Mix and Match Armor Perk Overhaul

The level of armor bonus depends on the amount of armor worn. Now you don't have to wear a helmet, you can wear both light and heavy armor, and you get significant bonuses from all perks. Mix and match to your heart's content!

"I'll show you a real fight!"

Ignore the helmet and look your enemy in the eye.

"You can't even imagine the power I have!"

Don your robes and armor, become a true battle mage and show them your true power.

"This might come in handy!"

Become the jack of all trades with the best of both worlds with a mix of light and heavy armor.

Overview

Mix & Match overhauls all relevant armor perks, depending on the number of armor pieces you wear. The goal of this mod is to give players more freedom to mix and match different armor types while still taking full advantage of all the perks you've worked so hard to unlock.

feature

Overhauled all setup bonus perks in the Light Armor and Heavy Armor skill trees, as well as the unique setup bonuses for armor setups that have them.

Allowances are extended in a fair and balanced manner.

Players will not be penalized for not wearing a full set of armor.

Players will no longer be penalized for mixing clothing, light armor, or heavy armor.

Players will no longer be penalized for mixing different armor combinations.

Allows set bonuses to be used with armor mods that have additional equipment.

Compatible with any armor mod using vanilla armor types.

See the full list of changes in the changelog or readme file.

Mix & Match does this by adding three tiers to each perk to provide fixed rewards. For example, the Fit perk will give you a 10% armor bonus if you're wearing two pieces, and a 20% bonus for three pieces. But only a full set of four pieces of equipment can give you the maximum 25% armor bonus. All other set bonuses work the same way. This means you can only wear three armor types and still get up to 20% armor bonus and other perks that require flat bonuses. Alternatively, you can wear two types of armor to gain a 10% armor bonus from the perks of the light and heavy armor skill trees respectively, and take full advantage of both skills, albeit less powerfully. All perks still stack in the same way as vanilla, meaning that as long as you're wearing two or more matching pieces, you'll get an additional armor bonus from matching set perks.

"That's it!"

-Todd Howard

Allowance changes

Fit: Gain a 10% armor bonus for each additional piece of Heavy Armor, up to a maximum of 25%.

Shock Absorption: Fall damage is reduced by 20% for each additional piece of Heavy Armor, up to a maximum of 50%.

Tower of Power: Each time a piece of heavy armor is worn, the number of staggers is reduced by 20%, up to a maximum of 50%.

Matching Set: Each additional piece of matching heavy armor adds 25% to the armor's bonus value by 10%.

Counter Strike: Reflect melee damage back to the attacker for up to 10% per additional piece of heavy armor.

Custom Fit: Gain a 10% armor bonus for each additional piece of light armor, up to a maximum of 25%.

Windrunner: Each piece of light armor increases endurance by 20%, up to a maximum of 50%.

Matching Set: Each additional piece of matching light armor adds an additional 10% to the armor bonus, up to a maximum of 25%.

Defensive Movement: Each additional piece of light armor prevents up to 10% of all damage from melee attacks.

Dark Brotherhood: Gain 10% armor bonus for each piece of Cloak Armor worn, up to a maximum of 25%.

Nightingale: Each additional piece of Nightingale armor will gain a 10% armor bonus, up to a maximum increase of 25%.

Dawnguard: For each additional piece of Dawnguard armor worn, damage from vampire attacks and life-draining spells is reduced by 10%, up to a maximum of 25% increased.

Mix & Match can also change perks to work with four or more parts to be compatible with armor mods with extra parts. *

*If you combine more than four pieces of light and heavy armor at the same time to fully utilize both skill trees, this may cause over …