The mechanics of this fix are explained here. If this bug has already been triggered and there is no previous 'clean face save', a new one can be created after curing vampirism by doing Falion's quest and then re-contracting the disease. Then, before becoming a full vampire, save the game as a fresh file and do not overwrite it. Jul 21, 2015 Page 1 of 2 - All vampires in game have dark brown faces - posted in General Skyrim Support: I am having the infamous vampire dark face tint issue that seems to be caused by Unofficial Skyrim Patch when installed through Mod Organizer. Apparently, this is due to some BSA priority issue caused by the way MO works. NPC appearance problems, dark face and neck gap are so common, especially when we started to install multiple NPC appearance mods. To understand why these bug occurs, we need to understand where is the problem. There are 3 things required to change an NPC appearance: 1, ESP entry for NPC adjustments, which you can see in Creation Kit or TES5Edit. Like I use Inhabitants of Skyrim for my NPC overhauling needs, and Lami in Morthal just does not come out right. Myself, some custom Elin companions of mine will always have dark faces upon a fresh install even if I copy over previously working facetints, and I have to re-export the exact same facetints to get them right.
This is a Skyrim bug unfortunately. There is only a temporary fix (nothing permanent exists, yet).
It happens when you perform a race change on a NPC. You can usually export facegen data for a NPC and package it with your mod, but I cannot export facegen for all the NPCs in Skyrim (you can turn almost anyone).
- Enter the console with ~
- type: setnpcweight 50 (any value from 1-100 will do)
This will reload the 3D model and help them match again (or a lot closer anyway).
UPDATE: I have scripted an automatic (temporary) fix in versions 6.8 and above. When you enter a cell it will attempt to refresh the 3D model of those NPCs you have turned. It is also scripted to occur every hour in game as you walk around. This should help alleviate the 'grey face bug', but you might see it disappear after a few seconds or after you wait. I have noticed that some NPCs cannot be fixed no matter what we do. Console commands and scripts refreshing the face are ineffectual for some models - perhaps they have unique textures beyond what average NPCs have.
Better Vampires Grey Face Bug Fix by Sjaybird
Sjaybird has created a step by step guide to fixing the grey or mismatching face bug for Better Vampires. It should help if you want to try and fix things yourself. http://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/566543-vampire-fix-by-brehanin/page-1785#entry36457540
Description
The dark face bug is everywhere and it's a big problem when you are creating new npcs in a mod specifically made for the PS4. This short tutorial is meant to help about that.
NPC creation:
- create an entirely new npc from scratch, DO NOT DUPLICATE AN EXISTING NPC,
- in the actor form, in 'Template Data', in 'ActorBase' choose the model your npc will use and select 'Use Traits' (leave the other data alone unless you know what you are doing). Do not edit the base actor you have chosen.
Once you have picked up a base actor for your npc, all the data on the 'Traits' tab of your npc form will be greyed out so that you cannot modify them. Modifying them would create the dark face bug you are trying to avoid. Consequently, you'll have to be careful about your choice, especially if your npc must use some vanilla dialogue because you won't be able to modify its voice type.
Hazel 4 2 2. In the example below, I'm using 'EncBandit04MissileNordF' as a base object for Griselda. In the preview window on the right, you can see that the face looks normal but the body doesn't look normal at all. Do not panic, this is of no importance at all,
Skyrim Special Edition Black Face
- in the Render View window, your character will show a similar problem at the neck; here too, do not panic, this is of no importance.
What is important is the result in game. Here is what Griselda looks like in game, no dark face bug, no weird neck!
What existing npcs should I use?
Any npc with one exception: do not use the presets, they will have the dark face bug.
Note:
Skyrim Vampire Dark Face Bug
Once you have finished, delete the 'Actor' folders that the CK created in Data/Meshes and Data/Textures. They contain unneeded face gen data.