Instead of a mod website, I put all the information in sections of the mod description. Please read all about Better Vampires in the mod description (including troubleshooting and FAQs).
Have a problem? Then PLEASE post in this forum so others can see my answer if they have the same issue. I cannot respond to personal messages asking me how to fix your installation or explaining why something isn't working for you. Only message me if you are seeking permission for a translation, are making a video of my mod, etc.
PLEASE read the instructions carefully if you are updating from an older version ... Every time I release a new version people post here that their game is broken or my mod doesn't work. It works just fine, you must follow the steps very carefully and don't skip anything. You should use the Remove Better Vampires.bat file BEFORE installing to make certain that you have no vampire-related loose files in your Skyrim\Data folder. If you do .... they will overwrite my BSA and my mod will not work ...
If using a mod organizer/loader make certain no other mods are loading loose files that affect vampires - especially PlayerVampireQuestScript! A loose file will overwrite my .bsa and it will break things!
If using RS Children Overhaul don't install the RSC Vampire Script Patch in the FOMOD installer, it is incompatible to Better Vampires.
If you are a custom race (they can cause many issues) and are using Race Compatibility. You will have to talk to TMPhoenix. You have to follow his instructions perfectly or it breaks my mod. They are complex and if you made a mistake you will have to seek his help. His mod works fine, but custom races inherently add more problems. Many issues have resulted from his mod (and people not setting it up properly) and I tire of defending my mod when it works fine. If you have an issue, it is 95% mod conflict or user error.
Version 8.9 is released! and ... Better Vampire Lords is updated too
A new save is recommended, OR follow these steps to blank the mod and make a "clean save" and update.
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1) Rest/wait INSIDE for 24hr in the game - this will allow any NPCs you have fed upon, or used Seduction on, time to recuperate. 2) Use my MCM - Troubleshooting and Cleanup page (or my customization power) and click on "BLANK Better Vampires Mod". 3) If using my MCM, exit it to have the mod blanked. 4) Wait until told the blanking is complete, then save your game (it must be a real save, not a quick save). 5) Exit the game. 6) Uninstall and delete the old version of my mod (completely DELETE it from the Skyrim\Data and Skyrim\Data\Scripts folders). I use MO to remove mods, but you can check the files section and use my "Remove Better Vampires" batch file - it will ENSURE everything is gone. 7) Download and install my latest mod version using NMM, MO, or Bethesda.net (for PC or XBox One). 8) Start the game and load your saved game from step 4. 9) Use my MCM - Troubleshooting and Cleanup page (or my customization power) and click on "Reset Sanguinare Vampiris". 10) Customize my mod with the MCM, customization power, or console commands. 11) You were infected in step 9, now you must wait 3 days for your disease to run its course and you will become a stage 1 Vampire (fully fed). * You must feed once on a living victim to have your proper rank set the first time. OPTIONAL STEPS 12) Make a new save after you turn into a vampire the first time (it must be a real save, not a quick save). 13) Exit the game. 14) Use the Script Cleaner (or Skyrim Tools for SE) on the save from step 12 (to ensure the cleanest slate possible). 15) Start the game and load your cleaned saved game from step 14.
Changes/Additions
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- Fixed the Summon Gargoyle spell not working at higher levels. - Removed my shortened VL Skeleton from the mod so it won't conflict if anyone is using a custom skeleton or mesh. I will have it available as a separate download if people still want it (it helps you fit through some doors - but you can always use bats if need be). - Re-adjusted and modified existing scripts/abilities to mesh with Better Vampire Lords 1.2
I am back! but busy as ever ... Daughter graduated from basic training in CAF and my son is playing AAA hockey (his draft year). Proud Dad here.
I will be updating my mods and will try to update them for XBox too - BUT I don't use XBox myself AND some features require SKSE so some will not work properly or at all.
Please be patient :)
In the meantime, PLEASE help me out and send me a message on Nexus with things you think might need to be fixed for BV, Coldhaven, BVL. Please read about my mods first though ... some things people think are broken are just a MCM setting or not being at the correct rank or satiation stage.
I´ve fixed something with this mod and with Custom Race.
THIS IS PROBABLY NOT THE BEST PLACE TO WRITE THIS DOWN, BUT I WILL DO IT ANYWAY.
From a few pieces of information from many sources, I found this: Custom Race may create a bug after Harkon´s gift, whereas in NOT-VAMPIRE-LORD form you are just a normal human and CAN´T feed AND the crew in Castle Volkier is commenting about losing the vampirism. So I found the solution: First make a save, not a quick save. Second type in the console (showracemenu) // without () // and in the race section we may find ID aka THE CONSOLE NAME of the custom race. Third type in console (player.setrace YOUR_ID_RACEVampire). For example player.setrace 00DZH_HighElfRaceVampire Fourth Just play OR Load the save from Step First and redo any possible issues by console.
