DjaySaint

y DjaySaint and Sunsakuka
 
A LoversLab exclusive!
 
 

This mod includes 7 standalone followers made by me with characters made by Sunsakuka.  They are highly customizable via MCM menu with many different body options.  They are placed around different locations in the world:
 
Ambra - Sword and shield melee fighter and tank. She is located at Jorrvaskr in Whiterun
Clochette - Bow and arrow ranger. She can also dual wield, but she will generally use a bow first. She is located at the Bee and Barb in Riften
Eliel - Dual wielding dagger assassin. She is located at the Dead Man's Drink in Falkreath
Exotica - Healer and support mage. She will buff and heal anyone in her group, as well as use Destruction magic for offense. She is located at the Sleeping Giant Inn in Riverwood
Hidielle - Destruction mage and necromancer. She can raise dead, and summon her very own phantom. She is located at the Blue Palace in Solitude
Nila Stonewulf - Front line heavy armored fighter.  She will dual wield swords. She is located at the Winking Skeever in Solitude
Nola Stonewulf - Two handed melee berserker who wears light armor. She is located at the Candlehearth Hall in Windhelm
 
 
NOTICE:
 
I have uploaded the core mod and textures in separate files.  This is because not everyone has the best computers so I tried my best to be accommodating to those running lesser powered machines.  You *MUST* download one of the texture packs or you will obviously get all purple/missing textures.
 
There is a 4k pack with uncompressed textures (mostly 4k, some are 2k), a 2k pack with uncompressed textures, and a 2k pack with compressed textures (uncompressed normals though to save blockiness).  If those options do not work for you, feel free to resize/compress the textures to whatever resolution works for you.  That will be the extent of my offerings.
 
Additional Install Options
 
Hidielle has 3 different styles of makeup.  I originally intended to make those changeable in game but I have not been able to get the facegen texture to swap.  Until then, I will offer these other 2 options as separate download and install options.  All you have to do is just copy the files to their installation folder and overwrite.
 
Style 1 (plain):
 
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Style 2 (Red lipstick):
 
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Style 3 (warpaint and red lipstick):
 
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You will need the latest version of Skyrim.
 
Additional Requirements (Essential):
Dawnguard
Script Extender (SKSE)
SkyUI
XP32 Maximum Skeleton Extended - XPMSE
 
Other Requirements (Functional but not absolutely necessary):
HDT Physics Extension
 
 
 

 
* 7 unique followers:  Ambra, Clochette, Eliel, Exotica, Hidielle, Nila Stonewulf, Nola Stonewulf
 
* All followers are marriageable.
 
* Followers are Protected by default, but their importance level can be changed via MCM menu.
 
* All followers will level up with you at a 1.0 progression rate, and have no level cap.

* In game body change for each follower which supports 4 body types: SeveNBase Original, SeveNBase Bombshell, UNP, CBBE.  Armors to support the body types will need to be provided by the user of course.

* CBBE body features separate textures for in game support between UNP and CBBE bodies simultaneously for multi-body armor support.

* Fleshed out MCM menu with multiple options for each follower including:
    - In game hair swapping.  Each follower has multiple hair styles to choose from.  Hair color will remain the same.
    - Body weight slider support.  You can change the body weight for each follower between 0 and 100 weight.
    - Height slider support.  Each follower can be set do a different height in between the ranges of 0.85 and 1.15.
    - Importance menu options.  Each follower starts out as Protected by default.  You can change each follower's importance to Killable, Protected, or Essential.
    - Toggle option to move each follower directly to your location.  Useful for debugging, or just starting with them as your companion sooner rather than going to find them.
    - Hidielle and Eliel include a menu option to change their outfit.  While Hidielle has 3 unique outfits, Eliel has 3 options for different colors of the same outfit.

* Unique healer Exotica.  She can heal you, herself, other followers, and buff everyone as well.  Her heal options and threshold are all changeable in the MCM menu.
 
