dje34 Posted May 18, 2014 Posted May 18, 2014 Hey, fellow members ! I'm trying to do some new characters for playing AND making screenshots for the new story I'm writing. But I feel like my characters right now could be much better, dunno why but when I look at the threads about Skyrim counterparts or stories around I feel like something is missing in my load order, and I'm not talking about an ENB, I cannot use ENBs as they all break my fps rate. So, I'd like to know what you CBBE users have installed to make your female characters look beautiful, I need some for picturing AND playing, and without seams, because seams are not beautiful. Right now I have : CBBEv3.2 Bodyslide 2.0 ApachiiHair 1.5 numenume femalebrows MARO sono2TheEyesOfBeauty PLAYER unleashedCharacterMakingExtenderEnhancedCharacterEdit 1.2 Not much, huh ? That's because I fear seams and incompatibilities and black head bug... I hope you can help me and feel free to post screenshots too ! Btw, if you've got advices for NPC's CBBE-friendly mods for making them look beautiful I take it too !
Doomdriven Posted May 18, 2014 Posted May 18, 2014 I use a bunch of them ECE ECE Enhancer Extended Slider Colors EOCC I love orcy SG Hairpack Apachi hairs Femfeet redesigned CBBE Feminine Hands CBBE Halloween makeup warpaints HD vanilla warpaints bya and nights warpaints brows high resolution by hvergelmir better makeup for SKSE ZX eyes XCE brows True Eyes True Brows Textures are a mix and partly selfmade could be that ive forgtotten some of them, but i hope it helps
silviodante Posted May 18, 2014 Posted May 18, 2014 - Seams? CBBE? Fear not, Hello Santa with SG Textures renewal to the rescue! And I also recommend trying out SG hairs. I fancy them more than Apachii. Most Apachii hairs don't look as detailed, and sometimes some hair styles look like they're just a thin layer put on my character's head. SG hair's meshes look better and have a thickness that looks more realistic.- Might want some realistic bounce added to your character's "assets". XPMS-extended + HDT PE, available here. Also use XPMS-E's extra sliders for wider customization. - Latest Caliente Body Advanced HDT that comes with ChronoTrigger's latest vanilla replacer armors on Nexus -> http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/25259 (strongly recommended, I think Caliente Body Advanced HDT fits HDT PE better than simply using CBAdvanced TBBP that comes with BodySlide 2)- Perhaps Pretty Eyes + Pretty Eyes Eye liner tint mask? I guess they're on Nexus. I don't remember face features (e.g. eyes)/face makeup mods I use -___- - NPC? Ria0417 used to have beautified default Skyrim followers on Nexus... but it's gone now -___- (s)he has this available instead for now though http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/52056 - RAN's head mesh type B. Try nexus for it. Anyway here's my character .... Damn, can't believe I don't remember what mod exactly are my tattoos. I think they're on Nexus, and usable with Caliente TexBlend so you can pick and mix any given tattoos. Hope this helps.
Guest Posted May 18, 2014 Posted May 18, 2014 - Seams? CBBE? Fear not, Hello Santa with SG Textures renewal to the rescue! And I also recommend trying out SG hairs. I fancy them more than Apachii. Most Apachii hairs don't look as detailed, and sometimes some hair styles look like they're just a thin layer put on my character's head. SG hair's meshes look better and have a thickness that looks more realistic. - Might want some realistic bounce added to your character's "assets". XPMS-extended + HDT PE, available here. Also use XPMS-E's extra sliders for wider customization. - Latest Caliente Body Advanced HDT that comes with ChronoTrigger's latest vanilla replacer armors on Nexus -> http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/25259 (strongly recommended, I think Caliente Body Advanced HDT fits HDT PE better than simply using CBAdvanced TBBP that comes with BodySlide 2) - Perhaps Pretty Eyes + Pretty Eyes Eye liner tint mask? I guess they're on Nexus, I don't remember most of the mods I download from a while ago -__- - NPC? Ria0417 used to have beautified default Skyrim followers... but it's gone now -___- As Silviodante has mention, SG Textures Renewal are good and I do believe many people use them (I see them in several of the follower mods I tend to pick-up too). Alternatively, there is CBBE-CHSBHC-UNP-ADEC-Human Argonian Khajiit Texture-4096 by AnTiWoMaAgNoT (which I have been using it for quite some time now; I seem to like it better for some reason). As for SG Hair, I've never really been able to get it. I tried downloading it from the thread here on LL, but it appears something bad happened and the links are broken? Since I just had Apachii, I was satisfied with that....but that doesn't mean I'd like to still try it if it's out there. I seen some pictures of the SG hair and they are pretty nice looking. Do you happen to know where I could find it perhaps?
