find and download.

(The modular files that could be mixed and matched in previous versions were removed because the actual effect did not meet expectations and unified files can bring a more stable experience.)

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💡 Author’s words and future plans

The author is a humble player. The original intention of making this mod is simple: he was frustrated when he found that the captured Thestrals and Hippogriffs could not be ridden. He wanted a white Thestral, but didn't like the only remade texture available at the time, so he decided to do it himself! By the way, a new skin was also made for the Hippogriff "SeaWing".

**About the pre-ordered mount "Caligo"**: The author has purchased the Steam activation code for this mount and plans to launch an exclusive remake texture in the future that **only affects "Caligo" and not the wild Hippogriff**, so stay tuned!

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🤔 **Any suggestions? ** If you have ideas for other Hippogriff or Thestral colors, please let the author know! He is becoming familiar with image editing software and is happy to try new designs.

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**Picture Preview**:

Enjoy dressing up your beloved flying companions in brand new outfits! 🦅⚡

Install & use Install: follow the bundled instructions

  1. Unzip the archive from playbuff and read the bundled readme / instructions first.
  2. There is no universal mod manager for this game: some mods replace game files directly, some go into a game-specific Mods folder, and some need a game-specific community loader or tool first — follow the bundled readme.
  3. Place the files exactly as the readme says; mods with listed dependencies need those installed too.
  4. Launch the game to confirm it loaded; some games require enabling mods in settings or an in-game mod menu.

Install locations vary a lot between games and mods — the bundled readme is the most reliable guide.

File & checksum

Filename
Blue Eyes Hippogriff
File size
552.1 KiB