Blades Samurai Armour and Kimonos SSE ===================================== Modder ------ PRIME Website: warpedproductions.echonetwork.net Private message contact info: 0Prime0 at forums.nexusmods.com Contents -------- - version history - description - faq - installation - uninstall - items - crafting - the quest - modding information - known issues - feedback - credits - permissions Version History Special Edition ------------------------------- 1.0 - initial release (equivalent to Oldrim version 6.0 Version History Legacy Skyrim (Oldrim) -------------------------------------- 6.0 - added two dragonguard armour sets (gold and red/gold) - added two dragonguard sashimonos - addressed shine/gloss problem on do-maru and haramaki armours - fixed dovahkiin shield to make it temperable - fixed issue where kimonos wouldn't adjust to body size properly - corrected kabuto normal map - elven akaviri arrows are now craftable - fixed level of polish on black sword blades - added missing ground object texture for mempo - shrunk size of wakizashi sword slightly - fix normal map for dragonborn kabuto - added proper environment maps for some kabutos - minor katana and wakizashi texture and normal map changes 5.0 - recompressed texture files! - redid yumi texture and normal map - modified quiver normal map - improved tabi and sandal textures and normal maps - converted leather belt to tied sash on all armours - added craftable mempo - added dovahkiin mempo in temple - redone straw hat textures and normal map - fixed issue where sandals would make shins disappear - modified kensei kote texture and removed clipping with kimono - added four sashimonos - added three kimonos - added custom covers for crafting books - reduced sashimono size by 30% - new katana and wakizashi blade textures and normal maps - fixed issue where blood didn't map properly on wakizashi blade - corrected being unable to temper miko armoured kimono - cleaned with TES5Edit 4.3 - corrected Dovahkiin Armor cuirass being removed if a helmet other than the Dovahkiin Kabuto is equiped 4.2 - fixed body weight slider support for female kimonos, preventing gap around neck 4.1 - make dovahkiin armour termperable - made dovahkiin swords and daisho temperable - fixed inability to make daisho from dovahkiin katana and wakizashi - added butterfly pattern Chouchou kimono 4.0 - new quest and new dungeon - crafting overhauled into crafting trees - reorganized the items in the crafting menu - dragonborn armour and shield - dragon katana and wakizashi - Ashigaru armours (boots, cuirass, gloves) - suneate armour with tabi and sandals for each armour type - kimonos: flower red, stormcloak, last samurai, and miko - dragon helmets - common genji helmets - Jingasa iron hat - tanto daggers - Furoshiki Sacks - Sashimonos banners: akaviri, blades, dragon, dragonborn, dragon character, imperial, stormcloak - Sashimonos banners: minamoto, taira, tokugawa, oda, takeda, hojo, tiger - Naginata - darker straw hat - armoured straw hats - Sohei warrior monk gear - armoured tabi and sandals - fixed issue where Blades Do-maru Eboshi Helmet had black texture instead of red when used by females - crafting books removed from Sleeping Giant Inn in Riverwood, now found in Sky Haven Temple - tweeked black gold armour trim - brightened katana blades - fixed armour problem where small pieces were hovering in from the of the chest - added leaf fabric to blue/black kimono - tweeked sword positions for daisho - added Daikan Kimono (white with flowers) clothing version, as was only armour variant before - removed rope belt ends on kimonos - took the enchantment off the Kensei gauntlets - improved tabi/sandals normal map - shortened wakizashi by 15% - improved kimono normal map - fixed issue where Daishin kimono didn't have proper texture - improved armour textures and normal maps - added beast support for straw hats - removed "Blades" from the item names - added items to qasmoke 3.3 - corrected missing texture for akaviri steel arrow when in the quiver 3.2 - corrected issue where tachi swords were unable to be tempered 3.1 - rename bo staff to bo (staff) - straw hat now wearable by Khajit and Argonian characters - fixed hair not appearing under straw hat - added Akaviri artisan weapon book to the Sleeping Giant Inn at Riverwood - corrected bow crafting category from Draugr to Steel - changed bow crafting recipe to require firewood, steel ingots, and leather strips - increased the number of leather strips