dobmc Posted May 18, 2014 Posted May 18, 2014 I know what you shouldn't include: Apachii hairs. Just like the first generation face textures, characters and etc *cough* bella's *cough*, Apachii hair has everything that makes your character look mediocre at best. No seriously, this mod is bad karma. Every Nexus follower mod I saw that requires Apachii are either horrible or average. On LL in the "show your counterpart" thread, I've seen people use Apachii, and they look like poop. About SG textures… Try mixing textures from other mods. I've seen Japanese modders mix the normal map included in pretty face with the color map of SG to produce pretty decent results. Unique I suppose. If you have issues with bodyslide try looking around LL Nexus for some presets. The presets that are shared here aren't exactly something you could call "well-proportioned". Also I hope that the new Fair Skin Complexion mod will get some CBBE support. Judging both in-game and screens, they look brilliant. Oh but you can still use the face tints included. Use them cause their decent. I'll just post some suggestions: XPMS Extended Bethesda Performance Textures - 1, 2 or other 1k textures (will update) SMIM Enhanced Lights and FX in combination with Dynamicall Disable HDR/Eye Adaptaion Better Dynamic Snow I cannot believe this is an ENB or other sweet FX presents, Imaginator, FXAA injector etc. Female Facial Animations Mfg console Oh and how could I forget, Fitness Body and Body Options. Just download the psd file from both of these. Texblend is really unnecessary and are for people who are considered toddlers. SG Female Brows Mainly suggesting graphical improvements since alot miss the importance of environment and etc. Still updating list…nvm I'm tired. - Seams? CBBE? Fear not, Hello Santa with SG Textures renewal to the rescue! And I also recommend trying out SG hairs. I fancy them more than Apachii. Most Apachii hairs don't look as detailed, and sometimes some hair styles look like they're just a thin layer put on my character's head. SG hair's meshes look better and have a thickness that looks more realistic.- Might want some realistic bounce added to your character's "assets". XPMS-extended + HDT PE, available here. Also use XPMS-E's extra sliders for wider customization. - Latest Caliente Body Advanced HDT that comes with ChronoTrigger's latest vanilla replacer armors on Nexus -> http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/25259 (strongly recommended, I think Caliente Body Advanced HDT fits HDT PE better than simply using CBAdvanced TBBP that comes with BodySlide 2)- Perhaps Pretty Eyes + Pretty Eyes Eye liner tint mask? I guess they're on Nexus, I don't remember most of the mods I download from a while ago -__- - NPC? Ria0417 used to have beautified default Skyrim followers... but it's gone now -___- As Silviodante has mention, SG Textures Renewal are good and I do believe many people use them (I see them in several of the follower mods I tend to pick-up too). Alternatively, there is CBBE-CHSBHC-UNP-ADEC-Human Argonian Khajiit Texture-4096 by AnTiWoMaAgNoT (which I have been using it for quite some time now; I seem to like it better for some reason). As for SG Hair, I've never really been able to get it. I tried downloading it from the thread here on LL, but it appears something bad happened and the links are broken? Since I just had Apachii, I was satisfied with that....but that doesn't mean I'd like to still try it if it's out there. I seen some pictures of the SG hair and they are pretty nice looking. Do you happen to know where I could find it perhaps? I'm not going to share it since its a massive file but… pssst link provided by /tesg/, also this isn't the 268 version, its the 220 (?) hair version. I always thought the author of Ghost in the Skyrim created pretty mediocre characters. Trying to create an anime-like face in Skyrim doesn't create good results. Thou there are loli characters out there that are kawaii as fuck.
silviodante Posted May 18, 2014 Posted May 18, 2014 - Seams? CBBE? Fear not, Hello Santa with SG Textures renewal to the rescue! And I also recommend trying out SG hairs. I fancy them more than Apachii. Most Apachii hairs don't look as detailed, and sometimes some hair styles look like they're just a thin layer put on my character's head. SG hair's meshes look better and have a thickness that looks more realistic. - Might want some realistic bounce added to your character's "assets". XPMS-extended + HDT PE, available here. Also use XPMS-E's extra sliders for wider customization. - Latest Caliente Body Advanced HDT that comes with ChronoTrigger's latest vanilla replacer armors on Nexus -> http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/25259 (strongly recommended, I think Caliente Body Advanced HDT fits HDT PE better than simply using CBAdvanced TBBP that comes with BodySlide 2) - Perhaps Pretty Eyes + Pretty Eyes Eye liner tint mask? I guess they're on Nexus, I don't remember most of the mods I download from a while ago -__- - NPC? Ria0417 used to have beautified default Skyrim followers... but it's gone now -___- As Silviodante has mention, SG Textures Renewal are good and I do believe many people use them (I see them in several of the follower mods I tend to pick-up too). Alternatively, there is CBBE-CHSBHC-UNP-ADEC-Human Argonian Khajiit Texture-4096 by AnTiWoMaAgNoT (which I have been using it for quite some time now; I seem to like it better for some reason). As for SG Hair, I've never really been able to get it. I tried downloading it from the thread here on LL, but it appears something bad happened and the links are broken? Since I just had Apachii, I was satisfied with that....but that doesn't mean I'd like to still try it if it's out there. I seen some pictures of the SG hair and they are pretty nice looking. Do you happen to know where I could find it perhaps? ... Holy cow, damn, even I myself forgot where I got it. Started playing Skyrim somewhere in the middle of 2013, and I believe SG hair is the very first hair pack I picked. Mate, I am so sorry I have no clue. I seriously thought it was on Nexus since I remember I got SG Textures from there. Maybe uh, try google? Really sorry mate. Yep, tried google just for the heck of it. Just google "skyrim sg hair", pick the one from dragonporn. No, it's nothing weird, it's just a Japanese skyrim modding site. I remember I used to go to several other sites like Dragonporn or some other Japanese site... mainly was lead on by http://skyrimghost.blog.fc2.com/, GOSH the character models the blog owner published are just... point is, it honestly made me desperate to chase after his/her character designs. But since I'm not as skilled... well, there's the language barrier, then character styling, body type (I don't want to move from CBBE no matter what people say in *that* other thread, due to this and that), ENB (yes, ENB is a heavy burden since I'm playing using a mid-spec laptop; basic lighting mod like CoT and such is nothing though, 20 fps is the lowest I usually get), and some other things... I've decided to let go. Anyway, that body texture mod... I remember I've used it before for a little while, I wonder why I changed... I think I'll try using it again later.
