Gives Tav unique body textures and model, unique face makeup textures, unique face tattoo textures, and also adds body tattoos as an option. I also upscaled the body tattoos because I love you. Now you are very special.

Why do you want that? Because you want to be special and not share Tattoos/Makeup/Models with NPCs.


Contents:

• Requirements: Things you must have. If you don't have them it won't work.
• How to Use - Written Edition: For people that like reading. Comes in simple and detailed depending on your experience.
• How to Use - Video Edition: For visual learners.
• How to Use - Written Edition Continued: For optional modifications.
• Notes: How this mod actually works and other important information.
• Patches: List of provided patches, and patch order.
• Modders' Tools: Advanced section
• Pinned Comment: Has Q and A for common unique tav problems.
  

For most users "Requirements" and "How Use? Written Edition" should suffice. The reason this page is so long is because a lot of people really like this mod and it requires moderate experience with modding to install. So don't get overwhelmed, just follow the steps. If you have a question check to see if it is already answered. Watch the videos if everything else fails. Watch a different YouTube video if you don't like the ones provided.


Requirements:

• BG3 Mod Manger (DO NOT USE VORTEX unless you know what you are doing)
• BG3 mod fixer (Fixes 4 naked dudes on start up)
• Trips' Old Shader Pack (Makes your character not blue)
• 7zip  (to unpack the files, winrar also works if you are a sadist)
  

How to Use - Written edition:

Simple Instructions:

1> Download "Unique Tav PAK" and install with BG3MM or Vortex. PUT IT AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR LOAD ORDER. See patches for caveats.

2> Download "Unique Tav Data" and unpack zipped contents to:Baldurs Gate/Data/
 folder. The final file path should be something like
SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Baldurs Gate 3/Data/Generated/Public/Shared/Assets/unique_tav/The final "unique_tav" folder will have a bunch of Default presets inside.
Default:

• No Body Tattoos
• Upscaled Vanilla (BG3) Face Makeup from soriyumi
• Upscaled Vanilla (BG3) Face Tattoos from soriyumi
• Hairless Body
  

3> Make sure you didn't mess up installing, verify it works by checking if human males have hairless chest.

Detailed Instructions:
MAZE's Guide

(YOU CAN STOP HERE IF YOU ONLY WANT THE BASIC FUNCTIONALITY AND ARE USING SOME OTHER MOD.)
Further Customization and NOTES will appear after the Video section.

How to Use - Video Edition:



How Use? Written Edition Continued:

If Customize sounds like a lot, I have included some BODY Variants and BODY TATTOO Variants that are ready to be loaded. Check under optional files.

4> Customize (Optional)
To customize you need to overwrite the contents of each section inside the "unique_tav" folder.
Face:
unique_tav/FACE/Skin_Atlas_Head_SHR_Makeup_A_MSK.DDS
This is what you replace for new makeup
unique_tav/FACE/Skin_Atlas_Head_SHR_Tattoo_A_MSK.DDS
This is what you replace for new face tattoos

BODY section has three sections:
This is what you replace for new body tattoos
unique_tav/BODY/TATTOO/Skin_Atlas_Body_UNI_Tattoo_A_MSK.DDS
This contains all the textures and models for Elves, Drow, Half-Elves, and Humans
unique_tav/BODY/NORMIES/
This contains all the textures and models for Tieflings.
unique_tav/BODY/TIF/

5> Hotloading: You can edit the files and see them update in the game by exiting to the main menu, then reloading your saved game or starting a new one. Otherwise you can just restart the whole game. (This sometimes doesn’t work, I’ve noticed it failing to work when ASTRL Tiefling Subraces are enabled)


Notes:

Note:

• Face Tattoo and Face Makeup are for ALL vanilla races/subraces. If you have a non-replacer head or a new race it needs to be patched. I have a list of supported non-replacer heads and new races under compatibility. 
• Body Textures and Body Tattoo are for all default races. If you have a new race it needs to be patched.
• If you have a mod that also edits CharacterVisual resources it needs to be patched. As far as I know that is only Eyes of the Beholder and astralites glow eyes (I'm sure there are others). Which I have a patch for. See more under compatibility.
  

Biggest Note:
This mod is not a 'plug and play' as you need to have a basic understanding of windows file explorer and file replacements to utilize this mod at the lowest level.
Therefore you actually need to read the instructions.
There are several tiers of utilization
1> basic: only use my replacements + variants.
2> basic+1: take existing loose file replacers for textures/meshes (e.g. facepaint mods, big boobies mods), rename them, and placing them in the correct directories. 
3> intermediate: create your own assets either from scratch or modifying the above files.
4> advanced: modifying the XML for different colors/overlays/support, and then repacking unique_tav.

Patches:
If you read the Notes you will understand why you need a patch. Outside of Eyes of the Beholder and some initial patches I provided, you must  depend on your mod author to provide patches. Unless told otherwise put your patch before unique_tav.

kartoffel (me) supported (as of YYYY/MM/DD 2023/12/31, if they updated the mod after that, then this may be incorrect):
Addys Head Presets
Alt-Shadowheart Head Presets (Partial)
changelings
Faces of Faerun
Loulette Heads
Male Elf and Drow Heads
More heads for Tieflings
New Character Creation Presets WIP
New head (beeeeeeeeeeeeep)
Pontiff Head
Some Heads For Bodytype 2
Strong Female Heads
Themia's Sister (Face Preset or Head Replacer for Shadowheart or Minthara)
Vemperen's Other Heads Repaired (Non-Replacer)


Eyes of the Beholder needs a patch. The patch should be placed after unique_tav. See this image. I provide this patch.


Compatibility:
author supported:
a lot

Modders' Tools:

Diagram of the XML changes:



Github Repo: Unique Tav
Github Repo: BG3 XML Editor (tools)

Article: FOR BODY/FACE MODDERS HERE IS AN ARTICLE ON HOW TO ADD SUPPORT

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