Guards Armor Replacer glitch

[Dudds96]

hey guys i've come across this glitch with the Guards Armor Replacer mod where the stormcloack soldiers and some of the holds guards have invisible chests and its down to the armor. if i take the armor off them their chests re-appear. i can fix it by reseting the NPCs inventory.

Does anyone know a fix for this glitch OR a console command to select all the guards in the game and a console command to select all the stormcloaks in the game?

[RadCon One]

I know of no such console command that targets an entire faction. It sounds like something is going on as I use that mod myself and have never tried this problem. Try reinstalling the mod and then try it on a new save.

[Dudds96]

I've tried and it hasn't changed anything. i can force a resetinventory through console command but nothing yet in terms as a solution

Here's my load order (sorry for the massive list)

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Skyrim.esm
Update.esm
Dawnguard.esm
HearthFires.esm
Dragonborn.esm
Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp
LegacyoftheDragonborn.esm
BSAssets.esm
UHDAP - en2.esp
UHDAP - en3.esp
UHDAP - en4.esp
UHDAP - en0.esp
UHDAP - en1.esp
UHDAP - MusicHQ.esp
3DNPC.esp
Lanterns Of Skyrim II.esm
BSHeartland.esm
MajesticMountains_Landscape.esm
BS_DLC_patch.esp
JSwordsD.esm
SkyUI_SE.esp
Lore Weapon Expansion - Daedric Crescent.esp
Lore Weapon Expansion - Goldbrand.esp
Lore Weapon Expansion - Relics of the Crusader.esp
BetterQuestObjectives.esp
Mortal Enemies.esp
Reverb and Ambiance Overhaul - Skyrim.esp
TrueStormsSE.esp
SMIM-SE-Merged-All.esp
CBBE.esp
RaceMenuMorphsCBBE.esp
LoS II - Bruma patch.esp
DBM_RuinsClutterImproved_Patch.esp
UnreadBooksGlow.esp
DBM_UnreadBooksGlow_Patch.esp
DBM_SMIM_Patch.esp
Immersive Sounds - Compendium.esp
DBM_ISC_Patch.esp
Ragnar.esp
Moonlight Tales Special Edition.esp
EnhancedLightsandFX.esp
S3DTrees NextGenerationForests.esp
LoS II - Tamriel Master Lights.esp
SeranaDialogAddon.esp
AMB Glass Variants Lore.esp
Differently Ebony.esp
Serana Renewal.esp
StendarrPaladinArmor.esp
Blackened Steel Armor and weapon set.esp
Vikings Weaponry - Johnskyrim.esp
COTN - Dawnstar.esp
JKs Skyrim.esp
Cutting Room Floor.esp
Book Covers Skyrim.esp
BetterQuestObjectives - BCS Patch.esp
BetterQuestObjectives - LOTD Patch.esp
BetterQuestObjectives-CRFPatch.esp
BetterQuestObjectives-DBForevertoMisc.esp
RichMerchantsSkyrim_x5.esp
TKDodge.esp
Chesko_LoreBasedLoadingScreens.esp
iHUD.esp
Andromeda - Unique Standing Stones of Skyrim.esp
BarenziahQuestMarkers.esp
Better Dynamic Snow.esp
BugfixCompilation.esp
Skyrim Immersive Creatures Special Edition.esp
JKs Whiterun.esp
Eli_Breezehome.esp
LoS II - JKs Skyrim patch.esp
ELFX - NoBreezehome.esp
Markarth Entrance Overhaul.esp
WindhelmEntranceOverhaul.esp
SoS - The Wilds.esp
Fort(ified) Dawnguard.esp
skyBirds_SSE.esp
Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp
Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp
Veydosebrom.esp
MajesticMountains.esp
S3DRocks.esp
beltfastenedquivers.esp
DiverseDragonsCollectionSE.esp
VioLens SE.esp
Critical Hit.esp
UltimateCombat.esp
NB-Scars.esp
Elegant Beauty Stunning Eyes Remastered.esp
