Beautiful People (BP) is a compilation of many of the best mods that improve how NPC’s (and PC’s) look and also adds several new races to Oblivion. I find this mod really adds to the gaming experience by making people more lifelike and adds a lot of diversity. Unfortunately, installation will take about an hour (including download time) and there are several steps involved to properly installing BP. Installation is important because if not fully and properly installed, or installed in the wrong order then problems can occur (e.g. black eyes, double-eyes, no-head, etc.). Below we will go through three steps to successfully install BP, these are: 1. Downloading, 2. Merging files, and 3. Installation.
Races added will include: Ainmhi, Carrier, Dremora, Elves of Lineage, Horkew, Human, Ice Elf, Lolita, Long-Ears Elf, Lycanthrope Elf, Mystic Dark Elf, Mystic Elf, Mystic High Elf, Orog, Robo Elf, Skyrim Khajiit, Tabaxi, Tang Mo, Wiera, White Tabaxi, Wolf Elf, Lop-Ears Elf, Snow Tabaxi, Wild Tabaxi, Moonshadow Elves, Tolkien Elves, BloodWitcher, BloodWitch, Moon shadow Long-Ears Elf and Synx.
Hairs styles added will include: RenHair, 2chHair, 2chLegendHair, AGSHair, APpageboyHair, babehair, Bald, Capucine Argonian Hair, Capucine Khajiit Hair, CoreanHair, CTargHair, HisssaHair, Pretty Cure Hair, soyahair, AmyHair, KKKHair, CoolSimsHair and HepsyHair.
Eyes added will Include: Nequam Eyes, Ren Eyes, Flonne Eyes, Retma Eye Odd, FairyEye, MoonshadowEye, Ren VB Dragon Eyes and GeeEye.
The method of installing BP that we will go through today uses the Oblivion Mod Manager (OMOD (http://www.tesnexus....ile.php?id=2097) Thank you Timeslip)). If you don’t already have OMOD I suggest downloading it.
Part 1: Download Some Big Files
I suggest we start by downloading all the files we’re going to need, these will include:
1. Stock Body Replacer
If you are already using a body replacer, then skip this step. If you want to use a body replacer but haven’t chosen one yet, I can recommend HGEC Body with BBB (http://www.tesnexus....le.php?id=34442). If you prefer another body, download that one.
2. Beautiful People 2ch-Ed v1.8.0 Fixed
Next download Beautiful People 2ch-Ed v1.8.0 Fixed (approx. 285 MB zipped (approx 1.4 GB unzipped)), I have not found this on TES Nexus, therefore I suggest downloading it from Mediafire at http://www.mediafire...v1.8.0_Fixed.7z
3. Modular Beautiful People (MBP) 2ch-Edition (Full) 1.4.[/color]
Next download Modular Beautiful People (MBP) 2ch-Edition (Full) 1.4 (approx. 323 MB in 4 files). This file comes in four parts and can be downloaded from:
Part 1: http://www.mediafire...v1.4a.part1.rar Part 2: http://www.mediafire...v1.4a.part2.rar Part 3: http://www.mediafire...v1.4a.part3.rar Part 4: http://www.mediafire...v1.4a.part4.rar
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4. Modular Beautiful People 2ch Edition Plus Plus
Download MBP Plus Plus 098a Full (approx. 363 MB in two files). Note that there are two parts to download, you need both: http://www.nexusmods...on/mods/37368/?
5. Hi Res Skin - Face Textures
Totally optional, but if you want them I can recommend High Rez Skin Textures for HGEC (approx. 12 MB) and can be downloaded from TES Nexus (http://www.tesnexus....le.php?id=20022). This will install 4096x4096 body textures and has a separate file for installing 2048x2048 facial textures. There are now a number of very good skin and face textures, I use this one because it is very easy to install (comes with its own install tool) and I am lazy.
Part 2: Merge Those Files
Both Modular Beautiful People (MBP) 2ch-Edition (Full) 1.4 and Modular Beautiful People 2ch Edition Plus Plus are multi-part files.
1. Merge Modular Beautiful People (MBP) 2ch-Edition (Full) 1.4. It is easy to prepare MBP, simply click and highlight all four files and extract them. Your will now have a file called (MBP) Modular Beautiful People 2ch-Edition (Full) 1.4 that is approximately 312 MB (and a few text documents and a doc that show Flonnes eyes). Well done.
2. Next we need to merge Modular Beautiful People 2ch Edition Plus Plus. Nothing to merge. Just download both parts (one is the data and one is the esm/esp files).
We are now ready to install.
Part 3: Installation and Activation
You are about to reap the benefits of efforts you have just made, so start up OMOD. I suggest installing in the following order:
1. Install body replacer
2. Install Beautiful People 2ch-Ed v1.8.0 Fixed
3. Install Modular Beautiful People 2ch-Edition (Full) 1.4.omod
4. Install Modular Beautiful People 2ch Edition Plus Plus
5. Tweak .ini file bFaceGenTexturing=0 (optional)
Note: If you use x117++077 install it just after Modular Beautiful People 2ch Edition Plus Plus
1. Install body replacer
In OMOD, click on the button at the bottom called ‘Load’, next use the window that pops up to find your HGEC Body with BBB file, highlight it and click ‘Open’. Give OMOD a few seconds to load and it will appear in the right hand side of the OMOD screen. Go ahead and highlight the mod in the right hand screen and click the ‘activate’ button at the bottom.