dje34 Posted May 18, 2014 Author Posted May 18, 2014 I know what you shouldn't include: Apachii hairs. Just like the first generation face textures, characters and etc *cough* bella's *cough*, Apachii hair has everything that makes your character look mediocre at best. No seriously, this mod is bad karma. Every Nexus follower mod I saw that requires Apachii are either horrible or average. On LL in the "show your counterpart" thread, I've seen people use Apachii, and they look like poop. About SG textures… Try mixing textures from other mods. I've seen Japanese modders mix the normal map included in pretty face with the color map of SG to produce pretty decent results. Unique I suppose. If you have issues with bodyslide try looking around LL Nexus for some presets. The presets that are shared here aren't exactly something you could call "well-proportioned". Also I hope that the new Fair Skin Complexion mod will get some CBBE support. Judging both in-game and screens, they look brilliant. Oh but you can still use the face tints included. Use them cause their decent. I'll just post some suggestions: XPMS Extended Bethesda Performance Textures - 1, 2 or other 1k textures (will update) SMIM Enhanced Lights and FX in combination with Dynamicall Disable HDR/Eye Adaptaion Better Dynamic Snow I cannot believe this is an ENB or other sweet FX presents, Imaginator, FXAA injector etc. Female Facial Animations Mfg console Oh and how could I forget, Fitness Body and Body Options. Just download the psd file from both of these. Texblend is really unnecessary and are for people who are considered toddlers. SG Female Brows Still updating list... - Seams? CBBE? Fear not, Hello Santa with SG Textures renewal to the rescue! And I also recommend trying out SG hairs. I fancy them more than Apachii. Most Apachii hairs don't look as detailed, and sometimes some hair styles look like they're just a thin layer put on my character's head. SG hair's meshes look better and have a thickness that looks more realistic.- Might want some realistic bounce added to your character's "assets". XPMS-extended + HDT PE, available here. Also use XPMS-E's extra sliders for wider customization. - Latest Caliente Body Advanced HDT that comes with ChronoTrigger's latest vanilla replacer armors on Nexus -> http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/25259 (strongly recommended, I think Caliente Body Advanced HDT fits HDT PE better than simply using CBAdvanced TBBP that comes with BodySlide 2)- Perhaps Pretty Eyes + Pretty Eyes Eye liner tint mask? I guess they're on Nexus, I don't remember most of the mods I download from a while ago -__- - NPC? Ria0417 used to have beautified default Skyrim followers... but it's gone now -___- As Silviodante has mention, SG Textures Renewal are good and I do believe many people use them (I see them in several of the follower mods I tend to pick-up too). Alternatively, there is CBBE-CHSBHC-UNP-ADEC-Human Argonian Khajiit Texture-4096 by AnTiWoMaAgNoT (which I have been using it for quite some time now; I seem to like it better for some reason). As for SG Hair, I've never really been able to get it. I tried downloading it from the thread here on LL, but it appears something bad happened and the links are broken? Since I just had Apachii, I was satisfied with that....but that doesn't mean I'd like to still try it if it's out there. I seen some pictures of the SG hair and they are pretty nice looking. Do you happen to know where I could find it perhaps? I'm not going to share it since its a massive file but… pssst link provided by /tesg/, also this isn't the 268 version, its the 220 (?) hair version. and I'm not going to THANK YOU for this... Does anyone here use some mod to enhance lightings, I'm not talking about an ENB, ENBs aren't mods, they are not going into the Data folder...
