Custom Skins Framework

 -->!!  NO SUPPORT WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE COMMENTS.  !!<--

I cannot stress this enough. Support is available in the Souls Modding Discord on all topics regarding installation, troubleshooting, and tools for merging. Link is at the bottom of this mod description.



IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

!! Please note, this mod does not add ANY new skins to the game on its own !!

This mod is a FRAMEWORK. That means it sets up new custom skin slots for each character, that are EMPTY.



You can then look for OTHER mods that add skins, including mods that replace vanilla skins, and instead add them as new ones without affecting those vanilla skins.



The standard version of this mod adds THREE custom skin slots per Nightfarer.

The extended version of this mod adds TEN custom skin slots per Nightfarer.







SO HOW DO I USE THIS?

Its very simple; Install my mod first. Download any other skin mods you'd like to use. Change the file names from the "parts" folder of those mods. Place them in the "parts" folder of my mod. That's it.



Here's an example; Wylder's Custom Skin 1 uses Parts ID 5700. His base, vanilla skin uses ID 5000.

If you were downloading a mod that replaced his vanilla skin, the parts file would be " bd_m_5000.partsbnd.dcx "

You would simply change the 5000 to 5700 and drop it in the "parts" folder for this mod.

So the file would then be called " bd_m_5700.partsbnd.dcx ".





MODENGINE3

My mod comes with an ME3 Profile already set up and ready to run. However, you'll need to install ModEngine3 to run it. You can find the latest release of ModEngine3 at any given time here: https://github.com/garyttierney/me3/releases



After that, place my mod's folder absolutely anywhere (EXCEPT in the game's "GAME" folder, don't do that), and run the profile file to launch the game with the mod.



You can check out this tutorial video by VIZZO on setting up an ME3 directory if you need more guidance.





WHAT ARE THE OTHER CHARACTER IDs I NEED TO KNOW?

I will list them below for the STANDARD VERSION.

The EXTENDED VERSION includes a .png image file with all the IDs listed out there.



WYLDER:

Custom Skin 1 -- 5700

Custom Skin 2 -- 5800

Custom Skin 3 -- 5900



GUARDIAN:

Custom Skin 1 -- 5710

Custom Skin 2 -- 5810

Custom Skin 3 -- 5910



RAIDER:

Custom Skin 1 -- 5740

Custom Skin 2 -- 5840

Custom Skin 3 -- 5940



IRONEYE:

Custom Skin 1 -- 5720

Custom Skin 2 -- 5820

Custom Skin 3 -- 5920



DUCHESS:

Custom Skin 1 -- 5770

Custom Skin 2 -- 5870

Custom Skin 3 -- 5970



RECLUSE:

Custom Skin 1 -- 5760

Custom Skin 2 -- 5860

Custom Skin 3 -- 5960



REVENANT:

Custom Skin 1 -- 5750

Custom Skin 2 -- 5850

Custom Skin 3 -- 5950



EXECUTOR:

Custom Skin 1 -- 5730

Custom Skin 2 -- 5830

Custom Skin 3 -- 5930



SCHOLAR:

Custom Skin 1 -- 5780

Custom Skin 2 -- 5880

Custom Skin 3 -- 5980



UNDERTAKER:

Custom Skin 1 -- 5790

Custom Skin 2 -- 5890

Custom Skin 3 -- 5990





OTHER INFORMATION

Not much else to say. The custom skins unlock immediately when skins in general do. 

In the Extended Version of the mod, Revenant's Custom Skin 4 will already be filled with an unreleased skin for her that is using the same IDs.

I figured it was better to keep consistency in the ID structure, so things wouldn't get confusing, than to change it up arbitrarily to avoid that ID.

You can safely replace this unreleased skin if you wish.





WHAT IF I NEED MORE HELP?

Support will not really be provided in the comments, but is available on the ServerName Discord that I just hyperlinked.

I'm reachable there, but many other modders are also available all the time to help with this mod and any other.