SOS De-Spicing Guide

This guide covers how to reduce overt eroticism in the list while retaining NSFW functionality like OStim for users who prefer things "behind closed doors."

How to Use This Guide

This is not a sequential guide.
Each section is independent — pick and choose the changes that suit your preferences.
You do NOT need to complete every section.

Important: Armor changes will not reliably affect NPCs who already have generated inventories. For best results, apply these changes before starting a new save.


Table of Contents


Disclaimer – Read This First This guide was originally assembled using Journals of Jyggalag as the reference list. While the instructions apply across all Modding Bordello modlists, some screenshots, plugin orders, or plugin numbers may differ slightly between lists. The core process and steps remain the same.

Special thanks to Guurzak for originally creating this guide as a Tome post on the Discord server.


Armor Replacements

Replace default outfits and armor with less revealing alternatives.

Most of this is already done for you. Every list now ships Somewhere in Between as its armor and clothing replacer, enabled by default, and the skimpier replacers ship disabled. A default install is already the less revealing configuration, so only the first step below is still needed.

Required Steps

Search the left pane for Outfit Distribution and disable JOJ - Outfit Distribution. It carries the JOJ prefix on every list, not just JOJ.

That mod is a SkyPatcher layer of 127 rules that assigns revealing outfits to NPCs by faction and gender, drawing on Talos' Tease, Immersive Wenches and SkyrimDressUp. It applies whether or not the skimpy replacers are enabled, which is why it is the one step here that still matters.

Already Shipped, Nothing To Do

These used to be manual steps in this guide. They are now part of every list, installed and enabled:

  • Somewhere in Between - 3BA Clothes Replacer
  • Somewhere in Between - 3BA Armor Replacer, plus Somewhere in Between - Helmets
  • CBBE 3BA Vanilla Outfits Redone

And the spicier layer ships disabled, so there is nothing to remove. Simply leave these off:

  • TAWOBA Replacer (3BA) and TEWOBA Replacer (3BA)
  • SkyTittie's Vanilla Clothing Replacer (3BA)
  • Kreiste's Skimpy Outfits for HIMBO - Vanilla Male Armors and Clothing Replacers
  • the three SOS - BodySlide Output (Spicier ...) mods
  • Spicier Armor and Clothing - INSTRUCTIONS
Advanced Alternative

The list ships Somewhere in Between with prebuilt meshes, so nothing needs building. If you would rather build it yourself, or use a different replacer entirely, download the NPM (not-prebuilt) version of whichever replacer you want, place it in a My Mods section just above the Outputs section, and run BodySlide to build the outfit groups. Select zaps if desired.

On the right side, move any new plugins to just below the PG_1 plugin in the Outputs section so they win their conflicts.

Underwear Mods

NPC Appearance

Adjust NPC body presets and face overhauls to suit your visual preferences.

OBody Adjustments

Curate Body Presets

  • Review presets in MO2 3BA section (and/or HIMBO)
  • Enable ones you like
  • Disable ones you don't

Tip: right-click a preset mod, then select Visit on Nexus for previews.

New vs Existing Save

  • New save — nothing else needed
  • Existing save — reset required (see below)

Reset OBody

  1. Go to a small interior cell with no NPCs
  2. Open OBody MCM
  3. Check:
    • Reset all distributed presets
  4. Save
  5. Quit to desktop
  6. Restart game

Blacklist Specific Bodies

  1. Find the preset .xml file
  2. Copy the filename (without .xml)
  3. Open:
    • Obody_presetDistributionConfig.json
  4. Add the filename to:
    • blacklistedPresetsFromRandomDistribution
  5. Save

If using this step, repeat the reset process above.

Optional: Diverse NPC Heights

De-Glam

Bordello modlists intentionally deliver a high-glam NPC aesthetic. If you prefer a more grounded, lore-friendly population, follow the steps below to replace NPC appearances.

