[Making Custom Races]

Hello! I've been using Skyrim SE mods for a while and it's pretty fun, but someone has given me a new and very tricky idea. To create a large number of custom races based on a universe from a novel I've been writing.

I wondered where the best place to start would be? The first races I'd probably look at are the Dragons and Kitsunes.

I found a Half Dragon mod that does the dragons pretty decently, but i can't change the colour of the scales and I'd like to set them shouts or breath attacks from the character creation screen if possible (eg pick fire element for the dragon and they spawn with red scales and the flame breath shout unlocked)

 

The kitsunes are... awkward. Most I have ever found is a single tail mod and I'd like to be able to have them pick between 1 to 9 tails and preferably multiple fur colours too (black, grey, red and gold are the main lot). Also I'd like them to have a unique attack involving their tails and throwing Kitsune Fire but again, not sure where to start.

So i guess at the end of this ramble, where can I start please? Where do you suggest I look?

[Monster-Girl Encylopedia Themed Races]

I'm very interested in Beast Races, such as Half Dragon, Kitsunes, Krakens, Lamias, Faekind etc etc. There's a list of races I'd love to obtain so I can create a list of characters and possibly even alter some of the "normal" races into these custom races. Note, just because the title says Monster Girl, except for the Lamia, who by lore is exclusively female, I'd really like male meshes and textures too so i can make all my characters.

If I may, I'm looking for:

-Lamia Race, with a human, not beast, torso. I *did* find the Tseaci race mod, however the tail clipped through the floor in the most abysmal manner, the tail had no animation at all, and the torso moved like a vanilla walking torso (which Lamia's totally do not do, I'm looking for a little immersion). Again, this one can be female only if necessary since I'd never use the male mesh and texture.

-A Harpy Race. I would have thought Harpies being mythical fantastical beasts that they'd have more representation, but I haven't been able to find a PC custom race for them.

-Wyverns. On the same body structure as a Harpy, I'd love a variant of the Half Dragon Mod that had animated wings on the arms of the beast, creating a Wyvern beast girl (note this can be a female only texture and mesh if needed).

-Kitsune Race with up to nine tails. I can only find three examples, and one caps at 5 tails. One is too beast like (I'm looking for a japanese kitsune not a furry one) and all three are incompatible with SSE. I would love a more lore friendly Kitsune, perhaps with abilities such as tossing spiritual fireballs or magic resistance to account to the fact they are spirit foxes, but right now the looks are more important than functionality, and it's the tails and fur colour that are important - 1 to 9 tails with Black, Silver, Red and Golden fur options.

-Wolf Race. I found the race mode MaTera think it was called. The fur colours were beautiful, the body design perfect, but it was never converted to SSE and trying to run it in SSE causes Skyrim to crash whenever a save including one of these is loaded. Big ears, and a tail are mandatory, clawed hands and furry legs/arms are optional but highly appreciated.

Now the next few races are extremely obscure and I don't expect there to be any existing assets of any kind.

-Slime Race. Your typical Beast-Slime, preferably with female and male meshes. I'd love an ability where the Slime shapeshifts into a "normal" person, so maybe the solution here is instead of a custom race it's a mutagen or add on, like the wings or the "become a fairy" mod. Preferably a teal colour, but something functional would be lovely at first.

-Kraken - Yes. You read that right. A male or female torso placed on top of an octopus' bottom half, with up to 16 tentacles, and possibly varying colours of flesh. This is so obscure I'm certain it doesn't exist, and with all the tentacles I'm not sure anyone will ever animate this, but while I'm making the list I may as well include it.

Thanks for reading this far and I'd be grateful for any suggestions. I found a Half Dragon race, I just wish I could change the colour of the scales and tail, but ultimately it's doing the job for now. Note, I am not looking for furry or snouted characters, I'm looking for creatures much like you'd find in the Monstergirl Encyclopedia.

