Absolutely Average Animations - Greatsword (1st and 3rd person)
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.0% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #75 of 113 Animation mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
KG Animations - Two-Handers was released
and it supersedes this mod. Please use it instead of this one.I will keep this mod just as an archive memory
and reminder of how i started animating lol.
Another teaser:
https://youtu.be/sP81k9VgZ-8?si=w-sxi-nKvk8wdzFk
Teaser for update 2. 2:
Just to be clear, this video shows stuff that isn't released yet, i will change this text when it does. Currently version is 2. 1.
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What to expect from 2. 2?:
- Changed stance from holding greatsword vertically in vanilla, to holding it on shoulder. This isn't as easy as it sounds, as that basically requires me to adjust and change about 30 animation files, to ensure smooth transitions to and from shoulder into normal attacks, walk/run cycles, stagger, turning animations, power attacks, sprint and finally block. But it will be worth it, cause it looks much more badass, lol.
- Improved forward power attack even more. It looks real smooth and good now.
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25/06/23:
- Further improved the footing on forward power attack.
- Made right power attack smoother.
19/06/23:
- Reworked old version of the mod.
- Replaced sideways attacks, they are 1-hit only, instead of 2-hit like before. Mostly due to balancing and difficulty making animations look smooth due to having to animate 2 hits in same 70-frame long range.
- Replaced blocking animations, including block idle, normal and power bashes, blockhit animations.
- Minor adjustments to stationary and backwards power attacks, fixing the transitions, footing, smootheness, etc.
- Vastly improved (hopefully) forward power attack, footing is way better, and overall smoother.
- Reworked 1st person normal attacks, they are more diagonal now, and don't have a nausea-inducing camera sway anymore.
- Added 1st person animations to new sideways attacks.
- Reworked old 1st person 2hc_equip (weapon unsheath) animation, as old one was just a 1 minute placeholder.
- Overall polishing of other 1st person animations.
23/01/23:
What it does:
This is set of animations for greatswords only, for vanilla, both 1st and 3rd person. It mostly preserves same feel as vanilla animations (at least i tried to, lol). This mod is made to be used with Precision, but can work without it just fine (but you really should be using that mod, tho :P).
What animations it replaces?:
- Idle with greatsword unsheathed. You no longer half
A Skyrim animation mod that replaces greatsword combat animations, covering power attacks, blocking, bashing, and idle/walk/normal attacks in both first and third person. With 583 endorsements and 29,680 downloads, it's a community favorite for players seeking subtle, vanilla-friendly combat variety.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community backing with 583 endorsements and nearly 30k downloads
- Covers a wide range of combat actions, not just one or two moves
- Vanilla-friendly tweaks that keep the game's feel intact
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects greatswords, so other weapon types won't see any changes
- Last updated in June 2023, so it may not be compatible with the latest Skyrim versions or mods
- Potential conflicts with other animation overhauls that touch the same slots
For Skyrim players who want to freshen up greatsword combat without overhauling the entire game. If you're a melee-focused character who loves two-handed weapons, this adds subtle polish. Skip if you use a comprehensive animation mod that already covers all weapons.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to install and easily uninstall if you don't like the feel
- Check your load order to ensure no other animation mods overwrite these files
- Test in third person first to see the new animations clearly before committing
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Kyrgyzguitarist
- Version
- 2.0
- Downloads
- 29,680
- Endorsements
- 583
- Category
- Animation
- Created
- 1/23/2023
- Updated
- 6/25/2023
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