= Small mods that change the visuals =

Am I correct in understanding that you didn't just replace the small textures with higher resolution ones?

LOD models include LOD textures. In almost all cases, these models are "shrunken" with almost always reduced textures (halved). The LOD models and LOD textures of a regular ranger hero (like Godric and others) are of normal quality, and there is no point in replacing them. However, in the screenshots above, where the differences are visible, the LOD models have been replaced with normal ones. If you only replace the textures (regular or reduced), the models themselves will remain flawed: Titan, Faydaen, a regular demon lord hero, and a regular mage hero in the screenshots are a clear example of normal LOD textures but with poor LOD models.