The iconic NCR Combat Ranger Armor is one of the best-looking suits in the game; however, it has several problems (such as rifle holstering bug) and its stats are a bit substandard for a hand-crafted, limited-issue suit. This mod addresses these issues, and improves the armor's stats a bit without making it overpowered. It also gives the player a chance to de-identify the armor suit if they have the appropriate Repair skill and gather the necessary ingredients.

DETAILS:

Bugfixes:

- Gopher's Neck Cover eliminates the exposed neck when the character crouches while wearing the armor and the helmet. Original mod here: http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=39509
- 2 ESP versions: one marks the armor as "has a backpack", so rifles won't clip through the trenchcoat when holstered. The second version does not mark the armor as "has a backpack" for those who prefer to use rifle holstering animation fix.


Visuals:

- Default armor uses the "A7 Duster" textures by iz FALCON zi. His CR-HD pack that includes other versions of the texture can be found here: http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=40691
- "Obfuscated" and "Defaced" variants use CR-HD textures that I altered.
- "Altered" variant uses the "Combat Ranger Gear" texture by xxfmanxx. Original mod can be found here: http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=37094

*************** ALL NECESSARY MESHES AND TEXTURES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS MOD, AND NO ADDITIONAL DOWNLOADS ARE NEEDED ***************

Improved Stats:

NCR Combat Ranger Armor
DT: 20 (same as Combat Armor Reinforced Mark II)
Health: 700
Weight: 25 (same as Combat Armor Reinforced Mark II)
Action Point Bonus: +5 (the armor is hand-made and convenient to wear, giving the wearer better degree of mobility)
Survival Bonus: +10 (from the water backpack)
Radiation Resistance Bonus: +10
Value: 9500 caps
Can be repaired with: any Combat Armor mark, NCR Ranger Patrol Armor and other suits of NCR Ranger Combat Armor, or any Medium armor with Jury-Rigging perk.

NCR Combat Ranger Helmet:
DT: 5 (same as Combat Armor Helmet Reinforced Mark II)
Health: 100
Weight: 3 (same as Combat Armor Helmet Reinforced Mark II)
Perception Bonus: +1 (same as any hat in the game)
Charisma: -2 (With a closed-face helmet that distorts your voice, you look scary and faceless at best, or like a jackbooted thug of the NCR regime at worst. Take it off if you want to charm people).
Critical Chance Bonus: +5 (from the built-in targeter on the side of the helmet)
Radiation resistance bonus: +5 (from the rebreather mask)
Water Breathing (from the rebreather mask)
Hostile Target Spotting (identical to Boone's Spotter Perk)
Value: 2000 caps
Can be repaired with: any Combat Armor Helmet mark, other NCR Ranger Combat Helmets, or any Light helmet with Jury-Rigging perk.

If your character's Repair skill is over 25, you can attempt to remove NCR markings from the armor, and make it non-faction. You will need to gather some materials, and use a Workbench to modify your suit. Depending on your Repair skill, you have an option to do a better quality job than just scraping off the marks or smearing paint on them; the appearance of the modified suit will reflect that. Once you alter a suit, you cannot paint the NCR marks back on it.

NCR Combat Ranger Armor (defaced):
Requires Repair 25+
Ingredients: NCR Combat Ranger Armor, Paint Gun, Duct Tape, Wonderglue
Result: A quick and dirty job for someone who doesn't really know what they are doing. The results won't look good. At all. But at least people who hate NCR won't shoot you on sight anymore.

NCR Combat Ranger Armor (obfuscated):
Requires Repair 50+
Ingredients: NCR Combat Ranger Armor, Paint Gun, Abraxo Cleaner, Turpentine, Wonderglue
Result: An OK alteration job. Doesn't look too bad, though not ideal either.

NCR Combat Ranger Armor (altered):
Requires Repair 75+
Ingredients: NCR Combat Ranger Armor, Paint Gun, Abraxo Cleaner, Turpentine, Wonderglue, Box of Detergent
Result: If you are handy, you can do a really good job cleaning up and repairing the suit. Some might say that it will look better than the original.

All non-faction versions of the suit have the same stats as the original suit (however, the Defaced version is less durable, and all non-faction versions are a little less valuable). They can be repaired with the same items as the original suit. They can also be used to repair the original suit, or each other. All your companions can wear and carry the non-faction versions of the suit.