I do not recommend installing Brighter Orcs - (New Brows for OCOv2 version), completely destroys textures!
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addition: There is a solution, but you will get visible seams, although not strong.
Select the main file you want and install it. Then download the optional file and remove Data\Textures\characters\orc\FEMALE and MALE folders from it, put the remaining files on top of the main file with replacement.
If you put this mod or similar for the sake of fixing orcs nps, it is better to refuse these mods and see the real fixImproved NPC Faces for OCOv2
Just wanted to ask, is there any possibility for an actual compatibility patch/version with the New Brows mod? I get you yourself aren't using it, but quite a few people do and your mod is really good so I don't think I'm the only one wishing to use both without the issues mentioned by Dead47
If I can find my files, and if they have good notes, it's possible.
There's also a post further down here where Deejmaster has a working setup with this and New Brows. It looks like he's also using Seamless, but he deleted my body textures and kept the heads. I'm pretty sure that's what he's saying, at least.
Nice idea. I just wish you did it for all the races as I like the way OCO improved faces but hate that the all grime all the time aesthetic of Skyrim was the source of inspiration.
Please your advice would be nice If I only want these changes to apply for the male orc??
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I just need to avoid installing the next files: Textures\characters\nuska\orc\headorc_f.dds and everything inside of the Textures\characters\orc\female folder right???
What about the Textures\characters\orc\earsorc.dds file???
This is probably the best way to do it. I think the ears are shared between female and male, so your females may have slightly mismatched ear colors. I had my game like that for a while, and it didn't bother me.
One of the first things I noticed was how dark the orcs were after installing seamless. Thanks for going to the trouble of uploading so I don't have to learn how to do so myself!
I have tons of overhaul mods that alter races, such as Colourwheels, OCO, the entire Seamless collection, etc plus all the CS edits on various races I did myself. Always scary to add something else that could mess up something inadvertently. But this mod installed cleanly and worked perfectly. It doesn't touch anything except OCO's orc color. Good job!
Oh, that's awesome! I noticed most of the texture mods for characters/NPCs like to ignore Orcs and beast races, which is great for making this really compatible. Mods for complexions, hair, eyes, mouths, and facegen should all be good to go. The only thing I'm not 100% sure on are body mods that use different texture maps.
But if anyone finds a mod that doesn't work with this, I can try to add some optional files for that.
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addition: There is a solution, but you will get visible seams, although not strong.
Select the main file you want and install it.
Then download the optional file and remove Data\Textures\characters\orc\FEMALE and MALE folders from it, put the remaining files on top of the main file with replacement.
If you put this mod or similar for the sake of fixing orcs nps, it is better to refuse these mods and see the real fix Improved NPC Faces for OCOv2
There's also a post further down here where Deejmaster has a working setup with this and New Brows. It looks like he's also using Seamless, but he deleted my body textures and kept the heads. I'm pretty sure that's what he's saying, at least.
Edit: I just removed the body textures from it and used the seamless version without the head textures. Works great!
I'm glad you got it working though! The New Brows mod didn't say anything about Seamless, so I wasn't sure what all you might need.
If I only want these changes to apply for the male orc??
Textures\characters\nuska\orc\headorc_f.dds
and everything inside of the
Textures\characters\orc\female folder right???
What about the Textures\characters\orc\earsorc.dds file???
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But if anyone finds a mod that doesn't work with this, I can try to add some optional files for that.