[Tutorial] Building DD items in BodySlide NMM/MO

[Morferous]

Devious Devices have moved to support BodySlide sliders. This has been causing some confusion among some players, who are not familiar with how BodySlide works. I will cover basics of this process in this tutorial.

This tutorial presumes that you understand basics of using mod managers and is made for both Nexus Mod Manager (NMM) and Mod Organizer (MO.)

 

Selecting the base body

BodySlide supports following base bodies.

• Caliente's Beautiful Bodies Edition - CBBE (and it's preset variants.)
• Unified UNP (and it's preset variants.)

For CBBE Body and option, download and install Caliente's Beautiful Bodies Edition for Nexus. This will provide you base textures and face options. You can use custom textures.

• NMM: NMM will ask to overwrite textures. Select "Yes to All" when custom texture mod asks about overwriting CBBE textures.
• MO: Move custom texture folder below CBBE in Mod Organizer left panel, so that it wins conflicts against CBBE textures.

UUNP body comes without base textures. You will have to provide custom textures for it.

•  NMM: If NMM asks to overwrite, then select "Yes to All."
•  MO: Custom texture location does not matter in MO, unless something is winning conflicts in unwanted way. If you can see lightning bolt with red "-" next to it, double click texture folder and check Conflicts tab to see conflicts. Usually these textures should be allowed to loose conflicts for mods enhancing them.

Installing BodySlide

Download BodySlide and Outfit Studio. Install it as a mod to your mod manager (NMM or MO).

 

BodySlide and Outfit Studio by Ousnius and Caliente

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/49015/?

 

When you active the mod in your manager, BodySlide will prompt you following questions.

 

Options

• Install BodySlide (required)
• Select either CBBE or UUNP body. Which ever you want to use.

Pre-build Morphable Bodies (Select only one)

• Pre-built <BodyType> HDT + Morphs is recommended for XPMSE+HDT users and full compatibility.

RaceMenu Plugin (Select only one)

• RaceMenu Morphs for <BodyType>. This is for RaceMenu users and allows you to use morphs for selected bodies from it's MCM.

 

Finish the installation.

 

Nexus Mod Manager:

• Restart NMM. BodySlide is now available from your Supported Tools tab, located at the top of NMM.

 

Mod Organizer:

• Go to MO right panel Data-tab.
• Scroll down to Caliente Tools and open the tree.
• Open branch BodySlide.
• Right-click BodySlide.exe with your mouse.
• Select Add as Executable. BodySlide is now available from your MO right panel MO application list at top of the right panel and ready to be used.

 

Installing Devious Devices

Each Devious Devices mod with slider support will prompt an installer, when you activate such mod in either NMM or MO. Select base body (CBBE or UUNP) from installers and make sure mods are active in your mod manager. There is nothing more to do there.

 

Running BodySlide

Open Bodyslide.

• NMM: Supported Tools tab.
• MO: Application list. Important! Make sure that you MO Overwrite folder is empty, before building any mehses in BodySlide.

Relevant options

For the purpouse of this basic tutorial, ignore all other options from BodySlide. See link to wiki from below to find more information of how to do advanced work with BodySlide and Outfit studio. These options are not required for basic use of BodySlide.

• Outfit/Body displays the selected body or outfit.
• Preset manages body preset for body you select during BodySlide installation.
• Preview opens preview window. You can see your selected body, outfit and preset types by changing them from options mentioned above.
• Group filter alloes you to filter item groups in BodySlide. This is a good option to use, if you have already built some armor/clothes/gear to same body and preset and do not wish to run them all again - for example, you have set zaps (see wiki) to armors and do not want to go through whole process again for adding DD items to your game.
• Batch Build is where we will create your items and armors for your selected body type.

 

To build your items in BodySlide

• Select your favorite body preset from Preset list.
• Select Batch Build button. If using morphs (recommended for best compatibility) then select Build Morphs checkbox next to Batch build options.
• If you have not previously built your body and armors, you can safely select everything from the window prompt. Select Body (HDT recommended), version of Feet (if available) and HDT/No HDT options according to your preferences.
• Run Batch build.

NMM users

• Done. Close BodySlide.

MO users

• Close BodySlide, once it has ran it's course.
• You may now have content in your MO left panel Overwrite folder (which should have been empty, when you ran BodySlide, as mentioned above.)
• Right-click the Overwrite folder with your mouse and select Create Mod...
• Name the new mod (for example Output BodySlide) and set it active in your MO left panel.
• Done.

