Skyrim Armor Mods Without Boob Plates

[piinyouri]

I know obviously it's a game and am well aware of how a portion of the modders treat the games, but aren't they even the slightest bit aware that boob plates are basically inviting a sword tip to the sternum?

I remember seeing a vid somewhere where someone showed how physically boob plates will guide a blade directly to the chest.
The purpose of armor is to deflect, that ain't deflectin' shit!

OT, those female armors you posted there look great.

 

[solemnwar]

I know obviously it's a game and am well aware of how a portion of the modders treat the games, but aren't they even the slightest bit aware that boob plates are basically inviting a sword tip to the sternum?

I remember seeing a vid somewhere where someone showed how physically boob plates will guide a blade directly to the chest.
The purpose of armor is to deflect, that ain't deflectin' shit!

OT, those female armors you posted there look great.

Not to mention if the lady in question fell forwards, the impact of falling would aaaallll be directed to the sternum. Basically, boob plates = crushed sternum = dead lady adventurer.

 

[piinyouri]

I know obviously it's a game and am well aware of how a portion of the modders treat the games, but aren't they even the slightest bit aware that boob plates are basically inviting a sword tip to the sternum?

I remember seeing a vid somewhere where someone showed how physically boob plates will guide a blade directly to the chest.
The purpose of armor is to deflect, that ain't deflectin' shit!

OT, those female armors you posted there look great.

Not to mention if the lady in question fell forwards, the impact of falling would aaaallll be directed to the sternum. Basically, boob plates = crushed sternum = dead lady adventurer.

Indeed.
As ceremonial armor, I think it's more appropriate as ceremonial armor, like some kind of official meeting where no combat is to be expected. But then you're distinguishing the females from the males and that goes against what most armies tend to be about.

 

[waj9876]

Yeah, I've been looking for one of these too. I've already got a mod installed that makes the women more realistically muscular based on the setting, so something like this is really welcome.

Side note, it's kind of ridiculous how in Skyrim, a land plagued by war and everyone, men and women, needs to work hard, every woman looks like a supermodel. (Wasn't there a bandit chief/leader who was described as incredibly ugly and hairy by the others, but in the game's engine she looks like a supermodel like everyone else?)

 

[OneCatch]

I really wish TES Nexus would get an aesthetic folder / category and erotic category and relegate all such mods there. It's frustrating to have to cursor past the 3500 naked elf mods to find whatever I'm looking for.

If you want to be realistic an adventurer would not get very far wearing full plate armor at any rate. You'd need a magic anti-gravity ring or something.

Armor isn't as heavy as you think. Even full late-medieval plate was actually lighter than what soldiers in WWII carried. Not totally practical for long walks, but not totally impossible.

But on the other hand, many civilizations used leather or linen since the rigid metal armour had a bad habit of being easily pierced by crossbow bolts. The flexible linen cuirass was actually more effective at stopping projectiles due to it's ability to spread out the impact over the surface.

I'm not sure about that. A crossbow bolt would penetrate all but the best heavy medieval armour (Italian-made generally).
The reason that linen armour was often used was that it cost next to nothing compared to mail (which was itself cheaper than good plate), and offered some protection. Hence why it was often used by lighter infantry or archers who relied on manoeuvre and agility to survive.

Now I do remember that attackers used to soak large leather or fabric sheets in sieges to slow bolts and arrows down or to deflect them partially, but that tended to be at extreme ranges and didn't stop the bolts entirely, just made them less lightly to penetrate the armour or shields of the people standing behind them.

 

[Soopy]

I have spent a good long time looking for immersive mods without much luck. Thanks for the links.

Skyrim seems particularly bad for the juvenile mods. Quite disapointing really. Such potential squandered.

 

[Scorched_Cascade]

I know obviously it's a game and am well aware of how a portion of the modders treat the games, but aren't they even the slightest bit aware that boob plates are basically inviting a sword tip to the sternum?

I remember seeing a vid somewhere where someone showed how physically boob plates will guide a blade directly to the chest.
The purpose of armor is to deflect, that ain't deflectin' shit!

OT, those female armors you posted there look great.

Was it a video or was it this article?

