like "/actors/character/facegendata/facetint/palaces castles enhanced.esp/0000130c.dds". New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Copyright 2023 Black Tree Gaming Ltd. All rights reserved. NPC appearance overhauls that use custom sculpts and custom textures are safe to use with this mod installed, but if you have a conflict in your load order that breaks those mods, this mod will. Most likely a missing (or unreadable) tint mask. By noe, packing the facegen data under both the Skyrim.esm and the Mod.esp folders doesn't generate any problems provided that you are only using one mod that modifyes the vanilla NPCs faces. First, pick one mod that alters NPC faces and use just that one. I think nothing has changed regarding facegen. All rights reserved. This author has not provided any additional notes regarding file permissions, sfts - for devising a clever way of identifying nif blocks based on xEdit's 'NIF - replace string' script and letting me use his codePieron - for the original NPC Appearance PatcherElminsterAU and the xEdit Team - who made it all possible in the first place, This mod is not opted-in to receive Donation Points. As you might imagine, generating FaceGen is slower than loading preprocessed FaceGen. facegen data is definitely being output to the data directory. Several mods making changes to one and the same NPC can result in a black face. In my first ever Creation Kit tutorial, I will show you how to export character Face Gen Data for NPCs in order to prevent the 'Grey/Dark Face Bug' and so you can see makeup/warpaint in-game.Here is a Playlist with all of my CK Tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB4t0GI9oBEb9p7v8Pnca44gZWNNIgirYVisit My Websites!Girl Gamers - http://zyliceagirlgamersdream.wikia.com/wiki/Zylice_WikiFan Site - http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/zyliceSkyrim Mods \u0026 Resources - http://zyliceliddell.weebly.com/#/ Find the entries for the head mesh itself. This tool doesn't do anything by itself. Multiple mods that do the same thing will cause issues. Artigun The Custom Voiced Half-Dovah Follower, Bikini Dremora - Conjuration Followers SE, Fangs and Eyes Fix for A Vampire Appearance Mod, Lorien - A High Poly Head Standalone Follower, LOTR Epic battles Armies Mod (Lord of The Rings) WIP Special Edition Port, M'rissi's Tails of Troubles - KS Hairdo Patch, Needed Just In Case of Facegen Data Issues. Yours is unfortunately a totally different issue. However, Fluff's Hybrid Khajiit appears to remove the racial face tint layers with indexes 4, 5, 6, 17, and 18 from KhajiitRace and replace them with new layers with indexes 24, 26, 36, 27, and 28 respectively. NifMerge can't even open head nifs made with the new CK. Been trying for hours to get Fangs and Eyes - A Vampire Appearance Mod to work again. A guide about using CK to fix them: Guide: Creating FaceGen Data (from RageYT0) Sometimes you should let the mod auther to fix them. Getting back to Skyrim NPCs: the safe thing is for every facegen mesh to be accompanied by an NPC record edit, and vice versa. In the right pane, find and select the NPC (s) with broken faces. The elegant, powerful, and open-source mod manager, Download and manage all your collections within Vortex, Upgrade your account to unlock all media content, To enjoy the benefits of Nexus Mods, please log in or register a new account. Blackjack_Davy 2 yr. ago. This will tell you their FormID and the last plugin in your load order that referenced them. Fixed delphi/pascal stupid 'else' handling. - You'll get the black head no matter which way you do it, or if you do both. 3. EasyNPC is a little bit smarter than this - for example, it knows the difference between plugins that edit NPC faces and plugins that edit other aspects of an NPC - but at the present time, these build checks are not . Edited by Belegost, 19 November 2020 - 03:58 pm. - place the script 'Skyrim - NPC Facegen Patcher.pas' in the 'Edit Scripts' folder of xEdit How to use: 1. Press Ctrl + F4 (which will not close the window; it's the command to export facegen data) and click Yes to confirm. Skyrim Special Edition Mod Troubleshooting, Fangs and Eyes - A Vampire Appearance Mod. You only need to pack the facegen data files under the Skyrim.esm folder and it works fine! a xEdit Script to find "Dark Face Issues" and address them, then create console command batch files for checking in game. I then tried also regenerating facegen data with Fluffjiits, MrissisTales, and my patch loaded in the CK which also did not resolve the issue. In Skyrim, if two mods changed the face of the same NPC the only problem of incompatibility between those mods was that you would only see in game the changes done by the last mod loading in your load order, as the files in the Skyrim.esm folder of the second mod overwrote the ones of the first mod. Find which mod alters NPC faces, and which NPCs it alters, and open it in the Creation Kit. You currently have javascript disabled. Log in to view your list of favourite games. !These two mods are a fix for the Mannimarco black face bug that can happen in VR, or in general!! Put Mrissi after anything that changes Khajiits. By default for non-beast races there is only one texture used by males and one by females (Argonians and Khajit have unique textures). In Skyrim Special Editionm when you cange the face of a vanilla NPC the facegen data is generated under two folders: "Skyrim.esm" and "Mod.esp" (where