SSE Trying to export facegen from mod with new hair

[Zora]

Hello!

I'm quite new when it comes to modding but I'm trying to learn, and I hope you can help me out.

 

In-game the vanilla NPC I'm editing has an edited facegen, and I'm trying to replace the hair on it with a new one. However when I open the CK any edited NPC from the esp is using vanilla facegen,

which when exported has the new hair which I want, but the old vanilla facegen, not the updated facegen from the esp I'm editing.

 

This has me wondering if I'm doing something wrong because I definitely am opening the CK with the esp as active, and the hair mod as master.

Since the NPC gets the new hair that means at least the hair mod is loading, but not the NPC changes from the actual mod I have as active?

 

I'm very confused regarding this and I'd love to hear your thoughts on why this isn't working right.

Was the NPC created using Skyrim LE? When I look at the old facegen in NifSkope the neck is going through the hair,

but with the exported facegen with the new hair the neck looks normal. Is this a sign that it was made with Skyrim LE? And if so is there anything I can do to make the changes I want?

 

Thank you for any help regarding this, and any tips or tricks if you can share them.