rcarass1 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) Hi guys, Apologies if this issue has been brought up and resolved in the past but I am thoroughly stuck and could really use some guidance. I really like the style of the Miner's Clothes in Skyrim, but I've been bored with the limited (2) number of skins for the outfit for some time. So, I wanted to try make some standalone clones of the outfits with new textures. So far, I have been able to extract the texture .dds files from the game files using Fallout Mod Manager. I then edited the .dds file in GIMP (simply recolouring the tunic) and exported it as a new file. This is where I get stuck. I have downloaded NifSkope and have tried to follow various guides and tutorial videos like this one ( ), but none of the ones I have found seem to offer full instructions for the specific task I am undertaking (which is a tragedy for an editing n00b like myself!). None of them seem to deal with editing the properties of a pre-existing chest piece, which has the matter of body-sliding to deal with. Of the .nif mesh files relating to the Miner's Clothes, I have found 2 files (a pair each for male and female): minerclothesm_0.nif and minerclothesm_1.nif I assume that, like in the video tutorial I linked, I will have to add the new .dds texture file to the .nifs somewhere and save them as a new file (which I can then add to a new armor piece in CK), but I can't find where I am supposed to do it. I see a lot of mention of the 0NiTriShape node, but I can't find one for either of the .nif files I have looked at. The first NiTriShape tab I can see starts with a number in the 20s or 30s...Other guides I have looked at talk about doing all this for new pieces of armor, not pre-existing ones, so I can't figure out what I need to do next. :pinch: Any help you guys can provide would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Edited October 12, 2014 by rcarass1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyFox77 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Well, you'll need the NiTriShape\BSLightningShaderProperty\BSShaderTextureSet, like so. The number in front of the NiTriShape may differ and is not that important! http://www.imagehost.eu/rlW.jpg You can use the same normal map (the texture ending on _n.dds) as the model you've edited, if it's only a simple change like colour changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarass1 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 Hey GreyFox (watch out for those liquidy snakes!), Thank you so much for laying it all out so clearly and taking the time to screencap stuff. I really appreciate it! I will give this a go and hopefully report back with success! \o/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyFox77 Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Hey GreyFox (watch out for those liquidy snakes!), Haha, oh yeah :thumbsup: Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarass1 Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 (edited) Okay. All of that info was really easy to follow and worked perfectly, but I have hit a snag in CK. I am trying to make the clothes re-colour standalone. But, when I duplicate the Miner's Clothes, and attempt to change the appearance of the duplicate with the .nif I made, it also seems to change the original item's appearance as well... Have I missed something glaringly obvious? I tried creating a new FormID (I think?) in the sub-menu to change the .nif, but when I did that and tried to view it in game, the new armor just had the look of the original, not the retexture. :confused: Update: Using this handy thread, I've figured out that, in order to get the standalone item using a standalone texture, you need to create a new AA form for it by duplicating the original in the item list. However, I am now stuck trying to figure out how to add that new AA form to an armor duplicate. When I duplicate the Miner's Clothes, I seem unable to change the AA from the options menu therein. Some tips or info would still be much appreciated! Help me, Obi-Mod Kenobi! You're my only hope! Scratch all of that. I figured out that you have to just Right Click on the current AA in the list, delete it and add the new one you made. I forgot how obtuse CK can be... >.<' Edited October 14, 2014 by rcarass1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyFox77 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Good you figured it out. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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