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/05/boob-plate-armor-would-kill-you

Either way, it has very good points:

1) Armour was already massively padded on the inside so boob plate isn't needed
2) Boob plate actually deflects a sword right into the chest rather than away from it like normal armour would
3) Falling over in Boob plate is going to really, really suck. Like chest injuries kind of suck.

Then there's the thing where female warriors bound their boobs with fabric under their armour anyway.

OT: Asking for Non-sexualised female skins or cover up skins online is, you're right, equivalent to asking to get run out of town. I never understand why, I'm not asking for them to stop using whatever skin it is they're using I'm just asking for one that I can use. I like my female characters to look like badasses in their gear choice. You either get accused of being some kind of moral crusader, the fun police or flamed.

 

[SonOfVoorhees]

Not to forget any fit from a sword would just be channeled towards the center of your chest. Yeah, that type of armour never existed in real life. If that was the case female police/soldiers would be wearing bullet proof vests modeled like Madonnas cone bra.

 

[piinyouri]

I know obviously it's a game and am well aware of how a portion of the modders treat the games, but aren't they even the slightest bit aware that boob plates are basically inviting a sword tip to the sternum?

I remember seeing a vid somewhere where someone showed how physically boob plates will guide a blade directly to the chest.
The purpose of armor is to deflect, that ain't deflectin' shit!

OT, those female armors you posted there look great.

Was it a video or was it this article?

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/05/boob-plate-armor-would-kill-you

Either way, it has very good points:

1) Armour was already massively padded on the inside so boob plate isn't needed
2) Boob plate actually deflects a sword right into the chest rather than away from it like normal armour would
3) Falling over in Boob plate is going to really, really suck. Like chest injuries kind of suck.

Then there's the thing where female warriors bound their boobs with fabric under their armour anyway.

OT: Asking for Non-sexualised female skins or cover up skins online is, you're right, equivalent to asking to get run out of town. I never understand why, I'm not asking for them to stop using whatever skin it is they're using I'm just asking for one that I can use. I like my female characters to look like badasses in their gear choice. You either get accused of being some kind of moral crusader, the fun police or flamed.

Mmmmmm not sure. I seem to remember a video, but you know what, my memory is awful to the point that it could have (and probably was) that article and I wouldn't remember.

 

[Hagi]

A relatively new mod, the Bosmer armor pack seems to be devoid of boob plates:

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/37289

Spoiler

Not sure if that suits the type of character you have in mind.

The Immersive Armors mod mentioned above should also be good.

As a final thing you can also get the Winter is Coming cloaks, many of them feature massive bear paws covering your chest which should do a decent job of hiding any boob plates there might be.

 

[Hero in a half shell]

My good sir, front page of the Nexus, in "Hot files" entitled "Bosmer Armour Pack"


http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/37289/?tab=1&navtag=%2Fajax%2Fmoddescription%2F%3Fid%3D37289%26preview%3D&pUp=1

Spoiler

I think the dude just transferred the male armour straight to female with no alterations, so hopefully this is a little of what you were looking for (really nice armour too!)

EDIT: Damn ninjas, coming over here, stealing our Skoomba.

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

If you want to be realistic an adventurer would not get very far wearing full plate armor at any rate. You'd need a magic anti-gravity ring or something.

Full plate isn't that heavy, according to wikipedia it only weighed 20kg total and it was spread over the entire body so it was distributed evenly. Granted, you're going to be more worn out than if you weren't wearing it for a while but eventually it'd just become the standard.

OT: Yeah, Skyrim isn't exactly the place to be looking for mods that aren't massive tits and asses for female characters. If I ever start modding Skyrim I'll give something like this a shot and make sure I don't make my armors have tits the size of the characters head.

 

[Chris Tian]

Since asking on the Nexus website is like a black man politely requesting a lynching, I thought I'd ask here: has anyone come across any Skyrim mods that don't use the damn boob plate? So far, I've found only one, and it hasn't been updated in years.
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/3296/?tab=2&navtag=%2Fajax%2Fmodfiles%2F%3Fid%3D3296&pUp=1
The comments section also explains just why I avoid Nexus for recommendations. People cannot seem to comprehend that women having breasts does not mean you need to mould tits into your armor plates.