dobmc Posted May 18, 2014 Posted May 18, 2014 I know what you shouldn't include: Apachii hairs. Just like the first generation face textures, characters and etc *cough* bella's *cough*, Apachii hair has everything that makes your character look mediocre at best. No seriously, this mod is bad karma. Every Nexus follower mod I saw that requires Apachii are either horrible or average. On LL in the "show your counterpart" thread, I've seen people use Apachii, and they look like poop. About SG textures… Try mixing textures from other mods. I've seen Japanese modders mix the normal map included in pretty face with the color map of SG to produce pretty decent results. Unique I suppose. If you have issues with bodyslide try looking around LL Nexus for some presets. The presets that are shared here aren't exactly something you could call "well-proportioned". Also I hope that the new Fair Skin Complexion mod will get some CBBE support. Judging both in-game and screens, they look brilliant. Oh but you can still use the face tints included. Use them cause their decent. I'll just post some suggestions: XPMS Extended Bethesda Performance Textures - 1, 2 or other 1k textures (will update) SMIM Enhanced Lights and FX in combination with Dynamicall Disable HDR/Eye Adaptaion Better Dynamic Snow I cannot believe this is an ENB or other sweet FX presents, Imaginator, FXAA injector etc. Female Facial Animations Mfg console Oh and how could I forget, Fitness Body and Body Options. Just download the psd file from both of these. Texblend is really unnecessary and are for people who are considered toddlers. SG Female Brows Still updating list... - Seams? CBBE? Fear not, Hello Santa with SG Textures renewal to the rescue! And I also recommend trying out SG hairs. I fancy them more than Apachii. Most Apachii hairs don't look as detailed, and sometimes some hair styles look like they're just a thin layer put on my character's head. SG hair's meshes look better and have a thickness that looks more realistic. - Might want some realistic bounce added to your character's "assets". XPMS-extended + HDT PE, available here. Also use XPMS-E's extra sliders for wider customization. - Latest Caliente Body Advanced HDT that comes with ChronoTrigger's latest vanilla replacer armors on Nexus -> http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/25259 (strongly recommended, I think Caliente Body Advanced HDT fits HDT PE better than simply using CBAdvanced TBBP that comes with BodySlide 2) - Perhaps Pretty Eyes + Pretty Eyes Eye liner tint mask? I guess they're on Nexus, I don't remember most of the mods I download from a while ago -__- - NPC? Ria0417 used to have beautified default Skyrim followers... but it's gone now -___- As Silviodante has mention, SG Textures Renewal are good and I do believe many people use them (I see them in several of the follower mods I tend to pick-up too). Alternatively, there is CBBE-CHSBHC-UNP-ADEC-Human Argonian Khajiit Texture-4096 by AnTiWoMaAgNoT (which I have been using it for quite some time now; I seem to like it better for some reason). As for SG Hair, I've never really been able to get it. I tried downloading it from the thread here on LL, but it appears something bad happened and the links are broken? Since I just had Apachii, I was satisfied with that....but that doesn't mean I'd like to still try it if it's out there. I seen some pictures of the SG hair and they are pretty nice looking. Do you happen to know where I could find it perhaps? I'm not going to share it since its a massive file but… pssst link provided by /tesg/, also this isn't the 268 version, its the 220 (?) hair version. and I'm not going to THANK YOU for this... Does anyone here use some mod to enhance lightings, I'm not talking about an ENB, ENBs aren't mods, they are not going into the Data folder... You've ever heard of FXAA injectors, and Sweet FX? I hate to break it to you, but ENB are mods, or under definition of mods which are either "modifier" or "modular". Sweet FX and the other one I mentioned aren't ENBs and do not require the d3d9.dll, or the main component of an ENB. Because of that the performance drop you get from an Sweet FX compared to an ENB is substantially minimum. But I'm going to say it straight to you. You're not going to get far with vanilla lighting. Dunno what motivates you to create the stuff you see in the "counterpart" thread, but there are non that goes even close to being good. In addition, if you're not the type that can model decent characters... You ever read "The Great Gatsby"? Lets just say that the novel is a metaphor with what you're trying to achieve.
