Guard Post Animation Tweak - No More Finger Guns
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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
- 👍 1.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #27 of 67 Animation mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
I've begun the long road of learning how to animate and this is my first animation tweak.
It's apparent that the Guard Post animations were originally going to have the actor holding a gun in their hand, but for whatever reason this was cut. However, the hand is still posed as if they're holding an invisible gun. Pew Pew.
This mod tweaks those animations to close the hand into a fist.
This is a tiny thing that bothered me for a long time so it was a fun way to get some experience.
These are just loose file replacers, so no plugin is required.
Please let me know if you experience any issues.
A small animation fix for Fallout 4's Guard Post that closes the hand meant to hold a gun, eliminating the 'finger guns' glitch. With 972 endorsements and 92,404 downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life tweak for players bothered by the visual bug.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 972 endorsements and over 92k downloads—clearly a fix many players wanted.
- Tiny, focused tweak that does exactly what it says: no more finger guns.
- Lightweight and likely compatible with most setups since it only touches one animation.
⚠️ Cons
- Only fixes the Guard Post animation—if you were hoping for broader animation overhauls, this isn't it.
- Last updated in 2023—might not be tested against the latest game patches, though animation tweaks usually survive updates.
For Fallout 4 players who notice the silly finger-gun pose at guard posts and want it gone. Skip if you're looking for gameplay changes or major animation overhauls—this is a pure cosmetic fix.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, just download and install—it'll handle the file placement automatically.
- Manual install? Drop the files into your Fallout 4 Data folder and make sure the plugin is enabled in your load order.
- Since it's an animation tweak, it shouldn't conflict with most mods, but if you use other animation overhauls, test at a guard post to confirm it works.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- fadingsignal
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 92,404
- Endorsements
- 972
- Category
- Animation
- Created
- 6/23/2023
- Updated
- 6/23/2023
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