Editing NPC looks in CK horrible, options?

[msivo]

I've been testing the CK actor editor and the parts of it for editing the appearance are so bad it's pretty much useless... Bethesda can NOT have used this interface to create the characters in FO4 and if they did... Well I pity those poor developers that had to go through the pain... Are there any alternatives? I use the looksmenu mod a fair bit in game and you can save presets but I wonder if those presets are actually saved somewhere in the data folder or are those saved in the savegame data? Are there ways to access facegen data from save games and somehow import that into the CK?

 

If there is no other option than using the CK actor editor, are there any tips to improve the experience?

[RS13]

1.Edit the character in game using slm <ref id> save the game

2. Create a plugin that has that character's information in it. (So copy their entry as an override into a new file using FO4 Edit or make some change to them in the CK.)

3. Use face ripper to put the face from the save game onto the NPC in the plugin.

 

Voila!

[msivo]

Oof... Any chance there is a tutorial perhaps from the Skyrim era that would cover this process?

 

Step one, no problem

Step two, I've only used FO4 Edit to change an esp to an esm, I will google for some tutorials but if someone has a link to provide or has the time to type instructions, much appreciated

Step three, gonna google face ripper, but once again if there are instructional materials, links will be appreciated

 

Thanks for getting me started RS13!

[msivo]

Hurrah. Despite my initial trepidation this proved to be extremely simple!

 

There is no need for the FO Edit step at all. All I did was:

1. Create NPC and place him in my worldspace

2. Save the esp and launch FO4, find the NPC and use the console to edit his looks

3. Save the game and exit FO4

4. Use Face Ripper to open the save game and select the edited character, then select my esp and overwrite the character (didn't have exactly the same ID number but the ending was the same. Not hard to find as I only have 2 chars in the esp)

5. Success

 

Thank you for pointing me toward Face Ripper again! I shall leave a link here for reference.

 

http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/3878/?