Don't Talk With Your Mouth Full
⚪ Last updated 2018⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.5% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #17 of 115 Bug Fixes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Have you ever wondered how everyone in Skyrim can speak perfectly through mouthfuls of bread and mead? Well you wont have to anymore with this incredibly simple fix. I simply put conditions on the sitting/standing eating and drinking animations to not play while in dialogue with the player. They will still hold on to whatever they're eating but wont take a bite until you leave.
Thought I might as well put this up on SE
A simple bug fix that stops NPCs from playing eating and drinking animations while talking to the player. With 4,499 endorsements and over 900k downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life improvement for players bothered by this immersion-breaking behavior. Last updated in 2018, but still relevant for many.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust (4,499 endorsements) — this is a go-to fix for a common annoyance.
- Over 900k downloads means it's battle-tested across many setups.
- Tiny mod, no bloat — just does one thing and does it well.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2018 — might not work with the latest game patches or DLC.
- Only affects eating/drinking animations, so if you wanted more dialogue fixes, this isn't it.
For players who hate seeing NPCs chug ale mid-conversation and want a quick fix. If you're a modder looking for a base to expand on, this is a simple edit you can learn from. Skip if you want comprehensive dialogue overhauls — this is a single-purpose fix.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's a simple edit, just drop the file into your Data folder and enable it in your mod manager.
- If you're on a modded playthrough, load this early in your load order to ensure it doesn't conflict with other dialogue mods.
- Check if your game version is compatible — the mod is from 2018, so if you're on a newer patch, test it early.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Whitefang37
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 907,595
- Endorsements
- 4,499
- Category
- Bug Fixes
- Created
- 6/2/2018
- Updated
- 6/5/2018
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