I occasionly see bandits with no torso, I wondered why until I checked them, and it is the alternative light armor mod that is malfunctioning I think. It was at first near the top of the load order list, then I moved it to the bottom, no difference.

Any ideas?

If you are using Frans did you download and install the FransItemsAddon (500mb) and have the FraNewItems.bsa renamed or added to oblivion.ini so it launches correctly in game..

else Are you using any body mods ?

Thanks for the reply but I managed to fix it. I do use those mods you mentioned but (not any body mods though, does that include new armor?) never renamed anything or edited oblivion.mod. What I did was run that program that rearranges the mod load order and it fixed it. It did mess up one or two others but that was easily fixed by moving them down the list.

If I haven't renamed that mod you mentioned, or added it to oblivion.ini, does that mean that this mod isn't working? I don't actually know if it is or not.