Stop Flailing While Falling
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ Install Order · 2 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
- 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #4 of 44 Animations mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Stops the character from flailing their arms and legs around like a child after jumping in medium to high gravity. This is achieved by editing the influence of "fGravityScale" on the falling animation from 1 to 0. That is the only change.
It's been a few days since I made the edits and looked at how things work, but if I remember correctly, the game plays the jump animation, which blends into the "falling loop" animation. If the gravity scale is higher than a certain value, it will loop that animation at a higher speed. By removing the influence of fGravityScale on playback speed for that animation, you will now only play the "falling loop" animation at the default lower speed, which looks much smoother.
Only contains one file - jumping.agx. No plugins, no scripts, 100% compatible with everything that doesn't include the same file. As of 10-29-2023, there are no mods on nexus that contain that file, so there aren't yet any incompatibilities. I have been testing this for several days with zero ill effects, glitches, bugs, or unwanted behaviors (I was going to hold off on uploading until I made more behavior edits, but those are more troublesome than expected, so they can come later).
Use a mod mananger. Install like normal. If you insist on not using a mod manager, put the "jumping.agx" from this file in \meshes\animtextdata\tables\graphs.
Stop Flailing While Falling removes the arm and leg flailing animation when your character jumps in Skyrim. A simple quality-of-life fix for players who find the default falling animation distracting. With 583 endorsements and 188,678 downloads, it's a popular, lightweight mod that does exactly what it promises.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 583 endorsements and nearly 190k downloads
- Does exactly what it says—no more flailing when you jump
- Lightweight and likely compatible with most setups
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in October 2023—may not be tested with the latest Skyrim patches
- Purely cosmetic; if you don't mind the flailing, this mod offers nothing else
For Skyrim players who hate the exaggerated arm-waving animation when jumping and want a cleaner, more realistic fall. Skip if you're looking for gameplay changes—this is purely a visual tweak.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's a simple animation replacer, just drop the files into your Data folder or use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2.
- If you use other animation mods, load this one after them to ensure it takes priority.
- Check the mod's posts section on Nexus for any user-reported compatibility issues with specific animation overhauls.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Starfield Mods
- Author
- DrP
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 188,678
- Endorsements
- 583
- Category
- Animations
- Created
- 10/28/2023
- Updated
- 10/29/2023
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