It's still working, but with a few caveats based on my findings. In summary:
This mod still works when you install before starting a new game.
This mod continues to work, until you do a "Load Game" in the middle of a gameplay. You can test this if you want. Basically, make a Quicksave in front of Lin when she has a clean face. Then immediately do a Load game from the same quicksave that you made just now. Once the game is loaded, you'll notice her skin reverts back to the original dirty look.
To prevent her face to revert back, if you want to load a game, make sure you close the game entirely, restart the game, and load your save file after running the game again. Do not load another save while you're already in a current game, doing so will revert Lin's face back to the original no matter where you are.
If at any point you load a save file that would revert her face back to the original, DO NOT save the game because doing so will permanently give Lin the original dirty face again, and this mod will no longer be able to change her face to the clean version again. No matter what you do, uninstall, reinstall, etc. Her face will stay the original dirty look. This is probably why most people "think" that the mod no longer works. But from my observation, something to do with her face being "saved" into your save file, so mods no longer be able to override her face again.
If this happens, you need to load an earlier save file (at least, just before you landed on Vectera during the "Back to Vectera" quest and check if she has a clean face. Once you have this working, just do the following tips. If you want to load a game because you want to restart something or make a different choice, make sure you close the game, start the game again and load the save file. DO NOT directly load the save file while you're already in the game. Going back to Main Menu to load a save file won't work either. You have to completely close the game and start the game again before loading any save file.
Apparently it's possible for the facetint added by this mod to get "lost" and regenerated based on the original NPC record, so here's an alternative made in the CK for those who want it. I've removed the dirt, crows feet and wrinkles. It's not worth me uploading this as a separate mod, but if sancypher/San06 is still around and wants to add this as an alternate download here they're more than welcome to it.
FINALLY! lol I've been wondering why there are all these garbage sjw mods but not even one that gives Lin a bath 🤣... They too busy spreadin their propaganda adding political flags n s#*! to the game 🤡 and don't actually pay attention to the game 😆 They'll probably get mad cuz ur mod is insulting to dirty faced people everywhere, how dare you? 🤣 Thanks for this mod my dude!
Impossible until Bethesda makes their creative tools public. So far, the only things that can be modded are textures, models and some settings. NPCs are untouchable and will be - I'm guessing - for another year. When all the DLC come out.
While doing this, did you find here reference or main ID(not 100% which I need)? I have changed her a few times with console commands. But, because I am not editing the original, she defaults back after a while. I ask, because I want to tweak her a little bit and have it stay.
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Preview:
Link: https://pixeldrain.com/u/yXHneh5E
Now we just need to have the same done with all the other NPC's that are wandering around with dirty faces.
Might not even be your mod. It's just my only Lin mod or even follower mod so i thought maybe it could be this one. Thoughts?