I put female Redguard hair together in Racemenu (less scrolling). I also replaced the four vanilla female Redguard hairdos with KS hair and one from HG 2 (KS Hairdos required). I grouped hair from KS Hairdos, Holiday Gift Hairdos, and HG Hairdos 2. You can install my all in one (main file) or just the files for the hair mods you have in your game (optional files).This will not break NPC hair. It only affects what is visible to the player. I have about 600 female KS/HG/HG2 hairdos (I use reducers) and of those about 100 are female Redguard hairdos all in one place.
Installation and Load Order
Q: Which files should I install?
A: Any or all of them. My files work together and don't conflict with each other.
Just make sure you have the required mods (ie. KS/HG/HG2)
All In One Redguard F Grouped and Replacer KS/HG/HG2
- KS Hairdos- REQUIRED
- Holiday Gift Hairdos- REQUIRED
- HG Hairdos 2 - REQUIRED
- reducers (optional but recommended)
- Quality Over Quantity for KS and HG
- Trim That Hair for HG2
- any other hair replacer mods, ie Vanilla Hair Replacer (optional)
- KS/HG/HG2 Redguard F Grouped and Replacer - allow overwrite
- KS/HG/HG2 Hide Redguard F Copies (hide hair with old names)
- KS/HG/HG2 Redguard F Hair Grouped (add hair with new names)
- KS Hairdos Redguard F Replacer (only replaces the four Redguard F hairdos)
KS Hairdos Redguard F Replacer
- KS Hairdos - REQUIRED
HG 2 not required, Killshot w/o jewelry included w/ permission - KS Hairdos reducer, ie Quality Over Quantity - optional but recommended
- any other hair replacement mod(s), ie Vanilla Hair Replacer - optional
- KS Hairdos Redguard F Replacer (only replaces the four Redguard F hairdos)
KS Hairdos Redguard F Grouped
- KS Hairdos - REQUIRED
- KS Hairdos reducer, ie Quality Over Quantity - optional but recommended
- KS Hairdos Grouped
* KS Hairdos Hide Redguard F Copies (hide hair with old names)
* KS Hairdos Redguard F Hair Grouped (add hair with new names)
Holiday Gift Hairdos Redguard F Grouped
- Holiday Gift Hairdos - REQUIRED
- Holiday Gift Hairdos reducer, ie Quality Over Quantity - optional but recommended
- Holiday Gift Hairdos Grouped - allow to overwrite a few tweaked assets
* Holiday Gift Hairdos Hide Redguard F Copies (hide hair with old names)
* Holiday Gift Hairdos Redguard F Hair Grouped (add hair with new names)
HG Hairdos 2 Redguard F Grouped
- HG Hairdos 2 - REQUIRED
- HG Hairdos 2 reducer, ie Trim That Hair - optional but recommended
- HG Hairdos 2 Grouped - allow to overwrite a few tweaked assets
* HG Hairdos 2 Hide Redguard F Copies (hide hair with old names)
* HG Hairdos 2 Redguard F Hair Grouped (add hair with new names)
Uninstall
First, make sure you are not wearing the hair with new names.
If you put the new name hair on any NPCs, take it off them.
Safe to uninstall when no one is wearing the hair.
If you are wearing the hair and it is uninstalled, you will be bald.
Picture Credits
My two hair models are my Nessa preset and xStrawberryEclaire's Katire preset.
My models are shown withBnP Female Skinby swefrida and my Dark Eyes.
I haveCathedral Weathers and Seasons. I do not use any ENB nor Reshade.
Vanilla HDRmakes harsh outdoor lighting much softer.
Permission to Use and Change HG and HG 2 Assets
HG: "you can do anything you want with them , it really not my place to dictate permission I don’t want to parade around sth I didn’t make as my own, they are ported" - summerdew/lemonbalmtea
HG 2: "If you use any of them in your mod just credit KS Hairdos, and Kalilies, this mod wouldn't exist without her porting tutorial " - lemonbalmtea
I did not package any assets from KS Hairdos, just added esp files that tweak what is visible and made renamed hair copies that use existing KS assets.
Big, BIG thank you to Kalilies, Stealthic, and lemonbalmtea/summerdew!
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: I can't download HG/HG2 hair because it is bigger than Mega's daily free limit.
A: You can. Here's a faster way to download HG Hairdos 2 (thanks queercherry for the info)
When the Mega page loads, click the "..." that shows up on the far right when you put your cursor over the file.
From there go to Download --> Download as ZIP. Once it downloads (it's a ZIP with a ZIP inside), extract the ZIP.
This produces a normal folder with the actual HG Hairdos 2 ZIP in it. Then just install the ZIP with your mod manager.
HG Hairdos 2 can also be downloaded over several sessions if you don't download as zip because it is larger than Mega's daily free limit. However, Mega will resume your download from where you left off the last time.
Q: Where are the image galleries showing all the hair in KS/HG/HG2?
A: Find them here:
- KS image gallery in the description of KS Hairdos(see spoilers)
- HG image gallery in the images of Quality Over Quantity
- HG2 image gallery in the images of Trim That Hair
Q: Will your hair grouping mod break anything?
