Converting female hair to unisex - Master file missing

[LooneyLuny]

I've never attempted any kind of mod work before, but I really want to make some of the styles (1 in particular) in KS Hairstyles SSE to be unisex so I can use them on my male character. I read that you just have to open the mod in the Creation Kit and check the box from female to unisex. Sounded simple. So I installed the CK and tried to open the file using a tutorial. But there's no master file, only a plugin. And if I try to open the plugin I get a message telling me no master file was found and it doesn't work. I've tried looking up how to make or convert it to a master file, but I keep finding conflicting answers and I'm not making any progress here. I feel like it's so simple, but I just don't know what to do about the missing master file. Help?

 

SUMMARY: The mod I need to edit is only a plugin with no master file in the Creation Kit. How do I edit it?

 

UPDATE: (copied from below comment)

Tried a lot of things, watched a lot more tutorials, and it's finally working! :D Only problem is that the hair cliips through my guy's head in the back. Wondering if there's a way to fix this now. So close and yet so far! TAT

 

Solution was to open Skyrim.esm and Update.esm beforehand, then KS Hairdos would load in just fine. I created a separate plugin for the edit because I didn't want to risk messing up the original KS Hairdo plugin. So I found the hairstyle name in the list and changed the checked box from female to unisex and saved it. At first when I tested it it wasn't working, but then I finally figured out that I just had to have both hairdo plugins activated because the edit draws info from the original. After that it worked great and the hairstyle was available to both genders! As I said though, there's major clipping on the back of the head. I don't know if that's something I'd be able to fix or not. Hoping I'll get it eventually!

 

If anyone's curious, I'm trying to make the Toyger hairstyle available to males. I'm surprised it wasn't already.

Edited July 19, 2018 by LunisLucerna

[Algabar]

Hmm, did you set the file you want to edit as "active file"? This will automatically load any required master files.

[LooneyLuny]

Tried a lot of things, watched a lot more tutorials, and it's finally working! :D Only problem is that the hair cliips through my guy's head in the back. Wondering if there's a way to fix this now. So close and yet so far! TAT

 

Solution was to open Skyrim.esm and Update.esm first, then KS Hairdos would load in just fine. I created a separate plugin for the edit because I didn't want to risk messing up the original KS Hairdo plugin. So I found the hairstyle name in the list and changed the checked box from female to unisex and saved it. At first when I tested it it wasn't working, but then I finally figured out that I just had to have both hairdo plugins activated because the edit draws info from the original. After that it worked great and the hairstyle was available to both genders! As I said though, there's major clipping on the back of the head. I don't know if that's something I'd be able to fix or not. Hoping I'll get it eventually!

 

If anyone's curious, I'm trying to make the Toyger hairstyle available to males. I'm surprised it wasn't already.

Edited July 19, 2018 by LunisLucerna