Prefer a text tutorial? Check it out on my Patreon here (free-access): www.patreon.com/posts/new-race-text-112401443 Don't want to download a PDF? Access by Medium here: medium.com/@imadoctornota/when-race-matters-make-a-custom-race-for-bg3-using-the-toolkit-a124294d1a4b
New races are sadly in general complicated, even with the toolkit. The races file really only creates a new selectable race, without necessarily adding a lot of customizability. I will tentatively be going back to prior videos to expand on the topics. In the meantime, I recommend this: docs.google.com/document/d/1MxNMafOeJEYCpqlO-OGJZ2B0Xxo9KXkhwRL7eWqjiVQ/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.fbo4r6e2urzd
@@ImADoctorNotA Thank you for the reply, I was actually able to get it working. The faces are race specific, so you need to copy the faces from shared - CharacterCreation - CharacterCreationAppearanceVisuals (Not sure if this is the right one as Im not at my PC), make your own file and set the copied faces to your modded race ID.
@@lolsup6303 Great to know, thanks for letting me know your fix! If I cover this again in the future, I'll make sure that I give you credit (I write it all down, super official)
Seconding a request to go into the passives for a new race. Got the idea to try and add Shifters from Eberron. I can't do custom meshes or anything, and I imagine some of the things that are there in in the books couldn't be done. But I'd think there could be some equivalents that could be given, like Astarion's bite for Longtooth shifters, or just a +1 AC for beasthide.
Noted! Be sure to vote on the next poll after I cover how to bring in other mods' spells into your custom mod. I'll have to see where all the requests stand when I populate that poll, though this could make it
Thankyou for this. Ive made the beginnings of a tortle mod and im trying to use the Dragonborn body type. It works up to the point where i can at least select Tortle. The defult body is the female green dragonborn as i inteded for testing, but theres no options for different heads, jaw or chin pieces, all that stuff. Additionally, there are choices to for scars and tattoos but theyre all the human options and they dint actually edit the character. Do you have any insight in how i can make this work properly?
I'm unfortunately not sure. I tried to make Dragonborn work for this video, but was having difficulty getting it functioning. The parameters for that race are hard to locate (so I focused the video on making something that worked vs more expansive). If you are able to sort it out, let me know and I can make a follow up video and give you credit. Sadly, it does seem like there are a number of game elements that are not clearly coded, yet still work. I wish I had more time (and personal contact with coders from Larian) to sort it all out
@@ImADoctorNotA ah damn. Dragonborn race isn't even in Shared, it's in Sharedev and you can to cross reference stuff between two files. We'll figure it out. I'm determined to get Tortles to work using Dragonborns as the base
@@KallanKeogh Yeah, sadly the massive dev team for gaming companies can make things organized weird like that (and some things being placed in game files that are not intuitive, likely with the Dragonborn race). Let me know how it goes and if you figure it out. If I get to a video showing how to make DragonBorns work on CC, I would want to ensure I give the person who figured it out credit!
@@ImADoctorNotA I have successfully made a subrace for the dragon born called the Death Dragonborn. It's based on the Brass Dragonborn. The faces are working as intended, the facial pieces like the crest and the chin are also working as intended. All the extra bits like colours, make up, piercings, and the tail, it's all working. There's a slight bug in that the head shape selection is duplicated. Also, I couldn't change the passive damage resistance, but this is a huge step into what I'm trying to do. I followed your tutorial and also the steps in this guide docs.google.com/document/d/1UEo6HoYMt1RealSmSIdUE4sGF4Z4URj2pPRBJFhiokw/edit
I'm not sure if I did something but it seems that the Root Template part of the CharacterCreationPreset category seems to hide the race if I input the default values, and then crashes the editor if I leave it blank, is there something I missed or did I make a mistake? edit #3 got it to work but the tags are now not working, any advice?
I'm sadly not sure, I'll add it to my list of things to look into. I sadly could not find very clear ways to work with custom races, which were already hard to work with even before the toolkit.
i'm having a similar issue, followed the video and the option shows up in the game but each body type only has only one default face with no other options, plus the tags are overwritten with the initial root/template tags in the gameplay
@@agatajot You're right that that is a major limitation. This is the first part of making a custom race (so making it show up). I went and stuck "make the next race video" on my video suggestion list, now that there is more documentation on it (custom races are much more involved than other modding tasks, even with the toolkit). In the meantime, I'd recommend referring to the following text tutorial that was put up since this video from another modder, with this video encompassing steps 1-3. I'll cover the remaining steps in the next video. Thanks for helping me identify what folks want to see more of! docs.google.com/document/d/1MxNMafOeJEYCpqlO-OGJZ2B0Xxo9KXkhwRL7eWqjiVQ/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.fbo4r6e2urzd
@ImADoctorNotA amazing. I have so many questions I keep playing with it for like 1-3 hours a night trying to figure things out. Currently trying to make a human with gith eyes (they are the closest to cats). Trying to make a Witcher class and a race to go with it
@@Zorath777 Definitely recommend looking into tutorials on texture modding, which would likely be most relevant to what you are looking for (so editing the model of an in-game asset to match what you want). It is beyond my expertise at the moment (I'm a programmer), though something I hope to cover at some point if there is enough interest (and it is reasonable enough to accomplish).
