Mod doesn't look as advertised

[ShinketsuKarasu]

  On 9/20/2016 at 11:22 AM, isra said:

 

  On 9/20/2016 at 12:21 AM, ShinketsuKarasu said:

I used NMM to install the files. So when the retextures were installed NMM asked me to overwrite the files from the original, which I assume included the original textures, because installing the retextures replaces the originally installed textures with new ones.

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Would it help if I attached both sets of files for folks to look at?

Try this - first uninstsll all versions of the mod completely. Next, install the original version that works, then open the zip of the retexture you want to use. There should be a folder called textures somewhere in there. Extract that folder *only* to your skyrim/data folder and overwrite when prompted.

 

I would take a lookat the file tree of the mod myself to check what the problem is but I'm currently stuck on a tablet for a few days. Sorry!

 

Also if you aren't too mod heavy already I definitely second a switch to mod organizer. It's a much cleaner, more organized and more modular way to install mods. Migrating from NMM can be a pain so it's better to do it sooner than later.

 

So I am happy to report that this worked. I had to drop the textures into the file that had already been made when I installed the original mod and just remove the textures of the original. Putting the folder from the retextures directly into the texture folder resulted in the mod not finding any corresponding textures at all. I'm a bit bummed that the black and red versions have that weird pauldron attached to the armor and not a glove/bracer separate, but maybe when I get brave enough to try modding I can remove it.

Thank you guys so much for the responses and advice. It's great to know that there is still such an active and helpful community around here in case newbies like me get into any trouble. :)