Comprehensive First Person Animation Overhaul - CFPAO
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.4% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #31 of 201 Animation mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Adds thousands (yes, I checked and it is actually in the thousands) of first person animations that overwrite the vanilla ones. Includes unique animations depending on weapon type (so axes, maces, and daggers are no longer used like
Comprehensive First Person Animation Overhaul (CFPAO) by polar adds thousands of first-person animations, replacing vanilla ones with unique movesets per weapon type. With 13,492 endorsements and 3.3M downloads, it's a highly popular animation mod for Skyrim, last updated January 2025.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Massive community trust (13,492 endorsements) and 3.3M downloads — this is a staple mod.
- Thousands of animations means you'll rarely see the same swing twice.
- Weapon-specific movesets make each weapon type feel distinct — no more identical axe and mace swings.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires a mod manager and likely a new save or careful load order to avoid conflicts with other animation mods.
- Last updated January 2025 — check for patches if you're on the latest Skyrim version.
For Skyrim players who want to refresh the first-person combat feel without overhauling the whole game. Perfect for melee-focused builds and modders who want a solid base for animation mods. Skip if you're happy with vanilla animations or prefer third-person overhauls.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to install — manual install risks overwriting other mods.
- Place CFPAO early in your load order so other animation mods can overwrite it if needed.
- Test with a new character to ensure animations load correctly — old saves might have script lag.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- polar
- Version
- 1.5.1
- Downloads
- 3,305,850
- Endorsements
- 13,492
- Category
- Animation
- Created
- 3/16/2023
- Updated
- 1/16/2025
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