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CBBE 3BA vs UBE

Really felt like showing a comparison of 3BA vs UBE for the same character! (Admittedly, I'm still tweaking her face for UBE.) I'm attempting to learn how to convert outfits to UBE (especially non-Nexus mods) buuuut I'm not the best at it admittedly. (I'm no 3D artist...All of my history is in 2D lol.) I enjoy UBE a lot for the ability to make more realistic faces and the such. For Terra (my character here), I want to have a really good realistic version for reference for my art and UBE works sooo great for that. I've been a 3BA user since its inception, so I figured that this coming from someone who has been in the Skyrim SE modding scene since around 2016-ish, this might be helpful! 3BA is always going to be great, it was the launching point for a lot of amazing body mods. And while the full switch to UBE is quite a ways off for me (I'm an armor addict...), I'm so grateful that this mod exists!

TLDR:

Pros:

+Realism +An amazing amount of sliders +Can create monolidded characters (That's been something I needed in 3BA for ages...) +Really nice body model (since it originates from DAZ) +Has its own cubemaps that have a beautiful effect on skin and eyes +Utilizes its own race to keep it separate, allowing you to keep 3BA for non-UBE races +Great coverage of all body types from muscular, to chubby, to curvy, to slim, to completely flat. (I have a personal bodyslide that starts as an androgenous body type then ends at a curvy woman.) +More detail for muscular and chubby sliders that definitely show in a 3D manner than 3BA.

Cons:

+Very few armor choices (right now) +Requires xEdit and specific scripts for patches (one for head parts and one for body) +In-depth conversions can take quite a bit of time and mesh adjustments (quick and dirty conversions are as simple as any other body) +Very high quality; mid to lower end computers should avoid or take caution running this mod. +Some users run into issues with disappearing bodies when loading saves (I haven't had that issue personally) +More for screenarchery than gameplay (stats are lower and the same for all UBE races than vanilla) +Currently doesn't support Argonian and Khajiit (I hear someone is working on one for beasts) +Incompatible with other custom sliders (such as ECE for RaceMenu)

Note: As of this moment, I haven't tried the male UBE setup. I have, however, had issues with it taking the female frame and NOT a male one.

I personally recommend UBE for screenarchery, but also be cautious that the pool of armors is low. Additionally, I suggest it for more realistic characters than anime-esque or more polished, waifu, and/or idealistic women. (Trust me...I like my big-tiddie waifus...) For anime, I really suggest Eiln, but 3BA is a wonderful catch-all for most of your needs.

Thank you for reading!