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A High Poly - Skysight Skin Preset of Kain from - Legacy of Kain - Blood Omen 2 + Character Build Guide
- Requirements
- Permissions and credits
- Changelogs
"They will fear me"
-Kain
Please watch this preview video to immersive yourself.
Note: The preset in the video is outdated
Countless hours of fine-tuning the preset + testing the build for maximum compatibility and immersion.
My goal was to make this as user-friendly as possible,
and most important of all,
Free, so everyone can enjoy playing as the legendary Scion of Balance.
There are some issues because of how vampires are handled in Skyrim, but fear not mortal...
I am here to guide you in this process.
Be sure to read the description below as there are some details that you cannot skip over.
Well then... shall we begin?
Requirements
- First and foremost -
RaceMenu
High Poly Head
SkySight Skins
(Download the performance version if you need to)
(Choose the texture that shows ribs, and no hair option)
Note: If you use another skin texture, then the results will be very different.
AddItemMenu
(To add the wig/armor/weapon to your inventory, and just ease of life)
Eyes
Silver Vampire Eyes Replacer and Standalone
For the Blood Omen 2 Vibe.
OR
Lamae's Gaze
This has all three options; Red, Silver and Gold
OR
BnP - Eye Pack
Many excellent options
Hair
KS Hairdos SSE
(Download the male hairstyles)
+
KS Hairdos with Physics for Men
(For the physics, Warning! This will eat your frames)
+
HDT-SMP
Required for KS Hairdos with Physics
OR
Aemond Hair - Wig
Aemond Targaryen Set
+
Faster HDT-SMP
Required for Aemond Hair
Sync Wig Hair Color
(The wig will revert back to its original color without this. Using 'Mistwalker' from Better Vampires will still cause the hair to revert back in color. As well as reloading you're save. There is no workaround to this for wigs. Which is why I recommend the Aemond Hair (racemenu hair)
(Simply re-equip anything and the wig color will reset)
That's it! The hair is correct, and so are the eyes.
Complimentary mods
The mods I used in the videos to create this build.
Better Vampires
Need I say more? It is as if this mod was inspired by Legacy of Kain
Power: Mistwalker
Turn into mist... naturally
(This will unfortunately cause your wig to revert back in color, a bit immersion breaking)
BnP - Teeth Overhaul
More high-quality Vampire teeth.
Dark Envoy
Turn into a swarm of bats, envoke fog and more.
(Controller friendly - Enhanced Invisibility recommended)
Better Telekinesis
Throw your victim with the power of your vampiric mind
(The other mods provided also offer different versions of this power, choose your preference)
+
Extended Vampiric Grip and Telekinesis Distance
+
My mod:
LOK - Telekinesis is Alteration
Advanced Alteration - Telekinetics
More variety.
Heart Breaker
"Be still thy beating heart"
(A Killmove Mod)
Shadow Spell Package
To control the mind of your prey.
(Unfortunately, you cannot interact with objects, even with Enhanced Invisibility)
(You may also use the 'choke' spell as an alternative to Better Telekinesis, as that mod may cause you to target dead bodies)
Better Jumping SE
Set the ini to your preferences.
True Hybrid
Lupin form, Kain can take the form of a (Were)wolf
- I recommend Skin Walker as a werewolf texture
Skin-walkers at Skyrim
Feral
Use your claws to shred your foes.
Festus Krex Insideout Spell
Overpowered, but glorious.
Bloodmoon
Spell: Blood Vortex
Consume the blood of your foes in a large area around you.
Arch-Abilities - Vampire Werewolf Lich
(Absolutely recommend this mod!)
Spell: Mist Shift
Turn into mist and be invulnerable for 2 seconds.
An excellent alternative to Mist Walker
(This ability will not cause your wig to revert in color. Immersion +10)
Use this as a dodge just like in Defiance.
Glide
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"
Or use:
Animated Wings Ultimate
Equip the invisible wings option, and use jump to float.
If you wish to use the jump to float option, much like in the LOK games.
(Call Lightning from the sky like in Blood Omen)
Conduit
Conduct your spell through your weapon.
For one-handed users only.
Much like in Blood Omen 1, targets several enemies.
Or
Storm Calling Magic 2
(Single target spell)
Or
Storm Wrath Lightning
Allows your storm call shout to target enemies.
Absolutely overpowered, but glorious.
However, the lightning can sometimes not appear.
