Transparent/invisible hair bug, & shadows rendering through character

[NobodyCares4242]

Hair often shows as invisible, with any part of the character covered by the hair also being completely transparent.  I'm currently using KS hairdos, however this has also occurred with vanilla hair.  I'm not using HDT hair, so I doubt it's any sort of physics bug.

 

This seems to happen whenever I unequip my armour, when removing the helmet the hair will show as normal while the UI's open, but as soon as I close the inventory menu it'll show like this.  When this is happening shadows are also visible through my character, as shown in the screenshot.  I don't know a great deal about this stuff but it's kinda like it's being rendered on the wrong layer (?).  This isn't limited to specific cells like some hair bugs I've seen while researching, it's happened in all interior and exterior cells I've tested in.  It's something that only started happening a good way into the save, past level 30.  I have no saves from before this started to load back on so I can't try that.

 

My best guess is it's still trying to hide the hair as if I'm wearing a helmet even though it's unequipped.  I've noticed that if I remove all my armour, quicksave and reload my character will be wearing the helmet when i reload, even though I unequipped it before saving.  However this bug will still occur even when I have no helmets in my inventory.  I've also looked into a few different KS hairdos bugs, and edited the .nif file for the hairstyle I'm using as recommended by a few of those threads.  It didn't fix anything, and as mentioned earlier I've since noticed this happening with vanilla hair as well.  I've also resorted my load order with LOOT to no effect

 

I put a strike through all the helmet related stuff because I've now noticed slavetats also render transparently, so I think it's an entirely different issue.

 

My load order and a screenshot are below.

 

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00  Skyrim.esm
01  Update.esm
02  Dawnguard.esm
03  HearthFires.esm
04  Dragonborn.esm
05  ccBGSSSE001-Fish.esm
06  ccQDRSSE001-SurvivalMode.esl
07  ccBGSSSE037-Curios.esl
08  ccBGSSSE025-AdvDSGS.esm
09  Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp  [Version 4.2.6a]
0A  Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm
0B  SexLab.esm  [Version 1.63]
0C  SexLabAroused.esm  [Version 2.9]
0D  CreatureFramework.esm  [Version 1.1.0]
0E  ZaZAnimationPack.esm
0F  Schlongs of Skyrim - Core.esm  [Version 2.05.021]
10  RealisticWaterTwo - Resources.esm
11  SGEyebrows.esp
12  SkyUI_SE.esp
13  SMIM-SE-Merged-All.esp
14  RaceMenu.esp
15  RaceMenuPlugin.esp
16  SOSRaceMenu.esp
17  XPMSE.esp
18  SexLabMatchMaker.esp  [Version 7]
19  UIExtensions.esp
1A  CBBE.esp
1B  RaceMenuMorphsCBBE.esp
1C  SL_shrines.esp
1D  SexLabTools.esp
1E  SLAnimLoader.esp
1F  SLALAnimObjBillyy.esp
20  AnubAnimObj.esp
21  HentaiCreatures.esp
22  Cutting Room Floor.esp  [Version 3.1.11]
23  SnoipehMoreCreatures.esp
24  MoreNastyCritters.esp
25  BakaFactoryABC.esp
26  SLALAnimObj.esp
27  SlaveTats.esp
28  RapeTattoos.esp
29  FadeTattoos.esp
2A  FNIS.esp
2B  Public Whore.esp
2C  Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp
2D  SimpleSlavery.esp
2E  Prison.esp
2F  Schlongs of Skyrim.esp  [Version 1.0.4]
30  SOS - Smurf Average Addon.esp
31  SOS - VectorPlexus Muscular Addon.esp
32  SOS - VectorPlexus Regular Addon.esp
33  TheEyesOfBeauty.esp  [Version 9]
34  Brows.esp
35  KS Hairdo's.esp
36  Vivid WeathersSE.esp
37  IcePenguinWorldMap.esp
38  Skyrim Teens.esp
39  BarenziahQuestMarkers.esp
3A  Unique Uniques.esp  [Version 1.8]
3B  UnreadBooksGlow.esp  [Version 2.2.0]
3C  LazyItemHiderRedux.esp
3D  NibblesAnimObjects.esp
3E  SLAL_AnimationByBakaFactory.esp
3F  SLATE.esp
40  PsycheAnimationObjects.esp
41  SLAL_SHanimAnimObj.esp
42  SexLab Aroused Creatures.esp
43  Eyes of Aber.esp
44  12FemaleBrows.esp
45  StojaMakeupPack.esp
46  SLAL_K4Anims.esp
47  KomAnimObjects.esp  [Version 1.1]
48  KomAnimScaler.esp
49  CWRepairs.esp  [Version 2.5.2]
4A  TheAmazingWorldOfBikiniArmor.esp
4B  PaarthurnaxQuestExpansion.esp
4C  SLDragons.esp
4D  zDarkArena.esp
4E  Naked Defeat.esp
4F  RewardYourFollowers.esp
50  CW_Enjia.esp
51  FNISspells.esp
52  noCamColl_2_SE.esp
53  Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul.esp
54  CWR_IC_Patch.esp
55  Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp  [Version 4.1.4]
56  RealisticWaterTwo.esp

