Question about mage follower armor

[Crimson13]

For example, Brelyna Maryon and Marcurio, don't have any skill in the Light/Heavy armor area. However would they benefit more from having light/heavy armor than robes due to the armor rating or ? I know that it's a pain to give them better gear due to the game thinking that all clothing/robes are the same because of the armor rating not changing, I'm curious as to just giving them enchanted armor rather than deal with the console/mod option and force them to wear what you give them is better.

[Crimson13]

Any help on this please?

[Kuldebar]

I use a mod for Marcurio and Immersive College of Winterhold which edit and in many ways correct the followers to wear the right gear and practice the appropriate combat, etc.

 

If you don't rely on particular NPC mods, any follower manager mod worth its salt can change combat behavior and allow you to gear the NPC follower. Additionally such a mod would allow you to see their stats and skill levels.

 

NPC's do benefit from better gear (there's a list somewhere of what enchants NPC's can get the use of), but you know the cloth wearers have some limitations regarding what's "best" for them.

 

I use EFF (non beta) myself...makes life easier.

[Crimson13]

I use Immersive College of Winterhold and EFF (beta) as well, it does make it easier to deal with followers with EFF. I just checked the NPC Enchantments Fix, which I also use, and it turns out that it's been hidden and instead added to ASIS. Odd.

 

But yes, it seems that mage followers are tricky to force other robes besides their own on without a follower mod. So rather than that I'm wondering it it's better to just give them light/heavy armor so they actually wear it along with the possible enchantment rather than deal with robes.

[Kuldebar]

I use Immersive College of Winterhold and EFF (beta) as well, it does make it easier to deal with followers with EFF. I just checked the NPC Enchantments Fix, which I also use, and it turns out that it's been hidden and instead added to ASIS. Odd.

 

But yes, it seems that mage followers are tricky to force other robes besides their own on without a follower mod. So rather than that I'm wondering it it's better to just give them light/heavy armor so they actually wear it along with the possible enchantment rather than deal with robes.

To get any follower to wear what you wish, just use EFF's Outfit menu command, there's a choice to choose "none" for Default Outfit. (Remove any gear that you gave them, so you don't lose it, to be safe before you select "none")

 

Now they should be naked and will wear whatever you give them.

[Crimson13]

Ah, I didn't know that EFF had that option. There's so many to choose from and I never checked, haha. Thanks.