Armour rebalance / bugs

[pjf]

From http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=125628.msg4772855#msg4772855

• In item_armor.txt, all mail items are in the OVER layer. However in item_armor_masterwork.txt all mail items are in the ARMOR layer. Is this discrepancy intentional? (I'm still trying to wrap my head around how equipping armour works in DF, so it may be just fine...)
• In item_armor_masterwork.txt, lamellar armor isn't listed as being SHAPED. However regular (vanilla leather) armor is shpaed. Lamellar armor isn't something I would expect you could wear underneath more serious armor, so I think it should have the shaped tag as well.
• I know that gloves and boots were removed from all invaders to reduce clutter, but this also has the side-effect of making invaders significantly easier against fledgling militia. Strikes to hands and feet aren't all that uncommon, and they're very effective at disabling targets, especially with edged weapons. I keep having elves and drow arrive with their mithril and bloodsteel armors, but because they're not fully covered, they're relatively easy to kill.
• I have to double-check, but I seem to recall of all the elven ambushes and sieges I've encountered, none of them have been wearing pants. I know they're elves, and so that's thematic, but it means elves are now an easy source of mithril, rather than a serious threat.

[pjf]

Discussions have occurred in http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=125628.msg4774909#msg4774909 .

Following chages have been made:

• 'mail' armor has been removed ( https://github.com/pjf/masterwork-dwarf-fortress/commit/9d27d57fbe64c57ae34368dd0e8b8710c640c0f8 ). Mail shirts are still in. All mail is in the OVER layer.
• 'lamellar armor' has been removed. Armor made from 'lamellar leather' remains. https://github.com/pjf/masterwork-dwarf-fortress/commit/9d27d57fbe64c57ae34368dd0e8b8710c640c0f8
• No changes to invaders yet.

[pjf]

Closing, because the bugs part of this ticket is done. #28 covers the rebalance.