Beards.esp
GDOS - Splendid Mechanized Dwemer Door.esp
SMIM-Bruma-Patch.esp
Apophysis_DPM_SE.esp
Hothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.esp
Cathedral Landscapes.esp
BlendedRoads.esp
illy's HQ Fire Audio.esp
Immersive Dragon Sounds.esp
dD-No Spinning Death Animation.esp
3DNPC0.esp
icepenguinworldmapclassic.esp
AmazingFollowerTweaks.esp
Immersive Weapons.esp
LoS II - TML - JaySuS Swords SE patch.esp
Guards_Armor_Replacer.esp
LoS II TML - Guard Armor Replacer patch.esp
JK's Dragonsreach.esp
Populated Cities Towns Villages Legendary.esp
JK's Belethor's General Goods.esp
JK's Warmaiden's.esp
aMidianborn_Skyforge_Weapons.esp
Ket_ARMONIZER_LL_v4.esp
JK's Riverwood.esp
Run For Your Lives.esp
HarvestOverhaul_Redone.esp
Dawnguard Sentries SE.esp
JK's The Bannered Mare.esp
Immersive Patrols II.esp
RoriksteadBasaltCliffs.esp
Immersive Followers.esp
DBM_IW_Patch.esp
DBM_IA_Patch.esp
JK's Arcadia's Cauldron.esp
ogFalkreathHauntings.esp
DBM_JKSkyrim_Patch.esp
DBM_CRF_Patch.esp
DBM_Apophysis_Patch.esp
DBM_ELFX_Patch.esp
DawnguardArsenal.esp
DBM_DGA_Patch.esp
DBM_JaysusSwords_Patch.esp
Bells of Skyrim.esp
notice board.esp
LoS II - JKs Riverwood patch.esp
The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp
BetterQuestObjectives-PaarDilemmaPatch.esp
Bells of Skyrim - JKs Skyrim Patch.esp
DBM_NoticeBoard_Patch.esp
LoS II - LotD patch.esp
HoldBorderBanners.esp
JKs The Drunken Huntsman.esp
PaladinArtifactsAndArmor.esp
LoS II - TML - JKs Skyrim patch.esp
LoS II - CEO Windhelm patch.esp
WRHorseStatue.esp
LoS II - Eli's Breezehome patch.esp
JK's SkyHaven Forge.esp
isilNarsil.esp
LoS II - SMIM patch.esp
Dreaded Relics.esp
Skyrim Weapons Expansion.esp
RaggedFlagonSign.esp
GDOS - Glorious Solitude Door - Rotation Fix.esp
BetterQuestObjectives-AFTPatch.esp
Lore Weapon Expansion.esp
Vikings Weaponry LL - Johnskyrim.esp
Fresh Faces - Legendary.esp
Smilodon - Combat of Skyrim.esp
DSerArcheryGameplayOverhaul.esp
dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp
EBT - IC PATCH.esp
dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp
FNIS.esp
Cathedral Weathers.esp
SoSWildsTrueStormsPatch.esp
HOR_SkyBirdsPatch.esp
RaceMenu.esp
XPMSE.esp
RaceMenuPlugin.esp
StrangeRunes.esp
QwibGuardArmor.esp
FranklyHDImperialArmorsAndWeapons.esp
Imperious - Races of Skyrim.esp
Complete Alchemy & Cooking Overhaul.esp
DBM_CACO_Patch.esp
Ordinator - Perks of Skyrim.esp
HOR_OrdinatorPatch.esp
Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp
BetterQuestObjectives-AlternateStartPatch.esp
Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul.esp
Relationship Dialogue Overhaul.esp
Castle Volkihar Rebuilt.esp
CEOWindhelm - ICAIO Patch.esp
RealisticWaterTwo.esp
RealisticWaterTwo - ELFX Patch.esp
RealisticWaterTwo - Beyond Skyrim Bruma.esp
RealisticWaterTwo - Watercolor.esp

[RadCon One]

Try manually telling the mod manager you use to load guard armors towards the end, and temporarily disable any patch mods you have related to it (I see at east one). I also see you are using Immersive Armors. Make sure to go in and disable the distribution of armor to soldiers and guards (make sure to untick the box of varied helmets on them for good measure).

