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This is a modders resource of a dynamic armor rack, it will display most armor items on a static display rather than a mannequin.
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What this resource does?
It adds a display which can hold your armor without using a mannequin. It also supports pre-placed items on it's display. I was inspired by Icecreamassassins' attempt to create a similar system for Legacy of the Dragonborn.
Why did you make it?
I wanted to see if i could make an armor display that doesn't use the mannequins (which are known to be buggy, even with USSEP and all the other fixes out there).
How does it work?
The 'Armor Rack' is a container with an invisible model. It then has several linked references defined by keywords (e.g. ArmorBoots, ArmorHelmet). When an armor item is added, it compares the armor keyword to the linked refs and if a match is found, a new static version of the armor is created and moved to that position. On removing the item, the static object is deleted.
Also, if statically placed armors are linked from the marker, they'll populate on the display, so you can pre-place items rather than just adding them yourself.
Load the ESP provided and COC 00PKYTEST if you want to check it out!
It uses 1 script and the custom mesh packed with the plugin is so you can properly see the proof of concept.
What's the down side?
Working with World models is very painful, sadly even in vanilla Skyrim the Elven and Orish armors don't work properly here because of their inconsistent alignment vs other armors. Also world models are sometimes really ugly :P
How can this be improved?
Either with a patch for meshes to aligns them all the same, or a more advance script that can handle objects with bad rotation/position.
It's also a bit of a fiddle to setup in CK, as you need to ensure the container has the right number of LinkedRefs with the right keywords and the arrays on the script are the right size/filled correctly.
The stand is ugly!?!
Those are literally placeholders I used for proof of concept, you could actually use a shelving unit or any other arrangement. It doesn't need to be a stand like in the concept plugin.
Can I use it?
Yes please do, and if you improve it I'd be interested to discuss how you did it :)
I also ask that you leave a post here and consider crediting me for the original work.
Assets used
InsanitySorrow's armor rack resource - optional but used in the dummy plugin
It adds a display which can hold your armor without using a mannequin. It also supports pre-placed items on it's display. I was inspired by Icecreamassassins' attempt to create a similar system for Legacy of the Dragonborn.
Why did you make it?
I wanted to see if i could make an armor display that doesn't use the mannequins (which are known to be buggy, even with USSEP and all the other fixes out there).
How does it work?
The 'Armor Rack' is a container with an invisible model. It then has several linked references defined by keywords (e.g. ArmorBoots, ArmorHelmet). When an armor item is added, it compares the armor keyword to the linked refs and if a match is found, a new static version of the armor is created and moved to that position. On removing the item, the static object is deleted.
Also, if statically placed armors are linked from the marker, they'll populate on the display, so you can pre-place items rather than just adding them yourself.
Load the ESP provided and COC 00PKYTEST if you want to check it out!
It uses 1 script and the custom mesh packed with the plugin is so you can properly see the proof of concept.
What's the down side?
Working with World models is very painful, sadly even in vanilla Skyrim the Elven and Orish armors don't work properly here because of their inconsistent alignment vs other armors. Also world models are sometimes really ugly :P
How can this be improved?
Either with a patch for meshes to aligns them all the same, or a more advance script that can handle objects with bad rotation/position.
It's also a bit of a fiddle to setup in CK, as you need to ensure the container has the right number of LinkedRefs with the right keywords and the arrays on the script are the right size/filled correctly.
The stand is ugly!?!
Those are literally placeholders I used for proof of concept, you could actually use a shelving unit or any other arrangement. It doesn't need to be a stand like in the concept plugin.
Can I use it?
Yes please do, and if you improve it I'd be interested to discuss how you did it :)
I also ask that you leave a post here and consider crediting me for the original work.
Assets used
InsanitySorrow's armor rack resource - optional but used in the dummy plugin