Mod.esp is the name of the mod changing those faces. I ended up having to revert to release version and opt out of beta patches, in order to be able to use CK again. That's because his formID is 04017935, as the character originates in Dragonborn, the fourth plugin in your load order. In Skyrim, when you changed the face of a vanilla NPC all facegen data was generated only under the folder "Skyrim.esm" In Skyrim Special Editionm when you cange the face of a vanilla NPC the facegen data is generated under two folders: "Skyrim.esm" and "Mod.esp" (where Mod.esp is the name of the mod changing those faces. I've seen some opinion that this is the case, but I can't verify yet, because no matter where the facegeom data is saved, the heads are too black to see what the face looks like in game. Open the Creation Kit and click File > Data. Edited by Belegost, 13 November 2020 - 11:24 am. I also opened the face mesh in NifSkope, and it looks fine there. I don't know the mods you mentioned, so I'm struggling to understand the nature of the mod conflict. It's a flaw in Nifmerge. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. I have selected the NPC in the Creation Kit and pressed Ctrl+F4 to generate her facegen data. Her face is not discolored in my game, but if she is in yours, use this. I know it works there with CTRL+F4, but the software is horribly optimized and takes like 10 minutes to load up the main game, update, and DLCs. TBH, I'm not sure what exactly happens here. Select the altered NPCs and press Ctrl+F4 to export their FaceGen data. Uses xEdit script. Copyright 2023 Black Tree Gaming Ltd. All rights reserved. But in SSE things are not so easy. The mesh and textures were correctly generated and can be found in my data folder (also correct filenames, they correspond to her Editor ID). That step is sometimes overlooked by mod authors - which also explains some black faces. The only problem is that I cant figure out which file belongs to which NPC since they all have names like "000A151C.dds" and I cant do anything with that. now definitely will not add same npc to console command batch file again and again. In most cases your problem is solved. Copyright 2023 Robin Scott. It should have been the mod from which the NPC comes. - The black head seems to happen no matter what. It strips out the "Has Tangents" flag from the meshes that need it (everything but the head). Any ideas on how I could fix it? The gray face bug will now be gone for you. A couple of other handy tricks: If you see the NPC in the game and they've got the dreaded "dark face bug" (or you just want info on them) hit the ~ key to bring up the console, then click on the NPC. If nothing had changed regarding facegen, then we could use NifMerge to simply convert the old game's head nifs into head nifs for the new game, but we can't. You want to leave out the first 3 digits, because if the NPC is from a DLC, those first 3 will be "020", "030", or "040" in the FormID, but the .nif and .dds files will still start with "000". Eliminates the dreaded "dark face" issue that occurs when the game encounters FaceGen errors. Race. Remarks You can use this fix as a runtime equivalent to Creation Kit's 'Ctrl+F4' to generate FaceGen. No matter what I do I can't get the yellow gross eyes to go away and be replaced with the ones from this mod. Some of the affected mods add a LOT of new NPCs. It dawned on me that if there was a mod that ran a script every 6 seconds there might be a universal resolution. now can check records which is not in master file, by selecting them then choose '2. Create a bashed patch. First, Identify what mod you want to turn into an esl check to see if it has facegen data it will be located under "meshes\actors\character\FaceGenData\FaceGeom{Whatever the plugin name is}" as loose files or using . You can do this by selecting the entry for the NPC in the Creation Kit, and pressing Ctrl + F4. All rights reserved. When the FaceGen files are there yet the faces don't match in game, every male NPC affected by the mod has a dark face, and unless I found a way to figure out which FaceGen file belongs to who and delete them then I'd be stuck with dark faces. The elegant, powerful, and open-source mod manager, Download and manage all your collections within Vortex, Upgrade your account to unlock all media content, To enjoy the benefits of Nexus Mods, please log in or register a new account. Looking at the screenshot, I'd say it's still a problem of MISSING facegen data. When logged in, you can choose up to 12 games that will be displayed as favourites in this menu. Problem is that this tintmask entry has to be adjusted manually before finishing/releasing a mod. So what am I missing? Hi, I am obviously a modding noob but I'm trying to patch FaceGen using your guide and the DarkFace script mod. So for example, if you wanted to spawn Storn you'd type in "player.placeatme 04017935" (without the quotes). If you're still looking for a solution, this is what I do: go to https://skyrimcommands.com/npcs, and enter in the last 5 digits of the 8 digit code (so, for example, if you wanted to know what NPC was 00017935.nif, type in "17935" and boom - it'll tell you "Storn Crag-Strider"). This is a completely new NPC, so there can be no other mods creating conflicts by editing her (no patch mods depending on the .esp). This mod is opted-in to receive Donation Points. Select which races you want to patch. Site news (important