 
 

 
Should be compatible with anything and everything.  Everything in this mod is standalone.  Uses vanilla follower framework so it should be compatible with every follower mod out there.
 
 
 

 
* The CBBE texture is not finished.  It has minor seam issues around the hips and some minor issues around the feet. This was just a quick do over of the UNP texture for now because there is not a CBBE version (to my knowledge) of the textures I used. I will fix this shortly and release that change. However, if you have anything that covers up that small area it isn't noticeable in game. Mostly if they are naked.

* Head meshes do not update the neck seam when changing the body weight. I am looking for a way to remedy this issue. For now it isn't really that bad or noticeable. If you have anything that covers the neck seam, you won't notice either. It's far better to have a little overlap going from 100 weight and below, than having a gaping hole going from 0 up. I'm looking in to this.

* Some times when changing hair styles, the "ugly face" bug occurs.  What is really happening is the hair styles are missing the .tri files, so when that head part is changed the face loses its original chargen mesh shape and defaults back to the head assigned to the base race, so therefore loses the tintmask as well. In order to get the hair swaps to actually work, I had to use an unconventional method. If you are running a script heavy Skyrim or are suffering from tanking fps (10 or below), occasionally the function in the MCM menu script may be interrupted and fail to finish the face restoration as part of the hair swap.

To fix this, just go back in to the MCM menu and close out again. I included a refresh function upon menu close to restore the face specifically for this "bug". Unfortunately when modding things that weren't really meant to be changed, some times it isn't perfect.
 
 
 

 
Q: "Can these followers be married?"
A: Yes. They are all set to marriageable.
 
Q: "What happens if I get the 'ugly face' bug when switching hair styles or body styles?"
A: This can happen some times if you are running a script heavy setup or your Skyrim is bogged down with a ton of mods, therefor causing the hair change functions to not fire off properly and producing an 'ugly face'. In order to correct this, just open up the Sunsakuka Follower MCM menu and close it again.  I included a function to auto refresh faces on menu close for this reason.
 
Q: "What types of bodies are included in this mod?"
A: They are standard body shapes made from BodySlide 2. The shapes are SeveNBase Original, SeveNBase Bombshell, UNP, and CBBE. I made standardized shapes for mass release. If you want any customized versions of the bodies (such as HDT "special goodies"), feel free to just replace them in your folders. I am not providing support or HDT files for those though.
 
Q: "Can these followers be killed?"
A: Yes and no. They are Protected by default, so they can only be killed by you.  However you can set them to Essential so they cannot die whatsoever, or you can set them as Killable so they can die as per normal.
 
Q: "Can I use X follower mod with these followers?"
A: Yes. Because I do not use a custom follower framework, these followers *SHOULD* work with any and all follower mods out there.  I personally use Extensible Follower Framework and have had 0 issues.
 
Q: "Why use an in game body changer?"
A: Variety. I like my followers to all be unique. This includes unique body shapes as well.
While there are "only" 4 body shapes, the main reason this is done is for a wide variety of armor compatibility. I still have some CBBE armor sets in my game, as well as some UNP and mostly SeveNBase. Because I have not had time to convert them all, or not all of them have been converted, I did not want to limit myself to not being able to use any armor at any time I wish.
Closing the game, changing body meshes (or even with MO just enabling/disabling mods), and restarting back up just to use a different armor can be inconvenient. So this mod comes with native compatibility for several body types right out of the box. You also won't have to worry about the texture compatibility problems between UNP and CBBE because I have included separate textures for them.
 
Q: "Does the body changer actually work?"
A: Yes. 100%. However you will only notice immediate effects when the followers have no items equipped or wear items made for those body types. As usual with any body types, you will have to supply armor that supports those body types.
 
Q: "Is this mod compatible with X?"
A: Yes. It should be compatible with everything. All assets are stand alone.
 
 
 

 
* Sunsakuka for making her followers available for community use and allowing me to make this mod to begin with.
* sevencardz for helping me with some scripting questions when I hit a brick wall on a couple things.
* Kasprutz for allowing me to use his healing scripts and healing system as a base for Exotica's healing system.
 