dje34 Posted May 18, 2014 Author Posted May 18, 2014 I know what you shouldn't include: Apachii hairs. Just like the first generation face textures, characters and etc *cough* bella's *cough*, Apachii hair has everything that makes your character look mediocre at best. No seriously, this mod is bad karma. Every Nexus follower mod I saw that requires Apachii are either horrible or average. On LL in the "show your counterpart" thread, I've seen people use Apachii, and they look like poop. About SG textures… Try mixing textures from other mods. I've seen Japanese modders mix the normal map included in pretty face with the color map of SG to produce pretty decent results. Unique I suppose. If you have issues with bodyslide try looking around LL Nexus for some presets. The presets that are shared here aren't exactly something you could call "well-proportioned". Also I hope that the new Fair Skin Complexion mod will get some CBBE support. Judging both in-game and screens, they look brilliant. Oh but you can still use the face tints included. Use them cause their decent. I'll just post some suggestions: XPMS Extended Bethesda Performance Textures - 1, 2 or other 1k textures (will update) SMIM Enhanced Lights and FX in combination with Dynamicall Disable HDR/Eye Adaptaion Better Dynamic Snow I cannot believe this is an ENB or other sweet FX presents, Imaginator, FXAA injector etc. Female Facial Animations Mfg console Oh and how could I forget, Fitness Body and Body Options. Just download the psd file from both of these. Texblend is really unnecessary and are for people who are considered toddlers. SG Female Brows Still updating list... - Seams? CBBE? Fear not, Hello Santa with SG Textures renewal to the rescue! And I also recommend trying out SG hairs. I fancy them more than Apachii. Most Apachii hairs don't look as detailed, and sometimes some hair styles look like they're just a thin layer put on my character's head. SG hair's meshes look better and have a thickness that looks more realistic. - Might want some realistic bounce added to your character's "assets". XPMS-extended + HDT PE, available here. Also use XPMS-E's extra sliders for wider customization. - Latest Caliente Body Advanced HDT that comes with ChronoTrigger's latest vanilla replacer armors on Nexus -> http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/25259 (strongly recommended, I think Caliente Body Advanced HDT fits HDT PE better than simply using CBAdvanced TBBP that comes with BodySlide 2) - Perhaps Pretty Eyes + Pretty Eyes Eye liner tint mask? I guess they're on Nexus, I don't remember most of the mods I download from a while ago -__- - NPC? Ria0417 used to have beautified default Skyrim followers... but it's gone now -___- As Silviodante has mention, SG Textures Renewal are good and I do believe many people use them (I see them in several of the follower mods I tend to pick-up too). Alternatively, there is CBBE-CHSBHC-UNP-ADEC-Human Argonian Khajiit Texture-4096 by AnTiWoMaAgNoT (which I have been using it for quite some time now; I seem to like it better for some reason). As for SG Hair, I've never really been able to get it. I tried downloading it from the thread here on LL, but it appears something bad happened and the links are broken? Since I just had Apachii, I was satisfied with that....but that doesn't mean I'd like to still try it if it's out there. I seen some pictures of the SG hair and they are pretty nice looking. Do you happen to know where I could find it perhaps? I'm not going to share it since its a massive file but… pssst link provided by /tesg/, also this isn't the 268 version, its the 220 (?) hair version. and I'm not going to THANK YOU for this... Does anyone here use some mod to enhance lightings, I'm not talking about an ENB, ENBs aren't mods, they are not going into the Data folder... You've ever heard of FXAA injectors, and Sweet FX? I hate to break it to you, but ENB are mods, or under definition of mods which are either "modifier" or "modular". Sweet FX and the other one I mentioned aren't ENBs and do not require the d3d9.dll, or the main component of an ENB. Because of that the performance drop you get from an Sweet FX compared to an ENB is substantially minimum. But I'm going to say it straight to you. You're not going to get far with vanilla lighting. Dunno what motivates you to create the stuff you see in the "counterpart" thread, but there are non that goes even close to being good. In addition, if you're not the type that can model decent characters... You ever read "The Great Gatsby"? Lets just say that what you're trying to achieve is an metaphor of the novel. Never read it, no. The problem here is that my computer has some decent stuff but no SSD and my graphics card could be better. Because of that, sometimes my fps rate goes under 20 without even using a single 'enhancing' lighting mod. And I don't fucking understand how all these things are supposed to work and it seems nobody understands it. Even the guys making ENBs and the graphics cards creators don't have a clue why their stuff is working flawlessly for some players and not at all or with some bugs for others... And I don't understand the thing about 'I can't model a decent character', sorry english isn't my 1st language.
dobmc Posted May 18, 2014 Posted May 18, 2014 I know what you shouldn't include: Apachii hairs. Just like the first generation face textures, characters and etc *cough* bella's *cough*, Apachii hair has everything that makes your character look mediocre at best. No seriously, this mod is bad karma. Every Nexus follower mod I saw that requires Apachii are either horrible or average. On LL in the "show your counterpart" thread, I've seen people use Apachii, and they look like poop. About SG textures… Try mixing textures from other mods. I've seen Japanese modders mix the normal map included in pretty face with the color map of SG to produce pretty decent results. Unique I suppose. If you have issues with bodyslide try looking around LL Nexus for some presets. The presets that are shared here aren't exactly something you could call "well-proportioned". Also I hope that the new Fair Skin Complexion mod will get some CBBE support. Judging both in-game and screens, they look brilliant. Oh but you can still use the face tints