Heritage ENHANCED

Hello everyone,

With this mod, I have adjusted the appearances of most human characters in the game, doing so in the following ways:

* Redesigned the randomized customization values for both sexes of all major races in the game (used mostly by regular NPCs).

* Removed randomization from existing 'special' NPC appearance presets, redesigning some as necessary.

* Created distinct, static appearance presets for 162 select named NPCs, spread out across every race and most factions.

* Adjusted nearly all of the character creation race presets.

The Goal

My goal for this project is to improve the aesthetic quality of NPCs and thralls generally, contrasting with that of the base game, which creates some rather... interesting looks. I took inspiration from the descriptions of the various races in Robert E. Howard's stories (as well as their real-world analogues) to try and be as faithful to the source material as I could.

However, as the customization in CE is rather limited, the NPCs may at times be a bit 'same-y', but I thought this preferable to the alternative.

I have listed out some of the changes made, characters affected, and other statistics in the Heritage of the Hyborian Age documentation guide. (Needs to be revised for the latest update.)

Some other changes include:

* The Zamorian and Zingaran races were completely rebuilt, contrasting greatly with the Darfari / Kushites they previously resembled.

* Hyperborean and Lemurian race templates have been created for use with some NPCs.

* Blonde hair may now appear on Nordheimers across the Exiled Lands and the among the Heirs of the North, reflecting the heritage of the Aesir. However, the Aesir and Vanir Loysing factions of Siptah will be wholly blonde or red-haired, respectively.

* Female bust sizes have been balanced so that they no longer fall outside the slider maximum (they'll still be decently-endowed on average, this is Conan after all).

* Eye and lip makeup selections have been expanded for the ladies of most races, and nearly all male characters had their guyliner taken away. [spoiler]NEVER PART A STYGIAN FROM HIS EYELINER.[/spoiler]

* Males are on average taller than their female counterparts within-race, and certain races are on average taller or shorter than others.

* Conan's height has been increased.

Compatibility

The mod's functions are performed via conventional table mergers and control table mergers, so it should be compatible with a wide range of mods and resistant to future updates. However, mods that assign new race templates to NPCs, or those which affect the weighting of male vs female spawns, are likely to cause issues with this. If issues do occur, I'd recommend placing this mod lower in the load order.

ENHANCED: Since this is a direct port of the original mod with minimal adjustments so far, there may be oddities here and there with the new hair / skin colors. A lot of the intermediate skin colors are now much lighter, so races like Zamorians and Stygians will be lighter than intended as a result, for example. The new grey hair color in the middle of the browns may also be a problem, but I've swapped the color for most of the uniques which previously used it for the time being.

The mod can be added / removed mid-playthrough without issue.

Question & Answer

* Will this mod affect my existing thralls? Your existing thralls (either placed, in inventory, or on the wheel) will be unaffected. Only newly-spawned NPCs will use these new values.

* What happens if I disable / remove the mod? Newly-spawned NPCs will return to using the base game presets, however any thralls you acquired while using the mod will retain their looks.

* Do you plan on creating distinct appearances for every named thrall? There's quite a lot of named thralls (and limited customization options), so that won't be feasible, however I may add more over time. Suggestions are welcome, though I won't guarantee acting on them.

* Would you consider incorporating customization options added by other mods? Not in this mod, no, as I want it to remain standalone. However, I'd be willing to create separate plug-ins for, as I have for expanding hair color selections with Heritage True Hair Addon for use with either True (Hair) Colors mods.

* Would you add beards for random NPCs? Beards have been added only to randomized Shemites so far. Hair color and facial hair color are selected independently, so implementing beards for races with more than one color is a problem.

* Will you warp the mod to satisfy my fetishes? No.

Conclusion

Feedback, suggestions, criticism, veiled threats, and other assorted commentary are welcome.

I hope you all enjoy,

Dread Swoop

Mod ID: 3726392245

This version of the mod is for Conan Exiles Enhanced. If you are looking for the Legacy version, you can find it here.

Images mostly taken at 4K, 'High' Settings. Copious use of sunshine. Some skin colors in sunshine may appear lighter than normal.