--Lighter Gear Readme
--by md_czer



--Description

This MOD changes the default weight on almost all weapons, armor, and clothes. I left some quest related items out on purpose. (I'd rather not screw anything up)
It also changes the weight of repair hammers, Alchemy Apparatuses, Arrows, and SoulGems. Happy dungeon diving.


--Reason

The weight on some of the weapons and armor is just ridiculous. At higher levels, it seemed I could only pick up a few heavy armor pieces and/or two handed weapons, before I would become encumbered.
Say you go dungeon diving, at high level, and clear the first level of that place. You pick up a set of Deadric armor, not including a shield, and a Deadric Hammer; all of that would weigh 236. If you are a stealth or mage character with lower srength, you are going to have to make many trips to sell everything from the entire cave, even with Feather and/or Fortify Strength.

** I know I could just use the console to enable god mode or boost up my strength, but... nah.


--Details

-Heavy armor pieces have been changed so that all pieces are at or below the weights listed.
Head:5
Body:20
Hands:5
Legs:10
Feet:5
Shield:15

-Light armor pieces have been changed so that all pieces are at or below the weights listed.
Head:1
Body:10
Hands:1
Legs:5
Feet:1
Shield:5

-Clothing pieces have been changed so that all pieces are at or below the weights listed.
Upper Body:1
Lower Body:1
Upper w/Lower:2
Covers 3 or more:4

--Weapons have been changed so that all pieces are at or below the weights listed.
Dagger:1
Long Sword:5
Short Sword:3
2 Handed:10
1 Hand Blunt:7
Bow:3

-Arrows have been changed so that all pieces are at or below the weight 0.1.

-Alchemy Apparatuses have been changed so that all pieces are at or below the weights listed.
Alembic:3
Calcinator:2.5
Mortar & Pestle:1
Retort:2

-Soul Gems have been changed so that all pieces are at or below the weight 0.1.



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There are a few items I did not change the weight on, but only because they were part of a quest or had a script I did not want to mess with.
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--Requirements:

-Patch 1.2.0416
-Or GOTY version



--Installation

- Unpack archive to a temporary location
- Copy files to your game directory
- Start Oblivion Launcher, select "Data files" and check the LighterGear.esp


--Uninstallation

-Uncheck the LightGear.esp
-Delete it from your Data folder.


--Know issues or bugs:
-I have yet to find any problems, but I did not play the entire game and perform every quest.
-I did perform the Clavicus Vile quest and opted to return the weapon, and then reloaded and opted not to return the weapon. In both instances, there were no problems.
-I have NOT tested this with other MODs that alter the vanilla armor and weapons. There could be some problems there.