Dragon Remains

Dragons will no longer become skeletons when you kill and absorb their souls! This mod makes a very simple change to a script by disabling the skin evaporation animation. You will still experience the glory of absorbing their souls, but their bodies will still be intact for now!

Dragons will no longer become skeletons after absorbing souls. Originally inspired by Strazytski's Dragon Remains SSE, the mod was never updated to be compatible with the Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.

I've never been a fan of vapor animations because you absorb their souls instead of their skin and flesh. Not to mention I love looking at the dragons I'm slaying because of their amazing texture details that other parody authors have spent so much time making.

This mod disables "SkinFadeOut/BloodFade/ArrowFade" on an existing script. All dragons, including all modded dragons added to the game, will no longer evaporate into skeletons when absorbing souls, leaving behind blood stains and pincushions with arrows.

compatibility:

Compatible with unofficial Skyrim Special Edition patch. (Loaded after USSEP)

Compatible with all dragon mods

Requires Dragonborn DLC to be enabled.

Incompatible with any mod that changes the dragon death animation script (MQKillDragonScript). I don't think they are the other mods that change this script, so you're good to go, but always check!

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: Is it forbidden to absorb the dragon soul or how does the dragon body disappear?

Answer: No, the mod will only disable the death evaporation animation.

Q: Will this work on consoles?

A: I have no plans to port this mod to consoles, anyone is welcome to upload their own!

Q: I didn't absorb some dragon souls! How can I solve it?

A: When you lay eggs in a dragon or kill the same dragon in the same location, you sometimes absorb their soul. This is Bethesda to you and there's nothing I can do about it.

Q: The mod doesn't work! How can I solve it?

A: Please check if your loading order conflicts with the MQKillDragonScript.pex file and load this mod after the conflicting mod.

Install:

Choose a pack containing .esp or loose files and install your favorite mod manager!

uninstall:

As with any mod, uninstalling is not recommended. However, if you do need to uninstall this mod, make sure they are not dead dragons in the game before uninstalling. If they are dead dragons in the game then go to any interior, save the game, uninstall the mod then wait 30 days, save and reload. You should go well.

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Dragons will no longer become skeletons upon absorbing their souls. Originally inspired by strazytski's Dragon Remains SSE however the mod was never updated to be made compatible with Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.

I never liked the evaporation animation since you are absorbing their soul, not their skin and flesh. Not to mention I love checking out the dragons I've killed for their amazing texture detailing other mod authors poured so much time into making.

This mod disables "SkinFadeOut / BloodFade / ArrowFade" on one existing script. All dragons including all modded dragons added to the game will no longer evaporate into skeletons when absorbing their souls as well as remain bloodied and pincushioned with arrows.

Compatibility:

Compatible with Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch. (Load after USSEP)

Compatible with all dragon mods

Requires Dragonborn DLC to be enabled.

NOT compatible with any mods that alters dragon death animation script (MQKillDragonScript). I do not think they are any other mods out there that alters this script, so you are good to go but always check!

FAQ:

Q: Does it disable absorbing dragon souls or how the dragon body despawns?

A: No, the mod only disables the death evaporation animation.

Q: Will this be available for consoles?

A: I have no plans to port this mod to consoles, anyone is welcome to upload it themselves!

Q: I am not absorbing the souls of some dragons! How …