X01QuantumGlow

X01Quantum Glow - 2. 0

Technical: replaces the .bgsm materials on this armor with files that utilize glowmaps. An additional .nif file has also been attached to the Quantum OMOD which utilizes addon nodes for additional lighting. The addon index number for these nodes is 1724.

While the vanilla version of this armor has a nice, shiny gradient of blues and purples, it doesn't glow in the slightest. I always felt it was a missed opportunity to devote a whole section of this DLC to hyping up an experimental armor infused with a Quantum isotope, and then not have it glow like the soft drink.

The glowmap is masked to primarily show up on the blue parts of the armor closest to the color of Nuka-Cola Quantum. The glow effect is a bit less pronounced in brighter lighting, especially outdoors in the daytime, allowing you to still see details of the base paint job.

Requirements

• []Nuka-World DLC
  • []Version 1. 0 had unintended requirements beyond Nuka-World DLC

    []Version 1. 01 had a broken texture

    []Version 1. 02 has resolved both of these issues. Please let me know if you encounter any other problems.

    []Version 2. 0 has completely replaced the old glowmap texture, and added lighting nodes that weren't there before. The old version is still available for download if preferred.

    Manual Installation Instructions

    1. Download main file

    2. Extract contents (Materials, Texture, and .esp file) to Fallout 4 > Data

    Known Issues:

    • []The lighting nodes will turn off when you exit the armor, and occasionally when you load into an interior cell from outside (or vice-versa). I believe this is due to a hardcoded engine limitation that governs when power armor lighting can display on, but if anyone knows better, please drop a comment.

    • []If you're wearing the armor and the nodes turn off when loading into an interior cell, swapping between first and third person should fix it.

      []Glowmaps do most of the heavy-lifting in terms of making the armor look like it's glowing, while the lighting nodes are just for added realism. This armor will very much still look like it's glowing even when the nodes are off.