Why do PCs look weird in different lights?

[billypnats]

So yea, I'm sure all of you have had this problem, different lights makes your char look good or messed up. I'm just wondering why that is and if it could be fixed

[Fonger]

if you have turned on the video option "self shadows" - keep it turned off.

[billypnats]

No I mean even regularly, without self shadow (actually in some situations I found self shadow quite enjoyable)

[David Brasher]

I think it is a game-engine thing. You can tinker with different settings, depending on how powerful your computer is and how good your monitor is, but I don't know if you will ever get all visual aspects of your game just how you like them.

 

My current thing, is that there is a high-elf in one of the mods I am playing that looks fine by candlelight. But if I use a light spell, her face is normal but her neck is glowing pale yellow.

[Spl1nt3rC3ll]

I'd get the skin tone just right in either the beginning dungeon or the "start by ship" mod, but because both are lit by torches, as soon as I step outside I realize that my character is some ugly shade of purple or green or what have you. It's a major pet peeve of mine. The starting points should have natural lighting instead of the harsh torchlight, it really screws with your character.

[billypnats]

Is there a way to attach a subtle light source to the skeleton.nif file? So that your PC would get the right lighting? Or is this a bad idea for fixing issues like this

[Illiad86]

You could try using Real Lights. It makes the lighting in the game much more natural I think. It gets rid of all those fake lights and uses the actual fireplace, candle, etc. as a light point. My character looks much better in that. I also use Bloom lighting over HDR because it's just way too shiny and bright to me.