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SkyHunks - NPC Replacer

 

This mod changes the appearance of many Skyrim NPCs. The aim is to make them look a bit better ("better" is, of course, a matter of personal taste). A few female NPCs are also "converted" to male (the female housecarls). No stats were changed, no clothing, nothing else - except that I made Ralof and Hadvar potential followers and marryable. Do not attempt to get them to follow you, or marry them, before the civil war is complete, or your game will likely break!

 

This mod also includes the functionality of Masculinized Level Lists. This means that generic NPCs such as guards, soldiers, bandits, etc, will now all be male, and you don't need that mod if you use this.

 

Snapshots by Mylor41, used with kind permission.
(Body used: SOS. Featured image: Solaf.)

 

Who is included
Housecarls:

  • Agris
  • Calder
  • Gregor
  • Iona => Ian
  • Jordis
  • Lydia => Lukas
  • Rayya => Thassad
  • Valdimar


Hirelings:

  • Erik
  • Belrand
  • Marcurio
  • Stenvar
  • Vorstag


Other:

  • Ahtar
  • Alvor
  • Angrenor Once-Honored
  • Arnbjorn
  • Ataf
  • Balgruuf
  • Banning
  • Beirand
  • Benor
  • Bolund
  • Briehl
  • Brunwulf Free-Winter
  • Brynjolf
  • Calixto Corrium
  • Captain Aldis
  • Captain Wayfinder
  • Cedran
  • Commander Caius
  • Cosnach
  • Dagur
  • Delvin Mallory
  • Dirge
  • Erikur
  • Falk Firebeard
  • Farkas
  • Fihada
  • Galmar Stone-Fist
  • Garvey
  • General Tulius
  • Gloth
  • Gorm
  • Hadvar
  • Harrald
  • Heimvar
  • Hod
  • Hogni Red-Arm
  • Horik Halfhand
  • Hreinn
  • Hrongar
  • Idolaf Battleborn
  • Jawanan
  • Jervar
  • Jod
  • Jon Battle-Born
  • Jorleif
  • Klimmek
  • Korir
  • Kraldar
  • Kust
  • Lod
  • Lortheim
  • Maul
  • Mercer Frey
  • Mikael
  • Nazir
  • Oengul War-Anvil
  • Ogmund
  • Onmund
  • Orgnar
  • Orthus Endario
  • Phinis Gestor
  • Proventus Avenicci
  • Ralof
  • Ranmir
  • Roggi Knot-Beard
  • Rolff Stone-Fist
  • Saerlund
  • Sergius Turrianus
  • Severio Pelagia
  • Siddgeir
  • Sigurd
  • Sinmir
  • Solaf
  • Sven
  • Thonar Silver-Blood
  • Thongvor Silver-Blood
  • Thonnir
  • Thoring
  • Torbjorn Shatter-Shield
  • Torsten Cruel-Sea
  • Tsun
  • Tulvur
  • Ulfberth War-Bear
  • Ulfric
  • Vekel
  • Vilkas
  • Yngvar
  • Courier
  • WERoadCourierImperial
  • WERoadCourierNord
  • BYOHCarriageDriver1
  • BYOHCarriageDriver2
  • BYOHCarriageDriver3
  • CarriageDriverRiften
  • CarriageDriverSolitude
  • CarriageDriverWhiterun
  • CarriageDriverWindhelm
  • Male Imperial/Stormcloak guards (not soldiers).



Requirements


Recommended


Installation
NOTE: Files are now hosted on Dropbox, due to their size.
If you use other NPC overhauls/replacers, and want this to take precedence, place it lower in your load order. Also, if your other replacers are supplied loose, then you'll want the loose version of this, overwriting any existing files, or you'll get grey face.

 


Do not install this into a game in progress, or you are likely to get grey faces and/or neck seams on the changed NPCs. Similarly, updating the mod in a game in progress will result in some of the NPCs often looking ... very strange. See here for neck seam tips.

 

Can You Remove....?
Yes I could, but if I start doing that, soon there will be no end of customized versions. But, you can do it yourself, it isn't difficult!

  • Get TES5Edit and install it.
  • Download and install the loose version of this mod
  • Start TES5Edit.
  • When the list of mods opens, rt-click -> Select none. Then scroll till you find SkyHunks, put a checkmark beside it, click ok.
  • Wait for everything to load.
  • Click the + next to SkyHunks to expand it, then click Non-Player Character.
  • Find the NPC(s) you want to remove.
  • Make note of the form number to the left of the name (eg, Ahtar is 0001325F)
  • Right click -> Remove. Confirm that you want to.
  • Once you have removed all you want, close TES5Edit, and confirm you want to save changes.
  • Navigate to your Skyrim install.
  • ../Data/Meshes/actors/character/facegendata/facegeom/skyrim.esm - delete the NIF files with the same name as the form number you noted.
  • ../Data/Meshes/actors/character/facegendata/facetint/skyrim.esm - delete the dds and tga files with the same name as the form number you noted.
  • Done. If you had already "met" the character in-game, you'll likely end up with grey-face so you'll have to start a new game.


