LE Functional Armors (replacer)

[roykr]

As much as I like the Elder Scrolls games, the armors never made a lot of sense, especially in Skyrim.

Fur outfits that leave you half naked out in the cold? "Heavy Armor" that leaves you completely open below the waist? Boob plate that would likely redirect a sword swing towards your neck while making it impossible to bring your hands together? Glass!?

 

No thanks, I say. As much as I appreciate the Elder Scrolls lore and everything; armor tiers with meshes/textures that more closely resemble the development of armor in terms of materials and techniques in the real world would be a huge improvement in my opinion. There is an enourmous amount of replica armor in existence today that is both functional and beautiful/cool (much more so than Skyrim armor), so a mod such as this shouldn't be displeasing to anybody but the TES purists and the skimpy armor fans.

 

http://www.thortrains.com/uniforms/fullarmor1.jpg

 

Most armours would be made from everything between hardened hide to high-carbon steel, with the higher tiers involving some more exotic minerals; perhaps resulting in a more stylized look, such as blackened/blued steel or etched armor with brass (moonstone?) ornating.

 

http://www.ageofarmour.com/images/gothic_gauntlet.jpg

 

A higher tier of light armor could look something like this with mail cuisses and an arming jacket beneath, adding mail to the unprotected areas. Would be better than glass armor at the very least.

 

http://armstreet.com/catalogue/full/fantasy-elven-functional-armor-kit-4.jpg

 

I know this would require a lot of work, but people have put more effort into less significant mods so one can always hope, right? I have stuff like this in real life. It seems obsurd that in a video game where the sky is the limit, Bethesda makes the decision to nearly exclusively give the denizens of Tamriel impractical AND ugly looking protective gear. "JaySuS swords" already does a fine job of adding better swords to the game- too bad it's not a full replacer.

Edited April 1, 2014 by roykr