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New look and armor for the beloved Lydia to make her stand-out and unique while still looking natural.

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Possible issue if you are using Skyrim HD - 2K Textures (more precisely the "Skyrim HD v1_5 LITE - Misc" module)

The hi-res environment texture from this mod DIDNT work on the Eisen armor at all for some reason!
I had to delete textures/cubemaps/chitin_e_ebony.dds (the environment texture) to make the armor shine.

If you want higher res then the vanilla one,
You can also overwrite it with this mod HD Better Reflections For Armor and Weapons (download the optional purple fix too)
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Please leave feedback and make suggestion at will !

Everything should be working as intended as of v2.1 and I will start working on my next companion (Jenassa).
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My other companion overhaul:
Unique Faendal
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!! REQUIRED !!
ApachiiSkyHair. Make sure to download, install and endorse it!

You have 8 .ESP to choose from (ONLY USE ONE):

UniqueLydia.esp
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Basic Version:

- Default outfit have 0 Armor Rating so you can easily make her equip all you want. A version with armor rating have been added to her inventory so make sure she equip it for combat (she should).
- New facegen based off Malena from Natural Characters and Companions, tweaked it a little.
- New hair from ApachiiSkyHair (REQUIRED: Download It!)
- New perk: LightFoot (she won't activate trap), Magic Resistance 30 (more resistant to magic), Fighting Stance (power attack cost less stamina).
- Level cap raised to 81.
- Proper gender animation.
- Younger and less annoying voice.

UniqueLydiaArmorNoOutfit.esp
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Same as UniqueLydia.esp but with NO OUTFIT:

This is mainly for Tradable Companion Gear compatibility.

UniqueLydiaArmor.esp
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Same as UniqueLydia.esp with whiterun themed armor:

- Default outfit is the Eisen Armor with the Steel re-texture (with yellowish leather), a yellow Sage Cloak and a custom whiterun heater shield based off The Witcher 2 shield pack mod.
Take notice:
Her default outfit have 0 Armor Rating so you can easily make her equip all you want but she will ALWAYS wear the cloak so if you don't want the cloak just use UniqueLydiaArmorNoCloak.esp.
A version of her armor with armor rating have been added to her inventory so make sure she equip it for combat (she should).

There's also an optional red variant if you prefer it over yellow.

UniqueLydiaArmorNoCloak.esp
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Same as UniqueLydiaArmor.esp but without the cloak:

The cloak is pretty cool but it also clip a lot and doesn't really fit the CBBE body.
Take this .esp if you don't want the cloak.

The "SF" version
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Use the SF .esp version if you want the Specialized Followers perk!!!!!!

Other mods used in screenshots AND RECOMMENDED:
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Natural Eyes
XCE with the Clean Skin optional.

CHANGES LOG
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v2-2
Fixed facial meshe path typo. ("actor" was supposed to be "actors")

v2-1f
The shield had the wrong normal map, fixed.

v2-1
Fixed eisen armor color (it now shine properly) and made it upgradable.
Removed breezehome sandbox as it didnt work.
More CreationKit cleanup.

v2-0
Tweaked her face a little, lowered her mouth and nose just a tad.
Removed UpperEyeSocket makeup.
Her default outfit, in all version, have 0 Armor Rating which mean you can make her equip all you want. A version with armor rating have been added to her inventory so make sure she equip it for combat (she should).
Added a NoOutfit version for Tradable Companion Gear compatibility.
Added Magic Resistance 30 and Fighting Stance perk.
Cleaner CreationKit structure.

New whiterun themed armor (all the necessary file are included in the mod)
- Eisen armor with Steel re-texture with a yellowish leather tint.
- Yellow sage cloak.
- A heater shield with whiterun emblem based off The Witcher 2 shield mod. (re-texture by me, woot)

There's also the original Steel re-texture and crimson cloak variant in the optional files for those who don't like the yellow theme.

v1-1
.ESP restructure and added two new "Zero" .esp.
The "zero" .esp make her default outfit have 0 armor rating so you can easily equip her with anything you want.

CREDITS:
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KURESE for his superb Eisen Platte Armor.
CluelessClue for the Eisen Steel re-tex.
Backsteppo for the Sage Outfit cloak.
redxavier for importing The Witcher 2 shield model.
CD Projekt Red (Dev of Witcher 2) for allowing modders to use The Witcher 2 game assets.
sushisquid for his brilliant specialized follower mod.
apachii for his stylish, yet, natural hair pack.

Thanks to those who left comment. It let me know which change I had to make!