Astrid Facial Restoration by VHR

If you use the mod "Vanilla Hair Replacer v2.0" and the "VHR Vanilla facegen" file...you want to do this...get rid of Astrid's burned face! \o/

IMPORTANT NOTE: For this fix I used "Bethesda Archive Extractor" (

• Back up the meshes\actors\character\FaceGenData\FaceGeom folder from the game installation directory.
• Use "Bethesda Archive Extractor" to extract "VHR Vanilla.bsa", "VHR Vanilla1.bsa" and "VHR Vanilla2.bsa" from VHR Vanilla Facegen.
• Copy the resulting loose files to your game folder and click Replace All Contents.
• Copy the files from this mod and replace everything.
• Copy the backup and replace everything.
• Disable and delete "VHR Vanilla.esp", "VHR Vanilla1.esp" and "VHR Vanilla2.esp" and the corresponding .bsa files...
• Done.

Note: I haven't tested if it works by putting my file working with the plugin activated and the .bsa file in the game folder... so always make a backup and test it that way :)

If you are using mods such as Bijin, Pantorable, Kalilies, etc. then you need to avoid overwriting the facegen files of these mods... which is why backups are important.

This method is for perfectionists... because if you just simply copy the texture of FEMALEHEAD.DDS and change its name to ASTRIDHEAD.DDS, you can get a nice wacky look when you get the burgundy burn... lol

That's if you use "VHR Vanilla Facegen" v2.0 of this mod:

That's it...the files were simply edited in Nifskope...I changed "AstridHead.dds" to "FemaleHead.dds" and saved the changes (I of course avoided actually burning the Astrid NPC...lol)...

I fixed all affected NPCs; if I missed any let me know.

credit:

In recognition of his excellent work...

Have a nice day and enjoy a COVID-19-free Skyrim :')

ao

————————————————————————————————————

IMPORTANT: For this fix I used “Bethesda Archive Extractor” (

1.Make a backup of meshes\actors\character\FaceGenData\FaceGeom folder from your game installation directory.

• Extract “VHR Vanilla.bsa”, “VHR Vanilla1.bsa” and “VHR Vanilla2.bsa” from the VHR Vanilla Facegen using “Bethesda Archive Extractor”.
• Copy the resulting loose files in your game folder and hit replace to everything.
• Copy the files from this mod and replace everything.
• Copy your backup and replace everything.
• Disable and remove “VHR Vanilla.esp”, “VHR Vanilla1.esp” and “VHR Vanilla2.esp” and the respective.bsa files...
• Done.

NOTE: I haven’t tested if it works simply by putting my files to work together with the plugins being active and the.bsa files in the game folder... so, always make a backup and test that way if you want:)

If you are using mods like Bijin, Pandorable, Kalilies, etc... then you need to avoid overwriting the facegen files from those mods... that’s why the backup is important.

THIS METHOD IS MADE FOR PERFECTIONISTS... BECAUSE IF YOU SIMPLY MAKE A COPY OF THE FEMALEHEAD.DDS TEXTURE AND CHANGE ITS NAME TO ASTRIDHEAD.DDS THEN YOU ARE GONNA GET A PRETTY WEIRD ASTRID WHEN SHE GETS BURNT... LOL

That's if you use the "VHR Vanilla Facegen" v2.0 from this mod:

And that's it... those files just went through a simple edit in Nifskope... I changed "AstridHead.dds" to "FemaleHead.dds" and saved the changes (I avoided the actual burnt Astrid NPC of course... lol)...

I fixed all the affected NPCs; if I missed any let me know.

Credits:

To preeum for his amazing work....

Have a nice day and enjoy Skyrim without COVID-19:')

lmao