to temper bows - monk robes now craftable the same way as clothes kimonos 3.0 - removed enchantment for kimonos - improved the normal map for kimonos so that shadows are properly displayed on the pleats - 3 monk robes - Kenshin kimono - straw hat - added both robe and light armour versions of kimonos (both can be crafted independantly) - placed all items in Sky Haven Temple - new helmets added for each armour colour - katanas and wakizashi's with black, red, and blue colours - daisho (katana and wakizashi together) with black, red, and blue colours - tachi with black, red, and blue colours (recoloured Blades sword) - monk's bo staff - reorganized items in crafting menu - added 2 daikyu bows - new quiver usable with each arrow type, also in red, blue, and black variants - akaviri arrows are crafable from regular arrows, e.g. akaviri elven arrow from elven arrow - weapons are all craftable with required book in inventory - light armour kimonos can be tempered - fixed improper sleaves in some female first person view - fixed wrong inventory models and textures used for female characters - attempted to correct issue where books could not be found in Riverwood hideout (not confirmed) - various other small bug fixes 2.0 - 7 new kimonos - 20 new helmets - 3 new Blades shields - sandals with no tabi - two books to enable/disable armour and kimono crafting - armour textures brightened slightly - renamed O-yoroi armour to Yoroi - several bug fixes 1.1 - Corrected issue where some armour boots were not upgradable at the armour table 1.0 - Original version Description ----------- This mod adds a variety of samurai-themed armours, kimonos, and weapons for all genders and races. As it is gear intended for the Blades it aims to be as lore friendly as possible, but it should be useful by any melee focused character. All items are craftable (armours and weapons at the forge and kimonos at the tanning rack), and the armours and swords may be tempered for increasing quality. All items are non-replacers and does not alter any blades gear. The ratings for the armours are identical to the default Blades Armour. The kimonos have an armour ratings of about 25. Info is provided below for players who wish to change certain details. In order to be able to have a single quiver for all arrow types, "Akaviri arrows" can be crafted at the forge from regular arrows in bunches of 10, e.g. 10 Elven Arrows to 10 Akaviri Elven Arrows. These arrows have the same damage and stats as the defaults. The colour of the quiver is chosen when the arrow is crafted. Regular arrows with their respective quivers still function normally, so there is no requirement to craft them into Akaviri arrows. Armour and weapons are in seperate .esp's, so either or both can be used. Frequently Asked Questions -------------------------- 1. How do I get the two swords on one hip? The swords on the hip are actually a single item, called a daisho. There are several colour variations, and they are craftable when you have a katana and a wakizashi of the same colour in your inventory. Crafting the daisho will replace the katana. 2. Why don't some items don't appear in the crafting menu? You need to have the appropriate book in your inventory, and in the case of armour also have the Steel Smithing perk. The crafting is now done in a hierarchy fashion, so some items won't show up until you have crafted the previous required item. More information is in the Crafting section below, as well as with the included crafting diagram. 3. Why don't the textures show up correctly? Try version 5.0 if you haven't already. All of the textures have been compressed. 4. Where are the crafting books? The books can be found in the Sky Haven Temple. Look in the various cases and chests. The books are no longer in the Sleeping Giant Inn in Riverwood. That is in part because of issues people seemed to be having as well as making it more rewarding to get access to them later on. 5. Can you remove the undershirt from the kimonons? I'm afraid not. The shape of the model doesn't lend itself very well to the traditional "V" neck of a kimono. This is my way of compensating for that. 6. Can you add item X or change thing Y? As of version 6.0 I consider this mod complete. I've pretty much added everything I intended to and then some, so forgive me for declining requests to add additional things. 7. Why do the kabuto helmets not appear on my beast race character's head? This is a known issue with the model I'm using for the helmet. I'm not sure how to address it so likely this problem won't be fixed. 