The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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25 Mar, 2012 @ 10:44am
9 Feb, 2013 @ 10:29am
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Lydia Facelift

Description
An alternate look for everyone's favorite Housecarl.

Version WITHOUT tattoo: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=125868302

Comments and suggestions are welcome! Hope you enjoy it and be sure to leave a rating if you do!

Also does the following:
- Replaces Lydia's default inventory with Fine Clothes and Boots for when she's in your house
- Adds a set of steel armor and greatsword as regular inventory items that can be traded
- Makes Lydia an essential npc so she takes a knee instead of dying
- Makes Lydia more proficient with two-handed weapons
- Sets her level cap to 81 so she'll always be the same level as you

---Lydia's level stuck at the default 50? Here's how to fix it.---

1. Dismiss Lydia from your service.
2. Open console (~) and click on Lydia so she's selected.
3. Type setlevel 1000,0,6,81 and hit enter.
4. Close the console (~) and reopen it. Lydia should still be selected, if not, select her again.
5. Type getlevel to confirm that she's now the same level as you.

---If you're curious what "setlevel 1000,0,6,81" does...---
The first number is the NPC's level compared to yours in tenths of a percent (so 1000 * 0.1% = 100%).
The second number is how many levels to add to that (0 for no change or a +/- value to change).
The third number is the minimum level and the fourth number is the maximum level for the NPC.

If you part ways and she goes back home she'll be wearing her default outfit but will still have whatever armor and weapons you've given her in her inventory. When you ask her to follow you, trade with her to get her to equip her gear again.

Shown with:
Real Skin and Improved Chargen for Women
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=115482878

---CONFLICTS---
If Lydia's face and body color are mismatched or she doesn't appear to have changed at all, you probably have a conflict with another mod. This mod is likely to conflict with other mods which directly edit Lydia in any way, such as Essential Followers or Fixed Followers Light.

If you're having issues, try subscribing to this mod AFTER the other mods or adjusting the load order manually in Data Files from the launcher.
77 Comments
LordOfLimes 8 Jul, 2023 @ 5:53pm 
DARK/DISCOLORED FACE BUG FIX:
(The tutorial below is meant for Special Edition, but it might still work for Skyrim LE and the LE CreationKit. It's super easy and effective, so I thought I'd share it here even though I'm literally a decade late.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10vmDf2EAJc
LordOfLimes 8 Jul, 2023 @ 5:44pm 
Hey, Learnado!
I love this mod and have used it back in the days before modding Special Edition was good. However, due to all the advances in SE modding, I've been updating my modlist for a new SE play-through and I ended up porting this mod manually because I couldn't find a Lydia mod I liked as much! Would it be alright if I posted the SE port of this mod to the Nexus and giving crediting you as creator? I'd love to keep it updated and available for the next generation of players! ( ( : )
Matrix 18 Oct, 2020 @ 11:42am 
does this still work? Do you just subscribe?
Jinx | BuBu 11 Aug, 2016 @ 4:02pm 
now she looks kinda like Evie from Assassins Creed :D nice^^
Leonardo  [author] 10 Jan, 2016 @ 10:10am 
Try turning off all your other mods except this one and seeing if it still happens.
† Glory 9 Jan, 2016 @ 3:57pm 
This happens with all mods linked to Lydia's face change, when you give her a 1hand weapon/take it from her shes in an endless loop of Drawing the weapon, the noise is annoying as hell, it looks stupid- If possible fix it please It will make me install such things :steamfacepalm:
Hogman The Intruder 9 Jul, 2015 @ 10:10pm 
Great mod. I avoid helms that cover her face now :D:

The only bug I've experience is when she equips a 1h and shield. Lydia gets stuck in a loop of the draw weapon animation after I draw my own. It happened after exiting one of the mountain passes and continued to happen afterwards. I armed her with a 2h weapon and no bugs so far.
Leonardo  [author] 6 May, 2015 @ 4:42pm 
That's most likely a conflict with another mod that's chaning Lydia's appearance, you can try loading this mod last and see if that helps.
jointoperation 6 May, 2015 @ 12:15pm 
I got the mod, but Lydias face is just darker than the rest of her body :/
Leonardo  [author] 5 May, 2015 @ 6:59pm 
It works without that mod, it just wont look exactly like the screenshots above.