How to edit a followers armor using Xedit?

[jspee1965]

Hello,

I have a particular follower where I cannot remove the Nightingale armor from her. I am using EFF and attempting to strip her of her armor , she flashes naked for a second then the armor reappears. Is there a way to load her esp into X edit and remove this pesky armor once and for all?? I have some proficiency in X edit but I'm afraid this is beyond me. The clothing I want her to wear has a much lower armor value so I can't simply swap things out conventionally.

 

THANKS!!

[TheGreatFalro]

Here's what you do:

 

- Make a backup of the mod, in case something breaks or you want to go back.

- Open XEdit and load only the follower's .esp (the master files are loaded automatically).

- Expand the follower .esp by clicking the plus symbol next to it.

- Expand the "Non Player Character (Actor) heading and click on the entry there (if there are multiple, choose the one for the follower you want to edit).

- On the right hand pane, scroll down until you see a record entry labelled "DOFT - Default Outfit". It should be almost at the bottom.

- Right-click on the value (the right hand box of the entry) and click remove.

- Contemplate your decision whilst the confirmation timer ticks down, then click "Yes, I'm sure".

- Close XEdit and save the plugin.

- Enjoy your follower's new-found naturism!

 

Note I: This should work for any follower using standard outfit settings. It's possible that some followers might have a more complicated system, however, and this might not work on those.

Note II: Theoretically this should be perfectly safe. However, don't blame me if your follower is nevernude, has a bod too sinful for mankind to see, or gains sapience and turns on you.

Edited December 13, 2018 by TheGreatFalro

[jspee1965]

That's great! Thanks so much very clear and concise instructions! Unfortunately the DOFT entry is greyed out and there is no value for me to remove! Never mind I will know how to do it next time!

 

Thanks again! Kudos to you good squire.

 

EDIT: OK for those in the distant future who might want to do this, I opened the console, selected the NPC and used "showinventory", then used "removeitem XXXXX 1" on each of the offending items in turn until they were no longer in the inventory. XXXXX is the code you will see for each piece of armor/clothing.