CONTENTS:

01. What & Why
02. Requirements
03. Installation
04. Deinstallation
05. Bugs & Other Detrimental Side Effects
06. Legal
07. Version History

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01. What & Why

This is a simple mod: armor (either heavy or light) always has a certain percentage of -simplistically put- spell failure.
f.i. My custom Frenzy spell (designed to affect people up to level 25 -and assuming my character is level 25 or higher) might fail because my mage is wearing armor; and the spell would succeed instead, whilst wearing nothing but clothing

Fighting in the Arena requires your character to wear either a Heavy Raiment or a Light Raiment, i.e. armor.

This mod adds 5 Arena Ultra Light Raiments to the closet near Owyn the Blademaster; these are articles of clothing, offering zero protection!!! So you will need protective spells, rings and amulets in order to survive anything the enemy can throw at you.
As a reminder: shields are armor too, thus they will affect spell failure.

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02. Requirements

Oblivion GOTY or Oblivion GOTY Deluxe, official patch 1.2.0416.
An Archive Utility such as WinZip, WinRAR, 7-zip etc.
Some form of Archive Invalidation.

(Why GOTY? The Oblivion.esm (master-)file of the GOTY version contains records of Shivering Isles (See Pictures).

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03. Installation

- Download the Main Archive.
- Extract the Archive using a utility such as WinZip, WinRAR, 7-zip, etc.
- Either Copy/Paste or Cut/Paste the extracted ESP file into your Oblivion\Data folder
- Make sure to Activate the mod by using a mod manager or the Game Launcher.
- Toggle ArchiveInvalidation off and on (I use the function within NMM; the Nexus Mod Manager; https://github.com/Nexus-Mods/Nexus-Mod-Manager)
(- If you're experiencing texture or mesh mishaps, download, extract and install the Optional archive
- Toggle ArchiveInvalidation off and on).

-Start up your game:
- Head to the Arena Bloodworks and talk with Owyn the Blademaster to join the Arena as a combatant; choose a heavy or light Arena Battle Raiment -it doesn't really matter.
- End the dialogue.
- Activate the cabinet/closet/locker; store the armor you just received and grab 1 Ultra Light Raiment. Wear it and talk to Owyn again between 09:00 a.m. and 09:00 p.m. and tell him you are ready for a match.
And may Azura have mercy on your soul.

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04. Deinstallation

- Uncheck the ESP file and -if you want to- delete it. The Optional files can be removed manually.
(I'm guessing Bob's your uncle).

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05. Bugs & Other Detrimental Side Effects

- If you experience mesh/texture glitches, make sure our method of ArchiveInvalidation is working; if need be, install the optional files.
- This plugin modifies the Raiment Locker within the Arena Bloodworks; any other mod that alters this locker or the Arena Bloodworks in general might pose a possible conflict.

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06. Legal

Files in the Optional Archive were extracted from their respective official BSA's and are the property of Bethesda SoftWorks.

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07. Version History

- 1.0 (Initial Release / 16-01-2021 -dd-mm-yy-)