Item stats

[Properman]

<p>As a new player Im finding the information out there a bit confusing.  Almost all of it is very old so I have no idea if it still applies.  Im pretty sure Str still goes into weapon damage but by how much, does the amount of damage stay constant as you level or do you need more str to keep up the same amount of damage?  Does str do anything else for you besides allow you to carry more. Stam goes into hit points, is it a straight exchange per level? ie for each 1 stam I get the same amount of hit points for each level, or does it scale?  Agility I just got lost trying to figure out what was going on with how it works.  Every post assumed you had prior knowledge.</p><p>Ability modifiers I couldnt find much on at all and would appreciate some information. I found 1 post that was put up lately but people couldnt seem to agree on what it did.   Im finding armor with ability modifiers on it but less stats, and or no resists.  Is there a spreadsheet or other way to find out if an Item is an upgrade or not?</p>