In that case, create a new entry on the next line and copy and paste that into your UUID field (deleting the new line once you do that). It will do the same thing, it just adds an extra step.
Race is biologically determined. Species isn't. I'm Chinese, I have different skin colour, hair colour, eye colour than you, and that's biological. I'm not accustomed to cold climates and do not have as high as a nose as you have, a caucasian because we do not need wider nostrils to take in air as the climate here is humid and not as cold. Humans living in the saharas have evolved over time to have darker skin as opposed to those who live in the alps and lush valleys. The only reason "diverse" is even a thing, is because we now have access to travel. Empires and kingdoms have always been mono racial until the discovery of transport. Species on the other hand, is not determined by biological factors. We both have hands, legs feet, 5 senses, we have hair, we walk on two legs and are human as a species. If you lose an arm, you are still a human because that's what you were supposed to have. If you have a birth defect and are born without legs, you are still human because like I said, it was a birth defect. But you can never be a white man and claim to be Chinese, or vice versa. Could've skipped the whole race talk honestly. It just sounds so patronizing.
I agree that my older videos had a bit too much of an introduction! Fortunately, I have focused my newer videos, so I suggest you check them out. You can also use the chapter shortcuts that are in most of my videos to skip around and save time (along with the text tutorials I link to each video on my Patreon that stays purely to the point). Thank you for the feedback and do not hesitate to let me know if there is a video you'd like to see!
Prefer a text tutorial? Check it out on my Patreon here (free-access): www.patreon.com/posts/new-race-text-112401443
Don't want to download a PDF? Access by Medium here: medium.com/@imadoctornota/when-race-matters-make-a-custom-race-for-bg3-using-the-toolkit-a124294d1a4b
Woot now it’s time for what we have all been waiting for sub classes and race’s
Heck yeah! I bolded that item on my vote tally, so will ensure that it makes it into the next vote
Just the video I was looking for to make sure what I have of my race so far works. Would love a video on getting abilities/spells in there
I put it on the list!
Hello, I am having trouble making a new human race. There are no extra faces to choose from on the character creation screen.
New races are sadly in general complicated, even with the toolkit. The races file really only creates a new selectable race, without necessarily adding a lot of customizability. I will tentatively be going back to prior videos to expand on the topics. In the meantime, I recommend this: docs.google.com/document/d/1MxNMafOeJEYCpqlO-OGJZ2B0Xxo9KXkhwRL7eWqjiVQ/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.fbo4r6e2urzd
@@ImADoctorNotA Thank you for the reply, I was actually able to get it working. The faces are race specific, so you need to copy the faces from shared - CharacterCreation - CharacterCreationAppearanceVisuals (Not sure if this is the right one as Im not at my PC), make your own file and set the copied faces to your modded race ID.
@@lolsup6303 Great to know, thanks for letting me know your fix! If I cover this again in the future, I'll make sure that I give you credit (I write it all down, super official)
Seconding a request to go into the passives for a new race. Got the idea to try and add Shifters from Eberron. I can't do custom meshes or anything, and I imagine some of the things that are there in in the books couldn't be done. But I'd think there could be some equivalents that could be given, like Astarion's bite for Longtooth shifters, or just a +1 AC for beasthide.
Noted! Be sure to vote on the next poll after I cover how to bring in other mods' spells into your custom mod. I'll have to see where all the requests stand when I populate that poll, though this could make it
Can you tell me how to make the race have different body type? ex. the strong type
and how to give the race icon?
I put it on the list! After my next video, we'll see what folks have expressed the most interest in and we'll tally up through a vote
Thankyou for this.
Ive made the beginnings of a tortle mod and im trying to use the Dragonborn body type.
It works up to the point where i can at least select Tortle. The defult body is the female green dragonborn as i inteded for testing, but theres no options for different heads, jaw or chin pieces, all that stuff. Additionally, there are choices to for scars and tattoos but theyre all the human options and they dint actually edit the character. Do you have any insight in how i can make this work properly?
