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A female body replacer for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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This is a Skyrim body replacer that replaces the base female body with one that is a little more curvaceous. If you loved the HGEC bodies from Oblivion, you will feel right at home with this one -- it is based on the proportions of that mod.
The body mesh is a completely custom mesh, at more than double the resolution of the vanilla Skyrim body. Included is a completely custom texture and reworked normal map to fit the body. Also redone are the mesh weights for animation, offering improved deformation in many poses.
Note to modders: If you wish to create armour/clothes for the 3.4 bodies, use the provided modders' resource meshes. These are identical to the 3.3 meshes, but have no BreastGravity applied; breast gravity on a clothed body looks bad, so don't use it.
CBBE comes with three main options for body shapes: Curvy, Slim, and Vanilla, and these also come in an optional 'NeverNude' version. The nude textures are shaved, but there are mods and Caliente's Texture Blender for further options.
Slim is the default CBBE body, and is a version of CBBE with smaller breasts (A-C) and hips. This can be found in the "00 Required (Slim)" folder of the main download.
Curvy is based on the original CBBE, and comes with large breasts (C-E) and wider/fuller hips and bottom compared to the vanilla body. This can be found in the "01 Curvy" folder of the main download.
Vanilla is based on the Vanilla body, and made to work with CBBE textures. The breasts are lowered/reshaped to make them look more realistic, and go from C-E, while the waist is thicker than the other CBBE types, and the pelvic region shaped more 'typically'. This can be found in the "02 Vanilla" folder.
NeverNude are the Curvy, Slim and Vanilla bodies that have vanilla-style underwear. These are found in the "02 NeverNude" sub directory of the "04 Underwear Slim", "05 Underwear Curvy" and "06 Underwear Vanilla" folders.
CBBE Official Face Pack is for those who don't feel like searching for a decent face mod to go with the base CBBE textures. This pack does not contain any new or edited face presets; it contains textures only. Also includes 'Eyebrows Match Hair' in two shades and three styles (six sets in total), and a 'dirt to beauty marks' option. These options can be found in the "08 Face Pack" folder in the main archive, and do not require the use of TexBlend/TexBlendLite.
BodySlide is an application that allows you to customize the body shape to have pretty much any proportions you want. This tool also has breast and butt physics options; if you wish to use T/BBP or similar, you must install a T/BBP mod and a compatible skeleton mod before you install any part of CBBE/BodySlide to prevent CTDs. There are twenty presets included, for which the shape is 80-90% identical to various Oblivion and Skyrim female body mods, such as HGEC, UNP, ADEC, etc.
TexBlendLite is a one-click application for fixing neckseams between the default CBBE body textures and any non-CBBE FacePack face texture replacer.
RaceMenu Morphs is a plugin and script that enables your game to use the BodySlide sliders in-game together with the RaceMenu mod.
Requires RaceMenu v3.1 or higher and building the morphs using BodySlide with the "RaceMenu Morphs" check box checked.
Visual Guides for Manual Installation
How to Install CBBE Slim
How to Install CBBE Curvy
How to Install CBBE Vanilla
How to Install CBBE NeverNude
How to Install CBBE CalUndies
How to Manually Install BodySlide
How to use BodySlide Part One
How to use BodySlide Part Two
Nexus Mod Manager/Mod Organiser
Download and install as you would any other NMM/MO mod. This version comes with a FOMod scripted installer to make it easier for you to install the body of your choice and the various options with the FacePack, should you also choose to use that. If you wish to fix seams with a non-CBBE face mod with TexBlendLite or use the BodySlide options, you will then need to use those tools separately after you installed the body.
BAIN
Not yet, sadly. If someone out there wants to create a wizard.txt for CBBE to use in Wrye Bash/BAIN, it would be appreciated.
Delete all the files you installed/use NMM/MO to uninstall them. See 'Troubleshooting' for a list of what/where these files are. You may still need to uninstall files manually if you try uninstalling with NMM/MO.
If you have an issue with TexBlendLite or BodySlide, reinstall and make sure you are running as admin/your Steam folder isn't 'read-only', and for BodySlide, ensure you have the latest version.
If you still have issues, make sure you've run Skyrim through the Steam launcher at least once since installing, so that the game gets registered on your computer registry, which the utilities look to (you will get 'no image' in the preview screen unless you do this). If you use MO, run BodySlide through MO. The BodySlide page tells you how.
