Fallout 4 how to change the appearance of the character. Changing the appearance of characters with Face Ripper and Fo4edit

Fans have discovered a way to clone any character in the game. As the site became aware, cloning was not without the use of the notorious console commands, which are also called cheat codes in the common people.

The console offers PC users endless possibilities for interacting with any objects in the virtual world. And recently discovered a new command that allows you to completely change the appearance of any NPC in any place and at any time. The same can be done with the main character of the game.

If desired, players can make an exact copy of the main character from non-player characters. To do this, just open the console and type the showlooksmenu command and the ref id of the character whose appearance needs to be changed. To change the main character, you can type showmenu player. After entering the command, a menu will appear at the bottom of the screen to change the appearance of the characters.

The only limitation is the inability to change gender. However, here, gamers have found an opportunity to circumvent the restrictions. The sex of non-player characters cannot be changed, but the main character can be changed using the sexchange command.

Change the appearance of characters with Face Ripper and Fo4edit.
Many, including myself, do not like the appearance of some Fallout4 characters, it is for this reason that a huge number of replayer mods have appeared on the Internet that change either one or two NPCs (most often companions), or the entire population of the Commonwealth.
Below I will try to explain in an accessible form how to make such a mod on my own.

As an example, let's try to change the appearance of Piper, this lady, probably, more often than others becomes the object of cosmetic restyling.

In order to do this, we need to download and install two programs. Firstly, .

The preparation is over, you can begin to solve the main problem. Run Fo4edit, right-click in the Master/Plugin Selected window and select Select none from the drop-down menu, this operation will remove the "daws" from all files. We mark the Fallout4.esm file with a "daw" and press the OK button. When the download is completed, open this Fallout4.esm by double-clicking LMB and find the category Non-Player Character (Actor) in the list and open it too. In the Name column, click on the heading to sort the characters and creatures in alphabetical order, after which it will be quite easy for us to find Piper. There she is:

Right-click on Piper and select Copy as override into... from the drop-down menu. The program will ask if we really want to change something, we answer in the affirmative. After that, a window will appear where we will be asked to copy the entry from Piper to a new esp file (you need to check the box there), and in the next window, enter the name of the new file. I named it a1PiperRestyle:

Fo4edit will tell us that Fallout4.esm will be the parent master file for our esp, agree with this and close the program.

Now we need to create Piper's new appearance. To do this, we can either use the save already made by someone, on the Nexus website there is a fairly large selection of such files:
http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/searchresults/?src_cat=32
or run the game and type slm player in the console, thus opening the character editor. We press the "B" key, and then "Escape" to be able to edit the face of our character, after which we create a new appearance for him, let's say this:

Save the game and exit it.

Now we need to port the character's appearance from the save to our esp file. Launch the Face Ripper program, press the Browse button next to the top window. A folder with saves will open, where we need to select the one we just made. After that, we press the Browse button next to the bottom window and look for our a1piperRestyle.esp in the Data folder (now there is only one entry in it, so there will be no problems finding the right character, but if we want to change the appearance of several NPCs, we will need to know their FormID, this information can be obtained by opening Fo4edit). Press the Transfer Face button, and then, when the Done message box appears, press OK

The deed is done, but there is one caveat: Face Ripper does not port the appearance to our esp, it creates a copy of it with a changed name, here it is, located in the Data folder:

We rename this copy to a1newPiper.esp, mark it with a "daw" in NMM and run the game to look at the result of our labors. That's what I did:

Using the method described above, you can change the appearance of any character in the game, using not only saves, but also esp files as an "appearance donor" if they contain NPCs whose appearance you like, and using Fo4edit you can also change the gender and race. If you are interested in how to do this, ask, I will try to answer.

In this material, we will try to figure out how to make a beautiful (or not so) character in Fallout 4, what is affected and how to choose the initial characteristics of S.P.E.S.I.A.L., and in the end, we will offer several options for the distribution of initial "stats". By the way, take a look at, where all the main aspects of the game are considered.

Fallout 4: choice of appearance and gender

Through the eyes of the protagonist (who is now called the Survivor), we will see the pre-war world: rather, only a quiet, cozy, bright town. Alas, the acquaintance will be very short and very soon (according to subjective perception) we will see it not so beautiful.