8. I don't want to go through the main quest to get the items, what can I do? From the console if you type without quotes "help artisan" that should give you the id's for the books you need in your inventory to craft the items. Then you can use this cheat to add them to your inventory "player.additem 1". 9. I found a bug! What should I do? I am not surprised! There have been a lot of changes that have been made with the various versions, and unfortunately I do not have the time to do complete testing of everything. Check the known issues section first to see if you find your problem here. If not, please either send me an IM at one of the locations mentioned above, or leave a note in the comments section. Even though I doubt I will be adding more items to this mod, I am willing to address bugs that I am able to. So please let me know! Installation ------------ Extract the archive into the main directory of you Skyrim installation, e.g. F:\Games\Steam\SteamApps\common\skyrim\ If you have a previous version of the mod installed, simply overwrite files while extracting. When starting the game select Data Files from the menu, then CHECK the checkbox for SamuraiBlades.esp and/or SamuraiBladesWeapons.esp. Uninstall --------- Remove the following directories and included files: Data\textures\armor\samuraiarmour Data\textures\clothes\kimono Data\textures\clothes\tabi Data\textures\clothes\tabi\sakkat Data\textures\clothes\backsack Data\textures\Clutter\books Data\textures\weapons\akaviri Data\textures\weapons\katana Data\textures\weapons\yumi Data\textures\weapons\spear Data\meshes\clutter\books Data\meshes\clothes\kimono Data\meshes\clothes\tabi Data\meshes\clothes\sakkat Data\meshes\clothes\backsack Data\meshes\weapons\katana Data\meshes\weapons\quarterstaff Data\meshes\weapons\yumi Data\meshes\weapons\spear Data\textures\actors\character\FaceGenData\FaceTint\SamuraiBlades.esp When starting the game select Data Files from the menu, then UNCHECK the checkboxes for SamuraiBlades.esp and SamuraiBladesWeapons.esp and delete them. Items ----- Armour: Armour has the normal set for each: boots, cuirass, gauntlets, and default helmet. Each set also has additional helmets. There are three shields that should match all of the armour sets. Yoroi Armour - black with gold lacing Nuinobe Armour - black with red lacing Hotoke Armour - black with blue lacing Do-maru Armour - red with black lacing Haramaki Armour - blue with black lacing Dovahkiin Armour - black with gold lacing with dragon symbols Yoroi Suneate - black and gold greaves and sandals Hotoke Suneate - black and blue greaves and sandals Nuinobe Suneate - black and red greaves and sandals Haramaki Suneate - blue greaves and sandals Do-maru Suneate - red greaves and sandals Yoroi Eboshi Helmet - black and gold samurai helmet and mask Hotoke Eboshi Helmet - black and blue samurai helmet and mask Nuinobe Eboshi Helmet - black and red samurai helmet and mask Haramaki Eboshi Helmet - blue samurai helmet and mask Do-maru Eboshi Helmet - red samurai helmet and mask Yoroi Zunari Helmet - black and gold samurai helmet Hotoke Zunari Helmet - black and blue samurai helmet Nuinobe Zunari Helmet - black and red samurai helmet Haramaki Zunari Helmet - blue samurai helmet Do-maru Zunari Helmet - red samurai helmet Yoroi Haribachi Helmet - black and gold helmet with raised wings Hotoke Haribachi Helmet - black and blue helmet with raised wings Nuinobe Haribachi Helmet - black and red helmet with raised wings Haramaki Haribachi Helmet - blue helmet with raised wings Do-maru Haribachi Helmet - red helmet with raised wings Yoroi Kawari Helmet - black and gold helmet with large horns Hotoke Kawari Helmet - black and blue helmet with large horns Nuinobe Kawari Helmet - black and red helmet with large horns Haramaki Kawari Helmet - blue helmet with large horns Do-maru Kawari Helmet - red helmet with large horns Yoroi Kabuto - black and gold helmet Hotoke Kabuto - black and blue helmet Nuinobe Kabuto - black and red helmet Haramaki Kabuto - blue helmet Do-maru Kabuto - red helmet Yoroi Genji Kabuto - black and gold helmet with large horns Hotoke Genji Kabuto - black and blue helmet with large horns Nuinobe Genji Kabuto - black and red helmet with large horns Haramaki Genji Kabuto - blue helmet with large horns Do-maru Genji Kabuto - red helmet with large horns Yoroi Daimyo Kabuto - black and gold