The Witch of Darklight Tower - MorningsDawn's Illia Replacer
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.7% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #209 of 336 Followers & Companions mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
An HPH standalone replacer of the Darklight Tower witch, Illia. ESPFE Plugin.
THIS VERSION IS NOW UNSUPPORTED. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND CHECKING OUT MY IMPROVED ILLIA HERE!
Thank you to everyone who has supported this version and the kind comments you've given!
Illia has always been my absolute favorite vanilla follower ever since I first played Skyrim LE on the PS3(yikes). Illia really made an impression on me compared to most of the female companions you got in the base game, for me she had the most interesting backstory and a cool quest tied to it. Now that I finally learned how to make an NPC replacer, she was the first one I wanted to overhaul! I hope you like her as much as I do, I leaned more towards a goth appearance and even gave her some details to reflect her lifestyle such as slight dark circles for some extra realism. She comes with her own skin, hair, and eye textures, she also has her own 3BA body!
Recommendations
To add more depth to her I HIGHLY recommend granfdad's wonderful mod, Vanilla Follower Expansion - Illia, it gives my girl the much needed love Bethesda didn't even bother to give her
USSEP since the vanilla quest is mighty buggy or any other patch really
Compatibility
Compatible with:
She is now compatible with both CBBE and UNP, keep in mind I intended for her to have a CBBE body though. You have the option between clear or frostnip skin.
Vanilla Followerr Expansion - Illia
Not compatible with
Any mods that also edit Illia such as giving her stronger stats or also changing her head sculpt. Either use EasyNPC or Xedit to pick which one you want or forward the other mods record changes. In Xedit, remove her NPC record from the overhaul you want to remove so my sculpt wins.
Also if your experiencing the dark face bug, PLEASE DO NOT USE FACE DISCOLORATION FIX, this mod does not fix the actual problem but only bandages it. You will get her stinky CK sculpt and tintmasks instead of her actual files. PLEASE stop telling new modders this is the fix, while it might be the case for mods where the authors forgot to regenerate a face in the CK, it is NOT a fix for NPC overhauls. This is really poor advice that only slows them down from truly learning how to patch!
Potential FAQ:
The outfit she is wearing in my screenarchery shots is The Fancy Witch Armor.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- MorningsDawn
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 4,619
- Endorsements
- 170
- Category
- Followers & Companions
- Created
- 9/22/2023
- Updated
- 9/23/2023
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