Q1: Why does this affect NPCs and how can I make this player-only?
A: All adult female characters use the exact same meshes/textures, bar the Beast and elderly races/characters, who have some texture differences. To make this player-only, you need to either install a modded standalone race, or a mod such as Unique Character. To get outfits to match the body, try Player Exclusive Armour Path. Note that you will need to install files manually in most cases.
(If you want NPCs to use different body types, try Everybody's Different. If you want removable underwear, try Real Undies Dress or Undress.)
Q2: Why, when I go to activate this in Bash/Skyrim Launcher's 'Data Files'/NMM/MO, can I not find the plugin?
A: Mods that just replace things in the game do not use or need a plugin. The only exception are mods on Steam/which are packed into .bsa archives, as the plugin is needed for the game to find the new files. 'Loose files', such as those in CBBE, are automatically detected and applied in a vanilla game.
Q3a: Why are the bodies not changing after I install?
A1: You didn't install a CBBE-compatible armour/clothing replacer and are not looking at a nude female adult character.
A2: You're using a custom race and didn't copy over the meshes/textures into the race's folders.
A3: Go to Documents/My Games/Skyrim and open Skyrim.ini with WordPad/NotePad. Look for the [ARCHIVE] section, and if you see bInvalidateOlderFiles=0, change the 0 to a 1...or delete the entire line.
A4: You're not using a Steam-connected copy of the game. Buy the game legally and you're all set.
Q3b: Why are the outfits not changing after I install?
A: Outfits in Skyrim don't work the same was as in real life. They don't go over the body, they replace the body. Thus the body shape when wearing an outfit will be whatever shape the outfit was made for. If you want the outfits to match your CBBE base or BodySlide bodies, you need to install CBBE or BodySlide-compatible outfit mods. Consult the mod list.
Q4: How do I swap between the different body types?
A: Reinstall/use BodySlide to generate new body meshes. You will need to reinstall if you want to change from one texture set to another if you don't know how to do it manually.
Q5: How do I make this (T)BBP/HDT/JellyBoobs compatible?
A: Install HDT and XPMSE. Install CBBE. Open BodySlide (see the 'How To Use BodySlide' guides). In 'Outfit/Body select 'CBBE Body HDT'. You can then select a preset, or create your own body shape. Click 'Build' and you're done. (T)BBP animations can still be used with XPMS and 'CBBE Body TBBP'.
Q6: Is this mod compatible with x mod?
A: If it's a female body mod, then no. If it's a face retexture mod, then yes, as long as you don't install the CBBE FacePack, but you will need to run TexBlendLite to remove neckseams. If it's an armour/clothing mod...consult the CBBE mod list, as only outfit mods that were made for the current version of CBBE, or else don't show much/any skin, will work without major issues. Anything else will be fine.
Q7: Can you make a body texture with pubic hair/tattoos/dirt/argonian support?
A: See the main TexBlend page for how to apply your own hair/tattoos/scars/etc. There are also many mods in the mod list that have different features such as scars and dirt, and different skin types. Argonian support may come in the future.
Q8: Why do I get gaps at the hips/misplaced textures when nude?
A: You are not using CBBEv3.2+ textures on CBBEv3.2+ meshes. Reinstall, and make sure all the necessary files are in the correct place.
Q9: Why do I get gaps at the hips/misplaced textures with certain outfits/outfits made for other body mods?
A: In games, the outfit defines the mesh/shape, but both the body and the outfit use the same skin texture. CBBE has a different UV map to the vanilla/other bodies. UV maps are how the textures line up on the meshes. Due to the different UV maps, CBBE textures will not line up correctly on vanilla/other mod meshes.
Q10: Why do I have faint lines over the bottom/sides/ankles/wrists?
A: It's a rendering issue that occurs for some people (not even using meshes/textures that are confirmed to work fine on other systems will fix it, so it's an issue with the computer, not this mod). As far as I'm aware, there's no known fix. You can try certain lighting mods like ENB.
Q11: I have the 'dark head bug'. How do I fix this?
A: If it's with NPCs, then you've altered them in some way (even if it's just removing dirt or changing their weight), and need to generate facegen data. Have a look at various 'how to create a follower/NPC' tutorials for help. Note that this can happen even if you have the facegen data generated, if you've already encountered the NPC in your game.
If it's with the player character, there's no known fix. If it's with a vampire character, then blame BethSoft as it's an issu