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improvement of vanilla eye textures (256-512px) to higher quality (1k) - NOT a simple upscale -while keeping their distinct characteristics;
added more eye colors to roster (useful for modders) without replacing anything

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I found a good source of original 2k eye diffuse in game files, and used it to re-create all the vanilla eye color textures in a better quality.
I used a bit of upscaling, hand-painting & dark rituals to get a better resolution, while keeping the charm and colorfullness of an original texture. 

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There are 2 main archives to choose from:

HQ EYES UPGRADE - REPLACER
Main File

Upgrades all common & unique diffuse eye textures to its HQ version in 1k resolution. 
Upgrades the normal texture (iris relief) to its handpainted HQ version in 1k resolution.
Holds some minute changes to colors of some textures, full changeglog below.

Does NOT include the following textures:
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- Witcher eyes
- most monster eyes (Dettlaff, godlings)
- some quest eyes (Hermit, Eight, poked eye)
- Oriana cause her textures are good quality already


COMPATIBLE or PARTIALLY COMPATIBLE with he_ meshes edits (Realistic Eyes Fixed (Book-Friendly), Blue eyes for Triss, Karkulizin's NPC Overhauls), as long as they use vanilla texture paths
COMPATIBLEwith Witcher eyes updates - Witcher eye texture is not included
COMPATIBLE with LOD adjustments and other visual fixes (check Recommended section!)
INCOMPATIBLE with eye texture updates, as they do the same thing

HQ EYES UPGRADE - COLLECTION
Main File

Adds 38 new eye colors in vanilla style, but does NO CHANGES on its own. This is just a resource!
Upgrades all common & unique diffuse eye textures to its HQ version in 1k resolution. 
Upgrades the normal texture (iris relief) to its handpainted HQ version in 1k resolution.
Holds some minute changes to colors of some textures, full changeglog below.

COMPATIBLE or PARTIALLY COMPATIBLE with he_ meshes edits (Realistic Eyes Fixed (Book-Friendly), Blue eyes for Triss, Karkulizin's NPC Overhauls), as long as they use vanilla texture paths
COMPATIBLEwith Witcher eyes updates - Witcher eye texture is not included
COMPATIBLE with LOD adjustments and other visual fixes (check Recommended section!)
INCOMPATIBLE with eye texture updates, as they do the same thing

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CHANGELOG
Included in Replacer & Collection archives, * marks slight deviation from original artistic vision:

VANILLA EYES - COMMON

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d01 - light_brown
d02 - blue
*d03 - chestnut_brown -> changed hue slightly to be more distinct from d01_light_brown
d04 - bottle_green
*d05 - light_brown_old -> removed yellowish tone from the eye whites
*d06 - dark_green -> updated color to be a more realistic color combo 
d07 - chocolate
*d08 - blood_blue -> made bloodhsot more pronounced
*d09 - blood_brown -> made bloodhsot more pronounced
d11 - sapphire_blue
d12 - elven_gray, elven_ice_blue
d13,d15 - emerald_green
d14 - blind 


VANILLA EYES - UNIQUE

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*avalach -> added depth to iris
*ciri -> changed to have a more consistent color pattern
*geels -> added depth to iris
yennefer
fugas
vivienne_bird
*regis -> removed bloodshot
regis_vampire


Only in Collection archive:

NEW COLORS - 38 TOTAL

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  BROWNS (d01)
black_brown
chocolate_brown
dark_hazel_brown
darkest_brown
dull_brown
golden_brown
light_hazel_brown

BLUES (d02)
aqua
bright_blue
cornflower_blue
cornflower_blue2
deep_blue
deep_violet
deepwater_blue
grey_blue
ice_blue
light_blue
med_violet

GREENS & HAZELS (d04)
grass_green
grey_green
multicolor_hazel
pale_green
pale_hazel
deep_green
dark_hazel
fantasy_green
med_hazel

GREYS (d12)
brown_grey
dark_grey
ice_grey
steel_grey
weird_grey
yellow_grey

ELF (fantasy colors)
aqua
blue
golden
grass
grey
violet


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FAQ

- What archive should I choose? 
If you're a User and don't have any other mods using resources from this one, choose Replacer.
If you're a Modder and want to play with new eye colors for the mods you make, or you're a User and have other mods using this one as their requirement, choose Collection.

- Can I make a mod with these textures?
Yes, please do - that's why there's Collection option included! However, to keep it fair, please DO NOT include textures I made to your mod - just link users to this one as a requirement, instead.

- Is it compatible with X mod? 
If the X mod has textures in it - it's not compatible, and one mod's changes will overwrite the other. Just place this mod low in your mod list and allow other mods to overwrite it, you'll be fine.

- Is it mergeable?
YES and NO. I would advise against creating and automatic merge with Mod Merger, as it would use wrong texturegroup and result in compression artifacts. But if you absolutely want and see no difference - go ahead. 
I would recommend to use WolvenKit's Lexar Mode to create a manual merge, instead. Check out the tutorial for that, here. 

- There is a conflict / script conflict with a Y mod! 
Okay, just play with priorities until you get the effect you want, I won't be doing anything about it anyways.

- 2k resolution? 
Nah, it's an overkill - even 1k is an overkill if you really think about it.

- Can you make XXX change? 
Maybe - depends on if I like the idea or not. Drop your request in comments.



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RECOMMENDATIONS
mods used on screenshots

SSAO Tweak - includes eye_shadow.w2mi changes I made, for stronger eyelid shadows and specularity
Characters HiRes Shadows
Female Eyes Fix

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PERMISSIONS

You CAN use this mod however you want until your work is:

• TRANSFORMATIVE (ie NO REUPLOADS of unchanged stuff, full or partial)
• OR has this mod as its REQUIREMENT.