Hey guys! Hope you're doing well and enjoying both Ashe and SDA content with 1.1 and 4.2. Now with Trueblood, I have some exciting news for you! You asked, and it's here (most popular request for the replacer mod hahaha) - Wooden Knight and EdDante over on the Trueblood team just wrapped a playable physics build of Trueblood V2! Serana now sports fully animated HDT hair (Soundwave + Runaway styles) with matching hood variants, and it’s safe to drop straight into any save already running V2.
The closed beta will last one week, before it is republished (this time on the Nexus pages) as an open beta.
What’s in this build
Physics for every hairstyle & color (default vampire, red hair, glowing eyes, cured).
New hood-with-hair meshes - named Hood_2.nif to avoid the duplicate-physics bug we saw with Ashe.
Single ESP patch system that auto-injects the wig into Serana’s armor slot, so you don’t need a plugin per option.
Heads-up: If you have a loose Hood_1.nif anywhere, the hood physics will break. Delete or rename it before reporting bugs.
Requirements
FSMP – Faster HDT-SMP
XP32 Maximum Skeleton
RaceMenu(Exactly the same stack Ashe uses - 99 % of “bald Serana” reports would probably be missing one of these.)
Install / Load Order
Overwrite your existing Trueblood V2 files (Complete Overwrite, or Install this, then completely remove the old mod)
Keep the plugins in this order:Trueblood.esp → TruebloodPhysics.esp → other SDA or follower patches.
Known quirks
A small subset of setups using BnP + RGB textures may still see odd skin shading - we’re investigating. This is not native to the physics build, instead its something with V2.
Only three testers so far (Wooden Knight, EdDante, and me). More eyes welcome!
How to report issues
Post in #sda-troubleshooting, comment on the Nexus thread, or DM me on Patreon. Please include a short mod list and confirm you removed any stray Hood_1.nif.
NOTE FOR XBOX USERS
Sadly, this beta (and the physics version) will only be on PC due to the requirements needed to run physics. Sorry about that!
Bonus notes/housekeeping
1. Ashe LE backport is live! Nearly feature-complete - animations and a few Bodyslide bits are still WIP.
2. Ashe Custom Name Announcements coming soon! Stay tuned, just drafting up the system and announcements.
3. More news for SDA 4.3/Ashe 1.2 coming soon! Eager to share what I have in store for the two characters!
4. Ashe SE Hotfix Update!
New hotfixes have been released since release (1.1 and 1.2). Make sure you get the latest versions for an even more polished and bug-free experience!
Thanks for helping us polish this physics update - enjoy Serana’s new look! Stay awesome folks,
- Marty