helmet with large horns and dragon Hotoke Daimyo Kabuto - black and blue helmet with large horns and dragon Nuinobe Daimyo Kabuto - black and red helmet with large horns and dragon Haramaki Daimyo Kabuto - blue helmet with large horns and dragon Do-maru Daimyo Kabuto - red helmet with large horns and dragon Ashigaru Armour - black Ashigaru Armour - red Ashigaru Armour - blue Dragonguard Armour - black with gold lacing Dragonguard Armour - black with red and gold lacing Dragonguard Gauntlets - black with gold lacing Dragonguard Gauntlets - black with red and gold lacing Dragonguard Greaves - black with gold lacing Dragonguard Greaves - black with red and gold lacing Dragonguard Helmet - black with gold lacing Dragonguard Helmet - black with red and gold lacing Dragonguard Mempo - black Dragonguard Mempo - gold Dragonguard Mempo - red Ao Shield - blue and black Kiniro Shield - gold and black Aka Shield - red and black Dovahkiin Shield - gold and black with dragon symbols Kimonos: Hatamoto Kimono - traditional black and grey Koshogumi Kimono - black and white Kensai Kimono - black and blue Dragon Kimono - black and red with dragon theme Dragonborn Kimono - black with gold dragon theme Daimyo Kimono - red and blue with flower scheme Ronin Kimono - Samurai Jack theme Shihanke Kimono - Jin theme from Samurai Champloo Nyokan Kimono - pink and flowers for females Kengo Kimono - Ukyo theme from Samurai Shodown series Meijin Kimono - blue version of Hatamoto Kimono Doshin Kimono - Jubei theme from Samurai Shodown series No-Kami Kimono - green and blue with flower scheme Daikan Kimono - white with flower scheme Tandai Kimono - black and green Septim Kimono - black and red with Imperial mon Daijin Kimono - black, red, and white with Minamoto mon Kenshin Kimono - purple and white based on Rurouni Kenshin series Tandai Kimono - black and red with flower pattern Stormcloak Kimono - blue with stormcloak mon Miko Kimono - red and white shrine maiden Chouchou kimono - butterfly scheme Kyuzo Kimono - blue and white based on Kyuzo from Seven Samurai Renshi Kimono - brown and black Dawnguard Kimono - brown and grey scheme based on the Dawnguard colours Zen Monk Robes - black and white Buddhist monk robes with black belt Nichiren Monk Robes - black and white Buddhist monk robes with white belt Tendai Monk Robes - yellow Buddhist monk robes Sohei Clothes: Sohei Monk Cowl Sohei Footwraps Sohei Monk Robes Sohei Gauntlets Other Items: Tabi and Sandals - black, clothing and armored Tabi and Sandals - white, clothing and armored Zori Sandals Blades Kensei Gauntlets - extra armor for use with kimonos Straw Hat Straw Hat - darker Leather Straw Hat Leather Straw Hat - darker Furoshiki Sack - white Furoshiki Sack - flowers Jingasa armour hat Sashimono - akaviri Sashimono - blades Sashimono - dragon Sashimono - dragonborn Sashimono - dragon character Sashimono - imperial Sashimono - stormcloak Sashimono - minamoto Sashimono - taira Sashimono - tokugawa Sashimono - oda Sashimono - takeda Sashimono - hojo Sashimono - tiger Sashimono - dawnguard Sashimono - dragonslayer Sashimono - white tiger Sahsimono - katsumoto Sahsimono - dragonguard (ESO) Sahsimono - dragonguard (Skyhaven) Weapons: Bo Staff - monk's quarterstaff Daikyu Yumi - regular wood and red wood Daisho - black, red, and blue versions Katana - black, red, and blue versions Tachi - black, red, and blue versions Wakizashi - black, red, and blue versions Tanto - black, red, and blue versions Naginata Dovahkiin Katana Dovahkiin Wakizashi Arrows: Akaviri Ancient Nord Arrow - black, blue, and red quivers Akaviri Daedric Arrow - black, blue, and red quivers Akaviri Dwarven Arrow - black, blue, and red quivers Akaviri Ebony Arrow - black, blue, and red quivers Akaviri Elven Arrow - black, blue, and red quivers Akaviri Falmer Arrow - black, blue, and red quivers Akaviri Forsworn Arrow - black, blue, and red quivers Akaviri Glass Arrow - black, blue, and red quivers Akaviri Iron Arrow - black, blue, and red quivers Akaviri Nord Hero Arrow - black, blue, and red quivers Akaviri Orcish Arrow - black, blue, and red quivers Akaviri Steel Arrow - black, blue, and red quivers Most items can be obtained in the Sky Haven Temple in various containers. Others can be crafted from these items. Crafting -------- Crafting has been overhauled from version 3. Some items like helmets have been organized into crafting trees, and also organized into different categories. Samurai armour and light armour kimonos