 

Links

BodySlide and Outfit Studio - Wiki

https://github.com/ousnius/BodySlide-and-Outfit-Studio/wiki

 

Skyrim Modding Guide by Sacremas

https://www.loverslab.com/topic/43043-skyrim-modding-guide/

[Narfguy]

This solved my Problem with invisible devices, thanks mate

[Morferous]

Good to hear that someone found use for this.

 

I just noticed that LL does not automatically set post author to follow their own topics. It took me few years to figure that out.

[a626943491]

THX bro!..Your post really helped a lot.My devices are visible now.

 

btw,do you know this problem that it shows "programme error:please initialize at least one of zadkeywords/zbfkeywords" whenever I load my saves or start a new game?

 

I installed assets,expansion,intergration,loot,restrained,regulations,helpless,captures,captured dream,deviant life.

 

I donno whitch mod goes in error.

[Pupkin]

Devious Devices have moved to support BodySlide sliders. This has been causing some confusion among some players, who are not familiar with how BodySlide works. I will cover basics of this process in this tutorial.

This tutorial presumes that you understand basics of using mod managers and is made for both Nexus Mod Manager (NMM) and Mod Organizer (MO.)

i'm still having issues, half of the items dont show.  Also, I don't get files in the overwrite folder after batch is done. And in the preview window of the bodyslide, the body is not drawn properly. It has a grey outline and "no image" written all over it (the shape of the body looks fine though). I am also not sure which options to select for the proper batch. Here are my choices:

 

Outfit/Body: CBBE Body HDT (since I use CBBE and HDT physics extension)

Preset: CBBE Curvy? (because that was the default I used. But after that I modified it a bit, mostly breasts. So breasts under clothes and without them are very different, but that doesnt bother me much)

Build Morphs: tried both choices, but I'm not sure what that means exactly.

Output settings

1: CBBE Body HDT (because I installed curvy body, not vanilla, not nevernude or having underwear. Whats bbp tbbp though?)

2: CBBE feet

3-5: (HDT) choice

 

Any ideas?

[LazyBoot]

 

Devious Devices have moved to support BodySlide sliders. This has been causing some confusion among some players, who are not familiar with how BodySlide works. I will cover basics of this process in this tutorial.

This tutorial presumes that you understand basics of using mod managers and is made for both Nexus Mod Manager (NMM) and Mod Organizer (MO.)

i'm still having issues, half of the items dont show.  Also, I don't get files in the overwrite folder after batch is done. And in the preview window of the bodyslide, the body is not drawn properly. It has a grey outline and "no image" written all over it (the shape of the body looks fine though). I am also not sure which options to select for the proper batch. Here are my choices:

 

Any ideas?

 

Try holding ALT while clicking the batch-build button, then selecting the MO overwrite folder (or your previously created bodyslide output "mod" if you already have one)

[jigwigigx]

Thank you for this.

[miku4lyfe]

Thanks for this.

[bluesanchor]

Problem solved. Thank you so much!

[likehall]

I followed your guide but when i upload a save where i have bra padded equipped, than equip start with weight correct breast.. but in secons change weight to small. I dont know how to correct that. Im searching guides but i having difficulties.

[LazyBoot]

I followed your guide but when i upload a save where i have bra padded equipped, than equip start with weight correct breast.. but in secons change weight to small. I dont know how to correct that. Im searching guides but i having difficulties.

Have you checked if the breast node management option in the DD menu?

[ConqueringKid]

when I try the batch build it just says "The following sets failed" followed by pretty much every set. I tried just doing it again but nothing changed. What am I doing wrong? Also im using nmm if that's at all relevant

 

[LazyBoot]

when I try the batch build it just says "The following sets failed" followed by pretty much every set. I tried just doing it again but nothing changed. What am I doing wrong? Also im using nmm if that's at all relevant

Is your bodyslide up to date?

[ConqueringKid]

 

when I try the batch build it just says "The following sets failed" followed by pretty much every set. I tried just doing it again but nothing changed. What am I doing wrong? Also im using nmm if that's at all relevant

Is your bodyslide up to date?

 

yup. right now im just using nmm to uninstall and reinstall everything, maybe that'll do something?

[Nazzzgul666]

I'm not sure how or why, if it's a setting in MO or Bodyslide, and i also don't want to change it because i really consider this quite useful, but:

Does anybody know why when i press crtl+batch build, it opens the explorer and i'm asked in wich folder i want to build instead of putting it in the overwrite folder? If i knew how i did that i could recommend to do it.

