Pink face on one race... PROBLEM SOLVED

[Ty Tanium]

Howdy Gamestar's, 'sup?

Welllll... I got a problem. I recently installed New Vegas FCO (Fallout Character Overhaul) Ran it for a while, then removed it. Now I seem to have a mesh missing.

I got back everybody except NPC's of African-American appearance... I am ABSOLUTELY serious... one race only has now got pink/purple faces.

Hands and other body parts/appendages etc. not affected, only heads and faces.

Has anyone sufferd this set-back too? If so, any suggestions/recommendations for a fix? I downloaded the FCO Pink Face fix mod but the problem is still there.

Even if I could identify the particular original mesh file for this appearance issue I could manually repair the issue.

Any ideas/ suggestions gratefully received.
Cheers,
T

[Vex Hilarius]

Verify the game files and/or turn off Archive Validation and back on.

[Ty Tanium]

Howdy Louis,
Tried the archive invalidation but didn't think to verify, thanks pardner. let's see what happens.
Happy Trails.
Cheers,
T

[Ty Tanium]

Howdy Gamestars, 'sup?
Well, tried everything... tried "validating", tried dropping out ALL character/NPC mods, deleted all save games (in game) and, eventually, reinstalled the game from fresh and reactivated certain "texture" and equipment mods and guess what?

Still have one race with pink faces...

Out of ideas, anybody else got any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers pardners,
T

[Ty Tanium]

Howdy Gamestars, 'sup?
Still trying to pin this one down, it would seem, from following all discussions that reference "pink faces", that it has been problematic since around 2014/2015.

Is there a way to manually retrieve particular meshes if they have disappeared does anyone know?
Cheers,
T

[Winchester]

Originally posted by neorayne62:

Howdy Gamestars, 'sup?
Well, tried everything... tried "validating", tried dropping out ALL character/NPC mods, deleted all save games (in game) and, eventually, reinstalled the game from fresh and reactivated certain "texture" and equipment mods and guess what?

Still have one race with pink faces...

Out of ideas, anybody else got any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers pardners,
T

What race has the "pink face" also what mods do you have on?

[Ty Tanium]

Howdy pardner,
The race that has the missing face mesh, or the glitched mesh, is (this is embarassing...!!!) African-American NPC's - and please, don't think for one minute that I'm being funny or racial, I just don't know where the mesh went and I can't seem to gt it back.

I have dropped a great number of the "texture/mesh" mods that I was running and minimised any game changing mods such as colour changers, weather mods etc.

Here's the ESM and .esp list and the order in which they load; I did consider, already, whether clothing and armor mods such as neckchains, scarves, bandannas, hats etc. might interfere with NPC head meshes but then reasoned that if it were true for one type of NPC it should be the same effect on all NPCs.


ESMs and ESPs Load order

Fallout NV.esm
DeadMoney.esm
HonestHearts.esm
OldWorldBlues.esm
LonesomeRoad.esm
CaravanPack.esm
ClassicPack.esm
MercenaryPack.esm
TribalPack.esm
GunRunnersArsenal.esm
NewCalifornia.esm
LargeGoodspringsPlayerHome.esm
Survivalist Bunker.esm
MongoGhost.esm
RHKGilbertCompanion.esm
Jill.esm
SomeguySeries.esm
SpeedyResources.esm
Factions Reloaded – Merge.esm
Wsex.esm
YUP – Base game + All DLC.esm

Sink Balcony Wall Remover.esp
OWB – Improved Transportalponder.esp
OWB Valence Mask.esp
OWB Valence Extra.esp
OWB Stealth Field Suit.esp
OWB Moddable FIDO.esp
OWB More Vendor Caps.esp
OWB Companion Teleport.esp
Type_3m Clothing OWB.esp
Honest hearts hideout.esp
Honest hearts weight check.esp
Courier 6 Zion safehouse.esp
No weapon remove dead money.esp
Dead Money – No collar explosion and No poison cloud.esp
NoBombCollarNoToxicCloud.esp
Nevada Outlaws.esp
Area 51 – Project Roswell.esp
NewVegasBounties.esp
NewCalifornia Courier Stash Control.esp
NewCalifornia DLC Control.esp
Falloutshelter Player Home.esp
Courier 6 Novac compound.esp
Portable tent.esp
Player Vertibird.esp
The Inheritance.esp
ChineseAssaultRifle.esp
FNV .308 Marksman Carbine.esp
TwiceAsFastVATS.esp
[atomic mods] backpacks_nv_eng.esp
Type 3M clothing_AddOn_only.esp
CamoBodysuit.esp
HDTShop.esp
T3Belts_BootsNV.esp
Type3 Leather Armors.esp
LeatherJacketArmor.esp
Eyepatch.esp
GypsyOutfitsNV.esp
VegasOutfits.esp
Grave_Digger_v021.esp
JRougeRangerCoats4Loot.esp
JRougeRangerCoats4Free.esp
Wasteland Stealth Armor NV.esp
Josexysleepwear.esp
NEVECBodysuit.esp
VegasChokers.esp
Neckchains.esp
Leather Armors.esp
LexFONVclothingI.esp
Bella.esp
Veronica_no_hood.esp
Cass.esp
MongoGhostCompanion.esp
SarahCompanion.esp
SunnyCompanion.esp
Roberts_NewVegas.esp
No extreme female hairstyles.esp
MojaveDelight.esp
Sex Sounds Fix.esp
ExpertCowboy.esp
wsexInnuendoAnims.esp
wsex.InnuendoNPCs.esp
CompanionDeEquip.esp
Companions Relax.esp
RemoteControlCompanions.esp
Companions.esp
UnlimitedCompanionsFix.esp
UnlimitedCompanionsScriptFix.esp
UnlimitedCompanions.esp
UnofficialPatchNVSE.esp
Dynamic Time Scale.esp
DLC Disable-R.esp
Exploding Head Bugfix.esp
YUP – NPC Fixes (Base Game + All DLC).esp


