Bow Animations V2
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 4.7% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #57 of 86 Animation mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
The bow animations had a few problems.
1. When sneaking, the correct sneak animation for the bow would not play unless you equipped the bow and moved first. this has been fixed.
2. When sneaking with the bow,your character would not use the correct sneak animation, somtimes leading to problems where your hands are open as if your using the bare handed sneak.
3. I made made the conditions more tighter, so that should you choose to avoid using his sneak animation, there would be no issues where you would use the bow sneaking animation even when unequipped.
Bow Animations V2 is a small animation fix mod for Skyrim that addresses three specific issues with bow sneak animations. It ensures the correct sneak animation plays when equipped, prevents incorrect bare-handed sneak animations, and tightens conditions so the sneak animation doesn't trigger when unequipped. With 405 endorsements and 8,546 downloads, it's a community-approved fix for archer players.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 405 endorsements and over 8.5k downloads, so you know it works for others.
- Directly fixes annoying animation glitches that break immersion for stealth archers.
- Lightweight and focused—does exactly what it says without bloating your load order.
⚠️ Cons
- Only addresses sneak animation issues; if you're looking for new bow draw or idle animations, this isn't it.
- Last updated in January 2023, so it may not be compatible with the latest Skyrim version or other animation mods.
- Potential conflicts with other animation overhauls that modify the same sneak animations.
For Skyrim stealth archers who are tired of their character's hands glitching out when sneaking with a bow. If you use other animation mods, you'll want to test for conflicts. Skip if you're happy with your current bow animations or don't play stealth archers.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, just download and install—it's a simple file drop.
- Place this mod after other animation mods in your load order to ensure its fixes take priority.
- Test sneaking with a bow equipped and unequipped to confirm the animations work correctly.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Gunslicer
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 8,546
- Endorsements
- 405
- Category
- Animation
- Created
- 1/28/2023
- Updated
- 1/29/2023
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