Tweaked Standing Idle
⚪ Last updated 2011⚠️ Install Order · 5 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
- 👍 3.3% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #206 of 212 Animation mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
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Tweaked Standing Idle
Category: Animation Author(s): DocumnDescription
This mod fixes a couple issues with the game's standing idles:
- it straightens the back and shoulders for characters that are not wearing power armor, and
- it straightens the shoulders and relaxes the right hand for characters that are wearing power armor.
Check out the images to see the differences.
History
3. Sep. 08. 2011. Added power armor idle with tweaked shoulder and hand.
2. Jul 02 2011. Tweaked the shoulders.
1. Jul 01 2011. Initial release.
Credits and Thanks
God for saving me.
The Nexus for hosting my mods.
LHammonds for the readme generator that this readme is based on.
The folks behind GIMP for image editing software.
The folks behind Blender, PyFFI, Python, NIF scripts, and NIFskope for animation editing software.
LHammonds for a Fallout-friendly Blender installation procedure that actually worked.
SydneyB and Fore for their animation articles on the Nexus Wiki.
Obsidian and Bethesda for New Vegas.
zomb_killer for suggesting that I fix the right hand on the power armor idle.
Tweaked Standing Idle is a small animation mod for Fallout: New Vegas that improves NPC posture by straightening backs and shoulders, and relaxes the right hand for power armor wearers. It has 2,387 endorsements and 71,573 downloads, last updated in 2011.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 2,387 endorsements and 71k downloads
- Simple, focused fix that improves NPC posture without overhauling animations
- Works for all NPCs, not just player character
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2011 — may not be compatible with newer game versions or mods
- Only affects standing idle animation; no changes to walking or combat
- No documentation on installation or compatibility provided by author
For Fallout: New Vegas players who notice NPC slouching and want a quick, lightweight fix. Skip if you're looking for major animation overhauls or modern compatibility guarantees.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's an animation replacer, make sure no other mod overrides the same idle animation — load order matters.
- If you use a mod manager like Nexus Mod Manager, install it manually to avoid conflicts with other animation mods.
- Test in-game by looking at NPCs in a settlement or town to see the posture change.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- New Vegas Mods
- Author
- Documn
- Version
- 3
- Downloads
- 71,573
- Endorsements
- 2,387
- Category
- Animation
- Created
- 7/1/2011
- Updated
- 9/8/2011
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