Hi Guys

I've been wanting to do this MOD for AGES but haven't got around to it, partly coz I know nothing and have to learn how to do it all.

My idea is simple really; create amour and weapon stand (like a training dummy) you can assign to a hearthling. The stand(s) would be able to store weapons and armour of your choosing and when you pressed the defence button the assigned hearthling would equip with what is on the stand and become (and level like) a footman. When defence is turned off he would replace the equipment and resume is main role.

Given how training has been introduced it might be simpler to create a new class but keeps the footman options for equipment, I want to be able to order them about rather than stuck around the hearth.

I'm willing to create this but need a guiding hand on where to start, this there a MOD starting guide that I could start with to get my bearings?

Thanks and hope you like the idea :)