You now have a few choices to make: First you must choose your version (I usually just choose ‘nude’ and click OK, but feel free to check out the other options (you can always come back to this mod and activate it to try something else if you don’t like the look of your choice in game). Next choose cup size (I typically choose ‘c’) and click okay. Finally choose bottom size (I typically choose medium). Done.
2. Install Beautiful People 2ch-Ed v1.8.0 Fixed
In OMOD, click on the button at the bottom called ‘Create’, next on the omod creator screen that pops up click on ‘Add folder’. A browser screen will pop up, use it to find where you saved your Beautiful People 2ch-Ed v1.8.0 Fixed file. Open this file and highlight (don’t open) the ‘Data’ folder, this is what you need. With the ‘data’ folder highlighted, click on ‘OK’ at the bottom of the window. A new window pops up that contains two files (Beautiful People 2ch-Ed Vanilla Race & Beautiful People 2ch-Ed esm), click on ‘Create omod’ at bottom of window. It will take a while for OMOD to load, if you smoke, now’s your moment. Once loaded (you will have a window pop up saying a new omod created) go ahead and highlight the mod in the right hand screen and click the ‘activate’ button at the bottom. Once activated you will now have two new plug-ins on the left-hand screen of OMOD (Beautiful People 2ch-Ed Vanilla Race & Beautiful People 2ch-Ed.esm), go ahead and check mark them.
3. Install Modular Beautiful People 2ch-Edition (Full) 1.4.omod
In OMOD, click on the button at the bottom called ‘Load’. Next use the window that pops up to find your Install Modular Beautiful People 2ch-Edition (Full) 1.4.omod file, highlight it and click ‘Open’. Give OMOD a few seconds to load and it will appear in the right hand side of the OMOD screen. Notice that the box to the left of this mod is black, this is OMOD letting you know that this new mod has files that will overwrite an existing mod. This is okay, we want this mod to overwrite some of Beautiful People’s files, and this is why the install order is important. Go ahead and highlight the mod in the right hand screen and click the ‘activate’ button at the bottom. When OMOD warns you that this mod will overwrite existing esps click ‘Yes’.
You will now be offered some choices:
a) You are asked if you want to install an esp for Ren’s Hair / Band / Blind / Mask - I suggest installing this – Click ‘Yes’. A new window pops up saying disable blind mask – click ‘OK’
You are asked if you want to install an esp that will permit you to choose a cool eye type during character creation, Sheogorath Eye Shivering Isles. This choice is up to you, I don’t use this eye type (and I am trying to stay below 50 mods (I don’t know why)) – Click ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.
c) Next, you get to choose your eye options. If you don’t like glowing eyes or different coloured eye you can eliminate them here. I suggest highlighting ‘Default’ and then clicking ‘OK’.
d) Next you have the choice of loading a male body type EC, HGEC, TFF, RM – I usually choose Robert’s Male Body Replacer, then click ‘OK’. Next you have the option of choosing a female body replacer. I recommend choosing ‘Female EyeCandy body Replacer’, then click 'OK'.
e) When prompted say ‘Yes” to overwriting the two files.
Depending on which esp’s you decided to install you will now have up to four more eps’s on the left in OMOD (Beautiful People 2ch-Ed Merged Hair Module, Beautiful People 2ch-Ed Merged Eye Module, Beautiful People 2ch-Ed Disable Band/Blind/Mask and Beautiful People 2ch-Ed Sheogorath Eye), go ahead and check mark them
4. Install Modular Beautiful People 2ch Edition Plus Plus
In OMOD, click on the button at the bottom called ‘Create’, next on the omod creator screen that pops up click on ‘Add folder’. A browse screen will pop up, use it to find where you saved your Modular Beautiful People 2ch Edition Plus Plus file. Open this file and highlight (don’t open) the ‘Data’ folder, this is what you need. With the ‘data’ folder highlighted, click on ‘OK’ at the bottom of the window. A new window pops up that contains three files (Beautiful People 2ch-Ed Vanilla Race, Beautiful People 2ch-Ed MS Elves & Beautiful People 2ch-Ed esm), click on ‘Create omod’ at bottom of window. Once loaded (you will have a window pop up saying a new omod created) go ahead and highlight the mod in the right hand screen and click the ‘activate’ button at the bottom. Once activated you will now have a new plug-in on the left-hand screen of OMOD (Beautiful People 2ch-Ed MS Elves), go ahead and check mark it.
You will again notice that the box to the left of this mod is black (letting you know that this new mod has files that will overwrite an existing mod). Go ahead and highlight the mod in the right hand screen and click the ‘activate’ button at the bottom. When OMOD warns you that this mod will overwrite existing esp's click ‘Yes’.
5. Tweak .ini file bFaceGenTexturing=0
I have heard that not changing the .ini file can mess up some faces in the game. This does not happen for me. In fact, changing the file bFaceGenTexturing=0 tends to result in a slight difference in colour between my characters face and body, so I leave this alone. However, if you are experiencing problems then go to (on my computer) C:/Users/(whatever you named your folder (i.e. not the ‘Public’ one))/My Documents/My Games/Oblivion/Oblivion (the config settings). Before editing this file, please make a copy of it first. Then in the file, find bFaceGenTexturing=1 and change it to bFaceGenTexturing=0.
6. Hi Res Skin - Face Textures
Optional, But if you use High Rez Skin Textures for HGEC it comes with a really easy to use install tool. OMOD is not needed, just click on the install tool in the file and it will take you through the rest.
7. Lastly, don't forget to run BOSS (Better oblivion Sorting Software (http://www.tesnexus....le.php?id=20516)) to sort your load order.
YOU ARE DONE.