Dynamic Crafting Animations
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 8 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
- 👍 0.2% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #112 of 201 Animation mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
INTRODUCTION
- SKSE
- Open Animation Replacer: Version 2. 2 or higher.
- Immersive Equipment Displays
Optional:
- Dylbills Papyrus Functions: If you have it installed, the mod will use its events to detect item selection, which should be more reliable. Just remember to use version 6. 8 or higher.
- Keyword Item Distributor (KID): To patch objects added by other mods.
- FormList Manipulator - FLM: To patch objects added by other mods.
- PapyrusUtil SE: To change the IED configs for specific weapons and armors.
Adds new animations for each type of weapon when using a Grindstone. Thanks to Immersive Equipment Displays, the weapon you have selected on the menu will be displayed on your character hands, say no more to endless sword sharpenings.
This only affects the player character, NPCs will keep sharpening their swords, which makes this mod compatible with Sharpen Other Swords,
Since it doesn't make any sense to "sharp" a bow or a crossbow, your character will "inspect" the weapons instead. If you have some weapon that's not suitable to be sharped at the grindstone, you can add the keyword CA_SharpeningInspect via KID.
Workbench:
Adds new animations for each type of armor when using a Workbench. Thanks to Immersive Equipment Displays, the armor you have selected on the menu will be displayed on the table, say no more to endless scrap metal hammerings.
If you have some armor that's not suitable to be used in an animation, you can add the keyword CA_WorkbenchDefault via KID and the default animation will play instead.
Arcane Enchanter:
Adds new animations for "Destroy item", "Add item", "Add enchantment", "Add soul gem" and "Cast enchantment" when using an Arcane Enchanter. Thanks to Immersive Equipment Displays, the item selected and the soul gem will be displayed on the table during the animations.
Staff Enchanter:
Adds new animations for "Cast enchantment" when using a Staff Enchanter.
Cooking
When using the cooking pot, an animation of "adding an ingredient" will be played when cooking food.
Planting
Not actually a crafting station, but an animation will be played after planting an ingredient and closing the menu.
Drafting Station
Adds some "inspecting" animations when "creating" new rooms at the drafting table.
Dynamic Crafting Animations enhances Skyrim's crafting stations by adding new animations for Grindstones, Workbenches, and Arcane Enchanters, with visible weapons and armor on your character. Requires SkyUI, Open Animation Replacer, and Immersive Equipment Displays. Popular with 3,084 endorsements and 1.6M downloads.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 3,084 endorsements and 1.6M downloads
- Makes crafting feel more immersive and visually engaging
- Integrates smoothly with popular mods like SkyUI and OAR
⚠️ Cons
- Requires three separate mods to function, so setup is more involved
- Only covers three crafting stations, not all crafting types
- Last updated in December 2024, so future game updates may break compatibility
For Skyrim players who want to make crafting less static and more immersive. If you already use SkyUI and Open Animation Replacer, this is a no-brainer. Skip if you prefer vanilla animations or don't want to manage multiple dependencies.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Install with a mod manager like MO2 or Vortex to handle the dependencies automatically.
- Make sure Open Animation Replacer is up to date, as it's the core framework for the animations.
- Check the mod's posts section for any known conflicts with other animation mods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- GiraPomba
- Version
- 1.2.2
- Downloads
- 1,608,821
- Endorsements
- 3,084
- Category
- Animation
- Created
- 4/11/2024
- Updated
- 12/27/2024
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