included. Use them cause their decent. I'll just post some suggestions: XPMS Extended Bethesda Performance Textures - 1, 2 or other 1k textures (will update) SMIM Enhanced Lights and FX in combination with Dynamicall Disable HDR/Eye Adaptaion Better Dynamic Snow I cannot believe this is an ENB or other sweet FX presents, Imaginator, FXAA injector etc. Female Facial Animations Mfg console Oh and how could I forget, Fitness Body and Body Options. Just download the psd file from both of these. Texblend is really unnecessary and are for people who are considered toddlers. SG Female Brows Still updating list... - Seams? CBBE? Fear not, Hello Santa with SG Textures renewal to the rescue! And I also recommend trying out SG hairs. I fancy them more than Apachii. Most Apachii hairs don't look as detailed, and sometimes some hair styles look like they're just a thin layer put on my character's head. SG hair's meshes look better and have a thickness that looks more realistic.- Might want some realistic bounce added to your character's "assets". XPMS-extended + HDT PE, available here. Also use XPMS-E's extra sliders for wider customization. - Latest Caliente Body Advanced HDT that comes with ChronoTrigger's latest vanilla replacer armors on Nexus -> http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/25259 (strongly recommended, I think Caliente Body Advanced HDT fits HDT PE better than simply using CBAdvanced TBBP that comes with BodySlide 2)- Perhaps Pretty Eyes + Pretty Eyes Eye liner tint mask? I guess they're on Nexus, I don't remember most of the mods I download from a while ago -__- - NPC? Ria0417 used to have beautified default Skyrim followers... but it's gone now -___- As Silviodante has mention, SG Textures Renewal are good and I do believe many people use them (I see them in several of the follower mods I tend to pick-up too). Alternatively, there is CBBE-CHSBHC-UNP-ADEC-Human Argonian Khajiit Texture-4096 by AnTiWoMaAgNoT (which I have been using it for quite some time now; I seem to like it better for some reason). As for SG Hair, I've never really been able to get it. I tried downloading it from the thread here on LL, but it appears something bad happened and the links are broken? Since I just had Apachii, I was satisfied with that....but that doesn't mean I'd like to still try it if it's out there. I seen some pictures of the SG hair and they are pretty nice looking. Do you happen to know where I could find it perhaps? I'm not going to share it since its a massive file but… pssst link provided by /tesg/, also this isn't the 268 version, its the 220 (?) hair version. and I'm not going to THANK YOU for this... Does anyone here use some mod to enhance lightings, I'm not talking about an ENB, ENBs aren't mods, they are not going into the Data folder... You've ever heard of FXAA injectors, and Sweet FX? I hate to break it to you, but ENB are mods, or under definition of mods which are either "modifier" or "modular". Sweet FX and the other one I mentioned aren't ENBs and do not require the d3d9.dll, or the main component of an ENB. Because of that the performance drop you get from an Sweet FX compared to an ENB is substantially minimum. But I'm going to say it straight to you. You're not going to get far with vanilla lighting. Dunno what motivates you to create the stuff you see in the "counterpart" thread, but there are non that goes even close to being good. In addition, if you're not the type that can model decent characters... You ever read "The Great Gatsby"? Lets just say that what you're trying to achieve is an metaphor of the novel. Never read it, no. The problem here is that my computer has some decent stuff but no SSD and my graphics card could be better. Because of that, sometimes my fps rate goes under 20 without even using a single 'enhancing' lighting mod. And I don't fucking understand how all these things are supposed to work and it seems nobody understands it. Even the guys making ENBs and the graphics cards creators don't have a clue why their stuff is working flawlessly for some players and not at all or with some bugs for others... And I don't understand the thing about 'I can't model a decent character', sorry english isn't my 1st language. You have at least 4GB Ram and 512mb GPU? Well the bugs and issues are from obvious reasons: lack of GPU power. The less obvious issues… Well that's complicated, thanks to Capitalism. Well this is the era of "glitches and bugs" after all... I probably won't be able to comprehend anything but the obvious. Anyways Skyrim was a buggy mess, so most of the content creators relied on "trial and error". Probably explains why people don't understand jack about their stuff. As for the character creation, I made a pretty confusing answer. This matter of creating a good looking character, is subjective. Apparently my standards are pretty high, so if the characters the previous guys posted intrigue you, then what I said about "creating decent looking characters with vanilla lighting", is invalid.
dje34 Posted May 18, 2014 Author Posted May 18, 2014 I know what you shouldn't include: Apachii hairs. Just like the first generation face textures, characters and etc *cough* bella's *cough*, Apachii hair has everything that makes your character look mediocre at best. No seriously, this mod is bad karma. Every Nexus follower mod I saw that requires Apachii are either horrible or average. On LL in the "show your counterpart" thread, I've seen people use Apachii, and they look like poop. About SG textures… Try mixing textures from other mods. I've seen Japanese modders mix the normal map included in pretty face with the color map of SG to produce pretty decent results. Unique I suppose. If you have issues with bodyslide try looking around LL Nexus for some presets. The presets that are shared here aren't exactly something you could call "well-proportioned". Also I hope that the new Fair Skin Complexion mod will get some CBBE support. Judging both in-game and screens, they look brilliant. Oh but you can still use the face tints included. Use them cause their decent. I'll just post some suggestions: XPMS Extended Bethesda Performance Textures - 1, 2 or other 1k textures (will update) SMIM Enhanced Lights and FX in combination with Dynamicall Disable HDR/Eye Adaptaion