news will be issued), Comments on your files, images and videos, New images and videos added to your files. The NPC in question (xx04C768) has facegen data provided in the mod in question (in a BSA). So to get the corresponding facegen files, you need to change the first two numbers to 0. ! I have also created facegen data for that npc via the CK which can be seen here: all of which exists in the KhajiitRace in the base game. All rights reserved. Then, I opened up that plugin together with the Interesting NPCs plugin in Creation Kit, and used Ctrl+F4 again to generate facegen data for that specific NPC. For vanilla followers, the new Creation Kit creates new facegen data under the Skyrim.esm and under the Mod.esp folders every time the esp file is saved (and everytime i select the "Upload file to Bethesda.net" option). Enter as many NPCs as you want in this format, (but if you're spawning more than 5 or 6, I recommend using multiple files so the NPCs don't get all clustered together), save the file as a .txt, then in Skyrim hit the ~ key to bring up the console and type "bat ". Maybe you could still try the "Load order adjustments + bashed patch" method I mentioned above. She is Breton, and BretonRace has no alterations of any kind to it's face data. I opened up my entire current load order at once in SSEEdit to figure out which plugin was the last file to modify that record (note: the Race record, not the Actor record), which in my case was the USSEP plugin. Looking into it the source seems to be that the creation kit is physically unable to load all the masters to the patch due to space limitations, so now I'm wondering if there is a way to export facegen data without the use of the creation kit. She still has the black face bug in my game. This seems to have worked better, since now her face looks fine in-game. If you're still looking for a solution, this is what I do: go to https://skyrimcommands.com/npcs, and enter in the last 5 digits of the 8 digit code (so, for example, if you wanted to know what NPC was 00017935.nif, type in "17935" and boom - it'll tell you "Storn Crag-Strider"). When it comes to black face issues, you should take a close look at NPC Replacers (e.g. Now, all modders releasing mods modifying vanilla NPCs need to follow this to avoid problems. This only happens for vanilla NPCs. We are Reddit's primary hub for all things modding, from troubleshooting for beginners to creation of mods by experts. If you're talking about the beta skyrim se patch, I have just had problems with that blacking out the entire ck render window. First, you need to export face gen data for each NPC. Thank Bethesda for the shiesty BS, Soft. All rights reserved. fixed an issue. However, if the head nif was the result of a RaceMenu/NifMerge session and includes custom mesh paths for things like eye geometry or 3rd party hair, those geometries will be missing in game. If you have multiple NPCs, you can hold down Ctrl and left click each entry so all. New: Added some code to detect broken facegen NIF file, New: Can ignore NPC's EDID (suggested by DarthAncalagon), Change: Separate IgnoreLists to another INI file, named DarkFaceIssueReporterIgnore.ini, fixed an issue: can not turn off creating console command batch file, minor changes: removed some unnecessary logs from log file (suggested by Gaznevada), minor changes: added version info to log file (suggested by Gaznevada), Added ui for 'CreateDebugLogFile','CreateConsoleCommandBatchFile','DarkFaceCollectorFilename' options, Added some races(should be ignored) to INI file, minor changes: some logs changed or fixed, added a log to print out headparts in NIF for helping to fix issues, fixed an issue: when close the main menu with 'create DarkFaceCollector option' checked, will still create collector file. Thanks for the tip. Basically you want to check which tintmask texture is attached to the head mesh. You will need to seek permission from, You can upload this file to other sites but you must credit me as the creator of the file, You are allowed to modify my files and release bug fixes or improve on the features without permission from or credit to me, You can convert this file to work with other games as long as you credit me as the creator of the file, You are allowed to use the assets in this file without permission or crediting me, Asset use permission in mods/files that are being sold, You are not allowed to use assets from this file in any mods/files that are being sold, for money, on Steam Workshop or other platforms, Asset use permission in mods/files that earn donation points, You are allowed to earn Donation Points for your mods if they use my assets. Skip the Patching section if you are only wanting to create new FaceGen Data. I didnt stop to think that it includes load order like literally everything else does, I guess I should have. Updates your NPC faces to match body in a quick and efficient way. So if there if a way to export FaceGen Data with xEdit I would be glad to know it. The mods in question are found here and here. If it is not there, This means it will work for mods such as VHR - Vanilla Hair Replacer. then check your Skyrim SE Data directory and see if there is a Textures and Meshes folder there. I don't know why people still advice regenerating facegen data. Use caution. There are also no conflicts as she is a new NPC added by Palaces & Castles Enhanced. For example: Looking at tint layers, it seems pretty clear