Making Player Characters into NPCs Options

[SubRosa]

I found this little tidbit on the official forums, and thought I would share it for those people who use imaginary mods that include other characters in their games. Here is a way that you can create a character, save their face, and then use that face for an NPC which you create (or replace the face of an existing NPC). So you could make Darnand, save his face, replace Marcurio's face with Darnand's, and then change Marcurio's name to Darnand. You instantly have Darnand the follower. Or you could just make an entirely new NPC with that face. Or you could take your old player characters and turn them into followers for your latest character.

There's also a way you can use the Character Creation (showracemenu) to export faces for NPC creation.

Just adjust the sliders like normal and get the type of face you want. When you're done, open the console and type SPF <insert a name here>. The saved SPF file will default into your game's root folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steamapps\Common\Skyrim) Open the CK and go to the Character Gen Parts tab and click the "Import" button. Now you have an NPC with the desired face that you want in the game.

I've made a lot of unique looking NPC's and followers using this method.

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Oct 12 2012, 06:25 PM

[Grits]

Halfway there.

I've found that giving them no AI package at all still lets them sandbox in the immediate area, which is fine for my followers that I'm gathering up. A little research has me almost ready to make Denelle the Rorikstead merchant and Mikke the Dawnguard follower. They'll need something to do other than stand around.

But first I need to make NPC Abiene and Lildereth. They both need special hair, which I think I can manage. Plus Abiene is going to be a merchant to give her something non-decorative to do. There's a mod that would let her heal other characters as an NPC, but I fear for my struggling laptop. Some day...

[SubRosa]

Halfway there.

I've found that giving them no AI package at all still lets them sandbox in the immediate area, which is fine for my followers that I'm gathering up. A little research has me almost ready to make Denelle the Rorikstead merchant and Mikke the Dawnguard follower. They'll need something to do other than stand around.

But first I need to make NPC Abiene and Lildereth. They both need special hair, which I think I can manage. Plus Abiene is going to be a merchant to give her something non-decorative to do. There's a mod that would let her heal other characters as an NPC, but I fear for my struggling laptop. Some day...

Its Reservoir Dogs of Skyrim!

Are you going to make a new location for Mikke called Green River? Maybe the Green River Inn?

You could make Abiene a spell merchant and Restoration trainer.