Useful Bound Armor
⚪ Last updated 2021⚠️ Install Order · 2 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
- 👍 4.3% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #58 of 83 Armour mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Useful Bound Armor
Description
This mod causes bound armor to use the normal formula for armor rating (taking light armor skill into account) instead of just providing the base rating regardless of skill.
In vanilla Morrowind, most armor provides an armor rating that depends on your relevant armor skill. However, if the armor is weightless (i.e. bound armor), your armor skill is not taken into account and the armor just provides its base AR regardless of skill.
Due to how the vanilla formula works, this basically means your effective armor skill is 30 when you equip bound armor. This is fine at low skill, but with high armor skill you're much better off using regular armor as long as it has a remotely decent base AR.
With this mod, armor being weightless is no longer a special case; bound armor will use the exact same AR formula as any other armor, using your light armor skill to determine the AR it grants. With a light armor skill below 30, bound armor provides less protection than it does in vanilla, but with high light armor skill, it is potentially much better than in vanilla.
Now bound armor will remain useful throughout the game.
Installation
Use a mod management tool such as Wrye Mash, or just copy the MWSE directory to your Data Files directory.
Requirements
This mod requires MGE XE and the latest version of MWSE 2. 1. Just install MGE XE and run MWSE-Update.exe to download the latest build.
Compatibility
Useful Bound Armor should be compatible with just about everything, except for mods that change how armor rating is calculated.
In particular, it is not compatible with the Armor Rating mod, which also causes bound armor to take armor skill into account (using a different formula), along with changing the AR formula generally. If you want to overhaul how the game calculates AR, use Armor Rating. If you want to keep the vanilla calculation and just want bound armor to take armor skill into account, use this mod.
Version History
Version 1. 0 - 2021-05-22
- Initial release.
Thanks
This mod was inspired by Archimag's excellent Armor Rating mod.
Contact
Feel free to contact me on the Nexus with any comments or suggestions. You can also find me on Discord as Necrolesian#9692.
Usage
You can use this however you want.
Useful Bound Armor is a small Skyrim mod that makes bound armor scale with your Light Armor skill, replacing the flat armor rating with the standard formula. It's for players who want bound armor to feel more rewarding as they invest in Light Armor. With 253 endorsements and 5,840 downloads, it's a niche but appreciated tweak.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 253 endorsements and 5,840 downloads, showing solid support.
- Simple, focused change that improves bound armor's viability for Light Armor builds.
- Last updated in May 2021, so it's relatively recent and likely compatible with most setups.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects bound armor, so if you're not using Conjuration, this mod does nothing for you.
- May conflict with other mods that alter bound armor or the armor rating formula.
For Skyrim players who use Conjuration and want bound armor to scale with their Light Armor skill. If you're a stealth archer or mage who rarely summons weapons, skip this — it's purely a balance tweak.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since this is a simple mod, just drop the files into your Data folder or use a mod manager like Vortex.
- If you're using other mods that change bound armor or armor formulas, load this one after them to ensure it takes effect.
- Test with a character who has high Light Armor skill to see the difference in armor rating.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- Necrolesian
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 5,840
- Endorsements
- 253
- Category
- Armour
- Created
- 5/22/2021
- Updated
- 5/22/2021
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