Awakened Combat AI
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.2% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #8 of 28 Combat mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Awakened Combat AI
When playing in a action MCO/BFCO environment there were always two issues I ran into: enemies tend to be really passive and they hold block or bash spam constantly. It really breaks the combat experience when you have SCAR patched animations and all these fantastic combat overhauls but the enemy AI is still broken. This originally started out with me playing with Realistic Combat AI in a modlist and over time I made adjustments to pretty much every combat style by making enemies as aggressive as possible, lowering their defensive mult where necessary and set the bash mults in both combat styles and game settings to 0 in an attempt to remove NPC bashing from the game altogether. I also took LeoneKingzz advice on the SCAR mod page and adjusted the values of 3 game settings to "fix" the permablock issue. This results in combat that is very fast paced and dangerous. Enemies will not give you any time to catch a break. All gas no breaks is how I enjoy combat in skyrim so this is likely more of a "hardcore" AI mod. If you want a more dynamic and varied experience I fully suggest checking out SkyTactics - Dynamic Combat Styles. Note: I'm aware there's a surplus of these kind of mods. I originally wasn't going to post this as my first -official- mod but as I was asked to post this mod by many people in the Nolvus discord server here it is.
Compatibility:Literally compatible with everything. All it does is tweak combat styles and game settings. Just load it lower than mods that touch these and you're golden.
Mithras666 for Realistic Combat AI
LeoneKingzz for the advice on potentially fixing the permablock issue in skyrim.
Komegaki for the thumbnail and header image.
Awakened Combat AI is a combat overhaul for Skyrim that makes enemies as aggressive as possible, designed for use with MCO/BFCO. It has 353 endorsements and over 205,000 downloads, last updated in January 2025. This mod is for players who want more challenging and relentless enemy behavior in combat.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 353 endorsements and over 205k downloads.
- Makes enemies genuinely aggressive, turning fights into intense brawls.
- Built for MCO/BFCO, so it fits right into modern combat setups.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires MCO/BFCO to work as intended, so it's useless without them.
- Aggression overhaul might make some encounters unfairly hard for casual players.
- Compatibility risk with other AI or combat mods that alter enemy behavior.
For Skyrim players who run MCO/BFCO and want enemies that fight like they actually want to kill you. If you're tired of passive AI and want relentless pressure in combat, this is for you. Skip if you prefer balanced or more tactical enemy behavior.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have MCO or BFCO installed and properly set up before adding this mod, or it won't work.
- Test combat with a few enemies first to gauge the difficulty spike—aggression can be overwhelming.
- Check your load order to ensure no other AI mods conflict with this one.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Apostia
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 205,373
- Endorsements
- 353
- Category
- Combat
- Created
- 1/8/2025
- Updated
- 1/11/2025
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