VioLens - A Killmove Mod
⚪ Last updated 2016⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 4.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #3 of 32 Combat mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Features
Melee
Customized: Allows You to select Killmoves for each weapon on the Customize Killmoves Page.
Matched: Killmoves triggered by You and NPCs will match the corresponding weapon types.
Mixed: Killmoves triggered by You and NPCs will be a mix of different weapon types.
Off: Killmoves can not be triggered by You or NPCs.
Advancing Killmoves
Places previously unused Killmoves into the Killmove rotation and can be toggled off or be set to only trigger on the Last Enemy.
Killmove Chance
Set how often you want Melee Killmoves to occur.
Dragon Killmove Chance
Set how often you want Melee Killmoves to occur on Dragons.
Camera View
Vanilla: Randomly triggers both 1st Person and 3rd Person Killmoves.
1st Person: Only triggers 1st Person Killmoves.
3rd Person: Only triggers 3rd Person Killmoves.
3rd Person Last: Only triggers 1st Person Killmoves until the Last Enemy, which will trigger a 3rd Person Killmove.
3rd Person Static: A simple 3rd Person View Camera with no angle changes or slow motion.
3rd Person Static Last: 3rd Person Static Camera will only play on your final enemy.
Smart: Killmoves will match whichever camera view you're using.
Smart Static: The 3rd Person View will use the Static Camera.
Static Cinematic: 3rd Person Camera View will trigger only on the final enemy, Static Camera will play the rest of the time.
Camera Setting
3rd Person Slow Motion On: Slow Motion will play during Killmoves.
3rd Person Slow Motion Off: No Slow Motion will play during killmoves.
VATS Off: Disables 3rd Person Killmove Cinematic Cameras and Ranged Killmoves.
Last Enemy Restriction
Melee Killmoves will only trigger when your target is the only enemy left.
Player Killmove Immunity
NPCs and Dragons cannot perform killmoves on you.
Decapitations
Can be turned off completely, require Savage Strike/Devastation Blow to activate, or be turned on without any restrictions.
Decapitation Chance
Set how often you want Decapitations to occur.
Mace Decapitations
Toggle them On
VioLens is a Skyrim combat mod that gives players in-game control over both ranged and melee killmoves, with version 2.0+ offering extensive customization to select which killmoves appear. Requires SkyUI and SKSE. Highly popular with over 68,000 endorsements.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Massive community trust with 68,025 endorsements and 1.6 million downloads.
- Directly addresses a common desire: controlling killmoves without console commands.
- Customization options let you tailor the experience to your taste.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires SkyUI and SKSE, so you need to set those up first.
- Last updated in 2016, so it may have compatibility issues with the latest Skyrim versions.
For Skyrim players who love the cinematic killmoves but want to control when and how they trigger. Perfect for those who want to see more melee finishers or disable ranged ones. Skip if you're not comfortable installing SKSE and SkyUI.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have SKSE installed and launch the game through SKSE, not the default launcher.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to install VioLens and manage its load order.
- After installing, check the in-game MCM menu to customize killmove settings to your liking.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim LE Mods
- Author
- Reko
- Version
- 2.11
- Downloads
- 1,610,974
- Endorsements
- 68,025
- Category
- Combat
- Created
- 8/13/2014
- Updated
- 2/21/2016
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