Better Dynamic Snow I cannot believe this is an ENB or other sweet FX presents, Imaginator, FXAA injector etc. Female Facial Animations Mfg console Oh and how could I forget, Fitness Body and Body Options. Just download the psd file from both of these. Texblend is really unnecessary and are for people who are considered toddlers. SG Female Brows Still updating list... - Seams? CBBE? Fear not, Hello Santa with SG Textures renewal to the rescue! And I also recommend trying out SG hairs. I fancy them more than Apachii. Most Apachii hairs don't look as detailed, and sometimes some hair styles look like they're just a thin layer put on my character's head. SG hair's meshes look better and have a thickness that looks more realistic. - Might want some realistic bounce added to your character's "assets". XPMS-extended + HDT PE, available here. Also use XPMS-E's extra sliders for wider customization. - Latest Caliente Body Advanced HDT that comes with ChronoTrigger's latest vanilla replacer armors on Nexus -> http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/25259 (strongly recommended, I think Caliente Body Advanced HDT fits HDT PE better than simply using CBAdvanced TBBP that comes with BodySlide 2) - Perhaps Pretty Eyes + Pretty Eyes Eye liner tint mask? I guess they're on Nexus, I don't remember most of the mods I download from a while ago -__- - NPC? Ria0417 used to have beautified default Skyrim followers... but it's gone now -___- As Silviodante has mention, SG Textures Renewal are good and I do believe many people use them (I see them in several of the follower mods I tend to pick-up too). Alternatively, there is CBBE-CHSBHC-UNP-ADEC-Human Argonian Khajiit Texture-4096 by AnTiWoMaAgNoT (which I have been using it for quite some time now; I seem to like it better for some reason). As for SG Hair, I've never really been able to get it. I tried downloading it from the thread here on LL, but it appears something bad happened and the links are broken? Since I just had Apachii, I was satisfied with that....but that doesn't mean I'd like to still try it if it's out there. I seen some pictures of the SG hair and they are pretty nice looking. Do you happen to know where I could find it perhaps? I'm not going to share it since its a massive file but… pssst link provided by /tesg/, also this isn't the 268 version, its the 220 (?) hair version. and I'm not going to THANK YOU for this... Does anyone here use some mod to enhance lightings, I'm not talking about an ENB, ENBs aren't mods, they are not going into the Data folder... You've ever heard of FXAA injectors, and Sweet FX? I hate to break it to you, but ENB are mods, or under definition of mods which are either "modifier" or "modular". Sweet FX and the other one I mentioned aren't ENBs and do not require the d3d9.dll, or the main component of an ENB. Because of that the performance drop you get from an Sweet FX compared to an ENB is substantially minimum. But I'm going to say it straight to you. You're not going to get far with vanilla lighting. Dunno what motivates you to create the stuff you see in the "counterpart" thread, but there are non that goes even close to being good. In addition, if you're not the type that can model decent characters... You ever read "The Great Gatsby"? Lets just say that what you're trying to achieve is an metaphor of the novel. Never read it, no. The problem here is that my computer has some decent stuff but no SSD and my graphics card could be better. Because of that, sometimes my fps rate goes under 20 without even using a single 'enhancing' lighting mod. And I don't fucking understand how all these things are supposed to work and it seems nobody understands it. Even the guys making ENBs and the graphics cards creators don't have a clue why their stuff is working flawlessly for some players and not at all or with some bugs for others... And I don't understand the thing about 'I can't model a decent character', sorry english isn't my 1st language. You have at least 4GB Ram and 512mb GPU? Well the bugs and issues are from obvious reasons: lack of GPU power. The less obvious issues… Well that's complicated, thanks to Capitalism. Well this is the era of "glitches and bugs" after all... I probably won't be able to comprehend anything but the obvious. Anyways Skyrim was a buggy mess, so most of the content creators relied on "trial and error". Probably explains why people don't understand jack about their stuff. As for the character creation, I made a pretty confusing answer. This matter of creating a good looking character, is subjective. Apparently my standards are pretty high, so if the characters the previous guys posted intrigue you, then what I said about "creating decent looking characters with vanilla lighting", is invalid. I've got 8 GB Ram and a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti, I think it's a 512mb GPU, yes. But There is also this Intel craphics gpu inside my Intel i5-3570K (4x3.4 GHz) and I don't know if I did the right things to handle all my 3D programs with the NVIDIA one, and I'm not sure this craphics Intel gpu doesn't try to get hand on my 3D programs when I'm using them... Btw, care to share a screenshot to see what are your standards on character modeling ?
dobmc Posted May 18, 2014 Posted May 18, 2014 Yea about time to be asked. I'd sound like an hypocrite if I didn't show some examples. Do you mind me uploading people's screens? edit: Just finished choosing through most of my library. Since I can't be bothered with google imaging all of these screens, I'll just post it here. But I don't know the limit.
dje34 Posted May 18, 2014 Author Posted May 18, 2014 Yea about time to be asked. I'd sound like an hypocrite if I didn't show some examples. Do you mind me uploading people's screens? No problem, and if you know how to fuck this intel hd craphics gpu to make the nvidia gpu handle all graphics applications, please feel free to give me a process as I've never found one explaining how to do this. EDIT - The thing here is that I've got modorganizer.exe launching skse_loader.exe launching tesv5.exe and I don't know which one to handle as a 3D program on Nvidia control panel and which options I should choose and which I should not, all this 3D thing is a real fucking mess, I tell you !
