This is a minor armor overhaul mod mainly focused on ballistic weave. Some of the mods I tried out to add weave to various clothing items weren’t as expansive as I’d have liked, so I decided to make my own and add some other changes while I was at it.
All underarmor/outfits, and all hats/helmets (no glasses, face masks, etc.) should now accept weave mods (let me know if I missed any). IMPORTANT: This also applies to the Silver Shroud costume and all armored variants. If you go to upgrade the Shroud armor, make sure to remove the weave mod first, otherwise you’ll likely lose it. This goes for any other armor piece that you upgrade by exchanging it for a new version, though I don’t know of any one other than the Silver Shroud armor.
Ballistic weave mods are now available from the start of the game, there’s a new tier called “Makeshift Weave” that costs less resources and has 15 phys/energy defence, and doing the Railroad quest will unlock Institute Killer Weave. IKW now has five tiers, each having 10 less defence than standard weave in exchange for the 10% more damage against Institute agents. If you want IKW unlocked from the start you can use a mod like Ballistic Weave Unlocked.
Removed the “headband” flag from the Gas Mask and Gas Mask w/ Goggles, allowing them to be worn with hats and helmets.
Armors with “backpacks” (namely the Traveler’s Leather Coat, Field Scribe’s Armor, Coastal Armor, Hunter’s Pelt Outfit, and the normal/heavy Trapper torso pieces), now have special bonuses based on the Modular Military Backpack Creation (CC not required). They each grant a +35 to carry weight and have two bonuses, one based on a “patch” and the other on “gear” from the MMB. Personally I dislike how the backpack clips with these types of armors, especially since they really should’ve gotten a bonus to start, so I mainly changed them so I wouldn’t be punished for removing my backpack when using these armors. Let me know if there are any I missed/any you’d like to see added.
Requires Far Harbor, Nuka World, Automatron, and Vault Tec Workshop. Cleaned with FO4Edit.