Modder ‘ace’ has released a must-have mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition. This mod is a lore-friendly NPC Overhaul based on High Poly Head, Vanilla Hair Remake and Beards of Power. And, as you can see below, it can significantly improve the quality of the NPCs.
As the modder noted, every NPC was edited by hand. Some of them were only changed slightly while others have been resculped. Makeup edits of each NPC were adjusted and most NPCs have a much more natural look now.
In theory, this mod should be compatible with the various Texture Packs we’ve shared. As such, you’ll be able to use it alongside this 8K Texture Pack which overhauls all cave textures. You can also use it with the 8K Texture Pack for ice surfaces, this 8K/4K Texture Pack, as well as this 4K Texture Pack for animals and creatures. Skurkbro’s High Quality Landscapes Texture Pack should also be compatible with it.
You can download the mod from here. Do note that this mod is only for Skyrim Special Edition. Below you can also find some screenshots that showcase some of the game’s NPCs.
Be also sure to check out our Best Skyrim Mods article.
Enjoy!
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This mod appears to require about 8 other mods (and I didn’t check to see what those mods require), so it might not be the best choice for people who don’t want to have to go through dependency Hell to try to get it working as seen in the screenshots.
Yeah, installing this thing sounds like a nightmare, judging from what I see on the nexus page.
I used to be excited about modding in the 90s-early 2000s, but now it has become too annoying and time-consuming.
And in the 90’s we didn’t have mod managers…
oh yes face cream makes all the difference
Only a weeb would approve this
True to vanilla my a*s lol, another trash weeb face smoothing bs
USSEP as hard req? Fck no. Arthmoor it’s the biggest biggot in entire Skyrim modding community. Started as a fellow “FOREVER FREE” modder, became a wannabe self proclaimed modding scene god. Fanky rules too.
2. We will not tolerate support requests for anyone using a jailbroken console. These activities are ILLEGAL and any posts on the subject will be instantly deleted, your access to this thread blocked permanently, and you WILL be reported to Nexus Staff for piracy.
“These activities are ILLEGAL….and you WILL be reported to Nexus Staff for piracy.” Meh…Imagine be a 50yo virgin, act like a Gestapo agent over internet, and point fingers to people with cracked game copies. What a glorious Mr Legal. But downloading p*rn from trackers at the same time.
4. Under no circumstances will we provide you with old copies of the patch. Do not ask. We will also NOT provide support for the archives which Nexus is forcing people to maintain. Do not ask about those either.
He sh**ting on everyone without Skyrim AE version too, by removed all SE USSEP files from everywhere. Even on another modders, he is stopped support if they’re not upload AE versions.
Can you be more specific about the content of your article? After reading it, I still have some doubts. Hope you can help me.