Wives of Skyrim - High Poly Npc Replacer
⚪ Last updated 2020⚠️ Install Order · 7 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
- 👍 0.9% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #116 of 125 NPC mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Wives of Skyrim is a High Poly Head replacer for the marriable woman of Skyrim. The wives have slight facial adjustments with added Ks Hair. Their are two options for makeup, Standard or HD. The Mod uses your installed skin textures and body shape. No other changes to the vanilla npc's were made except the head and hair swaps. The clothing that was used for the screenshots is not included.
Option 1. ESP.
Option 2. ESL.
Option 3. HD Makeup.
Option 4. Wives will use The Eyes of Beauty textures. ---> Main mod required + The Eyes Of Beauty.
Option 5. Sylgja Shorter Hair Option - See Pictures. ---> Requires main mod.
Ks Hair. Textures for users who don't have Ks Hair installed.--> Required for users whom do not have Ks Hair Mod installed.
Ks Hair. Sylgia hair texture for users who don't have Ks Hair installed.--> Required for users whom do not have Ks Hair Mod installed.
Requirements.
High poly Heads Mod. - And it's requirements.
KS Hair SSE.
Requirements for HD Makeup.
SKSE.- and you will need to edit the skse.ini to display higher resolution facetints in Skyrim.
For info on how to get this working check out this mod page for an explanation, and the makeup suite used for the character creation. Vanilla Makeup HD, By Domain Wolf.---> Vanilla Makeup HD
Mods used in the Screenshots;
Ashara Romantic Outfits.
Osare GothicLolita
DX Druid Armor.
DX Legendary Armors.
Ks Hair SSE.
Rudy ENB for Obsidian Weathers.
Ninirim Collection v5. 0.
Triss Armor Retextured.
Credits; Thank you !!!
Bethesda for making the Elder Scrolls Series.
NexusMods for hosting this community and storing an amazing plethora of mods.
Vector Plexus for the High Poly Head Mod.
Bijin Skin.
The Pure Skin.
Demoniac Skin.
Ks Hair for the option to change the characters hair.
Vanilla Makeup HD.
Female Makeup Suite.
The Eyes of Beauty By LogRaam / Gabriel Mailhot, and to Docteure for porting it to SSE.
To the creators of the amazing armor and clothing mods that were used in the screenshots.
Obsidian Weathers for adding many different weather types.
Rudy for the ENB that makes the game look outstanding.
Wives of Skyrim is a High Poly Head replacer for the marriable women of Skyrim, adding slight facial adjustments and KS Hair. It offers standard or HD makeup options, uses your installed skin textures and body shape, and includes optional ESL, HD makeup, and Sylgja shorter hair variants. Requires High Poly Head and KS Hair SSE.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-trusted with 122 endorsements and over 13,000 downloads, so it's been tested by a decent crowd.
- Gives the wives a fresh look without messing with their bodies or outfits—just head and hair swaps, so it plays nice with your other mods.
- Flexible install with ESP or ESL options, plus HD makeup and Sylgja hair variants, so you can tailor it to your setup.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires High Poly Head and KS Hair SSE, plus SKSE and an ini edit for the HD makeup option—so it's not a simple drop-in for everyone.
- The HD makeup option needs a specific skse.ini tweak that might be fiddly if you're not used to editing configs.
- Compatibility risk with other NPC overhauls that touch the same wives—you'll need to manage your load order carefully to avoid conflicts.
For Skyrim players who want their in-game wives to look more polished and modern without overhauling the whole game. If you're into visual upgrades and already use High Poly Head and KS Hair, this is a quick win. Skip it if you're looking for gameplay changes or if you prefer to keep vanilla NPCs untouched.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using the HD makeup option, make sure to edit your skse.ini to enable higher resolution facetints—check the Vanilla Makeup HD page for the exact setting.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to install the ESP/ESL variants and keep track of which optional files you've added.
- If you have other mods that alter the same wives, put Wives of Skyrim lower in your load order so its changes take priority.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Wizwar
- Version
- 0.2
- Downloads
- 13,613
- Endorsements
- 122
- Category
- NPC
- Created
- 10/27/2020
- Updated
- 11/5/2020
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