are craftable at the forge. Clothing kimonos and cloth sandals are craftable at the tanning rack. Weapons are also craftable. Armours and weapons can be tempered as well. Akaviri Arrows can be crafted from regular arrows, 10 at a time. In order for the items to appear at the appropriate crafting station your character will need the STEEL SMITHING PERK (for armour only) and the appropriate lore book in their inventory. The Lore books are: Armour Lore of the Akaviri Artisans Kimono Lore of the Akaviri Artisans Weaponry Lore of the Akaviri Artisans The books can be found in the Sky Haven Temple in a box in the equipment room. These books both contain real world descriptions (slightly modified to make them more Skyrim lore friendly) of the components and construction methods of Samurai armour, kimonos, and weapons. They also describe the crafting trees. The crafting trees are: clothing kimonos (tanning rack) -> armour kimonos (forge) straw hat (tanning rack) -> leather straw hat (tanning rack) the following items require the steel perk: tabi and sandals (tanning rack) -> armoured tabi and sandals (forge) helmet -> Haribachi Helmet -> Kawari Helmet -> Zunari Helmet -> Eboshi Helmet Kabuto -> Genji Kabuto -> Daimyo Kabuto katana (+ wakizashi in inventory) -> daisho The Quest --------- The Dovahkiin Armour is unique and can only be found by completing a quest. The quest is triggered from Sky Haven Temple by reading the note on the table in the equipment room, and taking the key from the lore box. Modding Information ------------------- All added entries in the Creation Kit have "Blades" in the name, so you can find all the new entries by entering "Blades" in the filter and selecting *All in the object window. Players should be able to find any item and alter either the name or stats to their liking. Known Issues ------------ - Some players have reported not finding the books at the Sleeping Giant Inn. I have attempted to correct this but I didn't have the original problem so I can't be sure upon release of version 3.0 - some clipping issues on straw hat with khajit - there is no quest marker for the Dovahkiin Armour quest, but the Hall's location is in the map - kabuto helmets do not work with beast races Feedback -------- For questions, comments, and issues, please post in the comments thread for this mod or by private message. And if this a mod you like, please endorse it! Credits ------- This mod could not have been completed without the assistance and generosity of other modders of the Skyrim community. The following people contributed to this mod and all parts included from other mods are used with permission. hothtrooper44 and CD Projekt - Akaviri Samurai Armor Samurai Helmet http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/17779 zyuu - Samurai Blades Helmet http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/7541 Higeyosi - Ronin outfit Sandles http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/17368 Arcane51388 - Samurai Clan Pack Straw Hat, naganita, bokuto http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/29905 TheKrusty and Arcane51388 Genji Armor, Oblivion model by Nitiren - Samurai Genji Armour Helmet, some armour parts http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/30299 cageu - Breton Longbow http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/22316 747823 - Weapons of the Third Era (used under general permission guidelines) Katanas and Wakizashis http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/3871 JZBai - Quarterstaff (used under general permission guidelines) http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/25431 FrankDema - Travel BackPack sack http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/23913/? Zairaam and Natterforme - Tribunal Robes and Masks (used under general permission guidelines) Kabuto Mempo http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/20077/? ironmonkbr - suggestion to use book as "on/off" for having armour and kimonos in the crafting menus to avoid clutter metalhead808 - suggestion for the Blades Daijin Kimono DasRoteBaron - suggestion for the Blades Imperial Kimono (Skyrim Imperial logo taken from http://www.dragoart.com) Permissions ----------- Modders that wish to use all or part of this mod in future works are free to do so, as long as they give credit. Also, if you wish to use the parts of the mod there were contributed by others as listed above, please try to get their permissions as well.