Simple Dual Sheath

Makes equipped left hand weapons and both staves visible. Works on the player and optionally on any loaded NPCs (configurable in the ini file). Works with any weapon, vanilla or custom without the need to generate separate meshes. Does not use body slots. Includes shield on back option.

Installation

• []Install prerequisites:

  Address Library for SKSE Plugins

  An XP32 compatible skeleton mesh. You don't need this if you have Immersive Equipment Displays 1. 7. 2 or newer. Otherwise, just install the optional file from this page (XPMSSE Left Hand Sheath Rotation Fix), it includes the required meshes with corrected left-hand sheaths.

  • []Optional:

    Immersive Equipment Displays if you want to display your gear or reposition, scale or move items to other nodes (e.g. on to back). Draw/sheathe animations are supported though Open Animation Replacer mods.

    Manually extract to <Skyrim path>\Data or install with your preferred mod manager.

    Configuration

    All options are in SimpleDualSheath.ini, after installation you can find the file in <Skyrim path>\Data\SKSE\Plugins.

    Each weapon type (Sword, Axe, Mace, Dagger and Staff) can be configured separately with a combination of flags. By default all weapon options are set to show on the player and NPCs. Shield on back is disabled by default.

    • []To make maces show up only on the player, remove the 'NPC' flag:

      Flags=Player

      • []Enable shield on back for both player and NPCs:

        Flags=Player|NPC

        • []To swap sheathe positions for staves (left <-> right), add the 'Swap' flag:

          Flags=Player|NPC|Right|Swap

          You get the idea.

          Added in 1. 1. 0:

          • []Two handed weapon support for CGO users. Enable by adding 'Player' flag in '2HSword' and '2HAxe' sections.

            []Dual-wielding NPCs automatically equip carried weapons in their left hand outside of combat. Enable by setting EquipLeft=true in 'NPC' section.

            Added in 1. 2. 0:

            []Workaround for clenched hand when shield on back is enabled. It's off by default since most players probably don't notice such details. If it bothers you, set Clenc