Stances based animations for 1st person combat
⚪ Last updated 2022⚠️ Install Order · 6 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.1% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #29 of 178 Animation mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Mod Information:
Well, as you know, 1st person in skyrim is abandoned in modding community for some reason. This mod attempts to fix this.
This mod works as and addon for Stances. As brief description says - it's just changes animation based on your Stance. Mainly anims are from First Person Combat Animations 2. 0 with rapier animations from Animated Armoury. Also this mod works with CGO and will change animations accordingly with grip switching!
Video showcase:
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Showcase:
1. Sword/mace/axe
High stance - strikes above head
Mid stance - simple slashy-slash
Lower stance - stabby-stab (works for swords only, maces and axes uses the same anim as mid stance)
2. Dagger
High stance
3. 2-handed weapons
High stance
Mid stance/low stance
Credits:
NickaNak - for rapier animations.
ShoryukenBruh - for everything else
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This mod overhauls 1st person weapon animations to match your stance, with high stance featuring overhead swings and low stance using thrusts. It's compatible with CGO and has 714 endorsements, last updated in March 2022.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 714 endorsements and nearly a million downloads
- Adds immersive stance-based variety to combat animations
- Works alongside CGO for enhanced combat feel
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2022, may not be compatible with the latest game version
- Only affects 1st person animations, not 3rd person
- Requires CGO for full functionality, adding an extra dependency
For Skyrim players who want more dynamic and realistic combat animations tied to their stance. Great for those using CGO and seeking immersion. Skip if you prefer vanilla animations or don't use stances.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure CGO is installed first, as this mod is designed to work with it.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to install and manage load order.
- Test different stances in combat to see the animation changes.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- ShoryukenBruh - NickaNak
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 901,937
- Endorsements
- 714
- Category
- Animation
- Created
- 3/21/2022
- Updated
- 3/21/2022
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