Additional thanks for people who tested this mod:
 
Sulaco
Elf Prince
Silver Wolf
Eikichi Onizuka
Pringles89
Saphiroth19
 
 
 

 
BodySlide 2 and Outfit Studio by Ousnius and Caliente
CBBE Body by Ousnius, Jeir, and Caliente
UNP Body by dimon99
SeveNBase Body by Sevennity
HDT Physics Extension by HydrogensaysHDT
KS Hairdos by Kalilies, Stealthic Khaos, and Shocky
ZZSkyrimHairs by zzjay88
Eihei Textures by Myunhel
The Ningheim Race by Seren4XX
True Eyes by jimtownirish
True Brows by jimtownirish
Freckle Mania by tetrodoxin
Brows by Hvergelmir
Wellgram Warpaints by Aydoo
Killer Keos Skimpy Armor Replacer by killerkeo
Revamped Dragonscale Armor 7B by GomaPeroPero
Wicca Hunter by JRCosta
TERA Armor Collection by asianboy345
Barbarian Explorer Armor by Sevennity
BD Leather Robe 7B Conversion by Fizz
Black Wisteria by N8k
 
If I forgot any credits or missed any by mistake, PLEASE contact me right away so that I can edit them in.  I am not claiming work by others and will give credit where credit is due.
 
 
 

 
Creation Kit - http://www.creationkit.com
NifSkope - http://niftools.sourceforge.net
NifMerge - http://niftools.sourceforge.net
SkyUI SDK - https://github.com/schlangster/skyui
SKSE - http://skse.silverlock.org/
 
Kasprutz kindly allowed me to use his original scripts and healing system as a base resource to learn how to create my own. Thank you very much.
 
 
 

 
DjaySaint @ LoversLab or Nexus
 
You can contact me via PM either on LoversLab or Nexus Mods.  I will not be sharing any other contact information, sorry.
 
Please do not contact Sunsakuka for anything related to this mod.  She only provided the characters.  I am handling anything related to the mod.  She will probably be unable to respond to specifics for troubleshooting or requests, or just direct you to me because she did not make the mod and cannot answer questions about it.
 
Please report any reproduce-able bugs or issues with steps on how to recreate the bug and a list of troubleshooting you have done.  I will try my best to work out any problems that may arise with this mod.  However, anything that is overtly obvious or already listed in the mod description will be ignored.  Sorry.
 
 
 

 
This mod is NOT to be redistributed or shared on any other site than LoversLab.  You are not allowed to share this mod outside of LoversLab.  Linking is fine, but any reuploads are strictly frowned upon and prohibited.
 
Because a lot of the tangible resources for this mod are not mine, I am NOT giving permission to use ANY resource from this mod whatsoever.  You will have to contact the original mod authors for permission to use any resource that was not made by me.
 
I am also NOT giving permission to make any mods with this as a base, or any mod that modifies this one whatsoever.  I do NOT want to see "customizer" mods or other silly things of the like.  If there are features you feel that should be included, please contact me for their inclusion and respect my wish that I do not want other mods that modify this one.  Thank you.
 
* This is due in part to recent theft of work for which other people have rereleased on their own sites or Nexus and got donations for work that wasn't theirs.  I am not naming names, but I'm sure people know who those individuals are.
 
Also I do not want any appearance mods based on these followers released because that goes against the scope of the original mod and devalues the work Sunsakuka did with her characters.
Modifying appearance for personal use is of course fine, nobody can and will stop you.  However, I respectfully request that no mods modifying the appearance of these followers, or any aspect of this mod whatsoever be released or shared publicly.  Again, please respect these wishes.
 
If I find this mod uploaded to other sites, or other mods released that modify this one, I will remove it.  I apologize if anyone has an issue with this decision, but I refuse to let others profit off of work they did not do and I will not be a conduit for profiteering off of other mod resources that I do not own.