what the issue is. NPCs whose heads get regenerated will always be based on their face morph data from your loaded plugins. Problems appear when you use more than one mod that modifies the same NPC face. There is still one NPC (Felena) who has a black face (I have seen others who also ported the mod to SSE for themselves reporting the same). Bijin, Better Bards). Any way of fixing this or it is just something we have to learn to live with? My knowledge regarding NPCs largely stems from creating followers / NPCs for small quests and working with NPC overhauls. Sometimes you can open the plugin in CK, and select them Press Ctrl+F4 for generating Facegen data to fix them. Multiple mods that do the same thing will cause issues. Source code on GitHubThis work is licensed under the MIT License. * As the facegen data under ModA.esp folder is not the same than the other two, Lydia's face appears either black, or with some lines over her face, or pixelated, or presenting any other graphical glithes! Launch TES5Edit/SSEdit. So if anyone can help me with my problem of finding out who's FaceGen files belong to who, I would be very thankful. - Head nifs from the old game will work in the new game due to a degree of backwards compatibility and they will not exhibit the black head problem. Are these NPCs supposed to be normal Khajiits? We ask that you please take a minute to read through the rules and check out the resources provided before creating a post, especially if you are new here. The powerful open-source mod manager from Nexus Mods. Select all plugins (Ctrl+A). With this guide, I will take you through the basics of creating a custom FaceGen with two or more Character Appearance mods, such as. Valve Corporation. Not needed but suggested heavily. (Select multiple NPCs by holding down Shift or Ctrl .) In this case, all the effected NPCs are those added by mods they don't exist in the base game. They also won't allow certain geometries the old game's head nifs would allow. 2. High Poly Head should also take effect if you distribute it with the xEdit script. if you got two mods making changes to Delphine and you want Bijin Delphine, put the Bijin esp after the other NPC replacer. I was able to delete all the changes made to the NPCs in the .esp, but in addition to the main .esp there are texture and mesh files in the main mod data directory and I cant figure out how I can get rid of these. After the CK has finished, all of your newly exported FaceGen data can be found in the Overwrite folder of your mod list. It will only help if a mod is missing facegen data (or if the facegen data isn't where the game expects it). What file exactly did you use to regenerate the facegen data? I have selected the NPC in the Creation Kit and pressed Ctrl+F4 to generate her facegen data. Complementary tool for all mods that allow character races to have bodies unique to them. Could be worth a try. Could it somehow be related to her being a vampire? Right click. Repeat Steps 4-6 for any other mods with broken . Nnnnnope. They will also be affected by appearance mods such as Expressive Facegen Morphs and High Poly Vanilla Hair, which would normally only affect the player unless explicitly regenerated in CK. Install hundreds of mods with the click of a button. Run only for selected files or records' from the main menu, add a option for creating a plugin to collect dark face NPCs. I also can't see anything obviously wrong regarding poor Padma. Do you mean that, moving the facegen files generated under the Mod.esp folder to the Skyrim.esm and only packing then the ones under Skyrim.esm will solve the problem? I think that this is what is happening: * Mod A adds a new face for Lydia under the Skyrim.esm folder and the ModA.esp folder, * Mod B adds a new face for Lydia under the Skyrim.esm folder and the ModB.esp folder, * The game loads the face for Lydia under ModA.esp folder + the face for Lydia under the Skyrim.esm folder added by Mod B + the face for Lydia under the ModB.esp folder. Maybe that was already common knowledge, but I didn't know it. This covers that up. This is really useful for spawning multiple NPCs to test. Other than that we can only hope that someone more expreienced than me has a clue. Click Yes to all to dismiss warnings by category again. I hope all that helps (took me a while to figure all that out lol). I've run into this problem too. Copyright 2023 Robin Scott. Several functions may not work. Check the last texture entry but one. Most black face issues are simple mod conflicts. Copyright 2023 Robin Scott. Install hundreds of mods with the click of a button. After the CK has finished, all of your newly exported FaceGen data can be found in the Overwrite folder of your mod list. His FaceGen file is titled "00017935.dds" but that number appears nowhere under him in xEdit. Reinstall the conflicting mods. The powerful open-source mod manager from Nexus Mods. So, apparantly you need to have the last mod that modifies an Actor's Race as well as the last mod that modifies that Actor itself loaded if you want to generate correct FaceGen data. Some assets in this file belong to other authors. Log in to view your list of favourite games. I appreciate the attempt. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. I've attempted to use the Creation Kit to generate facegen data (select actors to regenerate face data for, press CTRL+F4) to no avail.
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