Animation Rework - All DLCs - VANILLA

⭐ ⭐ (115 endorsements) 📥 5,209 downloads 📌 v1.8 📅 10/26/2025
🟡 Updated this year

By Wheat · Visuals and Graphics

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods ↗ 📅 Updated: 5/30/2026 📅 Created: 10/26/2025

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 2.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
  • 🏆 #43 of 152 Visuals and Graphics mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

Fixed Timberwolf stomp

Fixed foot stomping on Highlander

Misc changes and tweaks

Added torso rotation to:

Shadowhawk llC

Added torso rotation to most mechs

Fixed Kintaro sliding

Many misc tweaks

Assassin - New run animation

Maddog - Adjusted run animation

Timberwolf - Adjusted run animation

Shadowcat - Adjusted run animation

Bullshark - Further reduced cockpit bobbing

Catapult - Adjusted walk and run animation

Other misc tweaks and adjustments

Fixed King Crab animation when coming to a stop

Reduced torso rocking on Nightstar and King Crab walk backwards animations

Reduced torso rotation on Blackknight animation

Fixed Catapult's off-center cockpit

Adjusted Longbow and Jagermech run animations

Highlander - adjusted right leg in run animation

King Crab - adjusted run animation

Marauder II - adjusted run animation

Masakari - new run animation

Timberwolf - new run animation

Blackhawk - new run animation

All mechs - adjusted syncronization between first and third person

All mechs - adjusted third person run animations to reduce feet sliding on the ground

Reduced cockpit bounce on the following mechs: Atlas, Awesome, Blackjack, Cyclops, Jagermech, Kintaro, Warhammer

Mauler - adjusted run animation

NOTE The animation speeds are based off of vanilla mech speeds, pushing mechs to very high speeds may cause issues with cockpit bounce.

Kingcrab first person animation hotfix

Most mechs - Adjusted first person animations to be more in sync with third person animations.

Shadowcat - fixed excessive hip rotation

Commando - fixed left and right run animations

Nightstar - adjusted run animation

King Crab - new animation to reduce torso rocking

Nightstar - new animation to reduce torso rocking

Adder - adjusted run animation

King Crab - reduced pelvis swing and changed left leg stride to match the right leg

Nightstar - reduced torso rocking

Bullshark - reduced torso rocking in first person and adjusted camera location

Masakari - fixed stray faces coming out of right arm when torso rotates

Crusader - centered torso in first person view

Victor - added hip rotation

Catapult - adjusted stride and fixed animation hitch in left leg

Direwolf - added first person animation fix and tweaked stride length

Adder - added first person animation fix

All mechs - adjusted foot impact sound timing in 3rd person view to sync up better with animations

Adds hip rotation to most mechs

📊 Mod Details

Game
Mechwarrior5mercenaries Mods
Author
Wheat
Version
1.8
Downloads
5,209
Endorsements
115
Category
Visuals and Graphics
Created
10/26/2025
Updated
5/30/2026

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