Editing Modding:Creating Custom Hair with Hair Tool

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== Making custom hair for BG3 with Hair Tool ==
Prerequisites:

* [https://github.com/ShinyHobo/BG3-Modders-Multitool BG3 Modder’s Multitool]
* [https://github.com/Norbyte/lslib LSLib]
* [https://www.blender.org/download/lts/3-6/ Blender 3.6 or 4.0]
* [https://github.com/Norbyte/dos2de_collada_exporter GR2 import/export addon for Blender]
* [https://bartoszstyperek.gumroad.com/l/hairtool Hair Tool addon and preset library]
* [https://code.visualstudio.com VSCode]
* UUID addon for VSCode
* [https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/5499 Em’s Quick Hair Template]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skYGVG-XWNg This video] covers steps 1 through 13 below.

Steps:

# Load environment (head, body?)
# Load Hair Tool preset, flip 180 degrees and place on the head
# Make some edits to the preset
# Finalize hair to turn preset into mesh
# Load BG3 hair texture and apply to the hair
# Manually fix the UVs by X-flipping, then scaling down to the correct size
# Find similar vanilla hair and load it into Blender
# Parent custom hair to vanilla armature, add armature modifier
# Transfer auto-snapping weights from vanilla hair to custom hair
# Rename object data name to match vanilla hair
# Reset vertex paint to black
# Paint blue highlights, blur out
# Apply all transforms, export as .dae
# Using LSLib, conform to vanilla hair, then export as .GR2
# Hotload into game as a replacer, make any necessary changes to the mesh
# Set up quick template for the custom hair
# After seeing it in game, change hairpreset, scalp, and material IDs if needed
# Done!
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