Open Animation Replacer - Detection Plugin
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.7% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #5 of 41 Utilities mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Adds conditions related to detection of actors to OAR.
Open Animation Replacer - Detection Plugin adds detection-related conditions to OAR, letting modders trigger animations based on whether actors detect each other. With nearly 6,000 endorsements and 891k downloads, it's a popular utility for Skyrim modders. Last updated June 2026, it remains actively maintained.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust: 5,979 endorsements and 891k downloads
- Essential for modders wanting detection-based animations
- Actively maintained (updated June 2026)
⚠️ Cons
- Requires Open Animation Replacer as a dependency
- Niche utility: only useful for mod authors, not end users
For Skyrim mod authors who use Open Animation Replacer and want to add detection-based conditions to their animation setups. If you're a player just looking for animation mods, you don't need this. Skip if you're not creating or editing OAR conditions.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have Open Animation Replacer installed first, as this plugin is just an extension.
- If you're using a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, install this plugin like any other mod and enable it in your load order.
- Test your detection conditions in-game by using OAR's debug menu to see if the conditions trigger correctly.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Nonameron
- Version
- 2.1.4
- Downloads
- 891,171
- Endorsements
- 5,979
- Category
- Utilities
- Created
- 11/15/2023
- Updated
- 6/2/2026
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