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This tutorial demonstrates how to change an NPC's Race to a modded one using xEdit.
- Requirements
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I'm not going to go through the trouble of typing out step-by-step how to change an NPC's race. That's what the video is for.
I will list a few known problems I didn't address in the video. I observed that trying to add new morphs causes problems in that the morphs will not show up. Existing morphs can be edited though. To get around this problem, I recommend using a preset that has the necessary morphs already. For instance, if your character race is going to be a pony, and you want them to have vampire fangs, you should import the preset that includes the vampire fangs mouth morph. That would be ponypreset04.
Skin textures, such as makeup, blemishes, and scars are edited the same way the skin is. Just add an entry, and set everything up in that regard. I touch upon this a little bit in the video, but you also need to consider that skin textures call upon base RGB values. It's likely that, say, the lip colors are in the order they are listed in the race's Tint layer section. Find the tint layer under race, navigate to the entry with the skin decals you selected, find the list of colors under Template Colors. Find the color corresponding to the number you selected for the decal, and find the same entry in colors.
Face morph are something that is difficult to make edits to in xEdit. Since you can't determine with any accuracy what each individual value these morphs should have to get the face you want, it is strongly recommended that any edits to face morphs be done in a different program. Someone mentioned face ripper being a possibility, though I have no experience with the program. I'd suggest for beginners not to worry about it, as there is plenty of diversity in the customizations even without factoring face morphs.
It is possible that I expand upon this with a supplemental video going over the advanced steps, but I can't make any promises at this time.
I will list a few known problems I didn't address in the video. I observed that trying to add new morphs causes problems in that the morphs will not show up. Existing morphs can be edited though. To get around this problem, I recommend using a preset that has the necessary morphs already. For instance, if your character race is going to be a pony, and you want them to have vampire fangs, you should import the preset that includes the vampire fangs mouth morph. That would be ponypreset04.
Skin textures, such as makeup, blemishes, and scars are edited the same way the skin is. Just add an entry, and set everything up in that regard. I touch upon this a little bit in the video, but you also need to consider that skin textures call upon base RGB values. It's likely that, say, the lip colors are in the order they are listed in the race's Tint layer section. Find the tint layer under race, navigate to the entry with the skin decals you selected, find the list of colors under Template Colors. Find the color corresponding to the number you selected for the decal, and find the same entry in colors.
Face morph are something that is difficult to make edits to in xEdit. Since you can't determine with any accuracy what each individual value these morphs should have to get the face you want, it is strongly recommended that any edits to face morphs be done in a different program. Someone mentioned face ripper being a possibility, though I have no experience with the program. I'd suggest for beginners not to worry about it, as there is plenty of diversity in the customizations even without factoring face morphs.
It is possible that I expand upon this with a supplemental video going over the advanced steps, but I can't make any promises at this time.
Requirements
Fallout 4
xEdit (Fo4Edit)
any NPC (vanilla or modded)
any Race (vanilla or modded)
Crimes Against Nature (if directly following the tutorial)
CAN Mane and Tail Addon (For Marcy's Hair)
Feel free to Post pictures of characters you edited using this tutorial as a guide. They can be any race. Be sure to mention the name of the NPC, and which mod they come from (unless they're Vanilla). I will not approve NSFW images.