What do I do after merging creation kit face and racemenu face

[ShadowM5]

I matched the strings in nifskope and then merged the creation kit face and racemenu face. Know I don't know what to do after that. My follower is still not using the custom face. Do I just match the strings in nifskope and not merge after that. I am so confused. Please help!

[OldTimer91]

Did you generate the face in creation kit?

1. Select actor, within the actor category
2. Control-F4 in creation kit

Edited November 4, 2025 by OldTimer91

[Psalam]

3 hours ago, ShadowM5 said:

I matched the strings in nifskope and then merged the creation kit face and racemenu face. Know I don't know what to do after that. My follower is still not using the custom face. Do I just match the strings in nifskope and not merge after that. I am so confused. Please help!

Below is a post from one of my blogs that deals with how I successfully gave some followers new looks:

 

[ShadowM5]

6 hours ago, Psalam said:

Below is a post from one of my blogs that deals with how I successfully gave some followers new looks:

 

Ok this is what my follower folder looks like now. Will it work? The skyrim folder with new creation kit face altered and then I also got the facetint. But then I also have the Melania00B folder with old creation kit face and the racemenu face merged. 

[Psalam]

1 hour ago, ShadowM5 said:

Ok this is what my follower folder looks like now. Will it work? The skyrim folder with new creation kit face altered and then I also got the facetint. But then I also have the Melania00B folder with old creation kit face and the racemenu face merged. 

If the face that you want shows up in the Creation Kit on the NPC you want it on, then it should work regardless of anything else.

[ShadowM5]

1 hour ago, Psalam said:

If the face that you want shows up in the Creation Kit on the NPC you want it on, then it should work regardless of anything else.

This is what my character looks like. She has ed horns two different colored eyes, elf ears and a scar. And a tattoo on her back. And the creation kit version barley looks like her.

[Psalam]

19 minutes ago, ShadowM5 said:

This is what my character looks like. She has ed horns two different colored eyes, elf ears and a scar. And a tattoo on her back. And the creation kit version barley looks like her.

This is the result of the CK. If you go back to my blog and look at Valdemar's face at the end of first section (the face) and compare that with the last picture (in game) you will see that the same thing happens. The CK will only be a close approximation of the in-game look. When you get the in-game image you may have to go back to do some editing.

[ShadowM5]

2 minutes ago, Psalam said:

This is the result of the CK. If you go back to my blog and look at Valdemar's face at the end of first section (the face) and compare that with the last picture (in game) you will see that the same thing happens. The CK will only be a close approximation of the in-game look. When you get the in-game image you may have to go back to do some editing.

Edit the CK and Racemenu Merge (or the non merged version) in nifskope? Edit the strings and then place it in my follower folder under facegeom.

[Psalam]

12 hours ago, ShadowM5 said:

Edit the CK and Racemenu Merge (or the non merged version) in nifskope? Edit the strings and then place it in my follower folder under facegeom.

Okay, you've managed to go further than I have. Let me send you a PM with my reference material. It should help with things like eyes and horns.

[ShadowM5]

6 hours ago, Psalam said:

Okay, you've managed to go further than I have. Let me send you a PM with my reference material. It should help with things like eyes and horns.

Ok what do you need from me for the PM?

[Psalam]

1 hour ago, ShadowM5 said:

Ok what do you need from me for the PM?

I sent it hours ago. Check your messages.

[ShadowM5]

7 hours ago, Psalam said:

I sent it hours ago. Check your messages.

Oh sorry about that, I think the part I am having problems with is what I need to name the merged nif file and dds file. Because after I merged it I checked it in nifskope everything looked good to me, the file paths. My character's ID in creation kit is 0E005901 and the base ID in game is 93005901 and the ref form ID is 93005900 Am I also supposed to have the merged dds and nif files in my Skyrim/Data/textures and Skyrim/Data/meshes folders?