Bug Fix - Sprinting Spell Hand
⚪ Last updated 2022⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #21 of 92 Bug Fixes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
If you have a spell in your left hand and a 1-handed weapon in your right hand and sprint for a while, then unequip the spell from your left hand and sprint again the game won't recognize that you have no spell in your left hand and will still play the sprint animation as if you do have the spell. Well now it's fixed.
This fix works both in First Person and Third Person view, it tells the game to use the correct animation files while sprinting.
Installation:
- Install Address Library
- Install Dynamic Animation Replacer
- Install this file
- play gehm
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This small bug fix mod addresses an annoying animation glitch in Skyrim where your character's hands play the sprinting animation as if a spell is equipped, even when they are empty. It's a simple, targeted fix for players bothered by this visual issue.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved fix with 236 endorsements and almost 80k downloads
- Targets a specific annoying animation bug that many players encounter
- Simple and focused—does exactly what it says without extra bloat
⚠️ Cons
- Only addresses one specific animation bug, so if you don't have this issue, it's useless
- Last updated in 2022, so it may not be compatible with the latest Skyrim updates or mods
- Potential conflicts with other animation mods that alter sprinting or hand animations
For Skyrim players who've noticed their character's hands doing the spell-casting sprint animation while empty-handed and find it immersion-breaking. Skip if you never see this bug or use animation overhauls that might conflict.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, just download and install—no extra setup needed.
- Place this mod early in your load order to ensure it doesn't get overwritten by other animation mods.
- Test by sprinting with empty hands after installing to confirm the fix works.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- ancienthorn
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 79,870
- Endorsements
- 236
- Category
- Bug Fixes
- Created
- 9/3/2022
- Updated
- 9/4/2022
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