Bikini Mage Robes - CBBE 1.0.2



What is it?
This mod provides BodySlide files for two new massively-customizable mage robes. Downloads include packages for CBBE/CBBE Physics, as well as 3BBB Amazing Body. Install either, or both at once.

When you build the outfits in BodySlide, you'll have the option of choosing the Replacer sets, which will act as replacers for the College of Winterhold Apprentice robes and Journeyman robes, or the Standalone sets, which (through the use of an additional ESP) introduce standalone versions of the bikini robes, allowing you to leave your vanilla robes untouched. Or use both Replacer and Standalone in the same game for maximum robe variety.

Pieces include Apprentice robes, hood (for all races), and boots; and the Journeyman robes and boots. 1st Person models (ie. bare arms) are included in the sets too.

Extensive BodySlide Zap customization options mean you can make the robes look the way you like. Skimpy or non-skimpy, cool or sexy (or both). Just look at those screenshots, man. Look how diagonal they are. That's how you know it's good stuff.


How does it work?
Download and install. The installation package offers the option of installing an optional Standalone ESP if you like (it's ESL flagged, don't worry).

Next, open BodySlide and build the outfits using your favorite BodySlide preset. The new robes will be collected in the groups "Bikini Robe Replacer" or "Bikini Robe Standalone". Pieces will have the prefix "Bikini Replacer - ". If you're using the Standalone ESP, be sure you build the Standalone outfits too, or you're gonna have a bad time.

A good tip is to batch-build the set you like, then go back and choose customization options and build individual pieces a second time (that way, you won't be missing one by accident).

The outfits that are built don't come with their own textures, but instead will use whatever mage robe textures you have installed. For best results, you should probably use the Opulent Outfits Vanilla Texture Replacer SE, though you can still technically use whatever robe textures you like, it won't break anything (though it may look a bit janky).

*The Standalone sets are always included with the BodySlide files, but only the ESP will enable them in-game. Just remember to build them.

Acquiring the Standalone robe versions will require the use of console commands (use help "bikini robe" to find the pieces) or simply use AddItemMenu. (It may seem like a hassle to do it this way, but the less the ESP impacts your game, the less there's a chance for conflicts.)


Conflicts/Compatibility
-Technically compatible with all robe retextures (though best with Opulent Outfits Vanilla Texture Replacer SE, of course).
-When you build the outfits, they will overwrite any previous mage robes you may have installed or BodySlide-built.
-If you have any mods that disable vanilla robes, the replacer outfits will obviously not be seen in-game. However, the standalone outfits should still be fine.
-The standalone outfits are simple, unenchanted robe items based on the latest stats from the Unofficial Patch, so if you're using some other mod that changes the stats of equipment, be warned that the Standalone bikini robes may not match up to the rest of your game.

-The optional files section contains a compatibility patch for outfit replacers (like BD's Armor and Clothing Replacer). The patch merely contains the USSEP armor addon records for the college robes. Loading the patch after the outfit replacer should undo its changes and let the robes from this mod show up in your game. However, the patch may not work for mods that replace both the armor addon and armor records for a given robe (ie. mods that include not only appearance changes, but also stat or functionality changes as well).


Other notes and features
- The Bikini Robes are designed to synergize very well with the Bikini Armor Replacer. In fact, this mod comes with updated BodySlide group files that will include the new Bikini Replacer robes with the rest, allowing you to batch build all Bikini Replacer items at once, if you like.
- It's also possible to use Bikini Armor Replacer 1-handed gauntlets with these robes.
- Among the many Zap customization options are "Sleeve" and "Stocking" pieces. Some of these are labeled with (G) or (B). These pieces are partitioned in such a way that they will automatically disappear when you equip Gauntlets or Boots.


Mods appearing in screenshots
CBBE Muscle Solution
Opulent Outfits Vanilla Texture Replacer SE
Bikini Armor Replacer
Rudy ENB for Obsidian Weathers
Immersive College of Winterhold
Expressive Facegen Morphs
KS Hairdos SSE
BeastHHBB
aMidianBorn Book of Silence SSE
Poser Hotkeys SE
Flawn's Argonians
Flawn's Argonian Overlays
Demoniac High-Quality Glossy Female Body Texture 
Community Overlays 3
Strange Runes
Beast Race Bodypaints
ENB Light

Credits

This mod made possible by the following:
BodySlide and Outfit Studio by Ousnius and Caliente
Blender 2.79b from the Blender Foundation
GIMP 2.10.8
FOMOD Creation Tool by Wenderer

Permissions

Anything short of taking this mod and slapping your own name on it is A-OK with me. Convert it, use the resources for other outfits, stick it on followers, etc. etc.

Consider this your notice of permission to go nuts. We need more bikini armors around here, not less.

Potentially asked questions
Q: Are you gonna port this to LE?
A: Nuh uh. I'm ready to move on to the next one. But you can port it, if you like.

Q: Some of these things aren't bikinis.
A: That's not a question, hypothetical person. By now, I think everyone understands the paradigm of "Bikini Armor" and what it entails.

Q: Will there be a BHUNP version?
A: You know, I actually started one, but uuuUuUUUUuuuuuggggh! Do you know how many sliders BHUNP has? Like, almost 200, man. That's no joke. So, in conclusion, no. But as always, you can do it if you want.

Q: How come these robes make my butt look big?
A: That's to help reduce clipping with leg armor.

Q: What about HDT-SMP?
A: I looked into that too. Unfortunately, without the proper toolchain already in place, I just can't make it work, and I wanted to get this mod out sometime this millennium. But whenever someone does make an HDT-SMP+cloth version, I'll be at the front of the line to download it. And I sure hope that person starts soon, because I have a mighty need for cloth physics.