Install Dibella's Blessing

Download and install:

During the FOMOD installer, select:

  • CBBE
  • Your preferred option for Elisif
  • Your preferred option for Aela
  • Yes, and AE
  • USSEP + AI Overhaul

After installation:

  • Move the mod into the NPC Overhauls section in MO2
  • Leave the mod unchecked

Generate NPC Appearances

Use NPC Plugin Chooser 2 to apply Dibella's Blessing selectively:

  • Launch NPC Plugin Chooser 2 from the applications dropdown in MO2
  • Locate any NPC with a Dibella's Blessing option
  • Right-click the Dibella's Blessing entry
  • Select "Select All From This Mod"
  • Confirm the selection
  • Click Run
  • Click Run Patch Generation
  • Wait for "Patch generation process completed", then exit

For a full walkthrough, see the SOS NPC Plugin Chooser 2 Guide

Run Required Tools

This step requires a generated NPC appearance patch:

  • Launch Synthesis
  • Run the Synthesis Character pipeline

For full instructions, see the SOS Tool Running Guide

Optional: Custom NPC Selection

You are not required to use Dibella's Blessing as a full replacer.

NPC Plugin Chooser 2 allows you to:

  • Mix and match NPC appearances from multiple mods
  • Select individual faces instead of full overhauls
  • Build a fully customized NPC population

Refer to the SOS NPC Plugin Chooser 2 Guide for advanced usage such as mugshots and manual selection.

Alternative NPC Overhaul Suggestions

If Dibella's Blessing is not to your preference, consider:


Gameplay Adjustments

Modify NPC behavior, animations, and remove optional NSFW content.

OStim NPC Behavior

In game, open the OStim NPCs MCM, check:

  • Disable automatic scene starts
Hip Sway Adjustments

Our animation set has a very feminine walk and run moveset for female PCs and NPCs, which is consistent regardless of armor worn.

Disable for Female NPCs

  1. Press Shift + X to open the OAR menu
  2. Select User Mode at the top right
  3. Find and expand Feminine Walk and Run
  4. Uncheck:
    • Female NPC
  5. Click Save Submod Config

Disable for Your Female Player Character

Uncheck:

  • Female Player Character

Save the config.

Replacement Animation Suggestions

  • Runway Walk — clothing
  • Goetia — mages
  • Vanargand — light armor
  • Leviathan — heavy armor
Immersive Wenches

Use the MCM to reduce or disable wench classes.

Optional Content Removal

Disable:

  • Arcs WispMother Redux NSFW
  • New Night Mother SE
Removing Amorous Adventures

Disable all AA-related mods and patches:

  • AA OStim Sequences - Vampire Fix Patch
  • JOJ - AA IFD Quest Patch
  • Amorous Adventures for Ostim
  • Amorous Adventures for OStim Standalone - Patch and Fixes
  • Amorous Adventures OStim Standalone - OStim Sequences
  • Amorous Adventures for Ostim - Script Fix

Also disable:

  • SOS - Ostim Sequences AA Sybille Vamp
  • Typo Fixes by Jirasu

Plugins:

  • SDA-AA Patch.esp
  • JKs Bards College - AA patch.esp
  • JKs COW - OCW - AA patch.esp
Removing OStim Entirely

Disable:

  • All OStim mods
  • An Evening With Angi
  • Naughty Voices for ColdSun's Girls
  • OCum Ascended
  • Kaidan NSFW

Plugin:

  • Talos' Tease - Ostim Integration.esp

Daedric Statues

Replace NSFW daedric statues, shrines and standing stones with lore-friendly alternatives.

Warning: This section requires a full tool suite run after completion. See the SOS Tool Running Guide.

Remove Statue Masters

This is smaller than it looks. Across the whole load order exactly one record actually uses the statuettes: the container MerchantWCollegeUragChest [CONT:0010C430], which <ACR> - Archivum Ultima.esp overrides to add 1x AABookStatuettes. Every other plugin that declares PsBoss's Statuettes Crafting.esp as a master never references a single form from it.

So the job is:

  1. Open <ACR> - Archivum Ultima.esp in xEdit (JOJ - Archivum Ultima.esp, HOH - Archivum Ultima.esp, and so on for your list).
  2. In MerchantWCollegeUragChest, delete the AABookStatuettes item entry.
  3. Run Clean Masters on that plugin. PsBoss's Statuettes Crafting.esp drops off by itself.