I'm unfortunately not sure. I tried to make Dragonborn work for this video, but was having difficulty getting it functioning. The parameters for that race are hard to locate (so I focused the video on making something that worked vs more expansive). If you are able to sort it out, let me know and I can make a follow up video and give you credit. Sadly, it does seem like there are a number of game elements that are not clearly coded, yet still work. I wish I had more time (and personal contact with coders from Larian) to sort it all out
@@ImADoctorNotA ah damn. Dragonborn race isn't even in Shared, it's in Sharedev and you can to cross reference stuff between two files.
We'll figure it out. I'm determined to get Tortles to work using Dragonborns as the base
@@KallanKeogh Yeah, sadly the massive dev team for gaming companies can make things organized weird like that (and some things being placed in game files that are not intuitive, likely with the Dragonborn race). Let me know how it goes and if you figure it out. If I get to a video showing how to make DragonBorns work on CC, I would want to ensure I give the person who figured it out credit!
@@ImADoctorNotA I have successfully made a subrace for the dragon born called the Death Dragonborn. It's based on the Brass Dragonborn. The faces are working as intended, the facial pieces like the crest and the chin are also working as intended. All the extra bits like colours, make up, piercings, and the tail, it's all working. There's a slight bug in that the head shape selection is duplicated. Also, I couldn't change the passive damage resistance, but this is a huge step into what I'm trying to do.
I followed your tutorial and also the steps in this guide docs.google.com/document/d/1UEo6HoYMt1RealSmSIdUE4sGF4Z4URj2pPRBJFhiokw/edit
I'm not sure if I did something but it seems that the Root Template part of the CharacterCreationPreset category seems to hide the race if I input the default values, and then crashes the editor if I leave it blank, is there something I missed or did I make a mistake?
edit #3 got it to work but the tags are now not working, any advice?
I'm sadly not sure, I'll add it to my list of things to look into. I sadly could not find very clear ways to work with custom races, which were already hard to work with even before the toolkit.
i'm having a similar issue, followed the video and the option shows up in the game but each body type only has only one default face with no other options, plus the tags are overwritten with the initial root/template tags in the gameplay
@@agatajot You're right that that is a major limitation. This is the first part of making a custom race (so making it show up). I went and stuck "make the next race video" on my video suggestion list, now that there is more documentation on it (custom races are much more involved than other modding tasks, even with the toolkit). In the meantime, I'd recommend referring to the following text tutorial that was put up since this video from another modder, with this video encompassing steps 1-3. I'll cover the remaining steps in the next video. Thanks for helping me identify what folks want to see more of!
docs.google.com/document/d/1MxNMafOeJEYCpqlO-OGJZ2B0Xxo9KXkhwRL7eWqjiVQ/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.fbo4r6e2urzd
Can you add a feat to level 1?
I am not sure if that is possible, though I put it on my list of video suggestions so will look into it in time!
@ImADoctorNotA amazing. I have so many questions I keep playing with it for like 1-3 hours a night trying to figure things out. Currently trying to make a human with gith eyes (they are the closest to cats). Trying to make a Witcher class and a race to go with it
@@Zorath777 Definitely recommend looking into tutorials on texture modding, which would likely be most relevant to what you are looking for (so editing the model of an in-game asset to match what you want). It is beyond my expertise at the moment (I'm a programmer), though something I hope to cover at some point if there is enough interest (and it is reasonable enough to accomplish).
Regenerate UUID value crashes my editor :/
In that case, create a new entry on the next line and copy and paste that into your UUID field (deleting the new line once you do that). It will do the same thing, it just adds an extra step.
Chomo vibe.
Race is biologically determined. Species isn't.
I'm Chinese, I have different skin colour, hair colour, eye colour than you, and that's biological. I'm not accustomed to cold climates and do not have as high as a nose as you have, a caucasian because we do not need wider nostrils to take in air as the climate here is humid and not as cold. Humans living in the saharas have evolved over time to have darker skin as opposed to those who live in the alps and lush valleys. The only reason "diverse" is even a thing, is because we now have access to travel. Empires and kingdoms have always been mono racial until the discovery of transport.
Species on the other hand, is not determined by biological factors. We both have hands, legs feet, 5 senses, we have hair, we walk on two legs and are human as a species. If you lose an arm, you are still a human because that's what you were supposed to have. If you have a birth defect and are born without legs, you are still human because like I said, it was a birth defect. But you can never be a white man and claim to be Chinese, or vice versa.
Could've skipped the whole race talk honestly. It just sounds so patronizing.
It is always great hearing other perspectives! Thanks for sharing your thoughts :)
whole 2 min of yapping cringe.
I agree that my older videos had a bit too much of an introduction! Fortunately, I have focused my newer videos, so I suggest you check them out. You can also use the chapter shortcuts that are in most of my videos to skip around and save time (along with the text tutorials I link to each video on my Patreon that stays purely to the point). Thank you for the feedback and do not hesitate to let me know if there is a video you'd like to see!