Switching between body types

[human3166]

I am thinking of starting a new playthrough and I'm also thinking of using a different body type for this one. I wanted to ask what impact will changing the body type have (7b with CBBE for example).

 

I know that I won't be able to use certain armors and I'd also have to change the devious devices, but I'm also wondering if I have to reinstall FNIS or other stuff that involves animations or something else I should be aware of. I have a considerable amount of mods installed and I've managed to keep the game relatively stable. I just wanted to ask this, hoping I would be spared spending too much time fiddling with my mods. 

 

Thanks in advance for any answers

[Mister X]

Nah, animations only need the skeleton. So, if you keep FNIS and XPMSE up-to-date, you're fine with that.

 

Afaik, the body is put over the skeleton and manages the look and textures. So, if you install a new body, you'll need new armors and a new body texture. Things like brow or eye textures are still usable, though.

 

I've seen, that Bodyslide now has both, CBBE and a customizable UNP (called UUNP), so I wou'l recommend you to download Bodyslide anyways, as I also recommend you to saty with either CBBE or a verison of UNP, because those are the most popular ones.

[heavytop]

As far as I know you can swap out bodies at will, the only thing you need to remember is that your armors and animations and whatnot may break or look really odd. Also your character will look different of course.