Character-only Body-Texture (possible) ?

[anomalic]

hi there,

 

a short question - is it possible to use the folder structure to put there individual femalebody_1.dds files ?

 

for example:

\Steam\SteamApps\common\skyrim\Data\textures\actors\character\female -> custom edited female-body with tattoo

\Steam\SteamApps\common\skyrim\Data\textures\actors\character\bretonfemale -> standard-texture (like CBBE or UNP ones)

 

maybe i didn't find a breton female (???!) yet, or it doen't work.... -.-

 

any commets about that ?

 

 

thx

neo

[gasti89]

Textures are related to meshes.

 

If you edit the texture path of a mesh with NifSkope you can give a texture any path you want

[anomalic]

hmm i guess i need a more.... noob-like answer, sorry :P

 

i got "it's possible" ;) but what now ? nifskope i have installed but have no idea how to handle that.

 

sorry^^

[Rustle32]

I believe if you create a custom race, you can apply meshes and textures to just your character.

 

Tutorial - http://www.creationkit.com/Tutorial_Creating_a_Playable_Race

[GileadMaerlyn]

You don't need nifskope for that, you need the CK.

 

So, you want a different texture for bretons than other humans? (I didn't understand your question, but that's what I guess from the example, let's go with that, it'll be an example and you'll adapt to what you need^^)

Why didn't it work? Because you created new texture files and the game didn't know what to do with them, so it ignored them.

You need to tell the game that this race uses a new texture. First, put the texture where you want it (\Steam\SteamApps\common\skyrim\Data\textures\actors\character\bretonfemale).

Then, go in the CK. Under miscellaneous/TextureSet, edit SkinBodyFemale_1, rename it (e.g. SkinBodyFemaleBreton) and click OK, it will ask if you want a new form, say yes. This will make a new texture set from the one currently used by the breton race, edit it, and change the textures to the one you added in the bretonfemale folder.

Then, go under Miscellaneous/FormList, edit SkinFemaleHumanBody, and create a new form SkinFemaleBretonBody from it. Replace SkinBodyFemale_1 with SkinBodyFemaleBreton.

Then, go under ArmorAddon, edit NakedTorso, and create a new form NakedTorsoBreton from it. In NakedTorso, remove the breton race in the list on the right (additional races). In NakedTorsoBreton, replace SkinBodyFemale_1 and SkinFemaleHumanBody by the one you created, and remove all races but breton.

Do the same for NakedFeet and NakedHands.

Then, go under Armor, edit SkinNaked, select the breton race and change NakedTorso, NakedFeet and NakedHands with the ones you created.

 

Save and activate your mod, and you should be good to go. (should, 'cause I must say I never did something like this^^)

 

EDIT: Ah ok, I tend to forget the title of the topic once I began reading it... :3

So you want you character to have a different body texture? Then, as Rustle32 said, create a new race for your character, and do what I said for Breton, but for your race instead.

Edited July 21, 2012 by Gilead Maerlyn