[LazyBoot]

I'm not sure how or why, if it's a setting in MO or Bodyslide, and i also don't want to change it because i really consider this quite useful, but:

Does anybody know why when i press crtl+batch build, it opens the explorer and i'm asked in wich folder i want to build instead of putting it in the overwrite folder? If i knew how i did that i could recommend to do it.

If you look at the tooltip for the batch build button, it does say that holding ctrl will build to a custom folder. And that's why it's asking you for a folder.

I normally use that to put it in my "BodySlide output" mod directly.

[Nazzzgul666]

 

I'm not sure how or why, if it's a setting in MO or Bodyslide, and i also don't want to change it because i really consider this quite useful, but:

Does anybody know why when i press crtl+batch build, it opens the explorer and i'm asked in wich folder i want to build instead of putting it in the overwrite folder? If i knew how i did that i could recommend to do it.

If you look at the tooltip for the batch build button, it does say that holding ctrl will build to a custom folder. And that's why it's asking you for a folder.

I normally use that to put it in my "BodySlide output" mod directly.

 

Ah, i'm stupid. It always did it because once i've read you need to do it with MO. Usually i go to MO->mods, create new folder and name it "DD batch" or something similar. I often have bigger collection of clothes, so it's worth it to make 2-4 of those folders instead just one in case i don't want one of those collections anymore. Especially because when i installed Skyrim, i used a partition with 100GB and now with mods i often hit the limit.

Anyways, thanks for pointing that out. Imho worth mentioning in the guide as well. 

[Digz]

Brilliant tutorial. Worked a treat for me.  Never used the bodyslider utility before and many of the DD items were invisible. Not any more cheers /thumbsUp

[Myth121]

Thanks a lot for this!

[raspin]

I can get every thing to show exept the mittens and the dresses. and i am clueless

[magnet7]

This was a big help and finally allowed me to see the devices rather than my character becoming half invisible so thanks for that 

 

unfortunately im now having an issue where certain items like armbinders and yokes aren't working properly (the arms don't link into the devices like they should) 

 

i've run fnis and updated it (in the fnis executable) and it says there's one warning 

 

any advice on how to proceed

[LazyBoot]

This was a big help and finally allowed me to see the devices rather than my character becoming half invisible so thanks for that 

 

unfortunately im now having an issue where certain items like armbinders and yokes aren't working properly (the arms don't link into the devices like they should) 

 

i've run fnis and updated it (in the fnis executable) and it says there's one warning 

 

any advice on how to proceed

Are you trying on the player or on NPCs?

If on npcs have you increased the "number of slotted npcs" setting in devious devices?

 

If on player you'll need to provide more info, like for example the warning you got from fnis.

A warning in fnis can in some cases be just as bad as an error. At least in terms of things not working in game.

[magnet7]

 

This was a big help and finally allowed me to see the devices rather than my character becoming half invisible so thanks for that 

 

unfortunately im now having an issue where certain items like armbinders and yokes aren't working properly (the arms don't link into the devices like they should) 

 

i've run fnis and updated it (in the fnis executable) and it says there's one warning 

 

any advice on how to proceed

Are you trying on the player or on NPCs?

If on npcs have you increased the "number of slotted npcs" setting in devious devices?

 

If on player you'll need to provide more info, like for example the warning you got from fnis.

A warning in fnis can in some cases be just as bad as an error. At least in terms of things not working in game.

 

ok so the fnis issue i believe is resolved after i just updated it and turned the skeleton arm patch on (its possible i misclicked and accidentally turned it off during the previous updates hence the warning) 

 

ive been focusing on trying to get it to work on my character before messing around with npc's, my only remaining issue is that sometimes theres a small bit of overlap/irregularity with the devices and the character, sometimes there arm goes through the body of there are small parts of the body going see through 

 

is there any advice you have?

[LazyBoot]

ive been focusing on trying to get it to work on my character before messing around with npc's, my only remaining issue is that sometimes theres a small bit of overlap/irregularity with the devices and the character, sometimes there arm goes through the body of there are small parts of the body going see through 

 

is there any advice you have?

Most issues like that comes from not using the same pre-set for building the items that was used to build the body.

[magnet7]

 

ive been focusing on trying to get it to work on my character before messing around with npc's, my only remaining issue is that sometimes theres a small bit of overlap/irregularity with the devices and the character, sometimes there arm goes through the body of there are small parts of the body going see through 

 

is there any advice you have?

Most issues like that comes from not using the same pre-set for building the items that was used to build the body.

 

so how would i resolve it then, ive little to no experince using body slide and got most of my info from this guide