Dark Face Fix

Link to normal Skyrim version: www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/81017?

This mod aims to fix the bug that causes NPCs faces to become dark, grey or black. Or be mismatched with their body. Doesn't matter what skin textures you have installed, CBBE, UNPB, etc. If you have this bug the mod might fix it, I've had varying degrees of success with the mod. If it doesn't work come back and follow the instructions.

My goal with this "mod" is not to act as a one solution fix, but rather a hub for everyone experiencing the bug to come and share their solutions if mine didn't work. I'll be pinning every solution that has worked for someone in the hopes that it will work for others too. So, if you found your own solution, please by all means go and lay out your own instructions in the comments. You'll be given kudos and your post will be pinned for all to see!

INSTRUCTIONS

So the mod quite frankly, doesn't work. I've had numerous people point that out to me and so to fix this problem I've outlined below the steps I took to fix this bug, hope it works. In my defence, all I did was the instructions below (that I discovered myself thank you very much) and saved the file and uploaded it here in the hopes it would work for others. Evidently not. Instructions are below, they're pretty straightforward and will hopefully save you from hours of surfing the web trying to find a fix like I did.

You will need to launch Special Edition Creation Kit, this is done from the Bethesda Launcher acquired from bethesda.net, if you don't have the Bethesda Launcher, go and get it now. In the top right of bethesda.net you'll see a "Launcher" sign with the download icon next to it, click this and install the launcher.

Open the Bethesda Launcher, make an account if you haven't already. The very top icon on the left is the Special Edition Creation Kit, install this if you haven't already and launch it once it's done.

Go to File, then Data, double click on Skyrim.esm then press Ok. It's probably gonna take a while to load all this up. See at the bottom it will tell you the loading progress. If any warnings come up just click yes to all.

FOR DLC CHARACTERS: Here as well as selecting Skyrim.esm select the relevant DLC that the affected characters come from.

FOR CUSTOM NPCS: Here as well as clicking Skyrim.esm select the relevant mod that the affected NPC comes from.

IF YOU USE ANY MODS THAT MAY CONFLICT WITH NPC FACIAL TEXTURES, SELECT THEM HERE!

Go to actors, and click on the top actor. For me this is AADeleteWhenDoneTestJeremyBig.

If you know exactly which NPCs are affected by the bug, then select only those NPCs, it will save you a lot of time. Skip