UPDATE This method kinda works. For a while, and after cca 3 days it somehow broke. So I was messing with CREATION KIT. Firstly try the NEXUS way about how to install and then the YOUTUBE way, cause is better. Until this I could write more, but just that somehow my CUSTOM RACE already had VAMPIRE console-form as others in my CUSTOM RACE PACK and all this took over eight hours. And nothing I change or create. I BELIEVE THAT THIS PART IS IMPORTANT. Then I launched the game and in the game menu, it told me that it would download all Bethesda official DLLs, which scared me after that I closed the game. Then start over, but this time before the launch the Nexus (I believe) said that SOME CHANGES WERE MADE SO IT WILL MAKE A NEW ORDER OF ALL MY 150+ MODS. And after that everything works normally AND IT NOT BREAK MY CUSTOM MOD ORDER. Now what is a Custom mod order? Every mod that I downloaded via Nexus had a version number. Let´s say that Not existing mod Legacy-of-Skyrim version 2.3 is downloaded with Legacy-of-Skyrim-Czech version 1.2. So Nexus recomendention is 2.3 after 1.2 which would fully overwrite the socond mod.
the link for readme doesn't work for Add Sacrosanct Spells to BV, After a bit of digging I found the instructions on an le version Installs a patch for Better Vampires and Sacrosanct so both our spells and abilities can be used in Vampire Lord form. You will also have access to Sacrosanct's regular Vampire and Hemomancy spells as a normal Vampire. WARNING: Your game will crash if you don't have both of our mods installed! Load Sacrosanct first, then BV, then this patch.
this is really more of an enb compatibility issue, but whenever I bite someone the whole screen goes red and totally opaque. It isn't a red overlay, it's just pure red. Is there an imagespace or something I should modify to tone down the transition? I'm not sure what needs to be modified, but if someone pointed me in the right direction, I'd give it a try. I sorta have the same problem when I get by a word wall too, everything goes black, instead of going a bit blurry like in vanilla. I'm trying to figure out how to fix these. It is probably easy if I knew what to change.
So if someone could point me where to fix the vampire bite effect that would be great, bonus points for word wall fx.
I've been using Better Vampire on many different iterations of Skyrim for over a decade and i couldn't be happier, still the best vampire mod on the Nexus.
And then i noticed today that you went above and beyond by creating a patch for Survival Mode, which makes me wish that i could endorse more than once.
Thanks for all your hard work over the years Brehanin, it is much appreciated.
Even in the newest version 8.9, the perk "Vampire Seduction II" is still broken. When i try to calm a npc down they do, but after i sneak behind them and feed, they die. So people be warn, don't take the perk.
Apart from this small thing I have only good things to say about the mod. Been using for years, since all the way back to LE. The amount of customization you can achieve is magnificient. Love it, endorsed it.
I have a bug where by brightness gets completely blown out which disappears if i uninstall better vampires. I think it's related to the vampire vision power acting like it's always active. (I found a reddit post describing a similar problem with another mod that added night vision) I have no lighting mods or enb installed. has anyone else experience this problem or have a fix?
Can anyone give me a list of the ids for the special feeding victim perks? I don't have the game on PC but I do have a mod for xbox that adds some commands and I want to try giving my self the perks but can't find them anywhere.
Finally got this mod to work well in my huge LO, but now for some reason turning into vampire increases my attack speed to ridiculous levels, and using the mod settings to fix it just makes my character attack ridiculously slow. Anybody know a better fix for this? I have no idea what other mod is even conflicting with my attack speed to cause this issue.
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Please read all about Better Vampires in the mod description
(including troubleshooting and FAQs).
Have a problem? Then PLEASE post in this forum so others can see my answer if they have the same issue.
I cannot respond to personal messages asking me how to fix your installation or explaining why something isn't working for you. Only message me if you are seeking permission for a translation, are making a video of my mod, etc.
Fallrim Tools - Script Cleaner and more: A powerful savegame editor/cleaner for Skyrim LE and Skyrim SE.
Relationship Dialogue Overhaul: All default voices now have follower dialogue. Essential for those you want to turn into Vampires or enthrall.
Enhanced Invisibility: SKSE plugin that improves and fixes bugs with Invisibility effects
Face Discoloration Fix: Eliminates the dreaded "dark face" issue that occurs when the game encounters FaceGen errors.
Vampire Lines Expansion: This mod provides new spliced lines to (mostly) vampires, giving them more personality and making encounters unique.
Every time I release a new version people post here that their game is broken or my mod doesn't work. It works just fine, you must follow the steps very carefully and don't skip anything.
You should use the Remove Better Vampires.bat file BEFORE installing to make certain that you have no vampire-related loose files in your Skyrim\Data folder. If you do .... they will overwrite my BSA and my mod will not work ...
If using RS Children Overhaul don't install the RSC Vampire Script Patch in the FOMOD installer, it is incompatible to Better Vampires.
If you are a custom race (they can cause many issues) and are using Race Compatibility. You will have to talk to TMPhoenix.
You have to follow his instructions perfectly or it breaks my mod. They are complex and if you made a mistake you will have to seek his help. His mod works fine, but custom races inherently add more problems. Many issues have resulted from his mod (and people not setting it up properly) and I tire of defending my mod when it works fine. If you have an issue, it is 95% mod conflict or user error.
and ... Better Vampire Lords is updated too
A new save is recommended, OR follow these steps to blank the mod and make a "clean save" and update.
