Sparxxs32 Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 Hello! I want to request some assistance in creating a custom-voiced follower with a new body and face. I have been following a collection of tutorials to get the mod up and running, but I have hit a few snags. I am relatively new to creating mods, so please bear with me. I'll go over them here. My first attempt at the mod was trying to have my mod rely on the mod with the included assets I require, which I will refer to as the "Base mod." Basically making my mod dependent on the base mod. This did not work, however, as every time I would every time I attempted to test the mod in the game, it would immediately crash whenever I entered the cell where the follower was located. Upon further inspection, I noticed that whenever I reopened the Creation kit, the follower's race would default back to "FoxRace." So for my second attempt I decided to make an addon to the base mod that gives it a custom framework and voice. This however did not work out as I could not get the mod to apply to the base mod. For the third and most recent attempt, I tried to import the assets directly into my mod and attempted to get it working that way. This again did not work as I ran into multiple issues. For context, I use SkyrimAE with a downgrade patch to bring it to SE. The mod to export a model's face that the third tutorial I used was defunct in SE and only available in LE. Attempting to use it anyway did not yield good results. The second issue was with the body. Whenever I attempted to show a preview of the model or place it into the world, I would get this error. "MODELS: Bone 'Clitoral1' not found for 'BASE meshes\LeafKeq2\body\femalebody_0.nif'. Reqested by 'Keqing' model 'NPC'." I tried to dig through and find out how to fix this, but I am coming up blank. I'm aware I could just use the base mod itself for the custom framework, but as the OP has yet to get back to me, I would like this to be a last resort until I can import my own assets. If anyone is willing to help, I would appreciate it. If you have any questions, please let me know. Load order: You really only need the base mod for the assets and then any modding tool you use. [NSFW] Base mod: https://www.patreon.com/posts/keqing-race-se-67933713 Defunct mod attempts if anyone is curious: KQ01: https://mega.nz/file/blEB0D5B#djiDA97FNLWfyR5J7rh9loWDXm1nuz4Y1lqZTq9sQYk KQ02: https://mega.nz/file/b5Vg3Bpb#szBg7QTb6mHX6Qq_GqTfC3DcjlpvY4qHqje47cKvQjI KQ03: https://mega.nz/file/j8MCyIzD#xTrOQH_-GlTQF74EEkyiy468_Si9MdqEdEEVp3zimCY Tutorials I used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJB7eLcCo0c https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/articles/1100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVPc1FPruhk&t=564s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorrp10 Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 Why are you using 1.5.97, and what version of CK are you running? Does it have the CK fixes and proper multiple master support? In any case, the race mod as it is is quite limited. Only a single set of textures, so you only can have purple eyes. Also, the only hair available via RaceMenu is static white. The SMP hair on the sample follower is achieved by equipping an SMP wig. I extended the mod a bit, adding several more selectable eye colors, made the hair tintable and made the SMP version racemenu-selectable. The mod would do well with a few tintmasks to add color to various face parts and maybe do some makeup, but that takes too long. Still... Spoiler I am going to have a look at your failed attempts, but I suspect you kept failing at setting the race mod properly as your master file. Which was why it kept reverting to 'FoxRace'. I am running game version 1.6.1130 and using CK Platform Extended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparxxs32 Posted September 27 Author Share Posted September 27 Thank you for your reply Quote Why are you using 1.5.97, and what version of CK are you running? Does it have the CK fixes and proper multiple master support? I am using the current version of CK on Steam, which seems to be the only version available as far as I know. I don't know how to check the version number on steam, but I assume it is above 1.6. I'll attempt to find the version number in a bit. As for why I am using 1.5.97, I had issues with the base mod on AE so I thought that the mod being made for SE would work better there. Though after cracking open the CK it seems to be a constant issues with the hair. Whenever I try to apply CK Fixes I get the error below. I attempted to apply a downgrade patch, but I got the error in the second image. I eventually gave up and continued with the mod without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorrp10 Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 You really should go with current version of game, 1.6.1170, and make sure you get latest versions of : SKSE64 Address Library RaceMenu FNIS or Nemesis XP32 Maximum Skeleton Extended FSMP This looks a bit like a scary list, but really, practically any modern Skyrim install will need those. Get the Skyrim Special Edition: Creation Kit from Steam, run it once by itself, then get and install Creation Kit Platform Extended Now, some goodies: Here is my updated version of Keqing race Extra eye colors available in Racemenu : green, grey, red, blue, yellow In addition to original hair, there are now: tintable static hair, tintable SMP hair, no hair (bald - more on this later) Another issue - the race was using a weird version of skeleton which seems like an old version of XP32. It works ok for 3-breast bone body meshes like 3BA, but will not work with any single breast bone built outfits. So I changed it to use the default female skeleton, but you must have XP32 skeleton installed. The race mod is now also made light (ESP-FE) I also moved its sample follower into a test cell (coc ctest), cause I figured having a naked Keqing in temple of Kynareth was a little inappropriate I am also attaching a mod created using MY version of LeafKeq2 as master. It adds a Keqing called Jenny inside Drunken Huntsman in Whiterun. Now, the sample follower included in the race mod has static hair, but is assigned an outfit that includes the SMP wig. That is one way to apply SMP hair to an NPC, but it is not the best, INHO. In my 'Jenny' mod, Jenny's facegen head is created with no hair (Bald), and the SMP wig is instead incorporated into her naked skin. Which means she will retain SMP hair even when wearing nothing at all. Spoiler Keqing_Jenny.7z 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparxxs32 Posted September 27 Author Share Posted September 27 2 hours ago, scorrp10 said: You really should go with current version of game, 1.6.1170, and make sure you get latest versions of... I appreciate your help! I didn't expect this much, but I appreciate it! I deleted and reinstalled Skyrim and applied all the recommended mods and plugins, and so far, it seems to be working fine. Is there a way to shrink the head? It's massive! lol On an unrelated note, the 'Jenny' follower's outfit is different from the one in your screenshot. I assume this is just an outfit mod I do not have and will ignore it for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparxxs32 Posted September 28 Author Share Posted September 28 Update on the large head situation. I attempted to fix the scale using the race menu and then exported that head, but when I plugged it into Nifskope to examine it, the size did not seem to change. To be honest, I'm a bit stumped on how to fix this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorrp10 Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 Yeah, the head is quite big. In RaceMenu, there is a Body Scales tab, and it has a 'Head' slider that makes the head and hair smaller. Problem is, those sliders are "applied post-factum" - meaning if the head is exported, the head is its usual size, not reduced. However, this CAN be adjusted using a script that will essentially apply the equivalent of the Body Scales slider. The attached file does exactly that - it reduces the head to 0.65 of its original size, and lowers it a bit. Which seems to give best result: However, you can play with it. Use console command: set keqing_head_factor to X (X being the desired scaling. 0.65 is the default, good values will probably be between 0.55 and 0.7) The outfit she wears is 'Fine Clothes', but I have a CBBE Minidresses replacer. Keqing_Jenny.7z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparxxs32 Posted September 28 Author Share Posted September 28 How would you apply that script onto another npc? I tried to go through Jenny as a basis but I could not get it to work correctly. Also would it be possible to add another script that cam lower it further? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorrp10 Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 The script is attached directly to the Actor record (and in the script properties, the Global needs to be filled with Keqing_Head_Factor) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparxxs32 Posted September 28 Author Share Posted September 28 Thanks, I got it to work! I attempted to use the same logic to attempt to lower the head further, however it did not work. I'll have to look into it more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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