Torture Your Enemy - Hand-to-Hand Combat Extended - CIF
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 6 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
- 👍 1.5% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #4 of 28 Combat mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod enhances unarmed combat by introducing a series of new effects and conditions based on where and how you strike the enemy. The mod is fully built on the Core Impact Framework (CIF). Some effects are shown in the GIF. Compatible with everything.
Here are the detailed mechanics:
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[]Knockback on Power Attacks and Bashes
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]Type: Power Attack or Bash (I put that one just in case, I guess there are mods for that)[]Condition: Attack must not be blocked
[]Chance: 20%
[]Effect: Knocks the enemy back
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[]Blood Spray on Head Punches
[]Type: Power or Regular Attack
[]Target Area: Head
[]Condition: Attack must not be blocked
[]Chance: 45%
[]Effect: Blood spray visual effect on impact
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[]Fear (Dismay) Trigger on Head Punches
[]Type: Power or Regular Attack
[]Target Area: Head
[]Condition: Attack must not be blocked
[]Chance: 8%
[]Effect: Casts a dismay spell
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[]Disarm on Arm Hits
[]Type: Power or Regular Attack
[]Target Area: Arms
[]Condition: Attack must not be blocked
[]Chance: 20%
[]Effect: Disarms the target
[]Recommended to use with NPC Loots in Combat for more immersion
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[]Fractured Rib on Torso Hits
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]Type: Power, Regular Attack, or Bash[]Target Area: Torso
[]Condition: Attack must not be blocked
[]Chance: 10%
[]Effects: Applies bleeding, damage for stamina, magicka, and their regen for 12 seconds
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[]Solar Plexus Strike on Torso Hits
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]Type: Power, Regular Attack, or Bash[]Target Area: Torso
[]Condition: Attack must not be blocked
[]Chance: 25%
[]Effect: Reduces stamina and magicka for 5 seconds
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[]Extra Blood Effects at Low Health
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]Type: Power or Regular Attack[]Condition: Target’s health must be at or below 60%
[]Chance: 60%
[]Effect: Blood spray visual effect
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[]Enemies Drop Weapons (On Death) - Fixed USSEP Un-Fix
[]Spell Charging Redux - Longer Concentration Makes Spells Stronger
[]Dwarven Grenade - Explosive Centurion Dynamo Core - OIF
[]Alchemist's Ar
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[]Blood Spray on Head Punches
Torture Your Enemy - Hand-to-Hand Combat Extended - CIF enhances unarmed combat in Skyrim with location-based effects like knockback, blood spray, fear, disarm, and stamina/magicka damage. Built on the Core Impact Framework, it's compatible with everything and adds depth to fistfights. For players who want more visceral and tactical unarmed combat.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community trust with 185 endorsements and over 12k downloads.
- Adds real tactical depth to unarmed combat—every hit location matters.
- Built on CIF, so it's designed to play nice with other mods.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires the Core Impact Framework (CIF) as a dependency, so you'll need to grab that first.
- Chance-based effects can feel random—you might not see them often in a fight.
- Compatibility with everything is claimed, but unarmed combat mods could still conflict—test with your load order.
For Skyrim players who love unarmed builds and want more visceral feedback from punches. If you're tired of vanilla fistfights feeling samey, this adds variety and strategy. Skip if you prefer magic or weapon combat—this is purely for hand-to-hand.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the Core Impact Framework installed first, or the mod won't work.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to keep track of dependencies and load order.
- Pair with NPC Loots in Combat for extra immersion when disarming enemies.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- zhitsak
- Version
- 1.3
- Downloads
- 12,706
- Endorsements
- 185
- Category
- Combat
- Created
- 4/27/2025
- Updated
- 5/1/2025
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