IFD Lydia Voice Fix - Skypatched

Now it's easier than ever to get a modern looking Lydia with more dialog. There's a new appearance replacer for Lydia released almost every month, but if you've installed a mod that edits Lydia alongside Improved Follower Dialogue - Lydia, you'll either get the blackface bug or you won't get Lydia's new voice which would make a lot of her lines silent. Through the magic of Skypatcher this is a single patch that adds Lydia's new voice from IFD Lydia to any appearance mod, Lydia outfit mod, Essential Lydia mod, etc.

There are existing workarounds, like using the Synthesis patcher FaceFixer, zedit Visual Transfer, or an .esp plugin custom-made for each Lydia overhaul. With this Skypatcher-based mod, there's one less conflict to worry about every time you try out a new appearance. For example, you can switch between MO2 profiles with different Lydia appearances without installing separate patches for each MO2 profile.

This does not patch any new dialog added to Lydia, for example AI-generated lines, to ensure they don't have silent lines when combined with IFD Lydia.

All this does is ensure that the VoiceType from IFD Lydia is used no matter what other plug-ins you have overwriting IFD Lydia.

Hard Requirements:

Improved Follower Dialog - Lydia: This mod does nothing without IFD Lydia installed.

Skypatcher version 2. 4. 15 (04 June 2024) or greater. Versions 2. 4. 9 through 2. 4. 14 of Skypatcher has a bug that will cause CTD with this mod.

As of mid-2024 Skypatcher doesn't support VR.

Installation:

Install the requirements above, then install this mod at any point in your load order.

This mod itself should be safe to add or remove mid-game. The same may or may not be true for the other mods this mod patches, like appearance overhauls. Adding a plugin mid-save that simply edits a character record, or overwrites a facegen file is usually safe but has some risks.

Load Order:

In order for this mod to work, the other mods need to be in a specific order:

• []ImprovedCompanionsBoogaloo.esp

  This follows the general rule that appearance replacers go late in your load order to prevent an minor unpatched NPC change to result in a major appearance issue like blackface. It's the pattern followed by modlists like Lexy's Legacy of the Dragonborn list.  You may have been using different load order if you've been relying heavily on automated patches lik