About this mod
Some wearable custom hoods/helmets and clothings/armors for the companions (girls).
- Requirements
- Permissions and credits
- Changelogs
- Donations
I work mainly on modelling and texturing these hoods or items.
Thanks to RogueLass for the precious help in making them work! I owe it to you. Some hoods derive from the collection RLs Swan Song, which is an impressive collection of clothing and armor.
And thanks to wizzyrm for scripting and integration. The intention is to make these unique items smoothly merged in the plot of Origins and Awakening.
Main files:
Hoods (for the girls): current version: v4.3. One main file including:
1) Morrigan's Hood: restricted to Morrigan. (ID: 251). This looks like the hood in tmp7704 Concept Morrigan (the diffuse map is the same). I edited all the textures to include feather transparency etc. It is a good match of the robe, if you want a wearable hood for Morrigan, and do not plan to use tmp7704 redesign with the permanent hood. At present, this hood is not tintable, as it is for the vanilla Morrigan robe.
I gave it also the ability "Vicious", which I am not sure it works, but that describes perfectly Morrigan, am I right?
Integration: Morrigan starts the game equipped with the hood. The upgrade "Hood of Possession" can be found together with the Robes of Possession in Flemeth chest during the quest.
Note: in all cutscenes with dialogues, Morrigan is not wearing the hood. This is how DAO deals with helmets in the game.
2) Hood of the Black Fox: restricted to Leliana. (ID: 252). This is a hood to match with Armor of the Black Fox, which is my favorite armor for Leliana. It should be tintable as the original armor. I added "Messy kills" as a property. I hope to see then some kicking asses from my favorite bard.
Integration: The Fox's Hood is obtained alongside the rest of the Armor of the Black Fox, sold by Bodahn in the main game and by Lem in Leliana's Song.
3) Wynne's Jewels: restricted to Wynne. (ID: 253). This is a circlet/diadema for Wynne and intended to match with Surana Mage Robe. The idea is to mimic the circlet in the artwork (but not exactly). I use the darker retexture of the same robe.
To have the circlet and earrings always visible (my preference) also in dialogues, use the optional Wynne morph file included (based on vanilla face). Even better, use the custom morph in optional files. In this case you need Wynne Redesign mod to work correctly.
Integration: Wynne is equipped with the jewels from her first appearance in the Circle Tower.
4) Crown of the Keeper: now restricted to Elf. (ID: 254). Intended to match with the "Skins of the Keeper" default robe of Velanna. I made both EM and EF models. In EM, no hair is added, while in EF you see the rear of defaault Velanna hair (same of Morrigan) because to me the sculpt was too much exposed in females. For males, the exposed rear sculpt is fine in my opinion. Let me know if you see excessive clipping in male models. I sized it on my current morph of Zevran.
Integration: None yet. You must acquire it with the console (see below).
Note: I did not want to make them overpowered. However, I accept suggestions on the abilities to put on them (4 max as now) most suited for them. You are welcome to post your ideas in the posts section.
Gear (for the girls): consisting in two different main files:
1) Morrigan Robes of Possession: a retexture for DA:O Robes of Possession, to make them unique with respect to standard Morrigan's Robes (they are identical in vanilla game). Inspired from DAI Morrigan's robes and you can complete it with Morrigan's Hood (with DAI hair) in the optional files.
2) Leliana ABF tweaks: a customization of Armor of the Black Fox:
2.1) ABF Integration: The Armor of the Black Fox (ABF) is now in Marjolaine's chest in Denerim. Moreover, Marjolaine will be equipped with her Marjolaine's Recurve (bow) which is not anymore in the chest.
2.2) Leliana ABF exposed abs:The ABF chest now has exposed abdomen (no chain) to give some sensual appearance. Moreover, I added a new normal map with muscular abs and a belly piercing (in "z_optional_abs"). Beware that the belly piercing works only in HF model. If you want a standard flat abdomen with no piercing, delete "z_optional_abs" folder. The models in "z_optional_abs" are based on tmp7704 human female seductress model. In the optional files you can find a normal map with less muscular abs if you prefer it.
2.3) Leliana ABF Restriction: the Armor of the Black Fox is restricted to Leliana, to give her a unique look.
Optional files:
Custom Wynne morph: A variant (and my favorite) for Wynne face morph file to have her always wearing her jewels also in dialogue. It requires Wynne Redesign to work. Replace the morph file based on vanilla face that come with Hoods (for the girls) main file and Wynne Redesign with this one.
Morrigan Mask 1.1: A replacement for Morrigan "Hood of Possession" including a freaky mask. Main mod file is needed. Extract to your override folder after the main file and replace files if asked. Better normal map for the mask added.
Leliana Mask 1.1: A replacement for Leliana "Hood of the Black Fox" including a fox mask. Main mod file is needed. Extract to your override folder after the main file and replace files if asked. Better normal maps for mask and hood added. Tiny correction of specular map of the hood.
Morrigan Hood (DAI hair) 1.0: Made after a request. Same Morrigan's Hood as in the main file, but with her Inquisition hairstyle. Main mod file is needed. Extract to your override folder after the main file and replace files if asked.
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Installation:
Put the files in the override folder.
To acquire them directly with the console:
"runscript gb_morriganhood" (Morrigan's Hood)
"runscript gb_possessionhood" (Hood of Possession)
"runscript gb_blackfoxhood" (Leliana Fox's Hood)
"runscript gb_wynnejewels" (Wynne's Jewels)
"runscript gb_velannacrown" (Crown of the Keeper)
Recommended mods:
Armor of the Black Fox. Fantastic set of armor for Leliana. Not needed, but recommended to match with the hood here.
Surana Mage Robe. Beautiful mage robe based on female elf mage official artwork (Surana). Not needed, but recommended to match with the circlet here.
RLs Swan Song. It is an excellent collection of custom clothes, robes, and armors. Not needed for the hoods to work.
Immersive DLC Integration. Excellent placement of DLC bonus contents in the game plot for full immersion. Not needed for the hoods to work.
Wynne Redesign. Beautiful morph for Wynne. Needed if you want to use the Wynne custom morph file here wearing jewels. used here in the screenshots.
Morrigan and Leliana. Beautiful morphs for the two girls. Used here in the screenshots.
My other DAO mods:
YAHD - Yet Another HD Mod (and Fixes). A project for HD upscaling of creatures' textures at 1k/2k for balance in quality and performance.
Amor of the Black Fox (Hsli compatible). A skimpy version of Nezroi Armor of the Black Fox to be compatible with Hsli Female Light Armor Replacement. I also included an optional fix of the tint maps of the Hsli mod.
Chantry Robes - Inquisition Colors (Fix). A fix to the diffuse maps of the mod Chantry Robes - Inquisition Colors.
Theta HD (Fix). It fixes some textures from Theta HD mod. The original mod is not strictly required.
Male underwear retexture. Retexture of the human male underwear with dark grey underwear.
Creatures Tweaks. Some addons to my personal favorite creatures.
Other Collaborations:
Enchanter Robes (ENCA). Original idea from stadavan. Retextures of Enchanter Robes A (ENCA) with reduced cleavage: Chasind Robes, Lesser Tevinter Robe, Tevinter Robe, and Robe of the Witch.
Enchanter Robes (ENCB). Original idea from stadavan. Retextures of Enchanter Robe B (ENCB) including scales: Tevinter Mage Robes, Tevinter Enchanter's Robes, Archon Robes, Robes of the Magister Lords, and Reaper's Vestments.