Maybe I'm just stupid - Help with installing bodies?

[Monkeybonk]

Alright, my Skyrim install got nuked so I'm starting over from scratch. I was using some unholy amalgamation of UNP and some other barely-functioning combination of crap before, but now I want to simplify this. I want to switch to CBBE because it has the most compatibility.

 

Here's what I want.

 

1) CBBE.

 

2) Bodyslide.

 

3) Bodyslide skimpy armors.

 

4) Physics enabled.

 

5) Pregnancy-compatible.

 

6) Compatibility with 'Everybody's Different'.

 

Here's what I've got downloaded:

 

- CBBE main file.

- Bodyslide CB++

- Remodeled armor for bodyslide by CT77

- XP32 1.92.

- Dragonfly TBBP.

- CB++ TBBP Belly

 

I installed CBBE w/ bodyslide. I can play with the sliders and it works fine. Horray!

 

Here's the immediate problem - I have no idea what the hell TBBP or BBP is or what the difference is. The fucking acronyms we're expected to know... I created a bodyslide model with CB++ BBP and even with sillyhuge breasts, it didn't look like there was much physics at all going on. I created one with CB++ TBBP and, after installing XP32 to avoid crashing, it seemed to have NO physics.

 

I'm clueless. I have pretty much nothing else installed. Finding instructions is a massive pain in the ass because half of them seem to assume I already know what I'm doing. I have no idea if the XP32 skeleton even supports the belly bone. I don't even know if all this will affect every other NPC (I'm assuming it will), thus why I'd like to guarantee support for EBD.

 

Before my installation exploded, I was using UNP and it definitely had physics working. It also had some nifty 360 degree walk which was nice.

 

My brain hurts

 

PS: If anyone knows of a bodyslide-compatible skimpy armor pack that's better than the CT77 one, please share.

[hryh23k9823u]

TBBP basically adds butt bounce, since you have the animation, you can safely use TBBP presets when available. Also, make sure to install xp32 skelleton after tbbp animations. If you're using Mod Organizer, install both and just place XP32 after TBBP, if youre using NMM, when installing TBBP, click 'No' (or whatever is the option) when asking about skelletons, or just install everything and then isntall XP32 and override all. And ensure you have installed this and not this.

 

In bodyslide, select pregnancy bodies (if you dont have it, here it is), one of the two options (default or bigbelly50), and your preset (make a custom one or chose UNP, since you apparently like that body), and build.

 

In order to create the meshes for the armours (for example, for the Remodeled Armors CT77) before or after that, doesnt matter, you first save your preset: put a name in the dialog, select everything you want to have it associated as a preset (CTT7 armours, and its packages) and save. Beware that Remodeled Armors doesnt include pregnancy node, so your character wont look pregnant wearing those armours. You'll need to search pregnancy armours, there are some here in LL, but currently there's not much to choose.

 

Then build multiple groups using that preset previously saved (CTT7 Remodeled armous, main, dragonborn, bonus, etc.),  That's pretty much about it.

 

Edit: In the nexus page where you download Bodyslide CB++ (the correct version) you have the KillerKeos Package, along with other packages like amulet support for your custom bodies. KillerKeos its a good alternative to Remodeled Armor CT77. I personally use CTT7 and KillerKeos clothes (since Remodeled Armor doesnt include clothes).

[Monkeybonk]

Thanks for the help, but I have a question re: the pregnancy bodies.

 

When I use CB++ and pick the CB++ TBBP body, it already has support for belly dimensions. Why do I need this pregnancy setup with BigBelly50?

 

The instructions state:

 

"Navigate to the CB++ Pregnancy group and build CB++ Body TBBP BellyBig50 using a preset with the bigbelly slider at approximately 50% at both the minimum and maximum weights. Do the same with CT77 Vanilla - Dragonscale TBBP BellyBig50."

 

Wouldn't this make my default character 50% fat by default? Why would I want that?

[sheloveme]

not really it make a little difference at the belly but you dont really see it....

 

but bigbelly...dont increase the pregnany belly..or you get a belly like a torpedo

[hryh23k9823u]

Thanks for the help, but I have a question re: the pregnancy bodies.

 

When I use CB++ and pick the CB++ TBBP body, it already has support for belly dimensions. Why do I need this pregnancy setup with BigBelly50?

 

The instructions state:

 

"Navigate to the CB++ Pregnancy group and build CB++ Body TBBP BellyBig50 using a preset with the bigbelly slider at approximately 50% at both the minimum and maximum weights. Do the same with CT77 Vanilla - Dragonscale TBBP BellyBig50."

 

Wouldn't this make my default character 50% fat by default? Why would I want that?

 

No you're doing wrong. You dont have to use CB++ or CB++ TBBP, you go straight for CB++ Pregnancy, that for the group. For the sliderset, it doesnt matter if your chose CB++ Body TBBP Belly, or CB++ Body TBBP BellyBig50. They're essentially the same. Simply the author consider that the best looking result when the pregnancy advanced is a body with the BigBelly node at 50% size, so you put it like that if you want. Although I think it's something very personall, actually you can just select TBBP Belly or TBBP BigBelly50 indistinctively and forget about the 50% thing, It doesnt matter, I think the author didn't consider other factors more determinant in the final result, as texture/normals. Ie you're using a muscular normal and it result that scales weirdly when the pregnancy comes. Rarely you'll use the default CBBE texture (which is awful) so the 50% belly recomendation probably dont affect you.

 

However, setting the bigbelly to 50% doesnt mean 50% more fat, the 'fatness' of the body is defined in each one of the 35 sliders (belly, tummy, waist, back, breast, chubby arms, thighs, etc. etc.), but if you go for a flat belly sporty girl you certainly dont need to set the bigbelly at 50%.

 

And very important, in any case touch the pregnancy slider, the mods are suposed to work from 0%, let this slider for the mods to work with.