About
All credit for the bow and the ideas surrounding it should go to InsanitySorrow. This modifies the original bow in that the levelling and painting systems will maintain their status with much more consistency throughout game play.

Changes
1. Windpeak Inn in Dawnstar - carried over USKP's edit to the brewery cask and raised the position of the upgrade kit so that it sits atop as intended.
2. Levelling system - the bow now checks for proper level upon game reload and when the player equips the bow.
3. Painting system - the bow now checks for proper paint upon game reload and when the player equips the bow.

Unresolvable issues
Each upgrade introduces a new bow as a result any tempering needs to be redone.
Paint will carry over across reloads and upgrades. However, if equipped during a reload the paint will not be visible until the bow is re-equipped. Also, since upgrades provide a new bow, it will require equipping the bow to trigger the re-application of paint which in turn will require a second re-equip to update the actual graphics.
Similarly the bow will not automatically level when upgraded. It will do so when the bow is equipped.

Application of patch
New game
Install original The Huntsman for graphics and upgrade kit scripts
Install patch overwriting The Huntsman ESP as well as levelling and paint scripts
Play and enjoy

Existing game
Deactivate the original The Huntsman mod
Reload game and save
Reactivate the original The Huntsman mod
Install patch overwriting The Huntsman ESP as well as levelling and paint scripts
Play and enjoy
Use console if desired to obtain the correct upgrade variant of bow and paint previously used.

Please see the Files and Folders section at the bottom to ensure each file has been placed where it should be.

Known issues
The bow string bends weird when viewed in third person. Such NIF work is beyond my expertise. Unless another figures out a solution, it shall remain.

Compatibility
Should be compatible with any existing compatibility patch that does not overwrite the original The Huntsman.esp file.  I do not use SkyRe or Requiem so this will need to be verified by you the users.

Credits & Permissions
All credit goes to InsanitySorrow for the original The Huntsman mod.
No permission needed to use and/or modify this patch mod. If you do use/modify it for public release, please give credit where it is due.
This patch mod is a Nexus exclusive. Please do not upload it anywhere else. Thank you

Optional Meshes
The optional meshes are provided by Mur4s4me. These meshes line the scoped variants up with the crosshairs. All inquiries about these modified meshes should be directed towards Mur4s4me.

Files and Folders
Data > The Huntsman.esp <-- overwrites
Data > Docs > The_Huntsman_Unofficial_Patch_Redux_Info.txt

Data > Scripts > aaIS_abim_HuntsmanLevelUpScript.pex <-- new
Data > Scripts > aaISHuntsmanLevelUp01SCT.pex <-- overwrites
Data > Scripts > aaISHuntsmanLevelUp02SCT.pex <-- overwrites
Data > Scripts > aaISHuntsmanLevelUp03SCT.pex <-- overwrites
Data > Scripts > aaISHuntsmanLevelUp04SCT.pex <-- overwrites
Data > Scripts > aaISHuntsmanLevelUp05SCT.pex <-- overwrites
Data > Scripts > aaISHuntsmanLevelUp06SCT.pex <-- overwrites
Data > Scripts > aaISHuntsmanPaint01SCT.pex <-- overwrites
Data > Scripts > aaISHuntsmanPaint02SCT.pex <-- overwrites
Data > Scripts > aaISHuntsmanPaint03SCT.pex <-- overwrites
Data > Scripts > aaISHuntsmanPaint04SCT.pex <-- overwrites
Data > Scripts > aaISHuntsmanPaint05SCT.pex <-- overwrites
Data > Scripts > aaISHuntsmanPaint06SCT.pex <-- overwrites
Data > Scripts > aaISHuntsmanPaintRemover01SCT.pex <-- overwrites
Data > Scripts > aaISHuntsmanUpgrd01SCT.pex < -- original, not part of patch
Data > Scripts > aaISHuntsmanUpgrd02SCT.pex < -- original, not part of patch
Data > Scripts > aaISHuntsmanUpgrd03SCT.pex < -- original, not part of patch
Data > Scripts > aaISHuntsmanUpgrd04SCT.pex < -- original, not part of patch
Data > Scripts > aaISHuntsmanUpgrd05SCT.pex < -- original, not part of patch

