BLOOD and SAND - Imperial and Redguard Presets by FastestDog - FULLY SEVENBASE 7B UNPB CBBE RACEMENU

LATEST PRESETS VERSION - 1. 0

WHAT THIS MOD DOES:

BLOOD AND SAND - IMPERIAL AND REDGUARD PRESETS by FASTESTDOG overhauls the first 5 Male & Female Breton Imperial & Redguard racial presets (ie: the different faces you see when you cycle through the "Presets" slider during character creation or while using "showracemenu"). It comprises a simple .esp plugin containing all the needed information to make the presets shown above.

Treat these new Imperial & Redguard faces as being something of a fresh canvas for your new characters. All the heavy lifting in terms of facial structure & proportion, and a basic selection of tints, has been done for you! You can use them as they are with no further work required, or use RaceMenu to REALLY make them your OWN - it's up to you! Be sure to add pics of your new creations to the image section here! :)

WHAT IT DOES NOT DO:

This mod does do not alter your existing skin texture mods, or apply other authors' mods to your game. There are no "required" mods for these presets (for example, hair). The appearance of your new BLOOD AND SAND presets will vary greatly depending on what face textures, skins, tintmasks, lighting, etc. you are using. This is because not only do people use different combinations of mesh and texture mods which apply colour gradients in markedly different ways, they play with different settings on different machines, meaning that what's fine-tuned for use on my rig may look completely different on yours.

Q: ... so like, seriously - HOW long ago did you say you'd make these?

A: ... don't ask. Long story short - ask & ye shall receive. Kinda. Maybe. Eventually. If I get around to it. :)

Q: Why release a lighter-toned Custom version? And why only for Redguard females?

A: There's a number of reasons. Bethesda seems to have treated Redguard females somewhat differently to Redguard males during the game's creation. Out of the box, the female tones seem much darker than the males, even though they share they same basic selection in Vanilla. Some custom skin textures can further exacerbate this difference. Add a heavy ENB on top of that and/or a fixed-contrast laptop, and the result is that many Redguard characters can end up having a very "flat" or dull appearance in-game, with much of their facial detail obscured - particularly when viewed away from direct light sources or at a distance. All the Custom version does is borrow from the game's other skin tones to create a basic selection for Redguard females that is a little more comparab