Moonshadow vs lop-ear question

[rowdythehermit]

I am pretty certain that any solution will be over my head but I still want to ask. I like the Moonshadow race, but I also like the lop-ear version in the 2ch (etc etc). The problem I have is that no lop-ear version has the "benefits" of the base Moonshadow. I''ve downloaded the stand-alone lop-ear version from Nexus and it doesn't add the special abilities either. So ... is there a fairly painless way to put lop-ears onto a base Moonshadow and still keep the abilities? Thanks.

 

 

I'm old. I suck. I know.

[brewmasterhal]

I am pretty certain that any solution will be over my head but I still want to ask. I like the Moonshadow race' date=' but I also like the lop-ear version in the 2ch (etc etc). The problem I have is that no lop-ear version has the "benefits" of the base Moonshadow. I''ve downloaded the stand-alone lop-ear version from Nexus and it doesn't add the special abilities either. So ... is there a fairly painless way to put lop-ears onto a base Moonshadow and still keep the abilities? Thanks.

 

 

I'm old. I suck. I know.

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The lop-ears ears are stored in a specific .nif file in the /meshes/characters/lop-ears elf/ear/ folder. Try taking all of the files in that folder, including the .egm, .egt, and .tri files, and moving them to the /meshes/characters/moonshadow elves/ears/ folder. Backup the old files in there and rename all of the ones from the lop-ears folder to the moonshadow file names. Load up the game with a moonshadow elf and see what happens. There's a very good chance that the new ears will be metallic and look ridiculous, but assuming they have the right shape, we can move to messing with the textures instead of messing with the editor.

[rowdythehermit]

That never dawned on me. I will try that tonight and thanks!

 

EDIT: It worked perfectly, and after doing the same with the textures I finally have my lop-ear Moonshadow with the abilities. Thanks again !