Vault-Tec Enhanced FaceGen System - VEFS (2024)

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About this mod

Vault-Tec Enhanced FaceGen System (V.E.F.S) automates the process of generating face models and textures.

• FO4Edit 4.1.5 or later. Required for the xEdit script.
• X-Cell Fallout 4 - Required for the game to use preprocessed FaceGen files in several cases where it otherwise would not work. Required for both OG and NG versions.
• Fallout 4 Creation Kit - Not required if using the Quick Face Fix option. You can use the BethNet or Steam version, OG or NG versions all work. If using NG Creation Kit with downgraded game executable such as via the Simple Fallout 4 Downgrader, the powershell is programmed to detect the NG steam_api64_downgradeBackup.dll file if necessary and swap it so that it can run the Creation Kit. If you don't know what this means, don't worry about it.
• Creation Kit Platform Extended for Fallout 4 - Not required if using the Quick Face Fix option. You need version 0.4-b116 or later for properly compressed texture files. You cannot use the old CK Fixes as it doesn't contain the fixes required to get the FaceGen to work correctly from the command line.
• Far Harbor DLC - The vanilla game requires face tint textures in the Far Harbor DLC in order to generate even some vanilla NPC faces (e.g., Dr. Penske and Tina De Luca). This is not a hard requirement, but you may have NPCs with black face textures if these are missing.
• Windows 10 or newer - Certain features are not available on outdated operating systems.
  

Usage

1. Install requirements.
2. Extract Vault-Tec Enhanced FaceGen System to

Under the hood:
-Runs an xEdit script to determine what needs FaceGen and sets up FaceGenPatch.esp with all necessary masters required by your installed mods to properly generate the face.
-Generates the FaceGen for all affected NPCs with the Creation Kit. Textures are compressed directly via Creation Kit Platform Extended.
-Processes the FaceGen meshes through Elric. This fixes bugs that can otherwise occur, such as pointy hair that stretches for miles.
-Archives the files with Archive2.
-Cleans up leftover loose assets.

Known Limitations

• Mismatched texture sizes: Face, face details, and face tint masks should all use the same size textures, or else facegen can cause problems such as rusty faces. The xEdit script tries to make an intelligent list of textures that should all be the same size, but they may or may not affect NPCs depending on if only some are used on any particular NPC or not.
• Unsupported texture formats: Textures used for facegen generation must be in a format recognized by the Creation Kit for it to read it correctly. Hopefully anyone making textures for these has used the correct format, but it is possible there may be some out there that do not.
• Incorrectly made hair styles: Some hair style mods were not made with Creation Kit face generation in mind, and may cause issues with NPCs that use these hair styles. So long as the hair style remains unfixed, NPCs using these hair styles should receive the Is CharGen Face Preset flag so it is ignored for face generation.
• Altered face appearance: If you install textures that alter the face, or you add a plugin that changes the appearance of an NPC that already has facegen files for it installed, the Only Missing option will not be able to detect the change and add it for regeneration. The NPC will still have a face in such cases, but it may not reflect your installed changes. In such cases, you can simply generate all NPCs. Be aware that generating for all NPCs can require several gigabytes of space depending on how many NPCs are in the load order. At a later date, I may add an option to scan for changed faces and/or changed face textures.
• Multitasking if generating through Mod Organizer: If you are launching through MO2 and are at the Creation Kit FaceGen Generation texture conversion step, you cannot multitask, as it will be constantly taking over focus. This bug only affects MO2 users for reasons unknown. It may possibly be fixed somehow at a later date.
  

Github: https://github.com/DoubleYouC/FaceGen-Generator

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