But now it is a calm Saturday morning, October 23, 2077. The character flaunts in front of a mirror, while the player chooses appearance, gender and figure. To set up, just touch the desired part and literally “blind” the required face. However, it is quite possible to use one of the standard models: they are quite diverse here.

Alas, the “random generation” button was not in place, therefore, you will have to rely only on your own sense of beauty.

Things are a little worse with body tuning - here you have to be content with varying between three points - slender, muscular, full. Between them, you can move the slider, choosing, for example, something in between. However, the natural shyness of a married couple does not allow them to walk around in front of us in underwear - and clothes especially do not allow us to fully appreciate the body setting.

Advice

By the way, you can choose the appearance and spouse - and spend a short time with your soulmate corresponding to the taste of the player. By the way, how the parents will look directly affects the face of the son of the Survivor - Sean.

However, while playing around with height, long arms and legs, chest size and nutty ass will not work, face customization is undeniably the best of all Arbor games. For example, let's take the liberty of showing what the character of the well-known game reviewer Ilya Maddison looks like.

Fallout 4: Character Creation

And here is a small selection of faces of famous people and characters in Fallout 4.

Fallout 4: how to change the appearance and gender of the character

If, after the character leaves the Vault, the player suddenly realizes that he doesn’t like the appearance or gender, then you can use the codes (tilde “~” to call the console)

SexChange - changes gender

Showracemenu - appearance settings menu

Well, or use honest methods - plastic surgery and the services of a hairdresser.

Fallout 4 S.P.E.C.I.A.L.

S.P.E.C.I.A.L. featured in the game since the very first part of the series. Fallout 4 has some features. Decoding: Strength (Strength), Perception (Perception), Endurance (Endurance), Charisma (Charisma), Intelligence (Intelligence), Agility (Dexterity) and Luck (Luck).

During a conversation with a representative, we are given 21 points. They can be distributed to any characteristics that initially have a value of 1. You can only increase the value up to 10.

28 total distributed points is much less than in the previous parts, but do not get upset. Before creating a character, there are a few things to understand:

Now we can directly "download" only S.P.E.C.I.A.L. and only ability. That is, skills such as science, repair, and so on, either ended up in abilities along with “perks”, or were hidden from us, or were completely removed.
Now any S.P.E.C.I.A.L. can be upgraded with a level - when taking it, we are given a point, which is spent not only on acquiring Abilities, but also on Strength, Perception, etc. Thus, theoretically, we can develop all characteristics up to 10.
Each attribute of S.P.E.C.I.A.L., depending on its value, unlocks abilities. In each branch (for example, in the Intellect) there are exactly ten of them and they open sequentially. That is, if the value is 10, then you can choose any of the ten abilities.
Abilities also have their own levels.
S.P.E.C.I.A.L. It also has a direct effect on the character - for example, for every 1 strength, the character is able to carry 10 more cargo. However, for example, there is no restriction on the use of weapons depending on the same strength. Perhaps with these words, the reader will remember the initial quest, where we have to raise the minigun, which is possible only with 8 in the value of strength. However, in that case, we “tear it off”. At other times, it can be safely used even with a unit.
Values are occasionally checked directly in some quests.
We are not limited in the level of the character, which means that we will not have to sacrifice an interesting part of the gameplay - rather, the choice is in what sequence these parts will open to us.

Further, to create a character and further development, you should carefully read each stat, what it affects, what abilities it opens. If you are too lazy to read - "Arbor" for each characteristic created a funny cartoon with Pip-boy in the title role, which clarify everything. Having found out exactly which aspects of the game are most valuable to us - we play as a secretive sniper, terminator, diplomat, etc., or even hit the town planning - we will also find out how to initially distribute the points.

Below are a few popular "builds"

Fallout 4. How to allocate pointsS.P.E.C.I.A.L. at the beginning?

