that must be another prime example of bethesda's reasoning - something I will never fully comprehend, even after years of installing mods to their games.
i use photoshop to check your compressed version the compressed version don't have alpha channel,but your uncompressed version have alpha channel i guess maybe that is the reason why your compressed version would cause the neckseam
I didn't add alpha to any of them (not even the source files, or any of the SE versions) as far as I know. I just checked them all again in Photoshop and don't see any alpha channels.
To be thorough, I just tried adding blank alpha channels and then compressing them with those alphas, but that doesn't fix the neck seam either. It looks the same as without the alpha channel. I think it's just an issue with the lossy compression format.
But now I'm curious, what method did you use to identify alpha channels?
i guess you can't see the alpha channels because you have your "Intel Texture Works plugin" turnning on i only use this intel plugin when i need to edit the bc7 format file. one day i use the photoshop to open the facetint file,all of them i can't see the alpha channel,that is really weired. finally i know that is the intel plugin.
in the uncompressed version , maleheaddetail_rough01maleheadheaddetail_rough02 don't have alpha channel the maleheaddetail40maleheaddetail40rough maleheaddetail50 have alpha channel
in the compressed version ,all of them dont have alpha channel
I don't see alpha on facetints. But I can do see alpha on eyes and some normalmaps and other files.
But just to try it, adding alpha to all of them did not fix anything. I think I'll just make the uncompressed version the main file and hide the compressed version with the neck seams (unless I find a way to fix it later).
Hey, so I have a potentially dumb question. I previewed the contents of the file for female characters and saw 5 options, but in game there can only be four by default + none. What was the extra .dds for if you don't mind me asking?
It's a good question. I honestly don't know if it's used anywhere either. It's not there by default, but I decided to remake it anyway just in case some random NPCs use it or maybe some other mods unlock it. Basically, just being thorough. :/
what was updated? Were you able to add in slightly more noticable wrinkled so they dont blend in as much?
Also sorry for the huge delay, I finally managed to get those pics-- here you'll see that the wrinkles are there, but its just not very impactful, and was wondering if you could either adjust the wrinkles to slightly be noticeable, or make a more noticeable version?
I'd recommend uploading an uncompressed version for LE. Unfortunately, compressing complexions in anything other than BC7 will cause a slight shift in color that leads to neck seams. BC1 and BC3 are also causing really bad compression artifacts, which kinda ruin these otherwise great textures.
My only suggestions is that the subtle changes are nice, but they kinda seem a tad bit too subtle, in whre is kinda hard to tell what's changed. I do see the less intense wrinkles, but would it possible to make them a little bit more noticable? Also does this make my elfs faces ridged? My dark elf has some noticable lines
Oh, i understand, i don't have experience with records either so i hope someone can port it. Lefttounge, this mod doesn't modify head normal maps so it can't give ridges to your elves, you have to see what mod you have installed that modifies the texture "femalehead_msn" which is in "textures/actors/character/darkelffemale. If you use Ethereal Elven Overhaul, that could be a mod that gives ridges to your elf.
lefttounge, mind sending me a few screenshots of the complexions (and one of the blank/clean complexion)? Also, PicnickSky is correct about those ridges.
You guys would have done an even more great job if you were not only making replacers for those mere 5 overlays, but extended facegen possibilities by adding more complexion sets available for race menu character customization. And would you please, add a version of freckles with no roughness?
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I see this a lot.
So how's it really supposed to be spelled for Skyrim to register it? 'Freckle' or 'Frekle'?
that must be another prime example of bethesda's reasoning - something I will never fully comprehend, even after years of installing mods to their games.
the compressed version don't have alpha channel,but your uncompressed version have alpha channel
i guess maybe that is the reason why your compressed version would cause the neckseam
To be thorough, I just tried adding blank alpha channels and then compressing them with those alphas, but that doesn't fix the neck seam either. It looks the same as without the alpha channel. I think it's just an issue with the lossy compression format.
But now I'm curious, what method did you use to identify alpha channels?
i guess you can't see the alpha channels because you have your "Intel Texture Works plugin" turnning on
i only use this intel plugin when i need to edit the bc7 format file.
one day i use the photoshop to open the facetint file,all of them i can't see the alpha channel,that is really weired. finally i know that is the intel plugin.
in the uncompressed version , maleheaddetail_rough01maleheadheaddetail_rough02 don't have alpha channel
the maleheaddetail40maleheaddetail40rough maleheaddetail50 have alpha channel
in the compressed version ,all of them dont have alpha channel
Are you saying that when you open them, there's an extra channel on the right side?
But just to try it, adding alpha to all of them did not fix anything. I think I'll just make the uncompressed version the main file and hide the compressed version with the neck seams (unless I find a way to fix it later).
Were you able to add in slightly more noticable wrinkled so they dont blend in as much?
Also sorry for the huge delay, I finally managed to get those pics--
here you'll see that the wrinkles are there, but its just not very impactful, and was wondering if you could either adjust the wrinkles to slightly be noticeable, or make a more noticeable version?
Also I am using leyando skin
it make the face looks more realistic.
I do see the less intense wrinkles, but would it possible to make them a little bit more noticable?
Also does this make my elfs faces ridged? My dark elf has some noticable lines
Lefttounge, this mod doesn't modify head normal maps so it can't give ridges to your elves, you have to see what mod you have installed that modifies the texture "femalehead_msn" which is in "textures/actors/character/darkelffemale. If you use Ethereal Elven Overhaul, that could be a mod that gives ridges to your elf.
Also, PicnickSky is correct about those ridges.
Yeah my face is getting the wrinkles, but its like too subtle
Also I will try and install a smoother elven face from mod
And would you please, add a version of freckles with no roughness?