*It may work with the Ref ID, but we've always used the base. When you load up Skyrim Special Edition, you should be able to locate. I hope someone else finds this as useful as we have. With the files copied, enter the Special Edition save folder and paste them in, then close the folders and launch the game. You can do this for any NPC who's facegen data you've exported but isn't showing up properly.

Load up your save, and voilà! No more dark face.Save and make a backup (should be automatic).In the lower right, look for the box that says 'Ref ID' underneath 'Forms' I wouldn't use an auto or quicksave, but a hard save. Load the script cleaner and select your saved game.Lydia's base ID is 000A2C8E and her RefID is 000A2C94. What kind of NIOverride data is stored in SKSE co-save file Any NetImmerse Override modifications are saved directly to the SKSE co-save file every time one saves their game. Do a search on the NPC's name on the wiki and it should pull up the relevant page. A lightweight utility capable of deleting NetImmerse Override data from SKSE co-save files, thus decreasing both the sizes of those files and Skyrim save and load times. Tell the NPC to leave your service if they're following.If you're also having this issue and exporting the NPC facegen data doesn't work, do the following: So now whenever I give my ladies a makeover, I remove them from my game and have yet to see that ugly bug rear its head again. I was plagued by the dreaded NPC gray/black face bug with Lydia and Aela, but I found out that the save game script cleaner can remove their references from the game and force the game to reload their facial information.

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