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Name : Natural Looking Long Nails
Version : 1.25
Date : 08/30/11
Category: Miscellaneous
Author(s) : Eronel55
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Description:
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This adds equippable fingernails (short and long).

Both short and long versions are now available for vanilla hands and Dimon99's Smaller Experimental Hands.

*NOTE* you do not need to download the smaller hands for this mod to work. The smaller hand mesh is already part of the nif files.

The Nails are now available in the following colors in matte and gloss finishes except the natural texture. It is only available in matte currently.

Purple
Lavender
Snow White
'Goth' Black
Pink
Lemon
Linen (a 'pinkish' shade of white)
Red
BIG red
Dark Red
Dark Mauve
Jade
Gold
Silver
Cantaloupe
Light Blue
Sky Blue
Natural

When worn they add +1 to Luck and +1 to Charisma



Detail:
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These hands are essentially 'Skin Gloves'. Once you find and load them into your pipboy, they will appear in the 'apparel' section. When equipped they will replace your hands (or gloves). When you unequip them the default hand will reappear.

The nails will appear in your pipboy under 'items' --> 'apparel'.

The naming syntax i used works like this:

Nails [Length] [Color] [Finish]

for example:

'Nails Short Dark Red G' - gloss finish, short nails, dark red color
'Nails Short Dark Red' - matte finish, short nails, dark red color

simple, i hope

The gloss finish is designated by a 'G' at the end of the name.
Matte finish has no designation


Location:
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They can be found in Silver's Springvale Ranch house in a safe on the shelf. They are owned by Silver, so you will have to steal them!

If you don't relish the thought of having to steal something or simply want them without the fuss, there is a second esp that places them in a safe in an abandoned house also in springvale - right across from the dilapidated Red Rocket Gas Station.

The esp 's are clearly marked. Pick one.

---Installation:---
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Manual Installation:
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Installation of this mod is the same as any other mod - copying the esp and 'meshes' and 'textures' folders from the .rar to your 'data' directory. In case you are new to modding, here are specific instructions:

Download your version of choice: Small hands or Vanilla hands. Copy the 'Meshes' and 'Texture' folders in the .rar file into your Fallout 3 data folder and allow it to merge the folders. There should not be any issues writing over existing files because this mod is in a unique folder that the Vanilla game does not use (a 'nails' folder in your textures\characters and meshes\characters folders). Of course, if you are updating from a previous version, you will need to copy over the old files with the new ones.

Once the folders are copied, copy the .esp of your choice - either Natural Nails FO3 - Silvers House.esp or Natural Nails FO3 - Springvale House.esp in the .rar to your Fallout 3 'data' folder. Use one or the other, not both. The only difference in the esp files is the location.

Make sure the esp is ticked in FOMM (or if you are using the game launcher click 'data' and tick the natural nails esp)


Manual Uninstallation:
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To uninstall, delete the esp in your data folder and delete the 'nails' folders in meshes\characters and textures\characters folders.


History:
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This was created originally in a different version for Fallout 3. I decided to release it to the community and created it in Fallout New Vegas.

If you already have a Type 3 body installed along with the corresponding textures copied to data\textures\characters\female , then you are set. If not then simply copy all of the hand textures included in the 'Type 3' directory in 'natural nails.rar' file to data\textures\characters\female.

An issue i discovered while posing my character for the sample pics.......

I have edited the bone weights on the fingers for both the vanilla and small hands. I found as i was making the sample images that when the fingers are spread out, the skin on the fingers expanded on the sides. This was due to the finger bone weights being copied to the adjoining fingers. For instance the index finger had its weighting from the finger_1.1 bone copied to the middle finger. Not pretty! I removed any weighting on the fingers only that did not belong to that finger. The fingers now move independently - no skin expanding. This will probably only be a benefit to those of us who like to pose our character hands for pics.

A Note on the small hands......

I am aware that many modders prefer the small hands and that is why i spent the time adapting the nails for them (in fact i prefer the look of the nail better on the smaller hand). I use the vanilla hands. Why? The small hands appear 'wormy' - that is to say, the fingers bend like a smooth curve when the character is holding or gripping an object like , say, a gun - or a long rifle. Our fingers have 3 joints in them and the bones do not bend - just the joints. Also, the small hands are fit to a skeleton that was not designed for their proportions and because of this they will distort unnaturally also when holding a weapon etc. I have made a few modifications to the small hands short natural nail mesh only - Specifically in the bone weighting that, I believe, improves their appearance. If you are holding a rifle, the left hand digits now only bend at the joints - for the most part. Whether or not i continue in this endeavour will depend on time and your interest in this matter. I may be one of a few that would really even care about such things. PLEASE do not misconstrue my intentions in the above comments. Obviously i hold Dimon99's work in high regard as my character's appearance is pretty much 95% Dimonized! - Type 3 textures, Dimonized vanilla races etc..I would not be doing this if i had not discovered his Type 3 body in the first place! I am only trying to do my little part in this community to create more pleasing female aesthetics.

Incompatabilities:
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None that i am aware of. Of course if you have something that makes major changes to the springvale area, there might be a conflict. Just PM me and we will place them in another location.


Gloves/Other Hand Replacers:

Simply understand that when you equip the nails, you will not see any gloves you might be wearing as it is a hand replacer. Take them off and your gloves will come back. The only way to have the nails on gloved hands is to add gloves with nails equipped in the nif file. I have modified a few of the open fingered gloves in the game to accomodate the nails. If there is enough interest I may add open fingered gloves to this mod in the future.

Contact:
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I can be contacted here in the comments section of the mod. I check frequently. You can also contact me by PM.


Credits:
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I got the idea for this from examining and using the kaw Manicured Claws mod in FO3. It was from studying that mod's setup in the G.E.C.K. and examining the nif files that i got the idea to create a separate 'nail' mesh. Thanks to kaw

Nail Polish Bottle mesh - kaw

Gold and Silver color textures - kaw

Hand textures (included in a separate folder names 'Type 3) - Dimon99

Small Hand Mesh - Dimon99

ReadMe Generator - GuideLines V2.0


Big thanks to fallout3nexus987 for general troubleshooting. Your efforts led me to a Universal solution to the hand texture issue.


Tools Used:
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Pyròs: GuideLines
Blender
NifScope
Photoshop
WinRar
GECK

Future Plans:
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A Fallout 3 port. - DONE!

Additional Colors can be added easily. If you have a desire for a particular shade, just ask. I have an extensive library made up of swatches from different nail polish manufacturers. The variety is mind numbing!

Gloves - specifically open fingered gloves - can be easily setup. If there is enough interest i will add as time permits. I believe there has already been one request.......



Recommended Mod:
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DIMONIZED Type3 Body is 'highly' recommended

kaw Manicured Claws by kaw

ReadMe Generator - GuideLines V2.0

Mods used on the title page :

DIMONIZED presets for Vanilla races V1dot3 - The title page character's face uses this as the race

The Groovatron by Drayk_Cannon






Legal and licensing:
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You may use or include this in another mod. I only ask that you give me credit for the nails. I made this available to the community in the hopes that some of you would enjoy it as much as i do. I would love to see screen shots of your characters wearing the nails - feel free to upload here!