Change Log

  • 1.0 - Initial release
  • 1.1 - Fixed Lukas' voice ... duhhh
  • 1.2 - Fixed grey face for Heathfires housecarls; fixed opposite gender anims for a couple of housecarls.
  • 1.3 - Added all the male guards. Surprisingly few of them, so I added a few more, for more variety.
  • 1.4 New NPCs: Arnbjorn, Banning, Bolund, Brynjolf, Captain Aldis, Delvin Mallory, Dirge, Falk Firebeard, Garvey, Gorm, Harrald, Klimmek, Maul, Mercer Frey, Nazir, Onmund, Orgnar, Proventus Avenicci, Saerlund, Sigurd, Thonnir, Vekel
    Tweaked skin tone for Ulfberth.
  • 1.5 New NPCs: Jervar, Idolaf Battleborn, Hrongar, Balgruuf, Angrenor Once-Honored, Oengul War-Anvil, Rolff Stone-Fist, Orthus Endario
    Tweaked Omnund, Solaf; Removed the guards added in 1.3, since they broke Masculinized Level Lists.
  • 1.6: New NPCs: Erikur, Kust, Jorleif, Galmar Stone-Fist, Lortheim, Jod, Horik Halfhand, Captain Wayfinder, Thoring, Siddgeir
    Tweaked: Bolund, Benor
  • 2.0 Tweaked Jon Battle-Born, Sigurd.
    New NPCs: Ataf, Beirand, Briehl, Dagur, Gloth, Heimvar, Mikael, Severio Pelagia.
    Added more "template" imperial and stormcloak solders for more variety.
    Now incorporates the functionality of Masculinized Level Lists, so you don't need that mod if you use this.
  • 2.1 New NPCs: Hod, Lod, Tsun, Sven, Alvor. Plus there were several guards who have unique faces rather than using the templated guards I had already done, so I did those I found.
  • 2.2 New NPC, GuardSolitudeImperialDayMaleGuard, which I overlooked last time (at least two instances of this NPC can be found at Solitude).
    More tweaks to: Ralof, Hadvar, Bolund, Mikael, Solaf
  • 2.2 (2016-09-12) Uploaded a version for USLEEP users (SkyHunks_2.2_USLEEP.rar). Requires USLEEP. Install on top of one of the regular versions of 2.2, as only the ESP is included in the download.
  • 2.3 - now requires USLEEP.
    Added Sinmir (and removed his helmet), Imperial and Nord road couriers, carriage drivers, Brunwulf, Calixto, Tulvur, Torsten, Torbjorn, Ranmir, Phinis, Sergius, Korir, Kraldar, Fihada, Jawanan, Cedran, Thonar, Thongvor, Yngvar, Ogmund, Hreinn, Hogni
  • 2017-03-16 - updated download links.


Final Note
If lore friendliness is important to you, you probably won't like this, since the KS styles aren't "lore friendly".

 



 

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Guest ffabris

As one of the few males with a female pc but who isn't particularly interested in lesbian sex, I like this idea. :)

 

Very glad to hear it! :)

 

maybe some images?

 

As noted in the description:

"Also, no snaps, sorry. Taking them in-game on linux is a pain in the ass (not in a nice way). If anyone takes any snaps and wants to contribute them, I'll gladly add them here with credits."

 

Sorry.

 

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Is the an optional download for not changing female characters into males? 

 

I would love to use the mod, but I'd rather not have Lydia and the others made into males.

 

No, sorry. I enough people want this, I can strip them out. But that is not currently available.

 

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Guest ffabris

Pics or it didn't happen, ffabris ;)

 

I am tempted to download this, but I just installed all new mods that beautify most of the peeps you man-i-cured...

And YAY for KS Hairdos renewal :D

 

Haha... :D

 

I use an NPC overhaul that tweaks pretty much everyone in-game. But I wasn't too happy with some of the characters so I made my own.

 

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Guest ffabris

Lukas the housecarl has the "Female Even Toned" voice assigned.

 

Ever so slightly . . . jarring.  ;)

 

Ack! Crap.  OK, will fix later today.

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Guest ffabris

Forgot to give Lukas his hormone shots again, eh? *skips away giggling evilly*

 

Hahaha.... :D

 

OK, updated versions uploaded. I also wrote up instructions for those who wish to remove specific NPCs.

 

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Issues with Thassad:

 

Wrong gender animations assigned, grey face, won't function as a steward. I had to change his voice to MaleNord to get any of the steward functions to show up - even to recruit him as steward.

 

Also, as an observation on the NPCs in general - You do like blondes, don't you?  :P

 

I'm curious what face/body textures you're using. Asking because a few of the NPCs look a bit off in my game. It's probably because I use DCE - Realistic Male Face which gives a somewhat rougher look to the face textures by default. 

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Issues with Thassad:

 

Wrong gender animations assigned, grey face, won't function as a steward. I had to change his voice to MaleNord to get any of the steward functions to show up - even to recruit him as steward.

 

Also, as an observation on the NPCs in general - You do like blondes, don't you?  :P

 

I'm curious what face/body textures you're using. Asking because a few of the NPCs look a bit off in my game. It's probably because I use DCE - Realistic Male Face which gives a somewhat rougher look to the face textures by default. 

 

Hum, I'll look into Thassad shortly.

 

As for textures, for faces I use Urshi's. Oh and yeah, I have a thing for blonds. ;)

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OK, major facepalm time: I totally forgot to include the two heathfires facegen folders till now.  :@  Plus I never noticed that a couple of the (former) female housecarls had been given opposite gender anims so I didn't disable that flag. Should all be fixed now.... I hope. 1.2 uploaded.

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