Lydia High Poly Appearance Replacer or Dhara Follower
⚪ Last updated 2021⚠️ Install Order · 7 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
Preview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 4.6% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #30 of 314 Followers & Companions mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Now includes Dhara as a Follower option if you prefer not to replace Lydia. Perks and abilities kindly put together by ff7legend (copied from my Lacey Mod)
Quote from ff7legend:
"I made Lacey a jack-of-all trades sans magic. Meaning she is effective in One-handed (Dual Wield-capable), Two-handed, Archery, Heavy Armor, Light Armor, Block, & Sneak. This means it will be left up to each individual user as to how they wish to utilize Lacey in terms of combat. She has the appropriate Offsets & set to level with the player indefinitely. No level cap whatsoever. Hope everyone enjoys Lacey given the way I set her up..."
Details
This mod will replace only the appearance of Lydia, the Housecarl of Whiterun.
Also changes her so that she uses female animations, instead of male (why Bethesda!?)
No changes to stats/Perks have been made!
Alternatively, Download Dhara Follower
Dhara comes with a summon spell (spell book is in her inventory. Take it off her and learn the spell. Is found under conjuration tree)
ESP-FE - Will not count towards your plugin limit!
Lydia/Dhara use your own body textures/meshes
Vector Plexus High Poly Heads Required!
Dawnguard DLC Required!Want Dhara/Lydia as a Racemenu Preset instead?Dhara Nord Racemenu Preset - High Poly
Dhara Details
Voicetype: FemaleYoungEager
Bodytype: Uses whatever body you are using
Skin Texture: Uses whatever skin texture you are using
Weight: 0. 5
Height: default
Combat Style: 1H, 2H, Bows, shields
Armor/Outfit: Naked as the day she was born!
You can find her in Braidwood Inn, Kynesgrove.
Screenshots
ENB: Silent Horizons ENB
Skin Texture: Fair Skin Complexion
Armors in Screenshots: To be completed.
Highly Recommended
Install Amazing Follower Tweaks so you can manage Lydia's standard/default Outfit (or something similar to AFT).
Installation
Recommended Installation
Install via Nexus/Vortex - If prompted, let this file overwrite any others.
When using Lydia Replacer, put towards the bottom of your load order, or at least below any other mods that would potentially alt
This mod replaces Lydia's appearance with a high-poly head mesh and fixes her to use female animations, or adds Dhara as a new follower with a summon spell. It requires Vector Plexus High Poly Heads and Dawnguard DLC. The mod is ESP-FE, so it won't count toward your plugin limit, and it uses your existing body and skin textures.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 593 endorsements and over 12k downloads.
- Fixes Lydia's male animations, which is a nice touch for immersion.
- Gives you two options: a simple appearance replacer or a fully-featured follower with a summon spell.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires Vector Plexus High Poly Heads, which is an extra dependency you'll need to install.
- Dhara starts naked, so you'll need to gear her up yourself.
- Last updated in 2021, so it might not be compatible with the latest Skyrim updates or other mods.
For Skyrim players who want a more attractive Lydia without changing her stats, or for those who want a new follower with a summon spell and flexible combat style. If you're not into high-poly head mods or don't want extra dependencies, this might not be for you.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have Vector Plexus High Poly Heads installed first, or the mod won't work.
- If you're using a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, let it handle the ESP-FE plugin to avoid load order issues.
- For Dhara, grab the spell book from her inventory and learn it to summon her anywhere.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Smaffs
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 12,950
- Endorsements
- 593
- Category
- Followers & Companions
- Created
- 2/21/2021
- Updated
- 12/14/2021
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