Choose your animation - running and idles toggle
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Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.6% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #5 of 12 Animations mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Mod Info
Mod that allows you to change the animations of your character or any npc you want
it adds a container with multiple items to tutorial chest: multiple underwear and the flute with added passive toggles that lets you change your character's animations/idles
For example you can pick animations of a gnome or a half orc while playing as an elf. includes all racial animations and some custom ones
Mod also adds a passive toggle with a spell container that you can use either on your character or apply animation status to any npc (of a playable race)
Toggle should get added automatically as you load your save
After applying an animation status to a character, make sure to use a "Remove animation status from target" or toggle off the passive before applying a new animation status
Now some animations could be used together :
companion animations (+ durge, noble and god Gale) have a higher priority than other animation sets, so now you can mix and match one of animations mentioned above with other animations sets.
now you can combine (for example) dragonborn animations with Karlach's idles
Current list of animations:
bladesinger (weapon animations)
Custom Astarion animations
Companions (Astarion, Gale (+God), Shadowheat, Lae'zel, Wyll, Karlach)
Dark Urge Themed Idles
deva but only idles, no floating wile running
Floaty animation set
human (+ strong human)
illithid (+ player illithid)
noble (same idles as "custom Astarion animations" but without vampire sprint)
Perfect Eternal Debtor idles
Run on all fours
rogue swachbuckler (spellcasting animations)
Some animations may look weird on some characters.
like "mummy" animations can squish your beefy tavs in some moments because they are originally meant for a smaller character.
or illithid animations can stretch your non beefy tavs a bit.
it doesn't happen often, but sometimes you may still see it
Incompatibilities
Thanks to moxifer3, animations can be applied to any creature you can see. So it should work on all modded races without requiring any patches (this requires script extender)
Mod edits all vanilla "BASE" (like GNO_M_Base, HUM_MS_Base and others) of all races and companions to add AnimationSetOverrid
This mod lets you mix and match running and idle animations between races in Skyrim, like using gnome runs on a dragonborn or human animations on an elf. It's a simple toggle system for players who want more animation variety. With 271 endorsements and recent updates, it's a niche but active choice.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Active mod with 271 endorsements and 10,470 downloads
- Recent update (June 2026) shows the author is still supporting it
- Opens up fun roleplay possibilities by mixing race-specific animations
⚠️ Cons
- May require additional animation mods to get the full effect, but none are listed
- Limited to running and idle animations—no combat or other movement overrides
For Skyrim players who want to break the mold and use animations from other races, like a dragonborn with gnome runs. It's perfect for roleplayers who want unique character movement. Skip if you're looking for overhauled combat animations—this only touches running and idle.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have Skyrim's script extender (SKSE) installed if the mod requires it, though not stated, it's common for toggle mods.
- Test the toggle in a safe area like Whiterun to see the animation changes without combat interruptions.
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex, let it handle the file placement to avoid overwriting other animation mods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Baldurs Gate 3 Mods
- Author
- FluffySpider
- Version
- 1.8
- Downloads
- 10,470
- Endorsements
- 271
- Category
- Animations
- Created
- 10/19/2025
- Updated
- 6/15/2026
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