Eyes of the Beholder
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.9% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #5 of 699 Character Customisation mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
...that's where beauty is in, right? ✨
See list of compatible mods below. Also now included a template + beginner-friendly guide for creating custom eye presets!
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What is this mod?
To explain briefly, the eye colors in Character Customization have limited versatility. Meaning the eyecolor options can currently only edit exactly this; the eyecolor (and some misc parameters). Yet, the same red eye color looks different on a Human than it does on a Tiefling - because of the difference in eye textures used. Meaning if you give a Human said Tiefling eye textures, for example; they can glow!
Essentially what I've done is created a masterfile that replaces the eye material on all the heads, but only within CC (currently only for players, not guardians) - so this won't affect any NPCs. Because of this all you have to do after is simply install and load any chosen eye preset, and all the heads in CC will now be using this one - and these are easily swappable too. To be clear; this replaces ALL the eyes, it is literally impossible to make picking and choosing available to end-users.
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How to use
Main file
Install this one first - if your heads in CC show up with fully black/white scleras, then it's working and you're ready to install an eye preset! Always keep it loaded before any of the eye presets. If used in tandem with compatible custom head/race mods, load those before this mod. This mod functions as a replacer - uninstalling it will revert the eyes back to vanilla.
Eye Presets
Glow is seen only in Elf, Demonic and Flame eye colors + my additional ones (and any mods that add custom eyecolors with glow). Pupil changes show in all eye colors. Currently available eye presets:
Regular pupils (glow)
Cat eyes (glow)
Gith eyes (glow)
Iris-less eyes
Iris-less eyes (glow)
Pupil-less eyes (glow)
Abberant eyes (with limited color options)
Abberant Alt eyes
Starry eyes (with limited color options)
Eyes of the Beholder expands character creator eye options with glow effects, varied pupil shapes, and extra colors, plus experimental custom designs. Includes a template and guide for making your own. A popular cosmetic mod with nearly 20k endorsements and 2.1M downloads, last updated January 2025.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust: 19,977 endorsements and 2.1M downloads.
- Actively maintained: last updated January 2025.
- Template and guide included for making your own eye designs.
⚠️ Cons
- No explicit compatibility notes for other mods or game versions.
- Experimental designs may not suit everyone's taste.
- Requires manual installation or mod manager setup, no one-click installer.
For character creation enthusiasts who want more eye variety and glow effects. Also for modders who want to create custom eye designs using the provided template. Skip if you're fine with vanilla eyes or want gameplay changes.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If using a mod manager, download with the manager to avoid manual file placement errors.
- Check the included guide for template usage if you plan to make custom eyes.
- Test in the character creator to see all new options before starting a new game.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Baldurs Gate 3 Mods
- Author
- labotor
- Version
- 2.9.1
- Downloads
- 2,132,320
- Endorsements
- 19,977
- Category
- Character Customisation
- Created
- 3/18/2022
- Updated
- 1/6/2025
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