Vindictus Female Hairstyles Re:DUX [WOTC]
Inspired by kexx & Astery’s Female Hairstyles & Destroyer1101’s Female Hair Mod
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Please Read Desc for more info!
INCOMPATIBLE WITH VANILLA XCOM 2
(Apologies if this description is VERY lengthy)
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"Guys,Look, nice hairdo and all, but seriously. We are NOT an anime. I told you this for the last time. Having this hair will (A) NOT make you the protagonist and (B) not make you get plot armor. Seriously.
Now get that cut off, or I will have one of the other Rangers cut it for you."
– "Menace"
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Commanders of XCOM, I give you a new mod: Vindictus Female Hairstyles Re:DUX!
After MANY months of development (and hesitation and procrastination), I bring you the proper revival of one of my oldest mods in my modding journey. It deserves an overhaul after all :V
This mod adds in detail:
- OVER 100 NEW FEMALE HAIRSTYLES! (143 as of V1.03!)
- Hairs from the Vanilla VFH mod are now revived here!
- Brand new look! No more blocky, ugly hairstyles!
- Some hairs can utilize both hair color AND primary/secondary armor tinting capability (e.g. Belle’s Default Bob & Two-Tone Breathtaking). Give it a shot!
NOTE: Using Primary Tint WITH PATTERNS on your armor will ALSO be shown on the hair. Caution is advised.- Improved physics; Attempts to replicate the same physics from the original game!
- Colorable hairpieces! (No more static red hairpieces from Vanilla lol)
- Contains hairs that are up-to-date with Vindictus (Letty’s inclusion of Vindictus)!
- Includes a couple kitbashed hairs made by yours truly (Noted as "Aero’s Mix" in the hair menu)!
- Civilians and Crew Members can also use these hairstyles!
- Easily configurable to disable/enable hairs on civilians, troopers, and/or crew members! (Check the XComContent.ini and XComGame.int in this mod’s folder for more instructions…)
NOTE: No fallback hairstyles (In other words, there is no guarantee the hairs may fit with the base game headgear, especially modded headgear. Experiment, but caution is advised.)
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Q1) [OBLIGATORY] Can you port to Vanilla XCOM 2?
It technically already is — but that is the Vanilla version and it’s not really the best.
While hairs can be compatible with Vanilla and WOTC, it’s only up to a certain extent (and that extent is VERY LIMITED).
The next question should be a bit more detailed as to why I say that.
Q2 — PART I) Why can’t I use THIS version if I am playing Vanilla XCOM?
This version has original bones from Vindictus as well as more hairs and even tinting capabilities (in other words, bows and hairpieces can be colorable!). If you use this on Vanilla, chances are the physics may behave differently.
Plus, the colorable hairpieces won’t work too well either there. The reason why the OG worked on WOTC is because the hairpieces weren’t meant to be colorable. Having the tint on the hairpieces WILL change the behavior of the textures, thus make it look black if you use the WOTC ver. on Vanilla XCOM.
TL;DR: I DON’T RECOMMEND YOU USE THIS ON VANILLA.
Q2 PART II) Wait, what if I subbed to the original Vindictus Female Hairstyles? Why can’t I just keep using THAT one?
Simple: unsub from it. If you still have the vanilla version of the game, stick with the original VFH for now until you get WOTC.
This version is a HIGHLY IMPROVED OVERHAUL of the original version. More hairs, better quality, etc. You can get rid of that if you use WOTC.
Q3 PART I) Will this mod get updated with new hairs, fixes, etc.? I mean, I notice not all of the hairstyles from Vindictus are on here.
If Vindictus does bring in new hairs and/or the fix really does seem to be a bother, I will do my best to get them (and hopefully the HFS files don’t get re-encrypted again).
And since you mentioned not all of the hairs are on there, it’s because I chose them and had never thought about doing the whole thing. If there are lots of requests for a certain hair though I may reconsider.
Q3 PART II) [Insert character here] just came in to Vindictus! When is she coming?
As of now, this pack should be up to date with the latest version of US/EU Vindictus. Should a new character come, I will do my best to update to include the new hair. I will not use Mabinogi Heroes unless otherwise.
Q4) So… How about the guys? You DID do the Vindictus Male Hairstyles. When’s THAT huh?!
Oh yeah. Forgot THEY exist lol.
Uh, maybe. Not now though. Don’t quote me on that. This took me FOREVER to do this; can’t imagine how long that will take for the guys’ hairs to work.
Q5) What kind of a name is Re:DUX?
I didn’t shamelessly steal it from Re:Zero or whatever anime that uses it just to be cool nooo sir.
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Some of the hairs clip the head. When I get the chance, I will adjust it and fix it accordingly.
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+ Firaxis and 2K for this wonderful game as well as giving the community this SDK to further expand XCOM’s capabilities
+ kexx and Astery — the gods of hair modding. This has been inspired by your work. This mod may not be the best compared to yours (IMO at least), but your hairstyles mod inspired me to revive this work and attempt it to bring it up to your level of quality. Also thanks for showing me how the phAt works, LOL.
+ Destroyer1101, my mentor (and first hair modding god). This has been inspired by your work too — don’t think I forgot you, you numbskull. <3
+ NEXON & DevCAT Studios for Vindictus. Can’t believe this grindfest of a game still exists.
+ yretenai and EKey for the HFSExtract tools on Github. If it weren’t for you, this mod pack would never stay up to date with the new hairs Vindictus updates. Thanks!
+ ZeqMacaw for Crowbar, Source’s tool for extracting MDL files.
+ Rich Whitehouse for Noesis — the tool I used to extract the HFS files.
+ The gang (you know who you are – it’s not just the peeps in the screenshots hehe) for giving me a place to call home, for saying their lovely feedback (and for dealing with my swooning for Vindictus), and for the support. I hate you guys <3 .
+ You, Commander. For your feedback and taking the opportunity to get one of the most cute-looking hairstyle mods into XCOM. Your stylish efforts will continue to bolster the Resistance across the globe. Thank you for your patience as well. I hope this has been worth the wait. Keep up the great work, and good luck Commander. o7
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THIS PRODUCT IS NOT ENDORSED BY NOR AFFILIATED WITH FIRAXIS GAMES, NEXON, DEVCAT, ETC. THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS CONTENT COPYRIGHTED BY FIRAXIS GAMES (XCOM 2) / NEXON & DEVCAT (FEMALE HAIRSTYLES, GAME VINDICTUS, AND VARIOUS MEDIA) THAT MAY NOT BE REUSED WITHOUT OWNER’S EXPRESSED PERMISSION. THIS MOD WILL NOT BE USED FOR MONETARY PURPOSES/GAIN. PLEASE DO NOT REUPLOAD ANYWHERE ELSE.
