///////WAFR - ARTEFAKES PATCH 2.0///////

Thank to registrant for making ArteFakes and deletepch for bringing it to Nexus. Also thanks the über-work made by kryptopyr ---I'm sure you already know how much we appreciate it, all the mental attrition and time that you have saved us --to both, gamers and modders/patch-makers-- is something that should be recognised as long as this nails and hammer-like buggy-game still exist.

///IMPORTANT///
WAFR IS NOT A HARD-REQUIREMENT. This patch uses WAFR keywords that can improve your gameplay in some ways; also, all buffs and nerfs have been made taking in consideration a game balanced through WAFR lens. If you don't use WAFR, this will not break your game, but you will get the dwarven-elven-orcish stat asynchronicity (for instance, Ghorbash and Gharol's weaponry will be 2 tiers stronger than your average orcish weaponry). Nonetheless, I believe that even if you don't use --nor like-- WAFR, the tweaks in this patch will make Artefakes more appealing to your gameplay and consistent with the progresion of your playthrough.
This patch does not buff or tweak uniques not included in Artefakes (as the 1.0 version of this patch did).

///RESUME///
The idea of this patch is to reward exploration and to open more ways to advance in character building. Artefakes made unique uniques, but also overpowered. This patch tries to nerf Artefakes stats --according to WAFR standards-- without punishing rewards.

Most notable changes include:
No bow faster than Zephyr. (Most of Artefakes bows had 1.5 speed --Zephyr has 1.0564).
Non-ranged weaponry speed and reach rectified according to WAFR standards.
Free items inside cities = dwarven tier.
Free items far away cities = orcish tier.
Small dungeon rewards (includes uniques encountered in the middle of long caves) = orcish tier.
Large dungeon rewards (ebony).
All leveled rewards are static = always best stats according to WAFR. (Gauldur's Blackbow and Blackblade were buffed to match ebony tier).
Old ebony/glass uniques were buffed to match daedric/dragon.
Quest and faction rewards buffed according to their tempo.


//////WEAPONS AND ARMORS EDITED BY ARTEFAKES//////


ARMOR

name / artefakes stats - patched stats / (wafr equivalent tier)
Aela's Shield 32 - 30 H (orcish)
*Dented Iron Shield 16 - 24 H (steel)
Family Shield 20 - 26 H (dwarven)
Herebane's Fortress 22 - 26 L (stalhrim)
Hrolfdir's Shield 32 - 26 H (dwarven)
Party Boots 0 - 0 C
Party Clothes 0 - 0 C
Radiant Raiment Fine Clothes 0 - 0 C
Roggi's Ancestral Shield 31 - 26 H (dwarven)
*Shield of Solitude 32 - 29 L (top wafr)


*Dented Iron Shield is not a unique item.
*Shield of Solitude' stats are static.


WEAPON

name / artefakes stats - patched stats / (wafr equivalent tier)
Aegisbane 25 - 23 (orcish)
Alessandra's Dagger 9 - 6 (dwarven)
Amren's Family Sword 12 - 9 (dwarven)
*Angi's Bow 16 - 13 (orcish)
Balgruuf's Greatsword 22 - 18 (dwarven)
*Blade of Sacrifice 10 - 10 (ebony)
Bloodscythe 18 - 15 (daedric)
Bloodthorn 10 - 10 (ebony)
Bolar's Oathblade 13 - 13 (ebony)
Borvir's Dagger 10 - 8 (orcish)
*Bow of the Hunt 16 - 15 (orcish)
*Briarheart Geis 13 - 12 (orcish)
Dagger of Priest of Arkay 9 - 6 (dwarven)
Dawnguard Rune Axe 14 - 14 (ebony)
Dawnguard Rune Hammer 25 - 25 (ebony)
*Dragonbane 13 - 16 (wafr best)
Dravin's Bow 16 - 15 (orcish)
Eduj 13 - 13 (ebony)
*Firiniel's End 16 - 17 (ebony)
*Froki's Bow 12 - 13 (orcish)
*Gauldur Blackblade 13 - 13 (ebony)
*Galdur Blackbow 17 - 17 (ebony)
Gharol's Sword 13 - 11 (orcish)
Ghorbash's Ancestral Axe 15 - 12 (orcish)
Ghostblade 12 - 13 (ebony)
Glass Bow of the Stag Prince 16 - 19 (dragon)
Grimsever 22 - 23 (dragon)
Harrald's Sword 13 - 9 (dwarven)
Herbane's Courage 12 - 13 (ebony)
*Hjialti Sword 12 - 11 (orcish)
*Horksbane 16 - 15 (ebony)
Kahvozein's Fang 11 - 12 (daedric)
Nettlebane 10 - 9 (glass)
*Notched Pickaxe 15 - 14 (ebony)
Okin 15 - 14 (ebony)
*Poacher's Axe 15 - 10 (dwarven)
Prelate's Dagger 11 - 11 (dragon)
Prelate's Mace 16 - 16 (dragon)
Queen Freydis's Sword 13 - 11 (orcish)
Red Eagle's Bane 13 - 13 (ebony)
Red Eagle's Fury 12 - 12 (glass)
*Rocksplinter 9 - 12 (orcish)
Rundi's Dagger 10 - 8 (orcish)
Shagrol's Warhammer 25 - 25 (ebony)
Soulrender 13 - 15 (daedric)
Steel Battleaxe of Fiery Souls 23 - 23 (ebony)
Stormfang 22 - 22 (ebony)
The Longhammer 24 - 25 (ebony)
*The Pale Blade 12 - 13 (ebony)
The Woodsman's Friend 20 - 21 (orcish)
Trollsbane 25 - 23 (orcish)
*Tsun's Battle Axe 27 - 26 (top wafr)
Valdr's Lucky Dagger 10 - 9 (glass) 
Vilkas's Sword 12 - 11 (orcish)
Windshear 13 - 13 (ebony)
*Zahkrii Do Dovahkiin 30 - 25 (daedric + 1)


*Angi's Bow speed has ben nerfed. (Still faster than a regular orcish/nordic bow).
*Blade of Sacrifice is not a unique dagger. 
*Bow of the Hunt speed has ben nerfed. (Still faster than a regular orcish/nordic bow).
*Briarheart Geis is not a unique item that ArteFakes distributes to Forsworn Briarhearts (Still faster than a regular orcish/nordic waraxe).
*Dragonbane's stats are static.
*Firiniel's End speed has ben nerfed. (Still faster than a regular ebony bow).
*Froki's Bow speed has ben nerfed. (Still faster than all bows but Zephyr).
*Gauldur Blackblade's stats are static.
*Gauldur Blackbow's stats are static.
*Hjialti Sword (crafteable version) does 12 damage (glass).
*Horksbane speed has been nerfed. (Same speed as 1-h axes [0.9])
*Notched Pickaxe now works also as a weapon (axe).
*Poacher's Axe speed nerfed from 1.3 to 1.0. Reach buffed from 0.7 to 1.0. (Artefakes' original mechanic was interesting but utterly broken).
*(Rocksplinter) Same as Poacher's Axe.
*The Pale Blade's stats are static.
*Tsun's Battle Axe's stats are static.
*Zahkrii Do Dovahkiin speed has been buffed from 0.7 to 0.8.