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Heritage

Hello everyone,

With this mod, I have adjusted the appearances of most human characters in the game, doing so in the following ways:

* Redesigned the randomized customization values for both sexes of all major races in the game (used mostly by regular NPCs).

* Removed randomization from existing 'special' NPC appearance presets, redesigning some as necessary.

* Created distinct, static appearance presets for 105 select named NPCs, spread out across every race and most factions.

* Adjusted nearly all of the character creation race presets.


My goal for this project is to improve the aesthetic quality of NPCs and thralls generally, contrasting with that of the base game, which creates some rather... interesting looks. I took inspiration from the descriptions of the various races in Robert E. Howard's stories (as well as their real-world analogues) to try and be as faithful to the source material as I could.

However, as the customization in CE is rather limited, the NPCs may at times be a bit 'same-y', but I thought this preferable to the alternative.

I have listed out some of the changes made, characters affected, and other statistics in the Heritage of the Hyborian Age documentation guide.

Some other changes include:

* The Zamorian and Zingaran races were completely rebuilt, contrasting greatly with the Darfari / Kushites they previously resembled.

* Blonde hair may now appear on Nordheimers across the Exiled Lands and the among the Heirs of the North, reflecting the heritage of the Aesir. However, the Aesir and Vanir Loysing factions of Siptah will be wholly blonde or red-haired, respectively.

* Female bust sizes have been balanced so that they no longer fall outside the slider maximum (they'll still be decently-endowed on average, this is Conan after all).

* Eye and lip makeup selections have been expanded for the ladies of most races, and nearly all male characters had their guyliner taken away.

* Males are on average taller than their female counterparts within-race, and certain races are on average taller or shorter than others.


The mod's functions are performed via conventional table mergers and control table mergers, so it should be compatible with a wide range of mods and resistant to future updates. However, mods that assign new race templates to NPCs, or those which affect the weighting of male vs female spawns, are likely to cause issues with this. If issues do occur, I'd recommend placing this mod lower in the load order.

There is an issue in the base game where female NPCs suffer from warped face and body sliders, most visible with a pinched nose. Their appearance after refreshing their equipment / relogging is their correct look. Additionally, faces sometimes look bloated with certain emotes, again not the fault of the mod.

The mod can be added / removed mid-playthrough without issue.



* Will this mod affect my existing thralls?
Your existing thralls (either placed, in inventory, or on the wheel) will be unaffected. Only newly-spawned NPCs will use these new values.

* What happens if I disable / remove the mod?
Newly-spawned NPCs will return to using the base game presets, however any thralls you acquired while using the mod will retain their looks.

* Do you plan on creating distinct appearances for every named thrall?
There's quite a lot of named thralls (and limited customization options), so that won't be feasible, however I may add more over time. Suggestions are welcome, though I won't guarantee acting on them.

* Would you consider incorporating customization options added by other mods?
Not in this mod, no, as I want it to remain standalone. However, I'd be willing to create separate plug-ins for, as I have for expanding hair color selections with Heritage True Hair Addon for use with either True (Hair) Colors mods.

* Would you add beards for random NPCs?
Beards have been added only to randomized Shemites so far. Hair color and facial hair color are selected independently, so implementing beards for races with more than one color is a problem.

* Will you warp the mod to satisfy my fetishes?
No.


Feedback, suggestions, criticism, veiled threats, and other assorted commentary are welcome.

I hope you all enjoy,

Dread Swoop


Mod ID: 3423068671


NOTE: Some images provided may use hair color selections from True (Hair) Colors V2, which I would recommend. As well, some images may have lighting from an as-of-yet unpublished mod of mine. Pictures are usually taken at 8:30 AM, subject sunward-facing.


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