Diverse Dragons Collection SE (DDCS) Soul Absorb Animation Fixed
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ Install Order · 6 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.4% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #11 of 123 Animation mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Description
Diverse Dragons Collection SE amazing dragons have a small problem, when killing some of them the skin does not dissolve when we absorb their soul. This mod fixes that.
Changes
Added the Dragon Skin behavior.
Created Nif Controller
Created Nif sequence
Added alpha channel to diffuse textures.
Upscaled some diffuse maps.
Redone some normal maps.
Dragons Modified:
- Eldergraml
- Necromantic
- Needle Hide
- Silverfang
- Woodscale
F. A. Q
I don't like your choice of textures, can I change them?
- Yes, each type of dragon has its unique path.
I changed the textures but now it doesn't work anymore
- The textures you are using do not have the proper alpha channel for the effect to work
How do I create a "proper" alpha channel?
- Create an alpha channel with photoshop render clouds
Can You ......?
- Maybe, but after the requirements of my patrons.
If you like the mod, and you want to buy me a burger or help me to pay the rent, I will be very happy!!
CREDITS/THANKS
- Thanks to opusGlass for the amazing original mod
- Thanks to yousukeve and Zerofrost for the original dragon meshes.
A small patch that fixes the soul absorb animation for the Diverse Dragons Collection SE mod, ensuring the animation plays correctly when absorbing dragon souls. With 922 endorsements and 233,896 downloads, it's a popular fix for Skyrim Special Edition players using DDCS.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved fix with 922 endorsements and over 233k downloads
- Targets a specific annoyance for DDCS users—broken soul absorb animations
- Simple patch, easy to install and forget
⚠️ Cons
- Only fixes the animation—no other changes or improvements
- Requires Diverse Dragons Collection SE to be installed first
- Last updated in March 2023—may not be tested with the latest Skyrim SE patches
For Skyrim Special Edition players who use Diverse Dragons Collection SE and have noticed the soul absorb animation glitching. If you don't use DDCS, this mod is useless. Skip if you're looking for new content—this is a pure bugfix.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure Diverse Dragons Collection SE is installed before adding this patch, and load the patch after the main mod in your mod manager.
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, just download and enable—no manual file placement needed.
- Check that the animation plays correctly on a saved game with a dragon soul to confirm the fix works.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- underskinch0
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 233,896
- Endorsements
- 922
- Category
- Animation
- Created
- 3/17/2023
- Updated
- 3/17/2023
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