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 == Making custom hair for BG3 with Hair Tool ==
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 * [https://github.com/ShinyHobo/BG3-Modders-Multitool BG3 Modder’s Multitool]
 * [https://github.com/Norbyte/lslib LSLib]
-* Blender 3.6 or 4.0
+* [https://www.blender.org/download/lts/3-6/ Blender 3.6 or 4.0]
-* GR2 import/export addon for Blender
+* [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
-* Em’s Quick Hair Template
+* [https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/5499 Em’s Quick Hair Template] or any other hair template
+[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skYGVG-XWNg This video] covers steps 1 through 13 below.
 Steps:
-* Load environment (head, body?)
+# Load environment (head, body if desired)
-* Load Hair Tool preset, flip 180 degrees and place on the head
+# Load Hair Tool preset, flip 180 degrees and place on the head
-* Make some edits to the preset
+# Make some edits to the preset
-* Finalize hair to turn preset into mesh
+# Finalize hair to turn preset into mesh
-* Load BG3 hair texture and apply to the hair
+# Load BG3 hair texture and apply to the hair
-* Manually fix the UVs by X-flipping, then scaling down to the correct size
+# Manually fix the UVs by X-flipping, then scaling down to the correct size
-* Find similar vanilla hair and load it into Blender
+# Find similar vanilla hair and load it into Blender
-* Parent custom hair to vanilla armature, add armature modifier
+# Parent custom hair to vanilla armature, add armature modifier
-* Transfer auto-snapping weights from vanilla hair to custom hair
+# Transfer auto-snapping weights from vanilla hair to custom hair
-* Rename object data name to match vanilla hair
+# Rename object data name to match vanilla hair
-* Reset vertex paint to black
+# Reset vertex paint to black
-* Paint blue highlights, blur out
+# Paint blue highlights, blur out
-* Apply all transforms, export as .dae
+# Apply all transforms, export as .dae
-* Using LSLib, conform to vanilla hair, then export as .GR2
+# Using LSLib, conform to vanilla hair, then export as .GR2
-* Hotload into game as a replacer, make any necessary changes to the mesh
+# Hotload into game as a replacer, make any necessary changes to the mesh
-* Set up quick template for the custom hair
+# Set up quick template for the custom hair
-* After seeing it in game, change hairpreset, scalp, and material IDs if needed
+# After seeing it in game, change hairpreset, scalp, and material IDs if needed
-* Done!
+# Done!
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