Royal Armory Tweaks and Fixes
⚪ Last updated 2020⚠️ Install Order · 6 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.4% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #167 of 243 Patches mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
I love Royal Armory. I love the concept, I love the models, but you know what I don't love? Unique items on essential npcs with gold values so high I need to save scum after overdosing on pickpocket potions and enchantments. (Hyperbole)
Also items becoming unavailable simply by leveling up. (Lookin' at you Dawnguard)
So I made a mod that fixes that.
How does it work?
I essentially cut the gold values and enchantment costs and charges in half on weapons that you don't obtain as a matter of course in a questline or what have you. Now you have some chance of pickpocketing them without any enhancements at max skill and perks. Good luck!
Don't worry. You still get roughly the same number of hits out of it but you need to recharge it more often.
Placed Pendulum in the destroyed Hall of the Vigilants. If you're using a mod that keeps Carcette alive: open this mod in xedit and delete the Worldspace category.
Took Shalidor's Dagger off of Savos Aren and placed in it the dagger display case in the Archmage's Quarters. Master locked and opens with the Arch-Mage's Quarters Key.
For ICoW: It's in one of the sliding stone wall alcoves in the Archmage's Quarters. Locked same as above.
Silvertongue no longer has infinite charge.
Adjusted the loading screens so that (hopefully) you can see the weapons now. It's really tricky and time-consuming to test these. Please let me know if any of them are still messed up at all. Try to get a screenshot if you can.
The Tempering recipe for Cicero's weapon no longer needs the key to the Harbinger's Axe display case. Nor any kind of vegetable. Just dragon bits.
Update 6/8/19
Added Kodlak's display case key to Jorrvaskr Living Quarters. Initially disabled. Will enable at appropriate time in questline. It's on the table with the map.
Those not doing the questline can still pickpocket key.
Update 7/23/19
Fixed the loading screens.
Update 7/25/19
Fixed Harbinger's Axe respawn.
Update 3/28/20
Fixed spelling, grammar, etc.
Civil War instances of Tullius, Ulfric, Galmar, and Rikke should now have their unique weapons. This was not accomplished with scripts; the records were directly edited. Thus any mods that touch the same records will conflict with this. So check your Civil War mods.
Two versions are available. One for use with Immersive College of Winterhold by Grantyboy050. The other for everyone else.
If anyone wants to backport this to LE, feel free. Just give me a heads up and credit where it is due.
PrivateEye for making Royal Armory and having open permissions.
JCBQ for helping me figure out how enc
Royal Armory Tweaks and Fixes is a patch for PrivateEye's Royal Armory mod, adjusting values to make items more obtainable and fixing minor issues. It uses an ESPFE file, making it lightweight and efficient. With 2,359 endorsements and 615,087 downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life improvement for Skyrim players using Royal Armory.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 2,359 endorsements and over 615k downloads
- ESPFE format means it won't count toward your plugin limit
- Directly improves the Royal Armory experience by making gear easier to get
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in October 2020, so it may not be compatible with the latest Skyrim updates
- Requires the original Royal Armory mod, which is not included
- Only tweaks values and fixes minor issues—don't expect new content or major overhauls
For Skyrim players who use Royal Armory and find the items too hard to obtain or encounter minor bugs. If you're a completionist or just want a smoother experience with that mod, this patch is for you. Skip if you don't use Royal Armory or want more substantial changes.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the original Royal Armory mod installed first, as this patch won't work without it.
- Since it's an ESPFE, you can place it anywhere in your load order, but putting it right after Royal Armory is safest.
- If you're using a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, just download and enable it—no manual file placement needed.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- tsuna
- Version
- 1.40
- Downloads
- 615,087
- Endorsements
- 2,359
- Category
- Patches
- Created
- 6/8/2019
- Updated
- 10/12/2020
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