SMCO (Optional, for texture/BSA optimization) Get SMCO here TES5Edit for clening the file and remove dependencies Get Tes5Edit here ECE installed and working in your Skyrim game.
Creation Kit tweaked to load/work with multiple masters get the working. A deep info about NPC customization (a dd custom armor/spells/other assets to your NPC) Racemenu or Racemenu workarounds to work with ECE How to install ECE and is requirements How to install and set up Creation Kit to load multiple master files
What this tutorial will not cover but provide links: Part 6 - Remove Masters/dependencies, create body variations, packing the files for backup/distribution and optimize the Mod files.ġ - How to export the needed ECE files to recreate the face Ģ - How to import the ECE face into Creation Kit ģ - How to make the NPC standalone (independent of any mod setup) Ĥ - How to set up the basic traits to make the NPC a follower and place it in the Skyrim world ĥ - How to remove unneeded masters, create additional body types variants and pack the files to share your custom follower Part 5 - Adding custom default armor and weapons to follower
This will be a very long post, it is a step-by-step process to create an NPC based on an Enhanced Character Edit (ECE) 1.4 preset.