 

Edited August 29, 2022 by NobodyCares4242
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[Andy14]

21 hours ago, NobodyCares4242 said:

I've noticed that if I remove all my armour, quicksave and reload my character will be wearing the helmet when i reload, even though I unequipped it before saving.

 

This suggests that some spell/magic effect is stuck to your character.
In these cases, the kill command in the console sometimes helps. Skyrim will then load the last save before dying, but will remove some stuck effects from the character in the process. Open console -> click on player -> type kill -> press enter
 

What happens if you equip a completely different helmet before saving?

[NobodyCares4242]

45 minutes ago, Andy14 said:

 

This suggests that some spell/magic effect is stuck to your character.
In these cases, the kill command in the console sometimes helps. Skyrim will then load the last save before dying, but will remove some stuck effects from the character in the process. Open console -> click on player -> type kill -> press enter
 

What happens if you equip a completely different helmet before saving?

Equipping a different helmet changes nothing, except that it's the different helmet that gets re-equipped after loading.  Using the kill command doesn't change anything either, although I didn't expect it to.  I strongly suspect this is a rendering bug of some sort, rather than a spell effect.

 

I've also tried using sisme0, which afaik should stop all spell effects from being visible, and it didn't do anything.  Which is why I don't think it's a spell effect.

Edited June 27, 2022 by NobodyCares4242

[Andy14]

30 minutes ago, NobodyCares4242 said:

Equipping a different helmet changes nothing, except that it's the different helmet that gets re-equipped after loading.  Using the kill command doesn't change anything either, although I didn't expect it to.  I strongly suspect this is a rendering bug of some sort, rather than a spell effect.

 

I've also tried using sisme0, which afaik should stop all spell effects from being visible, and it didn't do anything.  Which is why I don't think it's a spell effect.

So a script that puts on the helmet at game load?
What happens if you don't have a helmet in your inventory ) Papyrus.log ) ?

[Tlam99]

Go to Riverwood thieves guild face sculpter or open racemenu via console.

If there is a helmet, you will see it. Close and make a new save.

Do not make or use quicksaves

Btw, checking for a bug you should exit the game and reload a save.

Reload a save or even a quicksave on running game might not load a corrected bug.

Also not recommended on ongoig game. Never reload, always exit, restart and load.

Edited June 27, 2022 by Tlam99

[NobodyCares4242]

On 6/27/2022 at 3:57 PM, Andy14 said:

So a script that puts on the helmet at game load?
What happens if you don't have a helmet in your inventory ) Papyrus.log ) ?

If I don't have a helmet in my inventory the hair bug still occurs, just without the helmet ever being requipped.  TBH I regret ever mentioning the helmet thing, I;m not even entirely sure if it's related to the actual issue which is both hair (and slavetats as I just noticed) rendering transparently, but every response I've got is focusing on the helmet.