BACKGROUND: In the game of Daggerfall, items can be enchanted with the Repair
Objects enchantment which will cause them to automatically repair damaged items
in the character's inventory.  The repairs happen automatically, raising the
item's quality by one level every 8 hours, and affects equipped items (e.g.
worn armor and wielded weapons) first.

HYPOTHESIS: Multiple items with the Repair Objects enchantment will cause
damaged items in the inventory to repair faster.

METHOD: Reviewer opened a save file and backed it up.  Using the DAGHEX save
file editor, items in the subject's inventory were altered to cause them to
become damaged, with equipped items enchanted with the "Repair Objects"
enchantment to cause them to be magically repaired.  Reviewer then allowed the
game to run, stopping every one minute of real-world time (margin of error
of roughly 10 milliseconds) to check on the items being worn and make note of
visible changes to their quality.  Because equipped items are repaired first
and foremost, only equipped items will be altered for the purposes of this
test.

SUBJECT: Subject is an Argonian Assassin wielding an Elven Mace and an Ebony
Dagger with a full set of Leather armor, with 89 total miscellaneous items in
inventory including worn weapons and armor.  Subject has no knowledge of magic;
however, the reviewer does not expect that this will have any impact on their
ability to use enchanted items.  Reviewer notes that the subject is wielding
the dagger in the left hand and the mace in the right, and has the right-hand
weapon readied for use.  Subject has expressed displeasure at what he regards
as a frivolous waste of time but agreed to cooperate when offered lager.

TEST 1: All worn armor quality set to 1 (broken); ebony dagger set to Mag
Item 1 Ench, enchantment "Repairs Objects," and identified (DAGHEX's utility
offers a convenient one-button command to identify all items in the inventory)

In-game start time: 1535

First stop at 1546
No visible change; all armor items still display "Broken" when examined

Second stop at 1558
No visible change

Third stop at 1610
No visible change

Fourth stop at 1622
No visible change.  It is noted by the reviewer that one minute of real-world
time equates roughly to 12 minutes of in-game time.

Fifth stop at 1634
No visible change.  Game saved in a separate slot to check on item quality in
DAGHEX.  Test halted.

RESULTS: Leather Greaves have been increased from 1 to 5 in quality, out of a
maximum of 3072.
No effect on other armor items in the inventory.  This suggests that the items
were not increased automatically by the game prior to beginning the test for
any reason.

CONCLUSION: Under normal conditions, the dagger while enchanted with the Repair
Objects perk will increase a set of Leather Greaves from quality value 1 to 5
in five real-world minutes or 48 minutes of in-game time.  The enchantment only
affects one item at a time, which is consistent with expectations.  Reviewer
notes that despite the enchantment's description on the UESP wiki, the game
does not require the character to be resting for the enchantment to work.

TEST 2: Original save files restored.  All worn armor quality set to 1
(broken); ebony dagger set to Mag Item 1 Ench, enchantment "Repairs Objects,"
and identified; elven mace set to Mag Item 1 Ench, enchantment "Repairs
Objects," and identified

Reviewer notes that both weapons appear to be held in the left hand on the
inventory screen.  This is likely an error caused by the save file being edited
with a hex editor.  Switching weapons confirms that in actuality the mace is
still in the right hand as in Test 1.

In-game start time: 1535

First stop at 1547
Reviewer notes that time discrepancy is likely caused by pausing to check
the weapon hands at the beginning of the test.  Expects this will have minimal,
if any, impact on test results.
No visible change; all armor items still display "Broken" when examined

Second stop at 1558
No visible change

Third stop at 1611
No visible change

Fourth stop at 1623
No visible change

Fifth stop at 1634
No visible change.  Game saved in a separate slot to check on item quality in
DAGHEX.  Test halted.

RESULTS: Leather Greaves have been increased from 1 to 18 in quality, out of a
maximum of 3072
No effect on other armor items in the inventory.

CONCLUSION: Multiple Repair Objects enchantments appear to still only affect
one item at a time; however, the effect appears to be significantly faster.
Reviewer hypothesizes the discrepancy is caused either by the game increasing
magnitude based on enchantments, or based on the material of the item which has
been enchanted.

TEST 3: Original save file restored.  All worn armor item quality set to 1;
All equipped armor and weapon items enchanted with Repair Objects enchantment.
Reviewer makes note that the MAGICREPAIR option has been set to ensure that
items will be repaired regardless of their enchantment.

Unlike Test 1 and Test 2, this test will run for five minutes uninterrupted and
will be halted immediately after the five minutes have elapsed.

In-game start time: 1535

Test paused at 20 real-world seconds, in-game time 1539
Game has reported that Subject's Left Pauldron and Cuirass are broken.
Inventory is checked and these two items have disappeared.  Test resumes.

Test paused at 1 real-world minute and 16 seconds, in-game time 15:50
Subject's Helm and Right Pauldron are broken.  Reviewer notes this is because
the items' enchantments are causing the items to degrade as they attempt to
repair the subject's Greaves.
Reviewer further notes that the items appear to be working in pairs, as they
are being broken in pairs.
Reviewer notes subject looks sexy without a shirt on.  Subject expresses
flattery.
Game saved into separate slot to be checked in DAGHEX.  Test halted.

RESULTS: Leather Greaves have been increased in quality from 1 to 20, a marked
change in speed resulting from the multitude of items attempting to repair it.
However, four items have been broken due to the extreme conditions of the test.

CONCLUSION: Using multiple objects with the Repairs Objects enchantment shows
a marked improvement in the speed of the repair.  However, the reviewer notes
that the character is likely to lose items if they are used for this purpose
while in poor condition.  The reason why the items kept breaking in pairs is
unknown and appears to be simply a result of how the game keeps track of item
damage.  Because the player can not select which item is to be enchanted, they
are advised that the MAGICREPAIR option does not guarantee that they will not
lose items, especially if they are being used for the repairs.  Caution is
recommended when repairing items, especially in dungeons or other situations
where the player is likely to enter combat.