Pip-boying around :)

Post by **H1ms3lf** » Thu Jun 08, 2017 9:37 pm

Thinking about writing a simple topic/guide explaining how to change pip-boy background to whatever image people wanna use (afterall it's very simple and dxtbmp is free).

However, there seems to be the issue of every NPC in the game who also uses a pip-boy having their background changed to that as well. Did some research to try finding a fix for that, but no luck.

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Since TTW staff are awesome modders, I ask thee: Is there a way to tweak/change this, so that players pip-boy background image is unique, and not displayed throughout every other NPC pip-boy?

Even more awesome, would it be possible to change NPCs to use the basic pip-boy model, instead of whatever unique model the player installs?

Thanks for any info/insight on that!!

Post by **FiftyTifty** » Thu Jun 08, 2017 10:36 pm

The pipboy is just another piece of equipment, as far as the game is concerned. Duplicate the Pipboy record, copy the nif, edit it in Nifskope to point to a different texture path, have the player equip it through a run-once quest, et voila.

Might need to add a trigger in Tranquility Lane's Vault & Doc Mitchell's House, to check if the player has the old pipboy equipped.

Post by **H1ms3lf** » Thu Jun 08, 2017 10:56 pm

Is it really that easy? Thought people would ship that as well together with their pip-boy mods. Plus in FO3 vanilla, changing the pips background also replaces the background for character face generation, which is an added annoyance, hope it doesn't do that in the restored FO3 menu, but maybe it does. Gotta check this Nifskope then (never used it), heres to hoping it goes smoothly!