It goes back to the original build concept. When you create a Dead Thrall they can only ever use the original armor they were 'born' in. You can't make a set of daedric armor and put it on a bandit chief, they will just re-equip their steel armor...
Thralls are very specific about 'their' set of armor. A Faendal blade thrall will not wear a Vorstag blade thralls armor, Faendal WANTS to wear the set of blades armor he spawned in and no other...
If you go fast looting your thralls inventory and go on a mass smithing session at a forge without planning ahead you're going to have big problems when you go re-equipping them with the improved gear.
It's like trying to put a jigsaw together without the picture...
You have to work carefully and treat each thrall seperately. Especially if you haven't re-named their gear. Stick your own armor in a random barrel or something so you don't get things mixed up.
You can work fast once you get used to it and you only really need to do it 2 or 3 times over the playthrough and that's only if you're obsessing over your army like I do.
It goes back to the original build concept. When you create a Dead Thrall they can only ever use the original armor they were 'born' in. You can't make a set of daedric armor and put it on a bandit chief, they will just re-equip their steel armor...
Thralls are very specific about 'their' set of armor. A Faendal blade thrall will not wear a Vorstag blade thralls armor, Faendal WANTS to wear the set of blades armor he spawned in and no other...
If you go fast looting your thralls inventory and go on a mass smithing session at a forge without planning ahead you're going to have big problems when you go re-equipping them with the improved gear.
It's like trying to put a jigsaw together without the picture...
You have to work carefully and treat each thrall seperately. Especially if you haven't re-named their gear. Stick your own armor in a random barrel or something so you don't get things mixed up.
You can work fast once you get used to it and you only really need to do it 2 or 3 times over the playthrough and that's only if you're obsessing over your army like I do.