There it is, everything currently running herein. I also have the 4GB memory patch running along with, as I've mentioned prior, NVAC, NVSE, NVSR,

Also, through FOMM, Roberts body Mods and patches as well as "for Breeze male Bodies 48848-1-2"

Any ideas you can offer would be gratefully appreciated.
Cheers,
T

[Ty Tanium]

Hey Pardners,
Another thought just occurred to me - at one point I had the mod Fallout Characters Overhaul active... I also applied the FCO Pink Faces fix.

Is it possible that saves cached in "the cloud" are still influencing the current game? I have deleted ALL saved games since I uninstalled the Fallout Characters Overhaul, perhaps it is a "remnant" of having this mod set installed that's causing the problem - how do we erase saves from the cloud?

Is there a particular file/folder location in the Steam/ Fallout New Vegas folder in my PC that's carrying something over?

Whaddaya think?
Cheers,
T

[Frank Horrigan]

Originally posted by neorayne62:

Hey Pardners,
Another thought just occurred to me - at one point I had the mod Fallout Characters Overhaul active... I also applied the FCO Pink Faces fix.

Is it possible that saves cached in "the cloud" are still influencing the current game? I have deleted ALL saved games since I uninstalled the Fallout Characters Overhaul, perhaps it is a "remnant" of having this mod set installed that's causing the problem - how do we erase saves from the cloud?

Is there a particular file/folder location in the Steam/ Fallout New Vegas folder in my PC that's carrying something over?

Whaddaya think?
Cheers,
T

Here is a reddit post/thread on this issue.

https://www.reddit.com/r/FalloutMods/comments/3qwpc9/fallout_character_overhaul_30_released/

Steam thread that also helps: https://steamcommunity.com/app/22380/discussions/0/485623406940725517/

Here is all the information you will need.

[Ty Tanium]

Howdy Stormy,
Have been there and covered those... I've been working this problem for a while now and have read/watched everything I've been able to scrounge up. I am tending, now, toward thinking that it may be a "corruption" of the Fallout.ini from some mod change. I'm now tearing apart my .ini files to make sure I'm only running an unchanged "vanilla" .ini

If I can't pull it out at that then I'm going to eliminate FONV from this here PC, uninstall it at my Steam page and delete all content and reference to it then go back and re-install a "squeaky clean" copy.

I really don't know why it's being such a rascal to get to the bottom of this.
Cheers,
T

[Ty Tanium]

Howdy pardners,
Took everything down last night, deleted/erased and shredded everything connected with FOMM and FONV. Re-installed the game overnight and re-downloaded a limited number of base mods.

So, now I have
Fallout New Vegas ArchiveInvalidation Invalidated-35935
FNV 4GB Patch
FOMM Fixer-48085-V1-1
New Vegas Tick Fix
NVAC
NVSE
Unofficial Patch NVSE

Within the loadout;

FalloutNV.esm
DeadMoney.esm
HonestHearts.esm
LonesomeRoad.esm
OldWorldBlues.esm
TribalPack.esm
MercenaryPack.esm
ClassicPack.esm
CaravanPack.esm
GunRunnersArsenal.esm
YUP – Base Game + All DLC.esm

SunnyCompanion.esp
Cass.esp
Bella.esp
MojaveDelight.esp
Unlimited Companions SCRIPT FIX.esp
UnlimitedCompanions.esp
DIM TYPE3clothesRetail.esp
Exploding Head Bugfix.esp
Unofficial Patch NVSE.esp
YUP – NPC Fixes (Base Game + All DLC).esp

Dramatically cut down load out reduces possibility of mod-glitch BUT we still have those pink faces Houston...

I think the only thing left is to take down ALL modifiers and put them in 1 by 1 and start the game after each addition.

Any other suggestions welcomed.
Cheers,
T

[Ty Tanium]

Howdy Gamestars,
Well, stripped out everything except this,

FalloutNV.esm
DeadMoney.esm
HonestHearts.esm
LonesomeRoad.esm
OldWorldBlues.esm
TribalPack.esm
MercenaryPack.esm
ClassicPack.esm
CaravanPack.esm
GunRunnersArsenal.esm

No mods at all, no anti-anythings loaded, no fixers or gameplay extenders/controllers...just this and NO pink faces.

If anyone has any suggestion, based on the lists I've posted previously I would appreciate it... maybe you're seeing something I'm not.
Cheers,
T

[Ty Tanium]

HAH...!!! Howdy pardners,
Found 1 mod that changes African-American skin tone to pink.

Rose of Sharon Cassidy-50242-

Could be the answer, going to keep checking 1 by 1

Long day but that's it. In my system/game, for some unfathomable reason, the above mod changes the faces, on a certain race, pink.

Don't get me wrong, it may not be the mod above, per se... it could be that this mod conflicted with another mod I had loaded. The point is that, and this is where I fell down, if you put a mod in your game you should check right away to see if it's caused a malfunction.
Cheers,
T