Gale Edits - Piercings and Beard fix
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #38 of 699 Character Customisation mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
BG3 Noira's Mod
Gale's Edit - Piercings and Beard
Description
Miscellaneous Gale edits :
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[]Edits for compatibility with my Piercing Improvement (Physics) mod
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]Edits piercing locations so they are no more offseted but similar to Tav's ones. To use piercing sets on Gale, you should install the Appearance Edit Enhanced mod.[]Two versions: one with his vanilla earring, one without it.
[]Fixes Gale's beard clipping issue & Adds his beard to CC (for Gale only, the version compatible with Tav will come with another update)
Install
Use Baldur's Gate 3 Mod Manager (BG3MM) to install the mod.
V3. 0. 1 - PATCH 8 INSTRUCTIONS:
- Load order in the mod name to make it user friendly :
- Install one Gale piercings mod only
- To add physics on his earring, you should install my Physics Gale Piercing (optionnal file) mod.
- New UUID => delete previous version & apply piercings again with the mirror to force the update
- Do not use both the version of mod.io with nexus version : they are different for compatibility with consoles. The nexus version is more flexible.
- NF Gale Core mod has been replaced by Gale beard fix Patch. This patch should be used if you don't play with other mods that edit Gale's head mesh. It is not required if you install one of my Gale piercings mods.
Q&A
1 - Physics is not working on Gale's earring
. Ensure Physics Gale Piercing (optionnal file) is installed after Gale piercings mod.
. Ensure you're not using a mod that replaces Gale's head mesh or head skeleton after my mod.
. If you're using other mods in the overrides area of BG3MM, delete those mods, start a new game and edit Gale's appearance in CC. Then add the override mods again and start the game again. If it is still not working, allow the override mods in the loading order and place them before my Gale mods.
2-Gale's head is invisible
. Ensure you're not using a mod that replaces Gale's head mesh or head skeleton after my mod.
. If you're using other mods in the overrides area of BG3MM, delete those mods, start a new game and edit Gale's appearance in CC. Then add the override mods again and start the game again. If i
A small cosmetic mod for Gale in Baldur's Gate 3 that fixes beard clipping and adds compatibility with piercing mods. Includes two versions: one with his vanilla earring and one without. Popular with 1,426 endorsements and nearly half a million downloads.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust (1,426 endorsements and 490k downloads).
- Solves a real visual annoyance—beard clipping—that many players notice.
- Works with popular piercing mods, so you can customize Gale without conflicts.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects Gale—if you wanted fixes for other companions, this isn't it.
- Last updated in July 2025—if the game updates, compatibility could break.
For Baldur's Gate 3 players who love detailed character customization and want Gale to look clean with piercings. If you're tired of beard clipping or use piercing mods, this is a must-have. Skip if you don't care about Gale's appearance or don't use piercing mods.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Choose the version without the earring if you plan to use a piercing mod that adds earrings, to avoid overlap.
- If you're using the Piercing Improvement (Physics) mod, make sure to load this mod after it in your mod manager.
- Check the mod's posts section on Nexus for any user-reported compatibility notes with other Gale appearance mods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Baldurs Gate 3 Mods
- Author
- NoiraFayn
- Version
- 3.0.1
- Downloads
- 490,088
- Endorsements
- 1,426
- Category
- Character Customisation
- Created
- 5/10/2024
- Updated
- 7/20/2025
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