Make standalone follower, include a couple mods...help?

[xenic]

I am trying to take some of my favorite characters and make them into followers. I can get a basic follower made but I would like to include, Apachiihair, SGBrows, and SG textures. How do I include these without them being dependencies? I want the character to look more or less the same no matter which computer she's on.

[Groovtama]

Add a copy of the forms you used from the other mods in your followers esp so only local forms are used and the follower doesn't need external forms.

[xenic]

Add a copy of the forms you used from the other mods in your followers esp so only local forms are used and the follower doesn't need external forms.

By forms, do you mean the individual files?

[Groovtama]

Masters are added when forms(entries) of other esm/esps are used in a form of your esp/esm. If you have all used forms in your esp you will have no master(dependencies).

[xenic]

I'm trying to understand your meaning, maybe I'm just tired. Say for example, I have "Eyebrow Mod" and it has 24 different eyebrows. I want eyebrow #3. So I would include the file for #3 and not include the other files or the esp. Is that what you're saying?

[Groovtama]

If you have have a follower that is using an eybrow mod with for example eyebrow #3, you include in your follower files the file that eyebrow #3 has and in the followers esp you include a copy of the form in this example the head part of eyebrow #3 and change the npc form (the actor entry) to use the copied head part of eyebrow #3 instead the one the eyebrow mods esp. When you now clean the follower esp with tes5edit the eyebrow mod will not be a master of the follower anymore (if not there are still referenced forms to that eyebrow mod). You can also redirect the file paths for the copied files/forms so that nothing conflicts.

[Androktone]

Xenic, if you intend to publish that follower you'd need permissions. If it's for your own use only, then do as follows:

 

 

1. Open your follower ESP (=FOL) and an eyebrows ESP (=BRO) in TES5Edit.

 

2. Go to BRO//Head Part//an eyebrow of your choosing.

3. Rightclick on the record and choose "Copy as new record into...".

4. Type a new EditorID, for instance: myeyebrowhp.

5. On the list you'll see, choose FOL.

6. If TES5Edit asks you to add BRO as a master, say YES.

 

7. Go to BRO//Texture Set//an eyebrow of your choosing.

8. Rightclick on the record and choose "Copy as new record into...".

9. Type a new EditorID, for instance: myeyebrowtex (it must be different than the previous one).

10. On the list you'll see, choose FOL.

 

11. Go to FOL//Texture Set//myeyebrowtex and write down its FormID. On the right you'll see paths to textures. Change them to your liking or leave them as they are but don't forget to put these textures in appropriate directories.

 

12. Go to FOL//Head Part//myeyebrowhp and on the right look for "TNAM - Texture Set". Edit it by simply typing the FormID from item 11.

 

13. Write down a FormID of FOL//Head Part//myeyebrowhp.

 

14. Go to FOL//Non-Player Charatcer (Actor) and on the right look for "Head Parts". If there's already a record  for eyebrows change it by typing the FormID from item 12 -- don't mistake it with the previous FormID! If "Head Parts" lack a record for eyebrows, add a new one by rightclicking on an empty line and choosing "Add".

 

15. Go to FOL//File Header and remove the BRO master.

 

16. Rightclick on FOL and choose "Check for errors".

 

17. If there are none, exit and save.

 

[xenic]

It is intended for my use for the time being. I found a great video by Bagserk on how to do it, but no matter what I do, she doesn't look a thing like my player character. 

 

I'm shooting for this: 

 

And I'm ending up with this: 

 

I used the .npc file I did the Ctrl + F4 to generate FaceGeom.

 

I'm using SGRenewel, UNPB, and SG Brows to get the look I want. I tried adding them to the mod, using Formlists, but I'm doing something wrong. 

 

But on the bright side, I got the hair to work 

 

I forgot to include the file.   Follower - Verra ver 0.9.7z