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head shrink bald issue of MHWS mods
🕑 Added 2025-12-24 04:23:14 +0000 UTCAs I recieved a lot of head shrink bald issue report recently, here I will explain what may cause the issue and how to fix it.
why they shrink and bald:
in this game, capcom simply resize head samller and hide hair when they deal with full face helms(e.g. Numinous helm)
when I change helm to designs that show face and hair, I will need to touch model files and avp.user.3 file at the same time, avp.user.3 file handle head size and hair visibility.
so when you encounter head shrink or bald issue, that's usually not a bug of mod, more possible caused by mod file install\load issues.
common reasons and how to fix:
reason 1: didn't install 0-basic files in mod list, avp.user.3 files are usually included in 0-basic files, please double check it's enabled in fluffy manager.
reason 2: installed multiple helm options at the same time or change helm option while game running. there are mods that only some helm options contain avp.user.3 file, if you install multiple helm options or change helm option while game running, avp.user.3 file may not match.
reason 3: loose file loader of REFramework not enabled since launch, casue game can't load avp.user.3 files, check https://www.patreon.com/posts/123357567
reason4: outdated mod files left in game folder, usually after TU, please check https://www.patreon.com/posts/mhws-mod-clean-133063232
reason 5: conflict with other mods, I have recived report about old version of Kana's Body Framework had such issue, there can be other mods that conflict with my mods, please uninstall other mods beside Ver.R mods and try again
final solution:
if you can't solve the issue by methods above, here is what you can try:
3-1 uninstall all other mods and leave only the armor mod that have head issue.
3-2 go to game folder, search for "avp.user.3", the result should be a XXX_YYY_avp.user.3 file, XXX and YYY are armor IDs
case1: no such file, that means you didn't install 0-basic files properly, double check fluffy manager.
case2: there is one such file, that means your game can't load it properly, double check if "loose file loader" is enabled since game launch, if not check reason 3 above
case3: with only one armor installed, there are multiple avp.user.3 files, that means there are outdated left files or conflict mods, check reason4 above
