ArdentFlame Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 (edited) The idea is to take dragonbone armor and accessorize it with cloaks, furs, bags, etc. to make the armor look, you know, more like a barbarian's. Like an actual adventurer's attire. This isn't necessarily a new idea. One guy was even working on it about a year or more ago, but never posted a final file to the public. The link to his work is below. http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/Images/393746/? What he was doing was using Omesean's Aesir and Einherjar armor parts and adding them on to the dragonbone model. Personally, I'd like to take that even a step further by combining Omesean's work with Dreogan's Dragonbone Ebonsteel mod. Sounds like the perfect armor to me. I've listed links to both of their works. -Dragonbone Ebonsteel - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/24941/?-Aesir Armor - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/35094/?-Einherjar Armor - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/12693/? Now, I haven't consulted Omesean or Dreogan about this supposed project, so as of now the idea is to make this a private project. In other words, I don't have current plans to post this on the Nexus or Steam for others to download. That is a topic for later discussion. The reason I'm here asking for help is I'm not very good with Blender, and I don't own 3ds Max or Maya. However, I'm quite skilled with Nifskope. I can do that half of the work, which should literally be half of the work, if someone could simply open the meshes in a 3d editing application and move the mesh pieces around to look proper. For example, getting the belt piece to fit the body, making that pouch or whatever to not clip through the base armor. Things of that nature. If anyone is interested in a project like this, let me know. Thanks! Edited September 13, 2015 by gets0me9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boombro Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 There is an armor with the same name. May fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdentFlame Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 The only armor I've found resembling the name I used was the UNP female only mod. I'm interested in making an armor for both genders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boombro Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 There is a great male version too http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/66778/?My bad, it named dragonbone, not dragon plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdentFlame Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 Ahh yes, I forgot about that one. It's a well done mod, but different from what I'm trying to accomplish. That mod seeks to slim down the dragonbone armor, I seek to add on to it. Accessorize it, if you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boombro Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Can't you take from it to use with another armor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdentFlame Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 Do you mean using certain pieces (cuirass, helmet, etc.) to mix and match in game? Or takes pieces of the mesh and use them to edit another base? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boombro Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 The first one, it saves time looking for the armor and all bits you need are there already, expect the furs. But there are parts from Aesir Armor, immersive armors and beast masks that work wonderfully together. And wait, don't barbarians wear nothing but skirts, a mantle or helmet shaped like an animal and maybe shoulder pads? Some old art shows them even naked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdentFlame Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 (edited) Haha you do have a point there. At one point in history it was common for soldiers to fight naked in wars. But that's Earth's history, not Nirn's. Anyways, my train of thought is Skyrim is cold. Even Nords have got to get cold at some point, so I'm sure everyone would enjoy some fur cloaks and maybe some bags to actually store your gear. The parts from Aesir are some of the best pieces to use for this project, no doubt. The problem is they're made to fit an iron armor base, not a dragonbone one, so the pieces clip horribly and don't fit the armor correctly. It just looks silly. I was just seeing if someone would be willing to snug up the pieces and make sure there's no clipping issues. I would be doing all the compiling of pieces in NifSkope. I've actually already started. Edited September 13, 2015 by gets0me9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boombro Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 So you need something that is more of an covered dragon slayer set with more fur.You know, the closest armor I can think of is dragon knight armor, there is a light version with a fur decor http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/28287/?tab=1&navtag=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexusmods.com%2Fskyrim%2Fajax%2Fmoddescription%2F%3Fid%3D28287%26preview%3D&pUp=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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