The Witcher 3

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A small collection of mods for a more lore-friendly depiction of Triss in The Witcher 3.

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Alternative Outfits and Appearance for Triss (Sapkowski Style)


1. Foreword:


This is the first mod I have ever made. When I first uploaded it there were still some issues which is why I didn't upload it right away. Most of these issues have been fixed by now. For more information please have a look at „4. Known Issues“.



2. What this mod does:

This is a collection of alternative appearances and outfits for Triss to make her look closer to how Sapkowski described her in his books.



Alternative Appearance for Triss 1:

This mod changes Triss' hairstyle and eye color. She now has long, curly chestnut colored hair and blue eyes.
This mod is also available without the eye colour change (see optional files).





Alternative Appearance for Triss 2:

This is almost the same as the previous mod with the only difference being the hair colour changed into something more auburn.
This mod is also available without the eye colour change (see optional files).




Alternative Appearance for Triss 3:

This changes Triss' hairstyle into that of Vivienne. The hair colour is changed into chestnut and the eyes are now blue.




Alternative DLC Outfit for Triss:

This simple texture mod recolors Triss' DLC dress to better fit her blue eyes.




Alternative Outfit for Triss 5:

This mod changes Triss' Outfit into something rather close to her vanilla Outfit while trying to be as lore-friendly as possible by making her waist thinner and hiding show her cleavage. Also alters appearance when naked or in lingerie (thinner waist and magical scar on the chest).
This version is done with a loose hairstyle in mind. There is also a version [Alternative Outfit for Triss 5 (Collar)] that is better suited for shorter hairstyles (like the vanilla one).


IMPORTANT:
This mod requires the Blood and Wine Expansion.



Alternative Outfit for Triss 4:

This mod changes Triss' Outfit into a cornflower blue coloured dress that makes her waist thinner and doesn't show her cleavage.



IMPORTANT:
This mod also affects Yennefer's dress, so I recommend using Yennefer's Alternative DLC Appearance.


Alternative Outfit for Triss 3:

This is almost the same as „AlternativeOutfit for Triss 2“. It adds a brown skirt and white sleeves.



IMPORTANT:
In order to use this mod you MUST install TW2 Triss by ScoutBr0 aswell.
Link: TW2 Triss by ScoutBr0

In order to use this mod at its fullest you need to have the Expansion "Hearts of Stone" installed.
Not having that expansion results in the skirt and the sleeves being invisible.


Alternative Outfit for Triss 2:


This is a simple texture mod I originally made for The Witcher 2. It gives
Triss a less colorful outfit. It is now mostly brown with a few blue
elements (like the necklace f. ex.).
The outfit aims to stay lore friendly and fit into the „traveller setting“ of The Witcher 2 while
maintaining the elegance of a sorceress.



IMPORTANT:
In order to use this mod you MUST install TW2 Triss by ScoutBr0 aswell.
Link: TW2 Triss by ScoutBr0


Alternative Outfit for Triss 1:

This mod changes Triss' outfit into something less colorful. It is now
mostly brown and white with a few golden elements. Her waist is now much
thinner and she doesn't show that much cleavage.



IMPORTANT:
In order to use this mod at its fullest you need to have the Expansion "Hearts of Stone" installed.
Not having that expansion results in the skirt and the sleeves being invisible.



3. Book quotes that inspired these changes:


The chestnut-haired Triss Merigold, cheerful, giggling for no reason, looking like a teenager.“
-Andrzej Sapkowski: The Sword of Destiny


She slipped the fur cape from her shoulders, removed her fox-fur hat and, with a swift movement of the head, tousled her hair - long, full locks the colour of fresh chestnuts, with a sheen of gold, her pride and identifying characteristic.
[…] Triss smiled, pleased by the effect she'd had. Beautiful, long, loose hair was a rarity, an indication of a woman's position, her status, the sign of a free woman, a woman who belonged to herself.“
-Andrzej Sapkowski: Blood of Elves


She thought she had seen Triss Merigold’s blue eyes flash with hatred.“
-Andrzej Sapkowski: The Lady of the Lake


Triss's waist measured twenty-two.“
-Andrzej Sapkowski: The Tower of the Swallow


'They used the highest magics on us,' [Triss] continued in a muted voice, 'spells, elixirs, amulets and artefacts. Nothing was left wanting for the wounded heroes of the Hill. We were cured, patched up, our former appearances returned to us, our hair and sight restored. You can hardly see the marks. But I will never wear a plunging neckline again, Geralt. Never.'“
-Andrzej Sapkowski: Blood of Elves



4. Known Issues:

As I said: This was the first mod I have ever made. Maybe I'll fix some of the following issues one day, maybe I won't.

