Athletik Combat - Realistic Movement and Dodging

Description

Explained @3:10: Thank you HX Note: Movement speed now increased for mages in v1. 1LvNQcG3y2ck

Abbreviated: This is a modification of Vigor's movement tweaks to produce a more fluid and immersive experience. Movement speed is mostly reduced but sometimes increased, depending on what direction you're moving (ie. backwards/forwards/strafe), if you have a weapon in hand, and what type of weapon. Additionally, the arc lengths of attacks are changed depending on the type of weapon and how fast you are moving. Although Athletik Combat makes fighting and movement feel more natural, the added realism increases the complexity of fights, making them more interesting and challenging in an intuitive and balanced manner for all combat styles.

Detailed: This is a simple script free mod that adjusts movement speeds and the amount that one can rotate mid swing or while casting. Rotational restriction might be one of the simplest and most significant improvements of Skyrim combat; without it, it's nearly impossible to dodge as NPCs will automatically spin in place. Imagine you teleport behind an NPC that's attacking you. In the vanilla game, the NPC will spin around like a ballerina and hit you. In contrast, with rotational restriction, when you execute an attack, you must aim at your target beforehand or you will miss and everyone will laugh at you.

I examined and tested several different mods available on the nexus with similar scope, and in my personal opinion, Vigor's movement tweaks produced the most dynamic and interesting combat. While sprinting, you could feel your inertia as you tried to change course. Blocking felt as if you were taking shelter behind your shield, bracing yourself with solid footing. Magic felt heavy and powerful, a force to be controlled. Archery felt cautious and steady. Each element of combat had unique movement and rotational settings, creating opportunities for the development of new strategies and tactics.

Overall, I felt Vigor's optional movement tweaks and attack commitment settings were excellent, but there were several things that I felt could be changed to significantly improve the combat experience (at least for me). Movement tweaks to draugr and mounted combat were left unchanged.

Rotation: Attack Commitment [*]Rotation while attacking with 1 handed weapons is relatively less restricted  - basically, I figure that you should be able to twist at the waist to correct for a moving enemy.