[LE] Help making Cosmetic Vampire Overhaul SSE work with Ethereal Elven Overhaul

[LaurellaBellaBean]

Hi all, I'm trying to make Ethereal Elven Overhaul play nice with Cosmetic Vampire Overhaul SSE. Apparently, if you use both together you get the black face bug.

 

EEO hasn't been ported to SSE but there is a patch that makes it compatible with SSE here: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/7351?tab=files

 

However, it seems that EEO is missing some sort of texture set that was deleted and shouldn't have been. The mod author for CVO had this to say:

 

It is important to follow the directions listed on the SE patch if you attempt to use them together which means you deleted all original loose facegen data and plugin as that is what the patch is it is updated facegen and plugin for SE. It is also important to note that unlike original the patch correctly ships with that new facegen archived in BSA and should not be extracted. You need to modify that new plugin and add back in the 2 texture sets which should not have been deleted but were which are SkinHeadMaleDarkElfVampire and SkinHeadFemaleVampire to each of the three vampire race records as all vampire NPC edited here reference those sets and they need to be present and valid and not missing. I went and setup EEO with the patch and made changes as listed above. On a clean save with no other mods loading CVO after EEO I went in and tested the elven vampire in game to check for issues. All tested showed correctly with no blackfaces. EEO alone had slightly nicer looking goblins so if nice looking elven vampires are what you want then load CVO after EEO. If the above is followed you should be able to use them together and if you still have issue then refer to troubleshooting I have listed in DESC for blackfaces.

 

I can't understand these instructions and my experience with Creation Kit is pretty limited--I sort of know my way around but much of it is a mystery to me.

 

Okay, so I need to add some texture sets, but how do I do that? I need step-by-step instructions, please.

Edited June 27, 2018 by LaurellaBellaBean

[LaurellaBellaBean]

I think I figured it out, and since this forum isn't letting me post images (???) I'm going to upload my instructions as a PDF, instead. http://www.mediafire.com/file/as8xy3c8c7d5fz1/Updating_EEO_for_SSE_and_Dawngaurd_Tutorial.pdf/file

 

Now, my method of fixing the problem of EEO and the dreaded black face bug when elves are vampires may not be entirely correct. I'm still somewhat new to Creation Kit and haven't done much with working with characters; mostly, I've made house mods for myself, and that's about it. What I've figured out is the result of a lot of trial and error, guesswork, and hours of Googling. If someone has a better method than mine, or if I did something wrong, please reply to this thread and let me know. :)

Edited June 28, 2018 by LaurellaBellaBean