This mod uses Yennefer's main game outfit. As a consequence, Yennefer will also wear a brown outfit. I recommend playing with Yennefer's DLC Outfit to avoid having two main npcs with the same outfit and Yennefer wearing something else than black and white.
  (Fixed in Version 1.3)

Apart from Yennefer's main game outfit, my mod also uses Shani's Outfit. I have no workaround for that so you have to get along with the fact that Shani's skirt is not red anymore. This also means that you have to own the „Hearts of Stone“ expansion in order to use this mod.

There might be some clipping when using „Alternative Outfit for Triss“ without „Alternative Appearance for Triss“.  (Fixed in Version 1.3)

You might have realized that „Alternative Outfit for Triss“ actually consists of two mods. For some reason I can't cook them into a single mod. It doesn't make a difference ingame, it just doesn't look that nice inside your mod folder. If you are at your limit of mods this might cause the „infinite loading screen problem“. (Fixed in Version 1.4)

AlternativeAppearanceForTriss1 and AlternativeAppearanceForTriss2 apparently change the eye colour of several other NPCs (Keira, Corine Tilly, Margaritta, Fringilla and others). Please see optional files for a version without the eye colour change. (Fixed in Version 1.8)

AlternativeOutfitForTriss4 uses Yennefer's dress which means it will be blue on Yennefer, too. I recommend using Yennefer's Alternative DLC Appearance.
(If anyone can help me uncook .redcloth files I should be able to fix this)



5. Updates:

1.1 (Caused problems during main quests so I decided to take it down; I will re-upload once I solved these problems.)
- Fixed an issue that prevented Triss' Outfit from changing during the masquerade ball
(now compatible with „Triss DLC Dress as Masquerade Dress - MODKit Version“ by Ryunaito)
- Removed some unnecessary files

1.2
- Contains the changes of Version 1.1 and actually works

1.3
- Fixed an issue that caused this mod to change Yennefer's main game outfit
- Fixed an issue that resulted in clipping when using „Alternative Outfit for Triss“ without „Alternative Appearance for Triss“
- Recolored the outfit so it appears more brown and less red

1.4
- Renamed some folders for easier overview
- Merged AlternativeOutfitForTriss 1 into one mod (Formerly AlternativeOutfitForTriss 1 + AlternativeOutfitForTriss 2)
- Added two new Outfits

1.5
- Added AlternativeAppearanceForTriss2

1.6
- Added Optional Files: AlternativeAppearanceForTriss1HairOnly and AlternativeAppearanceForTriss2HairOnly

1.7
- Added a new Outfit: AlternativeOutfitForTriss4

1.8
- Added an additional file that changes Triss' Masquerade dress into AlternativeOutfitForTriss_4: Masquerade_AlternativeOutfitForTriss_4
- Updated AlternativeOutfitForTriss_1 to ensure compatibility with Masquerade_AlternativeOutfitForTriss_4
- Updated AlternativeAppearanceForTriss_1 and AlternativeAppearanceForTriss_2
    - Fixed an issue that changed the eye colour of several other NPCs
    - Fixed an issue that changed the hair colour of Tomira (herbalist of White Orchard)
    - changed the wanted notice posters in Novigrad to fit the new appearance
- Added an optional file that only turns Triss' eyes blue: AlternativeAppearanceForTriss_EyesOnly

1.9
- Added AlternativeAppearanceForTriss3

2.0
- Added AlternativeOutfitForTriss5

2.1
- Updated AlternativeOutfitForTriss5
- Added an optional file: AlternativeOutfitForTriss5(collar) which better fits shorter hairstyles