Diverse Dragon Priests massively expands the visual variety and quality of Dragon Priests (and now Priestesses as well), adding 35 new variations complete with new custom models, high quality 4K textures, diversity between elemental priests (Fire, Frost, & Storm have unique variations), & varying body shapes. Optional vanilla replacers.
Requirements
This mod does not have any known dependencies other than the base game.
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Author notes
Please contact me before uploading any kind of patch, by its nature the main file and Vanilla Replacer LITE should not require patching in most cases, if someone finds a need for the Vanilla Replacer FULL to be patched to not conflict with other mods that edit the vanilla Dragon Priest template actors please inform me and I will likely be willing to upload a patch myself or if not I may allow specific other users to do so if they have gained permission from me first.
File credits
All model and texture creation, rigging, mod creation, and implementation was done by me - PixieBomb Beard mesh for bearded Dragon Priests is from Beards of Power by Mharlek1
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Diverse Dragon Priests - Fathom's Creature Series - FR
Changelogs
Version 1.1
Tweaked all variants to automatically inherit most stat, spell, perk, etc. changes other mods may make to the vanilla Dragon Priest templates (including specific changes to each elemental template) without needing additional patches
Added keyword to Priestesses to facilitate easier patching in cases for other mods to not affect them but still affect male variants
If you're using the Vanilla Replacer FULL version you must update both the Main File and the Vanilla Replacer FULL to v1.1 for these changes to work properly
Diverse Dragon Priests massively improves upon the visual quality and variety of Dragon Priests, adding 35 new variants all with custom models & HQ 4K textures, optimized in BC7 for best quality and performance. The main file is .esl-flagged and will not take up a slot in your load order.
The new models have a ton of visual variety, including diverse body shapes, sexual dimorphism between male and female Dragon Priests and Priestesses (Priestesses will have more of a slender frame, smaller shoulders, wider hip bones, smaller hands and feet, etc. and males will range between normal Dragon Priest size and larger-framed armored Priests), and unique textures for each elemental specialization (Fire, Frost, and Storm)
These new variants are added to the leveled lists and will appear alongside vanilla Dragon Priests, which means they are compatible with and can be used alongside any other Dragon Priest retexture, replacer, etc. and will not affect game balance or alter vanilla records.
IN THE OPTIONAL FILES there are also two options to replace vanilla Dragon Priests with the ones from Diverse Dragon Priests: Vanilla Replacer LITE - Texture-only replacer that allows vanilla Dragon Priests to use the high quality 4K base textures from DDP, no variation between vanilla elemental priests as the vanilla Dragon Priests all use the same texture path in the base game
Vanilla Replacer FULL (Recommended) - Allows vanilla Dragon Priests to utilize all of the elemental textures from DDP, creating greater variety in appearance and synergy with their elemental focus.
The main file doesn't touch *any* vanilla records other than adding the new variants to the Dragon Priest leveled lists, and is therefore compatible with anything other than mods that also alter those leveled lists, in which case a bashed patch will be required.
The Vanilla Replacer FULL version only alters the template Dragon Priests to allow them to use the various elemental textures from DDP, and may need patching for mods that directly edit those templates.
Unique named Dragon Priests WILL benefit from both Vanilla Replacer versions, but their masks are NOT AFFECTED AT ALL by any version to ensure that you can continue to use your favorite Dragon Priest mask replacers alongside Diverse Dragon Priests with no issue.
CREDITS
All model and texture creation, rigging, & implementation: PixieBomb Beard model for bearded Dragon Priests: Mharlek1