Armorsmith Extended Diamond City Guard Patch
⚪ Last updated 2021⚠️ Install Order · 3 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.7% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #106 of 142 Patches mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
It's been more than 4 years and people are still having issues with diamond city guards being naked or having weird clothing after installing Armorsmith Extended.
This patch simply reverts the edits to the diamond city guard outfit back to what it was in vanilla.
Load after Armorsmith Extended. (ESP Flagged as ESL)
Attention: If you already have NPCs with broken outfits in your game, this patch will take effect rather slowly as NPCs are regenerated. This does not include a script to fix the NPCs with the broken outfits on the spot. Either continue playing until they use the new outfit, regenerate those NPCs or create a new game.
This patch fixes the Diamond City guard outfit issue caused by Armorsmith Extended, reverting the outfit edits back to vanilla. It's a simple ESL-flagged ESP that loads after Armorsmith Extended, with 413 endorsements and 15,421 downloads, last updated in September 2021.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved fix with 413 endorsements and over 15k downloads
- ESL-flagged so it won't eat your plugin limit
- Simple drop-in patch that does exactly what it says
⚠️ Cons
- Won't instantly fix already-broken NPCs—takes time or a new game
- Only addresses Diamond City guards, not other Armorsmith Extended outfit issues
- Compatibility risk if you use other mods that edit the same outfit records
For Fallout 4 players using Armorsmith Extended who've noticed Diamond City guards running around naked or in mismatched gear. Skip if you don't use Armorsmith Extended or don't care about guard outfits.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Place this patch after Armorsmith Extended in your load order—use LOOT if you're unsure.
- If guards are already broken, either wait for them to respawn or use console commands to reset them.
- Since it's ESL-flagged, you can safely add it to any mod list without worrying about plugin space.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- ArchieBp
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 15,421
- Endorsements
- 413
- Category
- Patches
- Created
- 9/29/2021
- Updated
- 9/29/2021
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