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The Elder Scrolls III
MORROWIND:
Bound Armor Bugfix
Version: 1.0
by Tizzo

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Index:

1. Installing the Plugin
2. Playing the Plugin
3. Plugin Features
4. Alterations from Base Game
5. Save Games
6. Known Issues/Conflicts
7. Revisions
8. Updating
9. Credits

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1. INSTALLING THE PLUGIN
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To install the plugin, extract the files into the Morrowind directory.

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2. PLAYING THE PLUGIN
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Check the box next to the version of Bound Armor Bugfix.esp you want to use in the Morrowind
Launcher Data Files menu.

This mod acts as a bugfix for the various Bound Armor pieces. Due to an engine limitation,
Bound armor items do not increase in Armor Rating with your Armor skill due to being
weightless.

These mods alters each Bound Armor piece (Boots, Cuirass, Helm, Left & Right Gauntlet, and
Shield) by changing it's weight in order to work around this bug. In addition, by selecting
different versions of the plug-in, Bound Armor items can be made to work with different
armor skills.

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3. FEATURES
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This Mod comes in four versions:
Bound Armor Bugfix (Light) -- Changes Bound armor item weight from 0.00 to 0.01 to allow
armor rating to scale with skill properly.

Bound Armor Bugfix (Medium) -- Increases weight of Bound armor pieces into the "Medium"
armor range, and adds a "Feather" effect to each piece to offset the weight increase (I.E. a
given piece is still weightless while worn).

Bound Armor Bugfix (Heavy) -- Increases weight of Bound armor pieces into the "Heavy" armor
range, and adds a "Feather" effect to each piece to offset the weight increase (I.E. a given
piece is still weightlesswhile worn).

Bound Armor Bugfix (Rebalance) -- As above, with other changes to the statistics and
enchantments of Bound armor. Created in an effort to make the (now properly working) Bound
armor items not quite so unbalanced. Please see below for a full list of changes.


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4. Alterations from Base Game
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Bound Armor Bugfix (Light):

-- Bound Boots from Weight 0.00 to Weight 0.01
-- Bound Curiass from Weight 0.00 to Weight 0.01
-- Bound Helm from Weight 0.00 to Weight 0.01
-- Bound Left Gauntlet from Weight 0.00 to Weight 0.01
-- Bound Right Gauntlet from Weight 0.00 to Weight 0.01
-- Bound Shield from Weight 0.00 to Weight 0.01

Bound Armor Bugfix (Medium)

-- Bound Boots from Weight 0.00 to Weight 15.00
-- Bound Curiass from Weight 0.00 to Weight 20.00
-- Bound Helm from Weight 0.00 to Weight 4.00
-- Bound Left Gauntlet from Weight 0.00 to Weight 4.00
-- Bound Right Gauntlet from Weight 0.00 to Weight 4.00
-- Bound Shield from Weight 0.00 to Weight 10.00
-- Feather enchant added to exisiting enchantments to offset weight increase

Bound Armor Bugfix (Heavy)

-- Bound Boots from Weight 0.00 to Weight 20.00
-- Bound Curiass from Weight 0.00 to Weight 30.00
-- Bound Helm from Weight 0.00 to Weight 5.00
-- Bound Left Gauntlet from Weight 0.00 to Weight 5.00
-- Bound Right Gauntlet from Weight 0.00 to Weight 5.00
-- Bound Shield from Weight 0.00 to Weight 15.00
-- Feather enchant added to exisiting enchantments to offset weight increase

Bound Armor Bugfix (Rebalance)
-- Bound Boots from Weight 0.00 to Weight 20.00
---Armor Rating from 80 to 40
---Enchantment to Fortify Heavy Armor 5, Feather 20 pts

-- Bound Curiass from Weight 0.00 to Weight 30.00
---Armor Rating reduced from 80 to 40
---Durability changed to 400
---Enchantment changed to Fortify Heavy Armor 5, Feather 30 pts

-- Bound Helm from Weight 0.00 to Weight 5.0
---Armor Rating reduced from 80 to 40
---Durability changed to 400
---Enchantment changed to Fortify Heavy Armor 5, Feather 5 pts

-- Bound Left Gauntlet from Weight 0.00 to Weight 5.00
---Armor Rating reduced from 80 to 40
---Durability changed to 400
---Enchantment changed to Fortify Heavy Armor 5, Feather 5 pts

-- Bound Right Gauntlet from Weight 0.00 to Weight 5.00
---Armor Rating reduced from 80 to 40
---Durability changed to 400
---Enchantment changed to Fortify Heavy Armor 5, Feather 5 pts

-- Bound Shield from Weight 0.00 to Weight 15.00
---Armor Rating reduced from 80 to 40
---Durability changed to 400
---Enchantment changed to Fortify Heavy Armor 5, Feather 15 pts

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5. Save Games
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This plugin should not invalidate your old saved games. If you remove the
plugin from a game already in progress, you will have to click through
all those error messages. However, you should be able to continue on afterward.
**Note: As a rule, you should backup all your saves before using this or any
other plugin, as a precaution against any errors you might encounter.

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6. Known Issues/Conflicts/
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This plug-in will conflict with any other plug-in which makes changes to the statistics or
enchantment effects related to bound armor.
Please only use one plugin (Light, Medium, Heavy, Rebalance) at a time!
These plug-ins are clean. If you really feel the need to do additional cleaning though, it
shouldn't hurt anything.

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7. Revisions
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Version 1.0
-- Inital Release Version

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8. Cleaning a Save
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-- Make a back-up save
-- In the Morrowind Launcher, unselect the Bound Armor Bugfix plugin you have selected.
-- Enter game, click through the errors, save your game, and exit the game again.

*Optional but recommended: Clean your save using Wrye Mash*

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9. Credits
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Bethesda Morrowind Team -- For making a game that's kept me interested and entertained since
2002.

UESP.Net -- Information on Bound Armor, used armor weight tables to determine item weights

Wrye -- for his invaluable MASH program.

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Any bugs should be reported to me as soon as possible.
You can PM me on the official forums.
This mod may be posted on other sites, provided that the site owner contacts
me for permission or I send it to him/her, and that this readme file is included in the
archive.
Enjoy, and thank you for using my mod!