Version 1.1
- fixed calculation (some players had negative armor ratings when naked)
- armor cap is now 85 %
- some changes in formula
- added a LIGHT version (uses a different formula - see images to compare version)

Version 1.0
- the damage reduction of the player now also depends on player level (see formula)
=> on higher levels you WILL need more armor (see image)
=> the game will be harder, especially on high levels
- enemies with shields will now have even more armor
- some calculation fixes
- removed pop-up message when activating the mod
- all magic armor effects will now work with the mod
- uninstall now works properly (follow the steps below)

Version 0.9
- armor formula completely overhauled
- armor will now be useful even if your armor rating ist low
- affects player and most enemies (armored enemies will be harder to kill)
- if you change your equipment, damage reduction will be shown in the top-left corner of the screen
- armor cap is now 85% (but it will be VERY hard to reach it)

NEW FORMULA:

Damage Reduction %=[Vanilla Armor] / ([Vanilla Armor]+400+[Level]*3) * 96) + Hidden Armor Bonus

Note: The Hidden Armor Bonus is (like in vanilla) 3% for each armor piece you wear (total 12%)

Note: My mods transforms the armor rating. The rating shown in inventory is a transformed value which is not comparable to the vanilla values. Don't wonder about it. My mod will show your real damage protection.

UNINSTALL NOTE: (NOT needed if you update to a new version)
If you create savegames while using this mod, the mod will stay activated in those savegames even if you uninstall the mod later.
If you want to uninstall the mod you can do the following:
1) remove all armor / magic effect (armor rating should be 0)
2) save
3) uninstall the mod with NMM
4) load the savegame from step 2 and continue playing

COMPATIBILITY / KNOWN ISSUES
should work with most other mods EXCEPT the following
- mods that add new player races or modify player races (you may use mods, that don't affect the player race but the new/modified races will use vanilla armor formula)
- CUPID - Arrow Be Gone
- IMCN
- Frostfall

DESCRIPTION

This mod completely changes the armor calculation. Armor will now be useful on all levels. See image for details.

In my eyes the armor system of skyrim is very unbalanced:
50 Armor = 122% effective health
100 Armor = 132% effective health
500 Armor = 357% effective health
550 Armor = 455% effective health
1000 Armor = 500% effective health
1050 Armor = 500% effective health

As you can see 50 armor points are nearly useless when your armor rating is low. But if your armor rating is high 50 armor points are very valuable.
So with rising armor rating every point of armor becomes increasingly valuable, until you reach the cap of 80% damage reduction (at 567 armor). Then, each point of armor becomes completely useless.