dobmc Posted May 18, 2014 Posted May 18, 2014 Face Let's start with Bee, cause why not. HHarley's character. no comment Looks like a duplicate of Hitokiri Follower Tomoe no comment I think this was on LL, dunno where exactly though I think this is a good example of a character between decent and good Half of her face concealed, but nice eyes. no comment Had different screens of the same character that looked better, but looks decent regardless. Arurun (human form)! This is what I mean by emotion. Not some stupid poker face doll face. Zoomed in but nevertheless hard to nitpick the flaws in this image A little too much on the "anime" looks. But still looks good regardless. I guess this is in the amazing/good category. When I first saw this screen on the Nexus I was really surprised at how little flaw this screen had. Despite the big eyes. I think theres a little one of those "light effects" to cover up the flaws, but still looks good. Same author. Ahhh, DreamBarrow's character. I don't even need to be honest with this but its amazing. A breath taking couple of facial structure and expression. Theres more screens of course, but I'm limited in a lot of things. Annnnnd I throw in another DreamBarrow pic while saying that. But well yea, I think this a level above "good". Mayybe "peerrrfect"? First found it on Skyrim.jpn.org long time ago. Found the same screens on a blog recently, same author apparently. Ohhhhh, this one is oold. Probably mid~late 2012 when I found this on the uploader. Still looks impressive huh? There's something awfully attractive about this character. Like vampires when they seduce humans... Source from MitinokuOblivion Occulusive. Geez what a name. But well Occulusive isn't just good at just creating unique characters, the characters actual look good overall. What I mean is the proportions. "Is the head too big?", "Does the character look like her head was just latched on a random body?" none of that bull. In addition they look gooood. Shame I'm too lazy to go back and add what I'm talking about. Lydia under the SBF mod. Great template. Oh, god. Can't contain my inner moe. Jesus christ this is good. I guess the author of this screen is the same author as the above. Not really sure. There were some other screens of her which I don't really know where it went. What's funny is that this is one of the great characters despite the large nose (compared to average in the modding community). I was like, "okay" at her first. Then it got much better when I came back. me: "why so serious?" I've seen only one screen of her, so I dunno about how good this is. At least from this angle she looks great. The main attraction is the character second from the left. Gloomy looking, but good looking. A screen from the Nexus. Other than that weird forehead, she looks pretty good. Talking about proportions too. Didn't realize that this was in my folder, but those freckles look well on her. Xidix. On my environment, she looks utterly fucked up. But this screen looks pretty good. From one of those Asian blogs. Great faces. But god I'm getting tired here. Gonna wrap up and rest. Well theres alot more but I'm going to go on with the proportions section. *yawns* Body So lets start with uh… I forgot her name. What I know is that she was created by Halofarm. … Good…? Except the arms look a little too small or thin UNPB, but you get my point. Okay I'm done here. Good night. Just a note: Many of these screens are old, and I mean a year or two old with the recent being last year (?). So yea I decide to choose the old ones instead of the new ones to show the possibilities. Dunno why. Maybe its because I wanted to slap the noobies here to stop creating shitty characters with ECE or Racemenu. Cause you know, there was a time where these character mods didn't even exist. … I dunno what I'm even doing now. Ah well I guess I like anything that has taste and aren't too extreme. I can tell what I consider to be tasteless or shitty instead. Much more easier. Oh and alot of these use vanilla lighting. Some thou manage to suck ass with ENBs Oh and sorry. I sound like a technology nerd but I don't exactly meet that expectation. So I can't help about that. Anyways some how I'm a little energized so I guess I'll post a few: Been seeing this shit for the past years. Same shit, different day. Although I'm not seeing this on the uploader recently, oh god this is just bad. Oh jesus christ. I remember the times when I used to see Zeroking on the Nexus before 2014, around 2012~early 2013. Jesus christ his character used to be ugly. Not now though. Looks pretty good actually Not forgetting Aegis/Elewin. Don't care if its a taboo or anything to mention her, but she had some ugly, ugly anorexic girls. Her character looked like shit, and her modding skills were just as shit as her taste in everything else: Shit. Fucking shit. Glad she's gone finally. TirexHD. You see him on the "Counterpart" thread a few times. One of your "average" youtubers. Honestly his character(s) aren't that bad. But the fact that he keeps on posting the same goddamn face for 10 posts or more (basically his whole time on LL) make it exactly like the picture above. Please go do something you're good at. I've seen you a while back, but jesus christ you don't improve. Some of those BBW mods that aren't really BBW mods because of the disgustingly thin waist. Massive boobs, okay. Thin waists that are even more thinner than barbie doll standards? Get it off here. Perhaps you've seen some here. Just go make a few clicks and oh jesus christ, disgusting. You'll get what I mean by "too unrealistic". Jesus christ DeEdit, your character's face is a mess too. From a scale of 1 to 10 of wanting to destroy the face with a sledgehammer, that face reaches a 16.10 Loli characters that look like shit. Loli is okay to me, but even I can't stand to a certain degree of loli. Anyone in Fabulous Followers and anyone who actually likes this shit Any character that uses Bella's face texture Any character or follower (mainly follower) that uses Apachii hair. I'm talking to you Victoria G regardless if you still use it anymore. How many times do I have to say "quality over quantity" goddammit.
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