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About this mod
A complete, modular reimplementation of Immersive Armors' distribution using Sentinel as a framework.
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Immersive Armors: Sentinel Edition
A complete, modular reimplementation of Immersive Armors’ distribution using Sentinel as a framework.
Immersive Armors is, rightfully, the most popular armor pack ever created for Skyrim. However, modern modding trends, such as moving away from cloaking scripts, have resulted in many discarding the mod in favor of modern alternatives. There have been a number of attempts to reimplement Immersive Armors’ distribution using Leveled Lists, but these sacrifice a core feature of the original mod: modularity. This mod serves to reimplement its modular features while integrating with a popular new framework, Sentinel. Along the way, a few other features were implemented as well.
Why Use This Mod:
- Use Immersive Armors without any armors/features you don’t want
- Integrate with Sentinel for seamless distribution and compatibility
- Gain access to bonus armors, courtesy of xavbio’s retexture
- Patchless compatibility with none of the performance cost
- AIO options available in the comprehensive FOMOD installer
Bonus Armors:
As mentioned above, this mod provides bonus armors in the form of xavbio’s alternate models/textures for some of the armors. If you wish to use these, make sure to select the classic option for any available armor when installing his mod, as well as the version of the Falkreath helmet with antlers. If there are any other options you are unsure of, I developed this mod based on an otherwise default installation of xavbio’s retexture.
Differences from the Original:
This mod does not recreate Immersive Armor's distribution 1-to-1. Instead, it generally follows the implementation ethos of Sentinel. As such, there are less specific NPC edits and different leveled list distributions. However, this more closely resembles - and meshes better with - Sentinel's implementation of the same. As mentioned above, it is also more performance- and manual-editing-friendly.
Differences from Alternatives:
There are many other mods that attempt to re-implement Immersive Armors' content in a performance-friendly manner. These have trade-offs in comparison to my own work. On the one hand, some of them closer resemble the original distribution of Immersive Armors. On the other, they sacrifice modularity and don't integrate as naturally with Sentinel should you wish to use both. However, it should be noted that Sentinel is compatible with these other versions, they are simply lacking the sentinel-specific integration.
Requirements:
- Immersive Armors
- Sentinel: only the distribution framework is needed. If you don't want any armors from the original mod, simply don't select them! Or select any you wish to use. I highly recommend using Sentinel's Bosmer armor implementation instead of the one from this mod.
- Soft Requirement: xavbio’s retexture. The mod will function without it, but I recommend using it! The installer uses his comparison pictures when available so you can see how armors will look with/without his mod
Compatibility:
This mod should be compatible with nearly anything, with the exception of other ESP replacers for Immersive Armors. Sekhmet13 has graciously allowed me to bundle his mod with mine for ease of installation - in general, patches made for his replacer should work with mine as well! You do not need any other ESP replacer for this mod to work. In fact, they will likely break the mod.
This mod is also fully compatible with Immersive Armors - Asdasfa Tweaks and Fixes and relevant changes have been forwarded to the new armors if needed. Make sure to install the classic versions of the armors if using them.
Like this mod?
You might like my other patches for Sentinel, available here, or my Redguard-themed armour pack available here.
Credits:
hothtrooper44: The original Immersive Armors mod. Thank you for your blessing in creating this patch!
Thuldor3621: Sentinel - an outstanding framework and a true feat!
xavbio: Many thanks for the open permissions that allow this mod’s bonus armors to exist.
Sekhmet13: Many thanks for allowing me to bundle your mod into my own - it made my job much easier!
asdasfa: For the forwarded tweaks and fixes.