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So, you wanna make a custom race for BG3. How do you do that, though? This guide will show you how.
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[https://github.com/BG3-Community-Library-Team/BG3-Community-Library/wiki/Building-a-Race-Mod Building a Race Mod Guide]
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[https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/4515 Whispers of the Resource - Custom Race and Subrace Template]
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== CharacterVisuals _merged.lsf.lsx ==
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Here is where you're going to set up the default look for your race, aka how it looks when the player first selects them on the race menu. This can include hair, head, eyes, tattoos, makeup, and more.
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Here are some nodes you'll find in the file, and what they do.<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
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<node id="Object">
Hair modding</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist">
    <attribute id="ForcePresetValues" type="bool" value="True" />
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    <attribute id="GroupName" type="FixedString" value="02Skin Properties" />
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    <attribute id="MapKey" type="FixedString" value="02Skin Properties" />
Head modding</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist">
    <attribute id="MaterialPresetResource" type="FixedString" value="7b0d0147-72f1-6b22-b32b-0bfebd47cb85" /> This sets default skin color
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</node>
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</syntaxhighlight>Skin Color<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
Armor/clothing modding</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist">
<node id="Object">
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    <attribute id="ForcePresetValues" type="bool" value="True" />
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    <attribute id="GroupName" type="FixedString" value="06Eyes" />
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    <attribute id="MapKey" type="FixedString" value="06Eyes" />
Modding namespace</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content">
    <attribute id="MaterialPresetResource" type="FixedString" value="da5e8c41-2f06-213f-855b-41291f26e3a6" /> This sets default eye color
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</syntaxhighlight>Eye Color<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
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<node id="Object">
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    <attribute id="ForcePresetValues" type="bool" value="True" />
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    <attribute id="GroupName" type="FixedString" value="05Makeup" />
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<attribute id="MapKey" type="FixedString" value="05Makeup" />
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<attribute id="MaterialPresetResource" type="FixedString" value="d4bf8e65-39c8-f87b-7e2a-ef5d4756aaca" /> This sets default makeup
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*[[Modding:Modding resources|Modding homepage]]
</syntaxhighlight>Makeup<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Modding resources</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="navcat" ;><categorytree hideprefix="1" hideroot="1" mode="pages">Modding resources</categorytree></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Modding guides</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="navcat" ;><categorytree hideprefix="1" hideroot="1" mode="pages">Modding guides</categorytree></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hair modding</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="navcat" ;><categorytree hideprefix="1" hideroot="1" mode="pages">Hair modding</categorytree></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Head modding</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="navcat" ;><categorytree hideprefix="1" hideroot="1" mode="pages">Head modding</categorytree></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Armor/clothing modding</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="navcat" ;><categorytree hideprefix="1" hideroot="1" mode="pages">Armor modding</categorytree></div></div></td></tr></table></div>
<node id="Object">
    <attribute id="ForcePresetValues" type="bool" value="True" />
    <attribute id="GroupName" type="FixedString" value="03Hair" />
<attribute id="MapKey" type="FixedString" value="03Hair" />
<attribute id="MaterialPresetResource" type="FixedString" value="536e441f-3fee-c04a-9698-6608ebe70824" /> This sets default hair color
</node>
</syntaxhighlight>Hair Color<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
<node id="Slots">
    <attribute id="Bone" type="FixedString" value="" />
    <attribute id="Slot" type="FixedString" value="Head" />
    <attribute id="VisualResource" type="FixedString" value="555b1e26-9a79-c11b-134d-a557b317bd93" /> This sets default head
</node>
</syntaxhighlight>Head<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
<node id="Slots">
<attribute id="Bone" type="FixedString" value="" />
<attribute id="Slot" type="FixedString" value="Hair" />
<attribute id="VisualResource" type="FixedString" value="1dc629c7-382c-3090-e72f-c7f4d44d5e3d" /> This sets default hair style
</node>
</syntaxhighlight>Hair Style
 
== CharacterCreationAppearanceVisuals.lsx ==
Here is where you'll define all of the heads you want your race to use.<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
<node id="CharacterCreationAppearanceVisual">
    <attribute id="BodyShape" type="uint8" value="0"/>
    <attribute id="BodyType" type="uint8" value="0"/>
    <attribute id="DefaultSkinColor" type="guid" value="fbfbdac7-b88b-840d-2601-e37aa45663ae"/>
    <attribute id="DisplayName" type="TranslatedString" handle="DISPLAYHANDLEHERE" version="3"/>
    <attribute id="RaceUUID" type="guid" value="RACEUUIDHERE"/>
    <attribute id="SlotName" type="FixedString" value="Head"/>
    <attribute id="UUID" type="guid" value="UNIQUEUUIDHERE"/>
    <attribute id="VisualResource" type="guid" value="VISUALRESOURCEUUIDHERE"/>
</node>
</syntaxhighlight>Here is an example node for adding one head. To find the correct Race UUID, see [https://bg3.wiki/wiki/Modding:Race_UUID this page].
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