Option: "Quick start"

Strength - 2

Perception - 2

Endurance - 8

Charisma - 2

Intelligence (Intelligence) - 10

Agility - 2

Luck (Luck). – 2

On the one hand, the option greatly limits the character at first - many interesting abilities will be closed. On the other hand, in this way we will get a lot of health (94% of the maximum possible) and the maximum speed of character development, since Intelligence affects the amount of experience points received.

In addition, the Nerd Rage ability (requires 10 Intelligence) is quite useful in combat, especially in the early stages.

Later there will be several links to builds of various archetypes. The reader can help other players by describing his initial choice in the comments.

You most likely do not use the tilde button much and consider it useless. However, in Bethesda games on the Creation engine, this button (~) opens the console, allowing you to customize the game to your desires. You can give your hero superpowers, create weapons and monsters out of thin air, speed up time, or even beat the game with a single press of the Enter button.

All you have to do is open the console, enter the required command, close the console and check if that command worked. If the "tilde" (it is located to the left of the key with the number 1) does not work, then try pressing the key with the apostrophe. It depends on the country where your keyboard was released.

Finding Item IDs and NPCs

Most of these commands will require you to enter the exact ID number of the item, NPC, location, or faction. If you open the console and click on a character, you will see their ID number. Some commands work on selected characters - that is, on those that you clicked on. Sometimes it's hard to get the right ID number on the screen, and in these cases, the free camera mode (tfc) will help you. You can also search the web for commands and ID numbers...

help[item name] - Search for items, characters, teams and more. Use the Page Up and Page Down buttons to scroll. Parameter 0 starts an advanced search.

For example: You entered the command "help "attack dog" 0", and this will show you that there is an NPC in the game named attack dog with ID number 000B2BF2. Be sure to use quotation marks when entering two or more words.

coc qasmoke- This command teleports you to a room with crates containing all the items found in the game. A little surreal, but it allows you to find out the ID numbers of all items. To do this, open the console and click on the item, after which its ID number will be displayed. For example, Dogmeat's real name is 0001d162.

General Commands

tgm- Good old god mode.

tcl- No obstacles. Walk through walls. Walk on air. Be free.

tfc- Free camera activation.

tfc 1- Same as the command above, but with all animations frozen.

tm- Turns the menu and user interface on and off. This turns off even the display of the console. In order to return everything to its place, you need to blindly click on the "tilde" and enter the tm command again.

csb– Resets blood and damage effects.

fov- Switch between first and third person view modes.

set timescale to[insert required number] - Slow down or speed up time. The default value is 16. 1 is real time, 10,000 is an insanely fast day/night cycle. If you decide to speed up time, then pay attention to the sky - the sun and moon are literally jumping back and forth.

coc- Teleportation to the right place.

For example: coc RedRocketExt

character manipulation

showlooksmenu player 1- Opens the hero customization menu, where you can change the appearance of your character. It is recommended that at this moment the hero's face be strictly in the center of the screen.

player.setrace- Change race (eg ghoul or mutant). Find the race ID using the help command, but be aware that in most cases the game will simply crash after changing the race.

For example: player.setrace GhoulRace

player.resethealth- Restores health.

setgs fJumpHeightMin[insert correct number] - Increases jump height. The higher the value, the higher your hero jumps, like the Hulk. But if you have not turned on the god mode, then the landing will be fatal.

tdetect- Enemies do not notice you. You can steal everything you see.

player.modav[skill] [number] - Improves the skill by the selected number of points. For example, if you enter "player.modav strength 10", then your strength will increase by 10 points. If there is a terminal in the game that you need to hack, or an NPC that you need to convince, then use this command. And to open perks, the command below is useful.

player.setav[characteristic name] [number] - Sets a new value for the selected characteristic. Unlike modav, this command allows you to unlock new perks by changing the characteristics of the character.

player.setav speedmult[enter the correct number] - The number you enter will be a multiplier for your movement speed. If you want to become a real superhero, then use god mode with this and the next command.

player.setlevel[enter number] - Raises your level to the specified level.

player/additem 0000000f[enter number] - Adds the specified number of bottle caps.

player/additem 0000000a[enter number] - Adds the specified number of hairpins.

player.additem[number] - As you already understood from the two previous commands, you can add ANY item to your inventory, knowing its ID number (at the beginning of the article it is written how to find out this number).

