Unsolvable brown face issue

[Jari18]

I've been modding Fallout on and off for years now, and never encountered a problem I couldn't solve. But try as I might, I can't find a solution to this one. And I think I've tried everything ranging from uninstalling/reinstalling mods I already have, tried multiple fixes and patches, nothing seems to work. And frankly, I am livid, because I spent the better part of the day trying to solve this. Is there ANYONE who can help me? Please? I'm using the Serene skin mod

My load order here, sorted using LOOT:

Fallout4.esm

DLCRobot.esm

DLCworkshop01.esm

DLCCoast.esm

DLCworkshop02.esm

DLCworkshop03.esm

DLCNukaWorld.esm

DLCUltraHighResolution.esm

Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch.esp

ArmorKeywords.esm

TrueStormsFO4.esm

LooksMenu Customization Compendium.esp

LooksMenu.esp

KSHairdos.esp

Rusty Face Fix.esp

The Eyes Of Beauty.esp

CBBE.esp

ApalLeotard.esp

VIS-G Legendary Modifications.esp

3dscopes-replacer.esp

LongerPowerLines3x.esp

More Where That Came From Diamond City.esp

TrueStormsFO4-EarlierSunsets.esp

TrueStormsFO4-FarHarbor.esp

TrueStormsFO4-EarlierSunsetsFH.esp

TrueStormsFO4-GlowingSeaExtraRads.esp

UniquePlayer.esp

SKKFastStartNewGame.esp

 

I'm sure the solution will be something simple that I'm just not seeing tho :smile:

[Stormie]

I had the same trouble with the Serene Textures as well. I ended up using different textures in the end, since I couldn't find a fix and tinkering with the textures themselves is really not my idea of fun.

Also, the "Brown Face bug fix script update" from HiPoly Faces REDUX (Seamless Kit - CBBE - TWB - FG) didn't help either.

But maybe the following articles will be helpful.

 

Notes on the Rusty Face Bug aka Brown Face Bug. Causes and Solutions. at Fallout 4 Nexus - Mods and community (nexusmods.com)

2K Face and 4k Face Tutorial for those stuck in the brown face at Fallout 4 Nexus - Mods and community (nexusmods.com)

[surg23]

This worked for me: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/31028

 

By "worked" I should say it eliminated the frequency it appears by at least 99%. I use a bunch of different body textures, mixing and matching here and there which reliably ties it to the underlying problem of a mismatch between texture resolutions. With the above fix/mod, I maybe see this occur once in every 80 hours of play and only on one or two NPC. Before that it was endemic.

 

Oh sorry, didn't realize you already had it installed. :S

Edited February 6, 2023 by surg23

[jdkzombie]

Mod page shows two recommended mods that are not in your load order.

 

Serene skin posts tab also reports others experiencing the same.

 

Face texture issues like this stem from texture loading improperly. I get it sometimes even on my 214 plugin game, but it's almost always solved by loading through a cell door.

 

Something to try is to change up the load order to swap looks menu and looks menu compendium around, as iirc Looks Menu is the Master and compendium needs to load after.

 

Have you tried putting Serene at the end of your load order entirely so it wins any and all conflict texture wise? Actually pretty easy to do with Vortex, you can go to Plugins, double click the esp/esl and down at the bottom select locked to index instead of sorted automagically, and check your mod list to see what the last mod index two digit hexadecimal is, and change it to that, then click the orange arrow at the bottom of that little box.

 

Or.

 

Double click the esp/esl and select Group, and change it to Dynamic Patches and ht the orange arrow to save, which will change the rules its plugin is loaded and it will attempt to load it last behind all other mods.

[jdkzombie]

Also, in case you did not do it, follow these directions from Unique Players install description.

 

How to use
Like a lot of my mods, it is currently DIY:

1. Install with NMM or manually copy into your data folder and enable the ESP
2. Copy the body/hand textures from your favorite body mod into:
   • data/textures/actors/character/PlayerHumanFemale for female PCs OR
   • data/textures/actors/character/PlayerHumanMale for male PCs

• Copy the body/hand meshes from your favorite body mod into:
• data/meshes/actors/character/PlayerCharacterAssets