This '.nif' model (which corresponds to the torso) is called by the vanilla Skyrim game: 'femalebody_0.nif' (orfemalebody _1.nif which we'll get into). By default if your character has no armor on they will be given a set of underwear and won't actually be naked. It is a 3D model ranging from hands, gloves, shoes, helms, but most commonly armors/body and leg clothes (never faces/heads when it comes to Bodyslide), and most importantly the 'naked' body. It does not mean a specific costume, dress, or armor. Like any other mod, nif files will be outputted to your Data folder in the Skyrim directory and will then replace the corresponding nif file built into the game. nif files are specific outfits within the game that will be replaced when you generate a nif file from Bodyslide. Most importantly each one of these will generate a specific '.nif' file. You may have hundreds of these if you've downloaded a lot of armor/clothing mods from the Nexus. This guide will assume you know very little about modding or how mods work in Skyrim.Īt the very top of Bodyslide is the 'Outfit/Body' dropdown. The usage of Bodyslide and its inner working is the primary goal of this document. Bodyslide is a separate application/program that you use outside a game to change what people look like in game.

But Bodyslide lets you customize body proportions yourself. And even more importantly this can all be modified in CBBE's partner program, BodySlide.īy itself CBBE does a lot - namely replacing skin textures and changing the default female NPCs bodies to whatever you chose in the install. This goes beyond simply what their skin texture looks like but how large their shoulders, hips, and 'endowments' are. Replaces all the skin textures of the stock NPC models.Ģ. Replaces the default shape of what female NPCs look like. CBBE is a Skyrim mod that accomplishes does a number of things, but mostly it:ġ.

It allows users to customize the bodies of females in Skyrim. Bodyslide an application often packaged alongside Caliente's Beautiful Bodies Enhancer (CBBE).

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