If that fixes it then try turning your patches back on but keep the mod towards the end of the load order. If it is still fine at this point then something else is overwriting the guards. If it breaks then one of your patches is an old/broken patch.

Almost forgot to mention it, but after you do this start a new level after each time and confirm that the guards are/aren't how they should be. If it works on the new level then the guards on your old level should take the changes on when the cell resets and new guards spawn (If the mod adds new armors and changes the outfit lists to use them) if not immediately (the mod replaces armors).

[Dudds96]

cool man I've just made those changes. I could'nt fine a distribution of armor to guards box to uncheck. i found the soldiers one but nothing about guards.

also this paragraph confused the hell out of me hahaha

"Almost forgot to mention it, but after you do this start a new level after each time and confirm that the guards are/aren't how they should be. If it works on the new level then the guards on your old level should take the changes on when the cell resets and new guards spawn (If the mod adds new armors and changes the outfit lists to use them) if not immediately (the mod replaces armors)."

So after i make the changes should i start a new game entirely? What do you mean by new level? Like fast travel to Whiterun or somewhere? I'm not really familiar with modding and gaming terminology to that depth hahaha XD

[Vlad 254]

ahhh posted in the wrong place. lol

I should have just deleted it. Was answering another post but somehow posted it here. Jumping around too much from post to post.

[Dudds96]

??

[RadCon One]

Originally posted by Dudds96:

So after i make the changes should i start a new game entirely?

Yes, starting a new game is just to minimize potential issues, I doubt you would have any problems even on your old level since this is just an armor mod, but better safe than sorry. Once everything has been figured out feel free to go back to your old save.

[Dudds96]

Cool. Cheers for the help mate i'll go have a look now.


On another note do you know any reasons why Skyrim can just abruptly end for no reason? it just happened to me now. Didn't freeze or stutter. Whole program just closed to my desktop with no warning

[RadCon One]

Originally posted by Dudds96:

Cool. Cheers for the help mate i'll go have a look now.


On another note do you know any reasons why Skyrim can just abruptly end for no reason? it just happened to me now. Didn't freeze or stutter. Whole program just closed to my desktop with no warning

That is typically from some sort of mod problem. Sometimes a save will be completely borked after that (as in just loading the save will crash the game), other times you will still be able to load the save, but it will crash after a roughly constant amount of time regardless of what you do, and other times it will only crash if you go near the same area, cast the same spell (or have an enemy do the same), or something else repeatable.

The first one is obviously the worst and you may as well delete that save, but the second one is pretty bad too and doesn't have a high chance of being resolved in your save's favor and probably involves some sort of script problem. The last one is the best to have of the three, and if you know what edits the area/spell/etc you can try turning off those mods to see if anything changes. Sadly, even if doing that does fix the problem uninstalling the mods may just kick new problems further down the road, or cause other smaller issues.

It could also just be your computer not having enough resources too.

[jonmonkeyboy]

invisible armor is usually due to missing meshes. Did you by any chance just download the minimal esp without downloading the main file first? The main file contains the assets for the mod, while the minimal esp is just an alternate plugin.

[SpeedFreak1972]

Due to the fact that the last entry was from March you can bet it is resolved

[Nabinkemper]

Red, please check the date before you post. There was no reason to necro this.

[alexander_dougherty]

Originally posted by Red Menace:

Originally posted by Nabinkemper:

Red, please check the date before you post. There was no reason to necro this.

ok you can stop me from replying nor did you have answer XD

No answer because the active part of this thread died in march 2020.....