A: No. NPCs can still use any hair that I hid. NPC replacers that require KS/HG/HG2 will still work fine. If you use a player preset that includes hidden hair, you might not see it in Racemenu. Just go find it in the new Redguard hair section or load the head mesh (nif file, if included).
Q: Did you rename the hair?
A: No, I made copies with new names. The hair with the old names is still there, just hidden from the player. I made renamed hair that uses the same assets (meshes/textures) as the old hair. I also added a few new hairdos with black and white recolors of hair wraps. I also added a few hairdo variations without jewelry.
Q: Will this hair work in newly made NPC replacers and player presets?
A: Technically yes but then your replacer/preset would require my file(s). That's fine if it's fine with you. If not, use the original hair with the old names. Then people will only require KS/HG/HG2 for your replacer/preset. You can unhide the hair I hid if you want to use the hair with the old names in replacers/presets. See next question.
Q: How do I unhide the hair you hid?
A: To unhide all the hairdos I hid, disable the esp file(s) with "Hide Redguard F Hair Copies" in the name. If you just want to unhide a few individual hairdos, don't disable the esp. Edit the .esp file(s) in SSEedit. Change the hair's Playable flag from 0 or unchecked to 1 or checked. Be sure you do this in the "Hide Redguard F Hair Copies" esp file, not the original KS/HG/HG2 esp file.
Q: How do I hide the new hair you renamed/added?
A: Use SSEedit to edit the esp file(s) with "Redguard F Hair Grouped" in the name. Change the hair's Playable flag from 1 or checked to 0 or unchecked. Be sure you do this in the "Redguard F Hair Grouped" file, not the original KS/HG/HG2 files nor the "Hide" files.
Q: Will you make a version of this mod with less hair?
A: Maybe. Probably not. Even with reducers, I have ~500 Nord/Imperial/Breton/Akaviri F hairdos and only ~100 Redguard F hairdos. See the question above.
Q: I don't like the black and white hair wraps! I want the old colored hair wraps back.
A: The colored wrap hairdos are still there, just hidden. NPCs will still use them. You can unhide them for players. See previous questions.
Q: Why is the wrap on Vobla all black and featureless? Why are the Danielle hair accessories all black and featureless?
A: Don't know but suspect the polygons are ordered backwards so maybe the normals are backwards. I tried everything else I could think of to fix them. Changed the shader from hair tint to default. Changed the esp flag to solid tint. Checked texture paths in nifskope. If I ever learn how to import/export meshes in Skyrim properly, I might get around to fixing them. I did adjust several other accessories but couldn't fix those two.
Q: Can you group the Redguard hair in ApachiiSky Hair?
A: Maybe. I got permission from apachii so I might.
Q: Can you add this or that hair that you didn't include?
A: Maybe. Please post a request with the exact name of the hair and the mod it's from as it appears in Racemenu. I deliberately left out most hair that clips into the chest.
Q: Will you make a version of this mod for Redguard male hair?
A: Yes! Stay tuned...
Q: Will you make a version of this mod for Akaviri M/F hair?
A: Maybe eventually, not soon. Feel free to do it first.
Q: Will you make a version of this mod for all hair in KS/HG/HG2, grouped by length and texture?
A: Probably not. You feel free to do that though.
Q: What did you change/add?
A: See details in the spoiler.
Spoiler:
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KS
- added IsmaelF (replaces vanilla)
HG2
- added Killshot without jewelry
- added Dalia2 without long strands on face
- 4 colors of headband for Lance (txtr AND MESHES)
- reduce clipping of headband on Lance
- 3 colors of headband for Bedtime (txtr AND MESHES)
- SassyQueen (HG2, 444/Dread/SassQAC.dds AND MESH)
- changed NotHereToConform meshes to one color
(4uplod-M/444/Conform, 3 MESHES)
- changed HG2 BinkyBoo (HG 2 BinkyBoo textures)
- changed HG2 Diamandis (4upload/2/Diamandis.dds)
HG
- 3 colors for Jayde (update 2, txtr AND MESH)
- added Piece with no jewelry (HG upd 1 texture and mesh)
- MsFear (HG update 1, texture, not _n, ACC MESH upd 2)
- Kenzie (HG update 2, sulsul.dds, sulsul_n.dds)
- Kanita, Lips (HG update 2, zoe.dds, zoe_n.dds) ZOE mesh/txtr
- Krissy/LetsFrompiNu (HG update 2, letsfrompinu and _n)
- changed HG Zoey (HG upd 2, zoe.dd, zoe_n.dds)
- changed HG Summercurls (HG upd 2,copy phaedra -> summercurls w/ curl alpha)
- changed HG Signature, uses summercurls texture
- puffed acc texture (hg update 2, puffed acc texture AND MESH)
- Isabeau acc texture (hg update 2, isabeau acc texture AND MESH)
- BeachLife (hg update 2, beachlife acc texture AND MESH)
- Vobla (hg update 1, vobla acc texture AND MESH default shader)
- Danielle (hg update 1, MESH default shader not hair tint)
- Gaia same as above but upd 2
- Mya acc texture (hg update 2, mya acc texture)
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