Dynamic Armor Physics

Dynamic Armor Physics makes every actor's body react realistically to the armor being worn by automatically adjusting both its physical weight and the sounds it produces on ragdoll impact.

It works on the player and every NPC, of any race, including races and characters added by other mods, without requiring a single patch. As long as an actor is wearing armor, it will be detected and handled automatically.

Gone are the days when every ragdoll hit sounded like someone dropping an old wheel of cheese onto a stone floor, whether they wore iron plate or a loincloth. Dynamic Armor Physics simply reuses Skyrim's existing library of armor impact sounds, selecting the ones that best match the equipment actually being worn. No new sound assets, just smarter use of what's already there.

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The idea of adjusting body weight based on equipped armor already existed in a rough, unfinished form inside Sanguine Symphony, buried among its many other features. I decided to take that concept, rebuild it properly, improve it and turn it into its own dedicated mod, with a full material system added on top.

• []Automatically adjusts body weight based on the armor covering each part of the body.[/]

  []Four adjustable weight settings: unarmored, clothing, light armor and heavy armor.[/]

  []Adjustable weight limit to keep values reasonable at all times.[/]

  []Automatically changes impact sounds so they match what's actually being worn.[/]

  []Four adjustable material settings: unarmored, clothing, light armor and heavy armor.[/]

  []Works on the player and all NPCs, of any race, with zero patching required.[/]

  []Updates instantly whenever armor is equipped, removed, or an actor dies.[/]

  []Optional MCM menu through a separate, independent plugin.[/]

  []Fully configurable through the INI file as well, no MCM required.[/]

  []Settings persist automatically and are not tied to your save file.[/]

  Whenever an actor equips or removes a piece of armor, or dies, the mod automatically evaluates what is currently covering each body part and selects the most appropriate equipment for that area. If multiple layers are present, priority is given to heavy armor, then light armor, then clothing, and finally bare skin.

  Using your configured settings, it adjusts the physical weight of each body part so that heavily armored limbs behave heavier than lightly armored or unarmored