PS - Just an unrelated question, where would I look if i wanted to say, give Half Dragons burly scaled legs, feet, arms and hands? Or give wolves a similar thing but covered in fur?

[Mod Suggestions]

Thanks so much!

 

I can't believe nobody has mentioned the Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch:

 

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/266

 

This is pretty much necessary to clean up a ton of bugs that Bethesda has left in the game.

Thanks but when i installed USSEP it made vortex unable to launch my skyrim sadly. Thanks though!

 

Here are some mods that make Skyrim feel more like a restless province being ravaged by Civil War:

Camps, Towers & Fortifications
Camp Argentum: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/14226
Camp Varglya: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/14227
Whitewatch Tower Reborn: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/8558
Tactical Valtheim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/9101
The Walls of Whiterun: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/25925

Environment, Gameplay, NPCS
Immersive Patrols: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/718
Civil War Battlefield: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/14284
Skyrim Battle Aftermath: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/4742
Warzones: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2360
The Second Great War: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/17204
Open Civil War: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/11076
Populated Skyrim Civil War: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/5288
Civil War Checkpoints: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/17364?tab=posts (look in the comments, Teabag86 has an updated version, bless him/her)
Skyrim Civil War Commanders: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/1027

Weapons & Armor
Guard Armor Replacer: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/22671
Frankly HD Imperial Armor: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/20848
Lore Weapon Expansion: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/9660

Whoops, didn't mean to add so many in one go...
There are many other popular mods out there I haven't mentioned, mostly because they are known to be buggy/incompatible/outdated. Use them at your own risk and read the descriptions and comments. Cheers.

Thanks for this! I'm gonna look at every single one! Thanks so much!

 

 

I could toss mod names but honestly, I 'm not as savvy as the last person and my listing are a mishmash of subjective mods. (nice list btw just I'm not quite that organized or experienced) I don't have any of those listed but afaik, the 220 or so I have installed aren't buggy so don't be too alarmed/daunted by that statement.

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Well, except sofia but she has her plusses and minuses.

 

What kinds of mods are you looking for? quests, armors, followers, ENBs, player homes, etc etc

 

If you're adventurous and have a bit of time you can devote to investigating, I'd suggest using nexus's mod categories and Most endorsed all time and just reviewing the overview entries to see what peaks your interest, then dig deeper by clicking on them if you like what you see. That's pretty much what I did.

 

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/categories/

 

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/trendingalltime/

Thanks for the tips, I've actually already done this, hence why i have 52 active mods XDD (which is nothing compared to most people). I decided to ask to get more professional advice on mods that are definitely not going to bug out.

[Mod Suggestions]

Hey! I've only recently gotten Skyrim Special Edition, but I've played Skyrim on PS3 for what must've been hundreds of hours (literally V1.0.5.0 XD)

Now I have it on PC, I'm really interested in modding it up to "fix" it, or at least make the game play and graphics a much higher standard and even more fun.

I have 41 mods already, but LOOT isn't working right now so I can't show the load order, so I'll list a few by name.

Caliente's Beautiful Body Enhancer

Alternate Start - Another Life

AcheivementsModEnabler

Horns are Forever
Half Dragon Race
Succubus Race

XP32 Max Skeleton
ZAZ Animation Pack
A Quality World Map

Animated Dragon Wings

Sky UI (obviously)
SKSE 64 (obviously)

Joy of Perspective

CBP Physics
Shadow Spell Package
FNIS Sexy Move (both NPC and player)
Remodelled Armour CBBE SSE
3PCO - Third Person Camera Overhaul

The rest are mostly SexLab related so I'll omit them here. I'd be really grateful for some mod suggestions, I've been looking around but I feel the best people to ask are the people who make and use the mods themselves!

Thanks for reading and I'd be super grateful if you replied with some example mods. I'd love anything that improves the Civil War, and an SSE edition of Unlocked Grips, if that is a thing (sadly I couldn't find an SSE version and the Oldrim version seems to stop working when paired with the mods above - by far my favourite mod).