Black Face Bug

[Cote D'ivoire]

After i installed the mod called "total character makeover" this problem began.. it bothers me so much. if you go take a look at my screenshot it will show you exactly how the problem look like please help me.

[Futa Fanatic]

cant see any screenshot, but black face bug is due to running out of ram

[★Kelvy★]

No^, it is facegendata it is does this when using CBBE, UNP etc. If you have change hair/faces(though CK) on NPCs with a hair mod you need to use CK to fix.
If it is the mod not sure what to do, but I have it and don't get it, also have 20 NPCs with different hair styles and face changes.
Must use ctrl and F4 to fix each face in CK and save.

[gokudre]

What atually works is moving anything that changes face/hair to the bottom of your load order. i use WICO.. once i moved all three to the very bottom of the load order all black face issues diappeared.

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2136/?tab=4&&navtag=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexusmods.com%2Fskyrimspecialedition%2Fajax%2Fcomments%2F%3Fmod_id%3D2136%26page%3D1%26sort%3DDESC%26pid%3D0%26thread_id%3D5005890&pUp=1

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[DrNewcenstein]

What worked for me was rebuilding my Improved Housecarls and Hirelings mod, which also tweaked several vanilla faces, in the Special Edition CK and re-exporting their FaceGen data, and removing the pre-Special Edition FaceGen data folder for the original version of the mod.
However, I was not having trouble with the faces in that mod, even though I did extensive face tweaks.
That fixed the blackface bug in my Thalmor Hunters mod, which featured custom NPCs, even though I had re-exported those in SE CK several times to try and fix the problem.

[Cote D'ivoire]

I disabled the mod but the problem is still there

[SpeedFreak1972]

well the black face bug can be very annoying that's for sure.

[lupus_hegemonia]

"Black Faces" is an ORDER LOADING LIST bug. I'm using the very same mod for NPCs (combo with another, "Divinity"), and I have no problem (any more, I learned).

You placing the overhaul mod bellow EVERYTHING changing NPCs. And if you have RS Children overhaul too, the kids' mod bellow all the NPC mods.

...Just downloading mods and installing isn't "modding"; you need to LEARN many things.
Check the superb guide (in Nexus) "S.E.P.T.I.M.".

[DACS]

Originally posted by gokudre:

What atually works is moving anything that changes face/hair to the bottom of your load order. i use WICO.. once i moved all three to the very bottom of the load order all black face issues diappeared.

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2136/?tab=4&&navtag=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexusmods.com%2Fskyrimspecialedition%2Fajax%2Fcomments%2F%3Fmod_id%3D2136%26page%3D1%26sort%3DDESC%26pid%3D0%26thread_id%3D5005890&pUp=1

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This solved it for me... I love you... T.T

[Darth_Andrea]

Originally posted by gokudre:

What atually works is moving anything that changes face/hair to the bottom of your load order. i use WICO.. once i moved all three to the very bottom of the load order all black face issues diappeared.

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2136/?tab=4&&navtag=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexusmods.com%2Fskyrimspecialedition%2Fajax%2Fcomments%2F%3Fmod_id%3D2136%26page%3D1%26sort%3DDESC%26pid%3D0%26thread_id%3D5005890&pUp=1

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One problem with moving these types of mods in my load order is Nexus Mod Manager seems to lock some mods in position. Apachii Hair for example is locked at the top of my load order and will not go any lower.

[Conan Rorschach]

The fastest way to fix it is to click on npc and type the command SETNPCWEIGHT 10, but the problem is that if you enter or leave some store/house/cave it back to the dark face, the mod is the best solution.

[DylMan62]

If anyone's still looking for the fix, I made a mod that contains instructions on how to fix it. Not self promoting, just trying to help. Give it a go, if it doesn't work, leave a comment or PM me. https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/10522

[NitzanHavoc]

Originally posted by gokudre:

What atually works is moving anything that changes face/hair to the bottom of your load order. i use WICO.. once i moved all three to the very bottom of the load order all black face issues diappeared.

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2136/?tab=4&&navtag=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexusmods.com%2Fskyrimspecialedition%2Fajax%2Fcomments%2F%3Fmod_id%3D2136%26page%3D1%26sort%3DDESC%26pid%3D0%26thread_id%3D5005890&pUp=1

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This fixed it for me, thank you so much!!!

And just to add a little info, I used the Skyrim Special Edition in-game mods menu to change the load order of mods, but then again - I have so far only used in-game mods (those offered in the in-game mods menu). This might be irrelevant for those using Vortex or others to download directly from Nexus (which has tons of mods and options you won't find in the in-game menu and is very recommended for anyone too n00b to know of it, like I was until not long ago, nine divines bless Nexus and the heroes contributing to it!!!)

[loki]

Originally posted by gokudre:

What atually works is moving anything that changes face/hair to the bottom of your load order. i use WICO.. once i moved all three to the very bottom of the load order all black face issues diappeared.

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2136/?tab=4&&navtag=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexusmods.com%2Fskyrimspecialedition%2Fajax%2Fcomments%2F%3Fmod_id%3D2136%26page%3D1%26sort%3DDESC%26pid%3D0%26thread_id%3D5005890&pUp=1

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Thank you for this suggestion! This worked perfectly. I didn't even think about doing that. :D

[MIKEZBROKEN]

Originally posted by gokudre:

What atually works is moving anything that changes face/hair to the bottom of your load order. i use WICO.. once i moved all three to the very bottom of the load order all black face issues diappeared.

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2136/?tab=4&&navtag=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexusmods.com%2Fskyrimspecialedition%2Fajax%2Fcomments%2F%3Fmod_id%3D2136%26page%3D1%26sort%3DDESC%26pid%3D0%26thread_id%3D5005890&pUp=1

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Thanks so much for this tip.

[ralphtobybob]

Originally posted by lupus_hegemonia:

"Black Faces" is an ORDER LOADING LIST bug. I'm using the very same mod for NPCs (combo with another, "Divinity"), and I have no problem (any more, I learned).

You placing the overhaul mod bellow EVERYTHING changing NPCs. And if you have RS Children overhaul too, the kids' mod bellow all the NPC mods.

...Just downloading mods and installing isn't "modding"; you need to LEARN many things.
Check the superb guide (in Nexus) "S.E.P.T.I.M.".

Not only that, sometimes it's the fact that some mods have known conflicts that's the problem. I don't want to name names but I found out about one major conflict from one mod author's website that I only found because I was looking for a solution to a problem after rereading the docs, requirements and a file by file check of the download and installation didn't find any problems.
.
Rather than take sides, I'm doing an 'until I'm bored' playthrough with one of them, and a later one with the other.