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About this mod
Allows Kaidan and Rosalind from Kaidan 2 to utilize the body textures and meshes the player/NPCs use instead of having their own unique sets.
- Requirements
- Permissions and credits
Hello! I love Kaidan 2, but I started to get tired of extracting the 0Kaidan - Textures.bsa and replacing the custom body textures every time I did an update to my personal skin mashup, MOXE v7.3 (cannot be released publicly). I thought if I just de-standalone both Kaidan and Rosalind's textures/body meshes, it would save me a lot of time in the future.
A bunch of Kaidan replacers here on Nexus come with their own texture paths, but for users of the original Kaidan, or replacers who only alter the head mesh, such as Pandorable's Kaidan for example, this may come in handy.
The Issue
By default, Kaidan and Rosalind use whatever head textures the player uses for their own character, along with other NPCs. This is great because their facial features will match the players' right out of the box! However, since they use their own custom body textures, which don't usually match their respective texture partners, this can lead to noticeable seams.
The Changes
Both Kaidan and Rosalind's head textures will now match their body textures without the extra hassle of manually dragging your preferred textures in place!
Both Kaidan and Rosalind's body meshes will now match the defaults of the player/NPCs! So far I had success with HIMBO, UNP, CBBE, and vanilla bodies. I did not test this project out with SAM, but in theory, it should work the same.
Both Kaidan and Rosalind's unique features that were custom to their bodies, such as scars and wounds, will no longer be present.
** NOTE ** - I am currently in the process of a workaround for them to keep their unique features by implementing overlays via Spell Perk Item Distributor (SPID). As of now, I am having some trouble writing up the formula/syntax so the diffuse maps apply to the respective NPCs. If you have any ideas or would like to help, please don't hesitate to send me a PM! Axarien was kind enough to give me permission to use their assets, so now it's just a matter of applying them successfully.
Kaidan's custom outfit will now consist of Vanilla's Prisoner Trousers.
Rosalind's custom outfit will now consist of Vanilla's Nocturnal Robes.
Compatibility
This mod is COMPATIBLE with the following:
** NOTE ** - Since so many Kaidan replacers utilize their own textures, whether it's edited versions of Tempered Skins, custom mashups, etc. it would take me a long while to patch every single one in. Considering that they usually come with their own textures, the seam issue for Kaidan isn't as evident, as the textures are usually designed to match right out of the box. HOWEVER, feel free to use this mod alongside any other replacers so that Rosalind can match!
Just be sure to place this mod BEFORE any Kaidan replacers you may have. Let them take the win over this mod.
This mod is REDUNDANT if you have the following mod and you decided to install BOTH Kaidan and Rosalind within the FOMOD:
Credits
xEdit/SSEEdit
Axarien
AW Mosaic Skin - skin used in the first set of screenshots of Kaidan
Bits and Pieces (BnP) - skin used in the first set of screenshots of Rosalind
MOXE (personal-use-only mashup) - skin used in the second set of screenshots of Kaidan
Nordic Faces - skin used in the third and fourth sets of screenshots of Kaidan and Rosalind
Axarien's Kaidan NPCs - replacer in the last set of screenshots of Rosalind
A bunch of Kaidan replacers here on Nexus come with their own texture paths, but for users of the original Kaidan, or replacers who only alter the head mesh, such as Pandorable's Kaidan for example, this may come in handy.
The Issue
By default, Kaidan and Rosalind use whatever head textures the player uses for their own character, along with other NPCs. This is great because their facial features will match the players' right out of the box! However, since they use their own custom body textures, which don't usually match their respective texture partners, this can lead to noticeable seams.
The Changes
Both Kaidan and Rosalind's head textures will now match their body textures without the extra hassle of manually dragging your preferred textures in place!
Both Kaidan and Rosalind's body meshes will now match the defaults of the player/NPCs! So far I had success with HIMBO, UNP, CBBE, and vanilla bodies. I did not test this project out with SAM, but in theory, it should work the same.
Both Kaidan and Rosalind's unique features that were custom to their bodies, such as scars and wounds, will no longer be present.
** NOTE ** - I am currently in the process of a workaround for them to keep their unique features by implementing overlays via Spell Perk Item Distributor (SPID). As of now, I am having some trouble writing up the formula/syntax so the diffuse maps apply to the respective NPCs. If you have any ideas or would like to help, please don't hesitate to send me a PM! Axarien was kind enough to give me permission to use their assets, so now it's just a matter of applying them successfully.
Kaidan's custom outfit will now consist of Vanilla's Prisoner Trousers.
Rosalind's custom outfit will now consist of Vanilla's Nocturnal Robes.
Compatibility
This mod is COMPATIBLE with the following:
- Follower Distance Tweaks (Kaidan EE or non-EE Patch)
- Kaidan 2 Shackles Fix
- Kaidan 2 - NERFED
- Immersive Kaidan Start
- Kaidan 2 Extended Edition (most current version via Kaidanmod)
- Kaidan 2 Extended Edition (outdated version via Nexus)
- Kaidan NPC Overhaul - ONLY if you did NOT choose to install the Kaidan OR Kaidan NPC replacer, so basically just the Kiai and item replacers.
- Axarien's Kaidan NPCs - Patch provided.
- Various retextures or mesh edits of Kaidan's armor, such as Kaidan 2 - HD Armor Retexture, Kaidan's Armory, and Kaidan 2 - CBBE and HIMBO Refits.
- Various replacers that only edit his head mesh or facegeometry, such as Pandorable's Kaidan.
** NOTE ** - Since so many Kaidan replacers utilize their own textures, whether it's edited versions of Tempered Skins, custom mashups, etc. it would take me a long while to patch every single one in. Considering that they usually come with their own textures, the seam issue for Kaidan isn't as evident, as the textures are usually designed to match right out of the box. HOWEVER, feel free to use this mod alongside any other replacers so that Rosalind can match!
Just be sure to place this mod BEFORE any Kaidan replacers you may have. Let them take the win over this mod.
This mod is REDUNDANT if you have the following mod and you decided to install BOTH Kaidan and Rosalind within the FOMOD:
Credits
xEdit/SSEEdit
Axarien
AW Mosaic Skin - skin used in the first set of screenshots of Kaidan
Bits and Pieces (BnP) - skin used in the first set of screenshots of Rosalind
MOXE (personal-use-only mashup) - skin used in the second set of screenshots of Kaidan
Nordic Faces - skin used in the third and fourth sets of screenshots of Kaidan and Rosalind
Axarien's Kaidan NPCs - replacer in the last set of screenshots of Rosalind