About this mod
The Shield Boy was created to offset the mobility issues caused by wearing Power Armor. This allowed Stealth and Spy units the ability to be equipped as needed without sacrificing protection. It can modify the damage protection of current equipment to limit the damage penetration of weapons.
- Permissions and credits
ShieldBoy - A Mod by Sorwen
Current Version 0.2A
Item ID: XX000EA6
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***Warning***
The are some know issues with the Shield Boy it is very important you read this before using.
- Because the Shield Boy is self adjusting if you swap out a lot of outfits before letting it adjust it could miscalculate your base DR once removed. For instance if you swap between one set of body armor to another give it just a moment (it will notify you of changes) to catch up before you swap back or to a third set. It is also recommended that you make note of your armor less DR just in case there are issues. This way you can set it back to this value by removing all equipment and typing the console command player.forceav #. Where # equals your armor less DR. However as long as you allow the SB a moment to calculate you should have no problems. I have test this a lot and it has worked well for me. I now use it instead of Power Armor myself.
- Also because it is self adjusting it can only make allowances for know Perks that modify DR (Toughness and Cyborg). If you have non-game perks that modify toughness using this will not stack correctly. This will not mess up your base DR, but you are unable to exceed 40/60/71/76 DR.
- If your total armor exceeds 40(or 60/71/76 with the aforementioned perks) the Stealth Boy will reduce your armor to 40/60. If you then remove the Stealth Boy it should correct to the higher value.
- Yes the collar is ugly. It is the only one I had to work with.
Description:
Rather than make this a low flat add to armor I created this so it will adjust to make your total DR from armor 40 (which is what the standard body portion of power is equal to.) This allows you to wear whatever you want, but still get armor almost as good as power armor. Your total DR can equal 60 if you have both the Toughness and Cyborg Perks. With version 0.2A your total DR can now equal 71/76 (see versions).
Game Play Description:
The ShieldBoy was created to offset the mobility issues caused by wearing Power Armor. This allowed Stealth and Spy units the ability to be equipped as needed without sacrificing protection. It can modify the damage protection of current equipment to limit the damage penetration of weapons.
Version 0.2A
=====Type 1=====
ShieldBoy.esp:
This is the standard unit.
=====Type 2=====
ShieldBoyTV.esp:
This is the standard unit modified to work with my True Vampire Perk. This also assumes you are using the older version of Barkskin. You must have a True Vampire Perk version 0.4m or higher.
=====Type 3=====
ShieldBoyBS.esp:
This is the standard unit modified to work with the older version of Barkskin that allowed you to have +10 to DR rather than +5.
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Version 0.1A
=====Type 1=====
ShieldBoy.esp:
This is the standard unit.
=====Type 2=====
ShieldBoyTV.esp:
This is the standard unit modified to work with my True Vampire Perk. (You must have version 0.4m or higher)
=====Installation/Use=====
Simply place the file into your Fallout 3/Data/ folder then enable the file through the "Data Files" selection in the Fallout 3 launcher. In game use the console command "player.additem ##000ea6 1" without quotes and replace ## with the correct load order.
=====Reuse/File posting=====
Do not upload these files to your site. They should currently only be available at http://www.fallout3nexus.com/
You may reuse these files if:
1. You name me in credit for these files.
2. The file is only available through Fallout 3 nexus.
Current Version 0.2A
Item ID: XX000EA6
===========
***Warning***
The are some know issues with the Shield Boy it is very important you read this before using.
- Because the Shield Boy is self adjusting if you swap out a lot of outfits before letting it adjust it could miscalculate your base DR once removed. For instance if you swap between one set of body armor to another give it just a moment (it will notify you of changes) to catch up before you swap back or to a third set. It is also recommended that you make note of your armor less DR just in case there are issues. This way you can set it back to this value by removing all equipment and typing the console command player.forceav #. Where # equals your armor less DR. However as long as you allow the SB a moment to calculate you should have no problems. I have test this a lot and it has worked well for me. I now use it instead of Power Armor myself.
- Also because it is self adjusting it can only make allowances for know Perks that modify DR (Toughness and Cyborg). If you have non-game perks that modify toughness using this will not stack correctly. This will not mess up your base DR, but you are unable to exceed 40/60/71/76 DR.
- If your total armor exceeds 40(or 60/71/76 with the aforementioned perks) the Stealth Boy will reduce your armor to 40/60. If you then remove the Stealth Boy it should correct to the higher value.
- Yes the collar is ugly. It is the only one I had to work with.
Description:
Rather than make this a low flat add to armor I created this so it will adjust to make your total DR from armor 40 (which is what the standard body portion of power is equal to.) This allows you to wear whatever you want, but still get armor almost as good as power armor. Your total DR can equal 60 if you have both the Toughness and Cyborg Perks. With version 0.2A your total DR can now equal 71/76 (see versions).
Game Play Description:
The ShieldBoy was created to offset the mobility issues caused by wearing Power Armor. This allowed Stealth and Spy units the ability to be equipped as needed without sacrificing protection. It can modify the damage protection of current equipment to limit the damage penetration of weapons.
Version 0.2A
=====Type 1=====
ShieldBoy.esp:
This is the standard unit.
=====Type 2=====
ShieldBoyTV.esp:
This is the standard unit modified to work with my True Vampire Perk. This also assumes you are using the older version of Barkskin. You must have a True Vampire Perk version 0.4m or higher.
=====Type 3=====
ShieldBoyBS.esp:
This is the standard unit modified to work with the older version of Barkskin that allowed you to have +10 to DR rather than +5.
====================================
Version 0.1A
=====Type 1=====
ShieldBoy.esp:
This is the standard unit.
=====Type 2=====
ShieldBoyTV.esp:
This is the standard unit modified to work with my True Vampire Perk. (You must have version 0.4m or higher)
=====Installation/Use=====
Simply place the file into your Fallout 3/Data/ folder then enable the file through the "Data Files" selection in the Fallout 3 launcher. In game use the console command "player.additem ##000ea6 1" without quotes and replace ## with the correct load order.
=====Reuse/File posting=====
Do not upload these files to your site. They should currently only be available at http://www.fallout3nexus.com/
You may reuse these files if:
1. You name me in credit for these files.
2. The file is only available through Fallout 3 nexus.