Kay's Hair Extensions
🟠 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
- 👍 1.0% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #68 of 699 Character Customisation mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Hair parts (some vanilla, some repositioned, some very customized) added to various CC slots!
You can also find this mod on on Mod.io
For version 1. 5. 0, aka the Patch 8 update, I decided to split this into multiple mods. The ImprovedUI dependency has also been removed!
Vanilla has hair parts with minimal edits.
Repositioned has parts that have been, well, repositioned (like turning ponytails into twintails).
Custom is more heavily customized parts, such as those from my regular hair mod.
Here's the slot system:
Crest Slot - Top parts (like high ponytails and buns)
Chin Slot - Side/chest parts (like the Duster Braids or Pinned Tresses)
Jaw Slot - Bangs
Tail Slot - Low/back parts (like low ponytails/buns/braids/tresses)
Additionally, all parts are added to the Beard slot.
The little symbols in the icons indicate versions; left and right arrows for a part that is only on the left or right (like side ponytails!), gold or silver symbols (based on D&D coins!) for what color metal accessories are, and a rainbow symbol if the accessories use HornTipColour.
Have a question? Check the Troubleshooting Tips article and the forums. Please also check the existing reports to see if someone has already brought up the issue. Please.
Known Issues:
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[]Hair extensions appear for Dragonborn too (because I tied them to the Humanoid tag to make them compatible with custom races and Dragonborn fall under that tag; very low priority)
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]Weird interactions between hairs with physics (explained in old FAQ article; cannot fix) - Colors not matching with base hairs (has to do with different hairs having different textures & presets; can't fix)
Frequently Asked Questions
However, if you want to make a patch to enable the parts in other slots, feel free to do so as long as it is dependent on this mod.
Can you add an option that has two parts together?
I would rather not. Adding combo options (that don't come from the same base hairstyle) could get overwhelming very quickly.
If you would like to merge some options together yourself, the BG3 Modding Community Wiki has resources to help, and the folks in the Down By The River and BG3 Modding Community discord servers are quite friendly (and a huge reason that I've been able to learn so much after having never touched Blender or xml files prior to October 2023)
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Kay's Hair Extensions adds braids, buns, and ponytails from vanilla hairs as separate selections, letting you mix and match styles. With 3,179 endorsements and over 331k downloads, it's a popular cosmetic mod for players who want more hairstyle variety without new assets.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 3,179 endorsements and 331k downloads.
- Adds real variety by separating existing hair pieces, so you can mix braids with buns.
- Lightweight and performance-friendly since it uses vanilla assets.
⚠️ Cons
- Only includes vanilla hair pieces—no new custom styles.
- May conflict with other hair mods that alter the same hair slots.
- Last updated May 2025—check compatibility with the latest game patch.
For players who want more hairstyle combinations without downloading new assets. If you're tired of the same vanilla looks and want to mix braids, buns, and ponytails, this is for you. Skip if you're looking for entirely new hair meshes or textures.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to avoid overwriting vanilla files.
- Check if other hair mods you have affect the same hair slots to prevent conflicts.
- In-game, look for the new hair options in the character creation menu under the hair section.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Baldurs Gate 3 Mods
- Author
- perseidipity
- Version
- 1.5.1
- Downloads
- 331,351
- Endorsements
- 3,179
- Category
- Character Customisation
- Created
- 1/5/2024
- Updated
- 5/7/2025
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