Now, if everything has gone as expected, the mesh file for the NPC has exactly the same structure than the one you've created for him using RaceMenu. Press the Merge to target button and a message telling you that the merge file has been created will pop up.Select the items you want to be overwritten (in the picture, I've set these to the brows, eyes, head and mouth, but you can choose to merge only the head if everything else is fine in the NPC you've created in the CK.nif file of the NPC you've created in the CK as shown in picture Merging the heads. nif file of the face you've created using RaceMenu (in this tutorial, the 1-10-2014 16-20-26.nif), and drag and drop on the right side the.

Note: If the Nif Merger doesn't launch and displays a message about a missing MSVCR100.dll, install the 32 bit version of the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update 4 tool, even if you have the 64 bit version already installed.ĭrag and drop on the left side the. Launch the NPC Nif Merge tool and you will see a window like the one shown in picture NPC Nif Merge tool. Overwrite the NPC's face with the one you've created Use an editor like Notepad or Notepad++ to open the nif.xml file and paste those lines before the last element ends (). nif file in NifSkope, you have to add these lines to the nif.xml file first, which is located in the folder where you have installed NifSkope: Facegen node object for grouping. dds file using a tool like GIMP.To be able to open the. nif file using a tool like NifSkope and the. dds file (texture), and the name of both of them will be the date and time when you exported your character's face, for example 1-10-2014 16-20-26.nif and 1-10-2014 16-20-26.dds for a face exported the 10th of January, 2014, at 16:20:26 hours. Those files are stored in the folder (install folder)DataSKSEPluginsChargen. You can now close the game and go checking the files created for your character's head. Note: If you don't see that message and you have set the shout key to a value different than the default Z try resetting the key to its default value You will see a message like the one shown on picture Exporting your character's face. Then, inside the character generation screen press the Z key to export your character's face. Here are some links to help you get started. Its in the tools section of your steam library. When you are satisfied with the results, unequip everything from your character (weapons, clothing, jewelry), as if you don't do this they will be exported with your character's face. So just so were clear, you DONT want body mods or replacers but you want to change NPCs appearances If yes, then your only option is the Creation Kit (the SDK). Inside the game, create the face of your player character using RaceMenu as usual.

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