Have you searched for a mod that just makes every armor always use the male version? That should be fairly easy to do and solve your issue, or am I misunderstanding what you are looking for?

haha wait, you are trying to find *armor* in a SKYRIM MOD that doesn't go skin tight over the boobs?


good luck

in all seriousness though, considering HD boob mods are ALWAYS in the top fucking mod downloads, not to mention nude scenes/armors/etc... you are going to be digging to china in the nexus to find mods that fit your needs.

You can just completely disable adult stuff on the nexus. I always do that, else you are right and you have to dig through houndreds of eye candy mods to get to the good stuff.

 

[Ken Sapp]

If you want to be realistic an adventurer would not get very far wearing full plate armor at any rate. You'd need a magic anti-gravity ring or something.

This isn't about realism, it's about practicality. And most sensible people wouldn't go wandering with their full battle dress on for a hiking trip. Even so, Armor and swords being super heavy is a bit of a myth. They need to be used for hours on end in protracted combat engagements, so they need to be a reasonable weight to use effectively for long periods at a time. It's a sad thing when the Soul Calibur series (which is built around scantily clad women) has a better protected character than bloody Skyrim.

Even so, that's not what I'm on about. I'd just like some nice, rounded armor, not breast sockets.

At first I misunderstood what you were asking for in female armors. Thank you for clarifying and I agree with your point. In armor design the point is to divert the force and pointy bits of weapon blows away from the vital organs and other soft fleshy bits. There is a certain amount of force absorption that is included but that is not the primary purpose. A lot of people seem to think that any acknowledgement of the difference between the way male and female torsos are shaped in armor design is bad design or that every woman who wears armor should have a torso like a thirteen year old boy to accommodate chest armor requirements. There is a comfort factor in the design of armor and part of that would be the inclusion of a swell in the chest area or a larger protrusion outward from the entire front torso to accommodate breasts in female armor.

To be perfectly honest though, most male armor is as unrealistic as female armor.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

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Funny you two should mention the Bosmer Armor pack. It's what got me on this kick in the first place. Looks real nice on just about any character.

 

[Saxnot]

If you want to be realistic an adventurer would not get very far wearing full plate armor at any rate. You'd need a magic anti-gravity ring or something.

This isn't about realism, it's about practicality. And most sensible people wouldn't go wandering with their full battle dress on for a hiking trip. Even so, Armor and swords being super heavy is a bit of a myth. They need to be used for hours on end in protracted combat engagements, so they need to be a reasonable weight to use effectively for long periods at a time. It's a sad thing when the Soul Calibur series (which is built around scantily clad women) has a better protected character than bloody Skyrim.

Even so, that's not what I'm on about. I'd just like some nice, rounded armor, not breast sockets.

Well, not super-heavy, but the way you run around in full plate all frigging day is not very realistic eiter. sure, if you're strong and used to wearing it, you could fight in plate armor for several hours. but you could not spend all day running through woods and dungeons without fainting from exhaustion halfway through. Skyrim is not a game that goes for hardcore realism in its combat mechanics.

Though, i would say that in terms of practicality, having some sort of shaping or extrusion would be very practical when making armor for women, i think. depending on the proportions of the woman, wearing male armor might be very uncomfortable, and having as much comfort as possible is just as vital as protection for armor you're going to be wearing for hours while being very active. Some of the male models would look very unrealistic to me on a woman, but to each his own.

OT: you should probably use armors which only have male models, or try and disable the female versions of some armors. i wouldn't know exactly where to look,but that would seem relatively easy to mod.

 

[Ryotknife]

Granted I never tried any of the light armors on my female characters (in fact im starting a new female character right now as I never completed dawngaurd), but the only armor in skyrim that looks awkward on women is steel plate (which I admit looks hideous). The other heavy armors either look the same or better on women, especially Ebony armor. Which is why nearly all of my characters are women actually.

Some of the more blocky armors like Dwarven and Orc makes sense to look the same on both genders as they both look like they add a few hundred pounds and a half a foot of height to the bearer.

 

[spartandude]

ive got to ask, what texture/lighting are you using here its gorgeous?

 

[Soviet Heavy]

ive got to ask, what texture/lighting are you using here its gorgeous?

The pictures aren't mine, but the bottom two look like they are running Climates of Tamriel and the Skyrim Flora Overhaul.