Dragon Age: Origins

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Rose

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freezedriedbrains

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About this mod

Replaces default skins, makeup, stubble, eyebrows and eyes with high definition, lore-friendly textures.

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Best used with my other mod: Companions Redone.
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1. Default Skins:
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  Replaces Dragon Age Origin's default skins with high resolution, realistic and 
  varied textures. Specifically replaces the following textures:
  - uh_hed_fema_*.dds - feminine, some freckles and moles, shiny lips
  - uh_hed_elfa_*.dds - elven, smooth skin, shiny lips
  - uh_hed_kida_*.dds - freckled, youthful
  - uh_hed_masa_*.dds - masculine, some blemishes, matte lips, light wrinkles
  - uh_hed_dwfa_*.dds - dwarven, rough with some wrinkles
  - uh_hed_quna_*.dds - very rough, wrinkly, dark eyebags
  - uh_hed_olda_*.dds - old age, very wrinkly
  - uh_hed_sica_*.dds - generically sick, weird wrinkles from vanilla preserved
  - uh_hed_infa_*.dds - infected with the blight, open sores and bruising
  
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2. Default Brows and Stubble
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  Replaces Dragon Age Origin's default eyebrows and stubble:
  - Type 1 - full coverage
  - Type 2 - coarser and patchier
  - Type 3 - sparser with defined mustache
  
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3. Default Eyes  
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  Replaces Dragon Age Origin's eyes:
  - Type 1 - bright and striped
  - Type 2 - dark and flecked
  - Type 3 - bright and flecked
  - Type 4 - medium and striped
  - Type 5 - medium and smooth
  
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4. Installation:
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  Extract the contents of dao_redone_default_replacements.rar to:
    \..\Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age\packages\core\override\
    
  Only use one of the default_brow&stubble_*.erf files found in the 'Default 
  Brow and Stubble Replacement' folder. Only use one of the default_eyes_*.erf
  files found in the 'Default Eyes' folder.

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5. Custom Default Skins Installation:
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  To pick and choose which replacement textures use the ErfEditor.exe in found
  in \..\Dragon Age\tools\ to open default_skins.erf. Delete any variant you 
  dislike, ensuring you delete all of it's textures ending in: 0d.dds, 0dl2.dds, 
  0dl3.dds, 0n.dds, 0nl2.dds and 0nl3.dds. To install just the skin_replacements
  simply delete the 'Default Makeup Replacement' folder.
  
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6. Accessing Extra Skin Textures
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  To use the old age, sick and infected textures during character generation
  add the following to your chargenmorphcfg.xml under <skins>:
  
    <resource name="uh_hed_olda_0d" />
    <resource name="uh_hed_sica_0d" />
    <resource name="uh_hed_infa_0d" />
  
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7. Uninstallation:
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  Delete either the folder 'Rose's DAO Redone' or the interior folders.
  
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8. Known Issues:
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  The shapeshifting models during the fade portion of the mage's tower may 
  appear glitched.
  
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9. Notes on Usage
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  You may use this mod as you wish, but please give credit. Do not rehost.
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