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Name : Natural Looking Long Nails
Version : 1.25
Date : 08/28/11
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 the Novac Hotel Room in a desk to the left of the T.V. set. For players using a mod that alters the Novac Hotel Room, an alternate esp is included that places them in a briefcase on a shelf in the Novac gas station garage. The gas station is next door to the hotel - just step out of the front gate of the hotel and look straight ahead.

---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 New Vegas 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.esp or Natural Nails - Alt Loc.esp in the .rar to your Fallout New Vegas '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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Before this update (versions 1 and 1.1) it is possible you may have experienced texture issues with the hand skin texture. As of version 1.2 this will no longer be an issue. I have made the hands 100% compatible with any Type 3 Textures and have included Dimon99's Texture for his Type 3 hands. This is the one I use. The hands have been re UV mapped so that the nail texture on the hand texture will not show under the nail at the edges. 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.


Upgrade:
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V. 1.2 is a brand new version - a major overhaul - copy the 'Meshes' and 'Textures' folders in the .rar file to your Fallout New Vegas 'Data' directory overwriting all older files and delete the old esp and use the new esp in its place. If you do not have a Type 3 body with textures installed then you can use the files included in the 'Type 3' directory in the 'natural nails.rar' file. Copy those files to data\textures\characters\female. Please note - this step is not absolutely necessary. The hands will still work with the games' vanilla textures. However, if you downloaded this mod I would assume that your character's appearance is important and if so I 'strongly' urge you to get the Type 3 body for New Vegas here : DIMONIZED Type3 Body Official Release


Incompatabilities:
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Location Issues:
Any mod that changes/replaces the Novac Players Hotel room will cause a conflict with the default location. I have included an alternate esp that places the nails in a briefcase on top of a shelf in the Novac Gas Station. If a conflict remains, just PM me and we will move them to 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.

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 Official Release is 'highly' recommended

kaw Manicured Claws by kaw

ReadMe Generator - GuideLines V2.0

Mods used on the title page :

Ghost Variants (Kerrigan variant) by brokencrash

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!