Ineffective Metal Armour

This mod transforms female iron and steel armor, revealing the character's body beneath. Note that bodily integrity is not guaranteed.

It's compatible with all races and works exclusively with female characters. There are two versions: cuirasses and greaves, or just cuirasses. The mod adjusts the meshes to be more revealing and disables body masking. It will function with any body replacers, provided the proportions match. There may be some clipping issues with the greaves. I created this mod primarily to demonstrate how to reveal the body model beneath armor or clothing.

Here's a general guide for applying this to your own models:

1. Find the BP_BDP_xyz.uasset that corresponds to your SK_clothingname_xyz.uasset. For instance, /OblivionRemastered/Content/Forms/items/armor/SteelCuirass.uasset links to /OblivionRemastered/Content/Forms/items/armor/BP_BDP_Steel_Cuirass.uasset.

2. Extract the file so you have a properly cooked .uasset and .uexp pair that can be edited with UAssetGUI, such as using retoc to-legacy.

3. Open the cooked BP_BDP_uasset with UAssetGUI. A warning may appear, but you can proceed at your own risk.

4. If the asset already includes "MaleBodySectionHidden" and "FemaleBodySectionHidden" export data, simply change their values to 0 and save. Then repackage the file along with any other necessary files.

5. If the asset lacks these properties, use Save As and select .json from the file type dropdown. Navigate to the section with "Name" : "MaleMesh" and "Name" : "FemaleMesh" entries, and add the following right after "FemaleMesh":

```json
{
  "$type": "UAssetAPI.PropertyTypes.Objects.UInt32PropertyData, UAssetAPI",
  "Name": "MaleBodySectionHidden",
  "DuplicationIndex": 0,
  "IsZero": false,
  "Value": 0
},
{
  "$type": "UAssetAPI.PropertyTypes.Objects.UInt32PropertyData, UAssetAPI",
  "Name": "FemaleBodySectionHidden",
  "DuplicationIndex": 0,
  "IsZero": false,
  "Value": 0
}
```

6. Import the modified .json back into UAssetGUI, save it as a .uasset, and repackage it with any other required files, such as retoc to-zen.

7. Once you've completed these steps, it should work as intended.