Data > Scripts > Source > aaISHuntsmanLevelUp01SCT.psc <-- original source, not part of patch
Data > Scripts > Source > aaISHuntsmanLevelUp02SCT.psc <-- original source, not part of patch
Data > Scripts > Source > aaISHuntsmanLevelUp03SCT.psc <-- original source, not part of patch
Data > Scripts > Source > aaISHuntsmanLevelUp04SCT.psc <-- original source, not part of patch
Data > Scripts > Source > aaISHuntsmanLevelUp05SCT.psc <-- original source, not part of patch
Data > Scripts > Source > aaISHuntsmanLevelUp06SCT.psc <-- original source, not part of patch
Data > Scripts > Source > aaISHuntsmanPaint01SCT.psc <-- original source, not part of patch
Data > Scripts > Source > aaISHuntsmanPaint02SCT.psc <-- original source, not part of patch
Data > Scripts > Source > aaISHuntsmanPaint03SCT.psc <-- original source, not part of patch
Data > Scripts > Source > aaISHuntsmanPaint04SCT.psc <-- original source, not part of patch
Data > Scripts > Source > aaISHuntsmanPaint05SCT.psc <-- original source, not part of patch
Data > Scripts > Source > aaISHuntsmanPaint06SCT.psc <-- original source, not part of patch
Data > Scripts > Source > aaISHuntsmanPaintRemover01SCT.psc <-- original source, not part of patch
Data > Scripts > Source > aaISHuntsmanUpgrd01SCT.psc < -- original source, not part of patch
Data > Scripts > Source > aaISHuntsmanUpgrd02SCT.psc < -- original source, not part of patch
Data > Scripts > Source > aaISHuntsmanUpgrd03SCT.psc < -- original source, not part of patch
Data > Scripts > Source > aaISHuntsmanUpgrd04SCT.psc < -- original source, not part of patch
Data > Scripts > Source > aaISHuntsmanUpgrd05SCT.psc < -- original source, not part of patch

Data > Scripts > Source > Source - The Huntsman Patch > aaIS_abim_HuntsmanLevelScript.psc <-- patch source
Data > Scripts > Source > Source - The Huntsman Patch > aaISHuntsmanLevelUp01SCT.psc <-- patch source
Data > Scripts > Source > Source - The Huntsman Patch > aaISHuntsmanLevelUp02SCT.psc <-- patch source
Data > Scripts > Source > Source - The Huntsman Patch > aaISHuntsmanLevelUp03SCT.psc <-- patch source
Data > Scripts > Source > Source - The Huntsman Patch > aaISHuntsmanLevelUp04SCT.psc <-- patch source
Data > Scripts > Source > Source - The Huntsman Patch > aaISHuntsmanLevelUp05SCT.psc <-- patch source
Data > Scripts > Source > Source - The Huntsman Patch > aaISHuntsmanLevelUp06SCT.psc <-- patch source
Data > Scripts > Source > Source - The Huntsman Patch > aaISHuntsmanPaint01SCT.psc <-- patch source
Data > Scripts > Source > Source - The Huntsman Patch > aaISHuntsmanPaint02SCT.psc <-- patch source
Data > Scripts > Source > Source - The Huntsman Patch > aaISHuntsmanPaint03SCT.psc <-- patch source
Data > Scripts > Source > Source - The Huntsman Patch > aaISHuntsmanPaint04SCT.psc <-- patch source
Data > Scripts > Source > Source - The Huntsman Patch > aaISHuntsmanPaint05SCT.psc <-- patch source
Data > Scripts > Source > Source - The Huntsman Patch > aaISHuntsmanPaint06SCT.psc <-- patch source
Data > Scripts > Source > Source - The Huntsman Patch > aaISHuntsmanPaintRemover01SCT.psc <-- patch source