SIGMA - Shield animations - 1st person
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.4% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #145 of 154 Animation mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
❖ Introduction ❖
Just a simple shield animation replacer, replaces bashes, blocking, and reaction to attacks.
❖ Video showcase ❖
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Q: Is it compatible with X?
A: Should be compatible with everything, but if not - tell me about it
Q: You said that you changed every animation, but you actually forgot X!
A: If it's not sprint, or sneak attacks - then yeah, i forgot, tell me about it!
Q: Attacks are not realistic, this doesn't look like HEMA at all!
A: As i said - i needed to maintain balance between realism and satisfying animations, ofc you wouldn't swing this slow and wide in real sword fight, but this is just a game.
Q: Camera movement makes me motion-sick
A: Sad to hear this, but i won't do anything about this, because it will require A LOT of VERY boring work from me.
Q: I don't like something!
A: Sad to hear this, but i also won't do anything about this (if it's not a bug). Blender is free, you can make anims yourself.
❖ Recommended mods ❖
Precision - for accurate hit timings, my mod would work without it, but some attacks would have slight desync between animation and actual hit
Stances - yeah, yeah, i told you 100 times already, but my mod fits perfectly with this one
AMR - for custom movement in power attacks
Every mod by JellyFish - coz they are really cool
❖ Credits ❖
JellyFish - for helping with basically each step, this mod wouldn't be possible without his help.
COACHWICKWACK - for modifying Nickanak rig, listening to my feedback and making adjustments to his rig, made the whole process 100 times easier
And to my friend, who made a couple of Blender plugins to me, you know, who you are, thank u, hopefully someday you will mod something other than STALKER.
SIGMA is a first-person shield animation replacer for Skyrim, swapping out bash, block, and hit reactions with new animations. It's a simple, focused mod with strong community support (1,156 endorsements) and frequent updates, ideal for players wanting fresh combat feel without overhauling the game.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 1,156 endorsements and 258k downloads — clearly a popular pick.
- Simple, focused scope: just shield animations, no bloat or extra systems to fiddle with.
- Recently updated (Nov 2025) so it's likely compatible with current Skyrim versions.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects first-person view — third-person players get nothing from this.
- Requires a mod manager for proper installation, which might be a hurdle for newbies.
For Skyrim players who spend most of their time in first-person and want a fresh feel for shield combat without overhauling the whole game. If you're a third-person player or don't use shields, skip this one.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to install — it'll handle file conflicts automatically.
- Make sure to load this mod after other animation mods to avoid overwriting issues.
- Test in a live combat scenario to see if the new animations feel right for your playstyle.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Sigerious
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Downloads
- 258,786
- Endorsements
- 1,156
- Category
- Animation
- Created
- 11/8/2025
- Updated
- 11/8/2025
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