(Do you know of any more mods that would complement the build? Then do tell)
Roleplay:
"Though it is life-giving to humans, water is deadly to vampires. Its touch burns our skin, immersion in water can kill us. Avoid it at all costs."
- Umah
That's it! You are now ready to play this preset.
Armors and weapons
Blood Omen 1 Armor + Weapon
Project Kain - Cursed Iron Armor
If you want claws with this armor then I recommend:
Equipable Vampire Claws - CG's Racemenu Version
(The other armors already have claws)
Blood Omen 2 Armor
Blood Omen 2 Kain set + BO2 Kain Armor Texture
Blood Omen 2 Endgame Armor
VS ArmorWK27 V.2
Legacy of Kain Armor
L O K Armor
Dark Prophecy Armor
LOK DN Armor WK27
Updated Soul Reaver
The Soul Reaver WK27
Mace from Blood Omen
Spikey WK27
Soul Reaver from the canceled LOK
The Dark Prophecy Soul Reaver Sword
Blood Omen 2 Weapon
Nicos Twinblades SE
+
ADXP I MCO ER Twinblades
Combat
Attack - MCO|DXP
(Distar Experience)
Precision - Accurate Melee Collisions
Movesets:
(My top 3 movesets to emulate Kains style)
3rd place: Cloud Strife FF7 Remake
- Amazing moveset, but holding a spell in one hand causes it to look strange,
and you might turn invisible if you use Mist Shift from Arch-ablilities
2rd place: Shrine of Vedir I ADXP MCO
- The idle stance is excellent, just a shame the animation is a bit girly
I recommend replacing the idle stance with Dark Knight Greatsword.
1st place: NPCgreatsword
By: Attacko
- The perfect balance between brutal and realistic, a mix of several movesets.
-My personal choice for Kain
For the conditions.txt
IsActorBase("Skyrim.esm"|0x000007) AND
IsEquippedRightType(5)
(Like this your two handed weapon will use the movesets above, pick one and enjoy the slaughter)
(If you prefer the one-handed Reaver then use IsEquippedRightType(1) instead)
(If you know how to make these conditions work for the soul reaver weapon, then please let me know)
Extra moveset:
The Witcher - mco
Surprisingly accurate to Kains style.
Equip the amulet and switch to this style.
Shinobi Magic Moveset
Power: Shinobi
Use this like a short term power up.
An excellent addition.
Both of these extra movesets allow you to use it with your main moveset of choice.
Performance
I am sorry if this build is a bit ESP heavy, but perfection has its price...
If you feel you lost too much frames using the wig (I felt that way too) then I recommend you use Skyrim Upscaler
I cannot recommend this enough! If you have not jumped onto the Upscaler train yet, then now is the time.
For non ENB users it is free, for ENB users a small price must be paid. A token really... but a trifle for what this offers. I could not have made this build without Skyrim Guild's hard work and exceptional mods.
Special Thanks!
Be sure to endorse Alucardwk's mods!
Thanks being such a great guy and accepting my requests.
This preset would not have been as fun to make without his hard work.
A special thanks to Dracula420 for creating the original Blood Omen Era Kain Preset,
it was his preset that inspired me so I used it as a foundation to create this preset.
Huge thanks for all the people in the Skyrim community that have released their mods for free. If your mod is on this list, then the glory is all yours.
A deep bow of respect to the modders who are creating Legacy of Kain content in Skyrim.
I hope to create videos for your special projects in the future.
Remember:
"As long as a single one of us stands, we are legion."
An endorsement and a like for the videos would mean the world to me.
Don't be shy and let me know what you think in the comments.
Are you having trouble with the build or making your character look like the screenshots, then just ask.
Final Note:
Are you a fan of the Legacy of Kain series?
Do you wish to help create content and revive the Legacy?
Want to join our lonely Discord?
The Abyss
https://discord.gg/JKFgFqHXG9
"I knew what ominous hour this was in Nosgoth's history. For here was the event that had shaped my entire existence... I had cast my fate, refusing the sacrifice, damning the Pillars, and founding my doomed empire upon their ruins. I would raise the Sarafan priests to be my closest lieutenants, and would one day cast the strongest of them, my servant Raziel, into the abyss - dealing one last hand to play against Fate. But in the end, had it made any difference? Had I misread the signs, as Moebius told me? In my arrogance, had I missed my cast at destiny?"
- Kain