2) Use my MCM - Troubleshooting and Cleanup page (or my customization power) and click on "BLANK Better Vampires Mod".
3) If using my MCM, exit it to have the mod blanked.
4) Wait until told the blanking is complete, then save your game (it must be a real save, not a quick save).
5) Exit the game.
6) Uninstall and delete the old version of my mod (completely DELETE it from the Skyrim\Data and Skyrim\Data\Scripts folders). I use MO to remove mods, but you can check the files section and use my "Remove Better Vampires" batch file - it will ENSURE everything is gone.
7) Download and install my latest mod version using NMM, MO, or Bethesda.net (for PC or XBox One).
8) Start the game and load your saved game from step 4.
9) Use my MCM - Troubleshooting and Cleanup page (or my customization power) and click on "Reset Sanguinare Vampiris".
10) Customize my mod with the MCM, customization power, or console commands.
11) You were infected in step 9, now you must wait 3 days for your disease to run its course and you will become a stage 1 Vampire (fully fed).
* You must feed once on a living victim to have your proper rank set the first time.
OPTIONAL STEPS
12) Make a new save after you turn into a vampire the first time (it must be a real save, not a quick save).
13) Exit the game.
14) Use the Script Cleaner (or Skyrim Tools for SE) on the save from step 12 (to ensure the cleanest slate possible).
15) Start the game and load your cleaned saved game from step 14.
Changes/Additions
- Removed my shortened VL Skeleton from the mod so it won't conflict if anyone is using a custom skeleton or mesh. I will have it available as a separate download if people still want it (it helps you fit through some doors - but you can always use bats if need be).
- Re-adjusted and modified existing scripts/abilities to mesh with Better Vampire Lords 1.2
Daughter graduated from basic training in CAF and my son is playing AAA hockey (his draft year). Proud Dad here.
I will be updating my mods and will try to update them for XBox too - BUT I don't use XBox myself AND some features require SKSE so some will not work properly or at all.
Please be patient :)
In the meantime, PLEASE help me out and send me a message on Nexus with
things you think might need to be fixed for BV, Coldhaven, BVL.
Please read about my mods first though ... some things people think are broken
are just a MCM setting or not being at the correct rank or satiation
stage.
Many thanks!
THIS IS PROBABLY NOT THE BEST PLACE TO WRITE THIS DOWN, BUT I WILL DO IT ANYWAY.
From a few pieces of information from many sources, I found this:
Custom Race may create a bug after Harkon´s gift, whereas in NOT-VAMPIRE-LORD form you are just a normal human and CAN´T feed AND the crew in Castle Volkier is commenting about losing the vampirism.
So I found the solution:
First make a save, not a quick save.
Second type in the console (showracemenu) // without () //
and in the race section we may find ID aka THE CONSOLE NAME of the custom race.
Third type in console (player.setrace YOUR_ID_RACEVampire). For example
player.setrace 00DZH_HighElfRaceVampire
Fourth Just play OR Load the save from Step First and redo any possible issues by console.
This method kinda works. For a while, and after cca 3 days it somehow broke.
So I was messing with CREATION KIT. Firstly try the NEXUS way about how to install and then the YOUTUBE way, cause is better.
Until this I could write more, but just that somehow my CUSTOM RACE already had VAMPIRE console-form as others in my CUSTOM RACE PACK and all this took over eight hours. And nothing I change or create.
I BELIEVE THAT THIS PART IS IMPORTANT. Then I launched the game and in the game menu, it told me that it would download all Bethesda official DLLs, which scared me after that I closed the game. Then start over, but this time before the launch the Nexus (I believe) said that SOME CHANGES WERE MADE SO IT WILL MAKE A NEW ORDER OF ALL MY 150+ MODS. And after that everything works normally
AND IT NOT BREAK MY CUSTOM MOD ORDER. Now what is a Custom mod order? Every mod that I downloaded via Nexus had a version number.
Let´s say that Not existing mod Legacy-of-Skyrim version 2.3 is downloaded with Legacy-of-Skyrim-Czech version 1.2.
So Nexus recomendention is 2.3 after 1.2 which would fully overwrite the socond mod.
After a bit of digging I found the instructions on an le version
Installs a patch for Better Vampires and Sacrosanct so both our spells and abilities can be used in Vampire Lord form. You will also have access to Sacrosanct's regular Vampire and Hemomancy spells as a normal Vampire. WARNING: Your game will crash if you don't have both of our mods installed! Load Sacrosanct first, then BV, then this patch.
So if someone could point me where to fix the vampire bite effect that would be great, bonus points for word wall fx.
And then i noticed today that you went above and beyond by creating a patch for Survival Mode, which makes me wish that i could endorse more than once.
Thanks for all your hard work over the years Brehanin, it is much appreciated.
So people be warn, don't take the perk.
Apart from this small thing I have only good things to say about the mod. Been using for years, since all the way back to LE. The amount of customization you can achieve is magnificient. Love it, endorsed it.