Armour Appearance Redux
⚪ Last updated 2022Preview

🔍 Analysis
- 👍 5.9% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #75 of 173 Armour mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
I hate the way armour models are organised. The inquisitor has 3 variations x 3 models shared among the 3 classes, the companions have 2 variations x 2 models, but the base changes affect their looks way more than the inquisitor? I have to hunt down the correct merchant for upgrades parts for them or have an obvious mismatch between their var1 outfits and their var2 upgrades? I have to give them comparatively underpowered armour if I like their var1 look better?? And whyyyyyyy is a leather vest "sturdier" than scale mail????
If this drives you batty too, you can either get the all-in-one I originally made for myself, which features:
For the companions:
- All coats and their upgrades are var1 (plain)
- All armours and their upgrades are var2 (sturdy/superior/refined)
- Var1 mails and upgrades for Cole, Varric, Dorian, and Vivienne
- Var2 mails and upgrades for Blackwall, Cassandra, Iron Bull, Sera, and Solas
For the Inquisitor:
- All var1 all the time, babyyyy. No more rogues in scale mail or warriors in leather unless you specifically craft them an armour for a different class!
(note: Solas and Sera have var1 arms and legs on their mails if no upgrade is equipped, because the unupgraded arms and legs are a shared ressource for all armours and tiers)
Or you can mix and match to your taste, with an option of
- Var1 Coats + var2 Armors and matching upgrades
- Your choice of var1 or var2 Mails for each armour class
- One var1 inquisitor file per amour class to combine as you like
In all cases, applies to both crafted and looted items.
Now, a number of armours/armour parts are wonky. This mod doesn't fix that, it just copypastes the var1 data to var2 or vice-versa. So, for instance, Cassandra's tier3 var1 mail still looks suspiciously like her coat, sera's tier 2 var1 coat legs mistakenly have their tier3 texture, the the tier2 scale mail coat on HM is still missing its bottom half... you get the gist. But this was a lot of copypasting, so if you see a glitch that wasn't there before, please tell me!
Made and tested in the Frosty 1. 0. 6. 0 (beta4) suite.
(That was nearly 600 copypastes for keeping the inquisitor in var1 alone. I knew I was neurotic but I didn't know I was this neurotic...)
Armour Appearance Redux reorganizes armor visuals in the game, making all Armor models look sturdy and all Coat models look plain, with optional variants for Mails and a plain option for the Inquisitor. A niche cosmetic mod with 121 endorsements, last updated in July 2022.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 121 endorsements and over 2,000 downloads.
- Gives a cohesive, sturdy look to all armor sets.
- Offers customization with mail and Inquisitor options.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2022, so may not be compatible with the latest game patches.
- Limited to cosmetic changes; no gameplay or balance alterations.
For players who want a more realistic, sturdy appearance for armor and prefer plain coats over ornate designs. Ideal for those who enjoy visual overhauls without changing gameplay mechanics. Skip if you're looking for new armor content or gameplay tweaks.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check the mod's file structure and place files in the correct game directory, as no instructions are provided.
- If using a mod manager, ensure it's set to handle loose files for this mod.
- Test the mod on a new save or backup your current save to avoid conflicts.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Dragon Age Mods
- Author
- heresie_irisee
- Version
- 1
- Downloads
- 2,051
- Endorsements
- 121
- Category
- Armour
- Created
- 7/14/2022
- Updated
- 7/14/2022
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