Even More Expressive High And Low Poly Facial Animation

⭐ ⭐⭐ (1,866 endorsements) 📥 87,592 downloads 📌 v3.36c 📅 7/12/2022
⚪ Last updated 2023

By veracruze · Animation

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods ↗ 📅 Updated: 5/10/2023 📅 Created: 7/12/2022
⚠️ Install Order · 6 steps
1🛠️ SKSE64 — Skyrim Script Extender 64 Download ↗
2🔧 USSEP — Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch Download ↗
3🖥️ SkyUI — SkyUI (MCM framework) Download ↗
4🧩 Address Library — Address Library for SKSE Plugins Download ↗
5🔧 SSE Engine Fixes — SSE Engine Fixes Download ↗
6📦 High Poly Head 1.4 Find it →

Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 2.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
  • 🏆 #99 of 109 Animation mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

What is this mod? What does it do?

This is a .tri (morph) replacer for expression morphs made for High Poly Head. Designed to fully move the face while playing expressions; sometimes including the eyes, brows, teeth and to be more natural-looking facial expressions, eye movement and mouth movement while speaking for NPCs and the player, whenever they use high poly head.

How can I use this mod?

-You might want to pair this with Random Emotions and Mfg Fix. You don't need the patch for random emotions; that's on Mfg Fix's mod page, but if it works for you, you might want to keep it. I just didn't. Looks like this:

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-Or if you like to precisely manipulate the expressions I recommend Mfg Command. Don't use this mod with Random Emotions and Mfg Fix. You'll get face flickering and eventually your game will crash. (Speaking from experience).

-If you are using Poser Hotkeys Plus or anything that overwrites scripts of the above mentioned mods, you should let mfg fix and random emotions or mfg command overwrite it.

-To see what expressions are effecting your character you may need More Informative Console overwriting your other mods. To use it, you open up console while your character is visible in third person and left click on them. It needs to say the NPC's name or Player. Then you press TAB key bunch of times till the expression information (MFG) appears. Then you can use commands like mfg expression, mfg modifier, mfg phoneme; look for the number of whichever you want to modify and type the power of the expression.

As in example; you want to make your character look happy. You opened console, clicked on your character, it said 'player' on console. You pressed tab bunch of times till mfg appeared. You find Dialogue Happy or Mood happy and you type "mfg expression 2 100" for Dialogue Happy 100 Power, or "mfg expression 10 100" for Mood Happy.

To reset the expressions, you need to select the NPC or player and type "mfg reset" to reset all of the animation morphing to 0.

-A good guide and pictures can be found here. It's a steam guide to facial expressions, if I wasn't clear enough. They are not made with my animations (morphs) in pictures, but the commands are the same.

-You can use these mods in combination with Face Menu and FaceEdit Menu in Poser Hotkeys Plus (You might need to bind a hotkey to the menus first inside MCM). Mixing mfg command and mfg fix isn't a good idea, try one or the other. Don't use mfg command with Random Emotions as well, since it makes your face flicker and eventually your game crashes.

-Old face presets made for High Poly Head Expressions still work with this mod, but you might need to make new ones, since no one has mad

🤖 AI-enhanced — based on mod data

This mod replaces facial expressions for High Poly Head 1.4 and default Low Poly Head, adding more expressive animations. It's a niche cosmetic enhancement for Skyrim players who want livelier character faces. With 1,866 endorsements and 87,592 downloads, it's a popular choice for those using High Poly Head.

✨ Key Features

Replaces facial expressions for High Poly Head 1.4 by KouLeifoh
Also works with default Low Poly Head
Adds more expressive facial animations
Popular with 1,866 endorsements and 87,592 downloads

📊 Pros & Cons

✅ Pros

  • Community favorite with 1,866 endorsements and 87k downloads
  • Works with both High Poly Head and default Low Poly Head
  • Adds much-needed expressiveness to character faces

⚠️ Cons

  • Requires High Poly Head 1.4 mod to work fully
  • May conflict with other facial animation mods
  • Last updated in May 2023, so might not be compatible with latest game patches
🎯 Is This For You?
For Skyrim players who use High Poly Head and want more lifelike facial expressions. Perfect for roleplayers and screenshot enthusiasts. Skip if you don't use High Poly Head or prefer vanilla expressions.
📦 Install:Easy· Under 1 minute

💡 Beginner Tips

  • Make sure you have High Poly Head 1.4 installed before adding this mod
  • Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to avoid overwriting other expression mods
  • Check load order to ensure this mod loads after High Poly Head

📊 Mod Details

Game
Skyrim Mods
Author
veracruze
Version
3.36c
Downloads
87,592
Endorsements
1,866
Category
Animation
Created
7/12/2022
Updated
5/10/2023

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