For a visual guide to the master removal, see: Biggie's EASILY Remove Masters From Plugins | SSEEdit & xEdit Guide

On HOH and DOD two further plugins declare the master, HOH - Patch of the Hunt 1.2.0.esp or DOD - Patch of Desire 1.0.0.esp, and PronounsPatch.esp. Neither references anything from it, so Clean Masters removes it from both with no editing at all.

About PronounsPatch.esp: it lives in <ACR> - xEdit Output and is nothing more than the output of the Pronouns mod's xEdit script. Since it references no statuette forms you can leave it alone, clean its masters, rerun the script yourself, or simply disable it for the purposes of this guide. Any of the four is fine.

Aio Statue Fixes.esp, from New NSFW Statues AIO SE, needs no master removal on any list. Nothing masters it, so disabling the mod is enough.

Also disable the following mods in MO2:

  • New Night Mother SE
  • New NSFW Statues AIO SE
  • PsBoss's Statuettes
  • Whispers of the Daedric Princes (audio only, the looping whispers at daedric shrines; nothing is shown or unlocked by it, so keep it if you like the ambience)
  • Standing Stones AIO with New Fixes
  • PSBoss Standing Stones AiO - Compatibility Patches

Disabling New NSFW Statues AIO SE returns 249 of its 250 statue meshes and textures to vanilla, which is what the replacements below are for. New Night Mother SE needs no replacement at all; see the suggestions block.

On the standing stones: the last two are on JOJ, HOH, DOD and MOM, and on DOD and MOM the first of them is named PSBoss Standing Stones AIO with New Fixes. Nothing masters either plugin, so there is no master to remove; the stones return to their vanilla models and no replacement mod is needed.

Then reinstall the Halls of Order FOMOD and deselect the standing stones patch. It drops the 13 standing stones in the Halls of Order by 5 to 10 units each to suit PSBoss's taller base, so with the vanilla stones back they would sit sunk into the floor. Leaving that option out restores Halls of Order's own placement, which is the one built for the vanilla stones.

One thing you cannot undo from MO2. The same correction was made for the Dragonborn Hall displays in the Legacy of the Dragonborn museum, where LotD places its 13 miniature stones for the vanilla meshes. That one lives inside <ACR> - Late Loaders.esp rather than in a plugin of its own, so it stays after you disable the standing stones: the 13 miniatures and the gallery niche insert end up off by up to 11 units, and two of them face backwards. It is museum dressing and affects nothing else. If it bothers you, revert those 14 references in xEdit.

Install Replacements
Where To Put Them

Left pane. Every list already has a Shrines and Statues separator, and it already holds two statue replacers: A Shrine of Azura at The Shrine of Azura and Aedric Shrines - Statue of Kynareth. Put everything you add into that same section, below those two.

Order inside the group only matters among the Daedric Shrines mods themselves. Put the base Daedric Shrines - All in One at the bottom of the group, with the Mehrunes Dagon fixes and any single-statue replacers above it, so the specific ones win.

Right pane. Your list already has man_kynarethStatue.esp and ShrineOfAzuraAtShrineOfAzura.esp sitting next to each other. Put the new plugins immediately above man_kynarethStatue.esp, in this order:

  1. man_DaedricShrines.esp
  2. any man_DaedricShrines - ... patch by Xtudo.esp you installed
  3. man_dibella.esp
  4. man_maraStatue.esp
  5. man_kynarethStatue.esp (already there)
  6. ShrineOfAzuraAtShrineOfAzura.esp (already there)

That is exactly how TOT orders these same mods, in both panes. If you ever want a working reference for statue placement, TOT is the list to copy, since it ships the full lore-friendly set.

Statue Replacements Suggestions

Three of these are already handled by mods the list ships, so do not go looking for them:

  • Kynareth is covered by Aedric Shrines - Statue of Kynareth, already installed and enabled.
  • Azura is covered by A Shrine of Azura at The Shrine of Azura, already installed and enabled.
  • The Night Mother is covered by Much Better Night Mother, already installed. It sits directly below New Night Mother SE and takes over her mesh the moment you disable that mod, so there is nothing to install and nothing to reorder.

Worth adding if you want more than the vanilla statue:

Run Full Tool Suite

Run in this order (see SOS Tool Running Guide):

  1. Synthesis
  2. Full tool suite
  3. Synthesis again

Regardless of which changes you make, it is recommended to run Synthesis after modifying your modlist.