FaceForge 0.24.1 — Windows tool (not a Skyrim mod)

This is a Windows application. It is not a Skyrim plugin, not an SKSE DLL, and must not be installed into Skyrim Data, Vortex, or Mod Organizer 2 as a game mod.

FaceForge turns a photograph into an editable RaceMenu starting preset. You finish the face in RaceMenu in-game. For a full NPC follower afterward, use FollowerForge.

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What to download / what you get

File	What it is
FaceForge-0.24.1-STANDALONE.exe	The whole tool (double-click to run)
This README.md	How to use it

No .NET install. Needs Windows 10/11 with Microsoft Edge WebView2 (usually already installed).

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How to install the TOOL (not the game)

1. Unzip this download anywhere on your PC (Desktop, Documents, Tools folder, etc.).
2. Double-click FaceForge-0.24.1-STANDALONE.exe.
3. Do not drop the EXE into Skyrim Special Edition\Data.
4. Do not add this zip as a Vortex/MO2 mod for Skyrim.

FaceForge only reads your game/Vortex/CharGen folders. It does not change your load order.

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How to use it (short)

1. Run the EXE. Let it find Skyrim and index your setup (read-only).
2. Add a clear front photo (or multi-view / slow turn video).
3. Analyze → pick race/sex → pick installed head parts (hair, eyes, etc.).
4. Export a RaceMenu preset pack.
5. In Skyrim: open RaceMenu → load the preset → sculpt if you want → use Export Head (not “slider-only / no sculpt”) if you will build a follower next.
6. Optional: open FollowerForge and build the NPC plugin from that baked head.

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Requirements

Hard

• Skyrim Special Edition or Anniversary Edition
• RaceMenu (to load/export the preset in-game)
• Windows 10/11 + WebView2

Optional

• High Poly Head and any head-part mods you already use
• FollowerForge — builds the follower NPC after Export Head

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What this is / is not

It is	It is not
An out-of-game Windows utility	A downloadable follower character
A photo → RaceMenu preset helper	Something you enable in your load order
Safe to keep outside the game folder	A replacement for RaceMenu or Creation Kit

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Pair tool

FaceForge (face preset) → RaceMenu bake → FollowerForge (NPC plugin).

GitHub: https://github.com/ShugokiFable/FaceForge
Release: https://github.com/ShugokiFable/FaceForge/releases/tag/v0.24.1

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Developers: ship tree is FaceForge 0.24.1\. See CURRENT.txt, build.ps1, package.ps1.