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Dragonscale Species

REQUIRES DAWNGUARD
(now it should be only Dawnguard if something's still wrong with DLCs' tell me)
IMPORTANT: This mod affects dragons - if you have another mod affecting dragons directly, it probably won't work properly.
Standalone.

This is mod that is supposed to rebalance dragon armors (and make them worth a perk) without changing their default sets. Each type of dragon has now its own unique scales, and you can make armor with them - the tougher was your enemy, the better armor!

1. What this mod does?
- Each type of dragon drops its own scales, AND default dragon scales.
- Adds 6 new sets of dragonscale armor, (3 made of weaker dragons are light armor: Blood, Frost and Elder, 3 made of harder are heavy armors: Ancient, Revered and Legendary). Vanilla set of dragonscale armor and dragonplate remain untouched.
- Armors are fully craftable and upgreadable.
- They require dragon smithing perk.

2. Details.
Armors are based on existing Skyrim model, (I've changed textures, stats and recipes) so they shouldn't glitch. Each dragon drops 2 scales specific for their species, so you need to hunt many dragons of a type to make an full set of armor and upgrade it - you have new reason for dragonhunting.
Ancient dragon armor is slightly better than Dragonplate and Revered is better than Daedric.
Helmets should be Khajitt&Argonian friendly.

Basic Stats:
Blood Dragon set:
Cuirass: 43
Boots: 13
Gloves:3
Helmet: 19
Shield: 31

Frost Dragon set:
Cuirass: 45
Boots: 14
Gloves: 14
Helmet: 19
Shield: 31

Elder Dragon set:
Cuirass: 45
Boots: 15
Gloves: 15
Helmet: 20
Shield: 32

Ancient Dragon set
Cuirass: 47
Boots: 16
Gloves: 16
Helmet: 23
Shield: 35

Revered Dragon set
Cuirass: 50
Boots: 19
Gloves: 19
Helmet: 24
Shield: 37

Legendary Dragon set
Cuirass: 52
Boots: 20
Gloves: 20
Helmet: 25
Shield: 38

3. Known issues:
Please, report if any other issues or incompatibilities'll appear. (this is my first mod, so I could do some errors). You can find Troubleshooting section in discussions.

Legendary boots looking like revered dragon boots in-game. I still haven't found solution, but I'll try.
Doesn't work fully with Ditigrate Khajiit and Raptor Argonian mod:http://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=228314296
When boots are equipped, Khajiit or Argonian's feet look like human (are not ditigrate or raptor feet). I'll try to fix it later.
Probably will not be fully compatible with Dragon Combat Rebalance, Dragon Blood and mods that affect dragons' files directly.
Not fully compatibile with "Beast Races hats and helmets" mod: http://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=180761923

Edition list:
v.1.2. I had the mod redone, now it should require only Dawnguard.
v.1.3 Fixed mistake with boots' armour type.
v.1.4 Added legendary shield recipe.
v.1.5 Added ArmorHeavy keywords for heavy armor pieces.

Enjoy, subscribe, rate, comment and let the dragonhunt begin!

Nexus version here: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/58018/?
Full version of representing picture here:http://thunderboltfire.deviantart.com/art/High-mountains-of-Skyrim-476443603