Vanilla Eye Colors Unlocked ESL
⚪ Last updated 2020⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.3% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #108 of 260 Body, Face, and Hair mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Unlocks all vanilla eye colors for all races other than Argonian and Khajiit. Works for males and females.
The primary purpose for this mod is to enable player characters to use some of the more interesting vanilla eye colors that are not normally available for player character creation:
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[]The NPC Karliah from the Thieves Guild questline has beautiful violet eyes. In RaceMenu, the eyes will be titled FemaleEyesDarkElfUnique
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]The completely black Dremora eyes are available for males (MaleEyesDremora) and females (FemaleEyesDremora)I tagged this mod as "Not Lore Friendly" because it enables you to create player characters that may not look appropriate according to Elder Scrolls lore. The choice is yours!
Version 2 adds the Snow Elf eye colors, and more vampire eye colors, introduced with Dawnguard.
Version 2 is ESL-flagged to minimize the impact on your load order.
Technical Details
This mod contains a single .esp file. This mod does not contain any meshes or textures.
This mod unlocks existing vanilla eye colors for all races other than Argonian and Khajiit, so that the eye colors are available for player character creation and editing.
This mod works by overriding "Head Part" records that are present in the Skyrim.esm file or Dawnguard.esm file.
This mod makes two changes to the Head Part records for all the eyes for races other than Argonian and Khajiit:
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[]Adds the Playable flag to any eyes that lack the flag. This makes the eye color available for the player character.
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]Changes the Valid Races to HeadPartsAllRacesMinusBeast.Complete list of vanilla female eye colors
[]FemaleEyesDarkElfBlind
[]FemaleEyesDarkElfDeepRed
[]FemaleEyesDarkElfDeepRed2
[]FemaleEyesDarkElfDeepRed2BlindRight
[]FemaleEyesDarkElfDeepRedBlindLeft
[]FemaleEyesDarkElfRed
[]FemaleEyesDarkElfUnique
[]FemaleEyesDremora
[]FemaleEyesElfBlind
[]FemaleEyesElfLeftBlindSingle
[]FemaleEyesElfRightBlindSingle
[]FemaleEyesHighElfDarkYellow
[]FemaleEyesHighElfOrange
[]FemaleEyesHighElfOrangeBlindRight
[]FemaleEyesHighElfYellow
[]FemaleEyesHighElfYellowBlindLeft
[]FemaleEyesHumanAmber
[]FemaleEyesHumanAmberBlindLeft
[]FemaleEyesHumanBlind
[]FemaleEyesHumanBrightGreen
[]FemaleEyesHumanBrown
[]FemaleEyesHumanBrownBlindRight
[]FemaleEyesHumanBrownBloodShot
[]FemaleEyesHumanDarkBlue
[]FemaleEyesHumanDarkBlueBlindRight
[]FemaleEyesHumanDemon
[]FemaleEyesHumanGreenHazel
[]FemaleEyesHumanGrey
[]FemaleEyesHumanGreyBlindLeft
[]FemaleEyesHumanHa
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[]Adds the Playable flag to any eyes that lack the flag. This makes the eye color available for the player character.
Unlocks all vanilla eye colors for all races except Argonian and Khajiit, including unique NPC eyes like Karliah's violet and Dremora black, plus Snow Elf and vampire eyes from Dawnguard. ESL-flagged to save load order space. Works for males and females.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 394 endorsements and over 11k downloads.
- Adds rare and lore-breaking eye colors like Karliah's violet and Dremora black for character creation.
- ESL-flagged so it won't eat your load order slots.
⚠️ Cons
- Doesn't work for Argonian or Khajiit, so beast race players miss out.
- Not lore-friendly, so if you're a purist, this might break your immersion.
- Compatibility risk with other mods that alter eye head part records.
For Skyrim players who want to customize their character with unique eye colors straight from vanilla NPCs, like Karliah's violet or Dremora black. Also great for roleplayers who want a more exotic look without adding new assets. Skip if you play Argonian or Khajiit, or if you're a lore purist.
💡 Beginner Tips
- This mod is ESL-flagged, so it won't count against your 255 plugin limit, but make sure your mod manager supports ESL files.
- Use RaceMenu to preview the new eye colors during character creation, as they'll appear under the eye color options.
- If you're using a mod that overhauls eye textures, this mod will still work because it only changes head part records, not textures.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Herowynne
- Version
- 2
- Downloads
- 11,867
- Endorsements
- 394
- Category
- Body, Face, and Hair
- Created
- 12/28/2018
- Updated
- 3/24/2020
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