NPC manipulation

tai- Disables AI, causing all characters to just stand still with calm faces.

tcai- Disables combat AI. There is peace and tranquility in the game. Incredibly boring peace and quiet.

killall- Kills everyone in the area, except for companions and a few important characters in the plot. They will simply fall down with injuries, and only your stim can bring them back to normal.

kill[enter ID number] - Kills the creature that matches the ID number. If you type "kill 0017fda3" then the wild ghoul I tested this feature on will die wherever it is. There is another way: you can click on the NPC with the console open and just type kill.

resurrect[enter ID-number] - Resurrects the creation with the entered ID. The "resurrect 0017fda3" command will bring the wild ghoul back to life! He's just having an incredible day. You can also click on a dead NPC with the console open and enter the resurrect command. If you resurrect a headless NPC, keep in mind that he will remain headless.

recyclingactor- Reloads the character.

setscale[number from 1 to 10] - Makes you or your enemy HUGE. The results can be seen in the screenshot at the beginning of the article.

sex change- Yes, yes, this is a sex change. Works on anyone, but unique characters can be difficult.

getav CA_affinity- Shows the trust level of the current companion.

setav CA_affinity[number] - Sets the companion's trust level to the given number.

modav CA_affinity[number] - Increases the trust level by the specified number. Personally, I did not notice the effect.

unequipall- Selected NPC loses all his items.

Faction Commands

player.AddToFaction- Makes you a faction ally. If you hover over an NPC and remove the word player from the command, then this character will either become an ally (0) of the selected faction, or join (1) it.

For example: The command "player.AddToFaction 00028670 1" will make you a member of the bug faction.

player.RemoveFromFaction- Will remove you from the selected faction. If you remove the word player from the command and aim at the NPC, then you will remove him from the faction.

removefromallfactions- Removes the selected character from all factions.

setally- Makes two factions friendly (0) or allies (1).

setenemy-Makes two factions neutral (0) or enemies (1).

Quests

complete lobjectives- Completes all current tasks in the quest.

resetquest- Restarts the quest.

completequest- Completes the quest.

caqs- Completes each step of the main quest, essentially bringing the story to an end. WARNING: Don't use this command if you don't want plot spoilers.

A new addition for , called Vault-Tec Workshop, added to the game, in addition to new items for arranging settlements, unique workstations. They will allow Hero to change their face and hairstyle absolutely free. And all that is required is to assign settlers to work and something else.

Please note that all items of the new addition can also be used on the surface in the Wasteland in any settlement, so it is not necessary to install workstations in Vault 88. You can, for example, go to the Sanctuary Hills and open there hairdressing and surgical.

In addition, now you don’t have to constantly run to Diamond City to change your appearance, and besides this city, there is no other way to change in the game. But the opportunity came with the release of the add-on Vault-Tec Workshop. And even a bonus will be issued.

Own hairdresser and surgeon in Fallout 4 Vault-Tec Workshop

New stations can be found in the workshop menu:

Resources -> Miscellaneous -> Operation Chair
Resources -> Miscellaneous -> Barber Chair

Barber chair additionally increases the happiness of the settlers, but only if a settler is assigned to the job. If you use the barber's chair, then Charisma bonus you will not receive immediately, but only after you select a new hairstyle and confirm it.

For new stations to work, you need to:

Build barber/surgeon chairs
Assign settlers to work.
wait a while when the settler will stand at the station and only then will he take the form of a worker with a tablet in his hands. Make sure that there is plenty of space around the seats and that there is room for settlers to walk and stand freely.
talk with the settlers and choose an option: change your hairstyle or change your appearance.
Sit in a chair and choose a new nose, hairstyle, eyes, tattoos and more.

Important: If you move the station to another location, it is more convenient to reassign the settlers to work. It often happens that they do not return to their places, although at the station itself it is noted that the settler resource has been assigned.

To make sure that the surgeon and hairdresser have started their work,wait about 12 hours . Sleep or sit and wait, or take a walk. Stations are not activated immediately after assignment.

Only the Hero can change the hairstyle and appearance. Settlers are left with default faces and hair styles.