Free Combat
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ 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
- 👍 3.9% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #52 of 61 Combat mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
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Demo for version 2. 80 (WARNING: dynamic, fast motion video):
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Demo for version 1. 80, includes speeding up, slowing down and pausing combat (source: NVIDIA ShadowPlay recording, H. 264, 1080p, 60 FPS, 30 Mbps):
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Old demo (source: NVIDIA ShadowPlay recording, H. 264, 1080p, 60 FPS, 50 Mbps):
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What does it do?
- The vanilla game's combat stance doesn't allow running, only sprinting, which costs stamina. The mod adds combat stance with running enabled and normal stance (all of them selectable mid-combat). The setting is called Enemy strafing and its options are:
1. On, running disabled - vanilla game behavior, Geralt fights in combat stance and can't run;
2. On, running enabled - Geralt fights in combat stance and can run;
3. Off - Geralt fights in normal stance (like outside of combat) and can run.
- Supports jumping (toggleable mid-combat).
- Enables looting (toggleable mid-combat, though delayed).
- Allows setting enemy level below/at/above player level by a desired amount (can also be randomized).
- Adds a combat animation speed multiplier (range: from normal to twice as fast).
- Adds a chance governed damage dealt multiplier for too weak/strong enemies, independent of gameplay difficulty (adjustable mid-combat, range: from half to double damage).
- Adds a chance governed damage taken multiplier for too weak/strong enemies, independent of gameplay difficulty (adjustable mid-combat, range: from half to double damage).
- Allows setting the chance of weapon degradation (100% without the mod, at 0% weapons don't degrade).
- Allows setting the chance of armor degradation (100% without the mod, at 0% armors don't degrade).
- Can speed up, slow down or pause the game.
- Just for fun: makes it possible to taunt the enemy at will.
Free Combat Lite is a lightweight version supporting only Enemy strafing, Jumping and Looting.
How to install?
1. Unpack the downloaded .zip file to the .
2. Add the following key bindings to the section of C:\Users\\Documents\The Witcher 3\input.settings:
IK_8=(Action=ToggleEnemyStrafing) - cycles through all three Enemy strafing options
IK_D=(Action=ToggleEnemyStrafingCombat) - only toggles between Enemy strafing with and without running (the combat stances)
IK_Q=(Action=ToggleJumping)
IK_W=(Action=ToggleLooting)
IK_Space=(Action=CbtJump)
IK_A=(Action=CbtTaunt)
IK_9=(Action=Speedup)
Free Combat is a combat overhaul mod for Skyrim that adds three combat stances, jumping, looting, control over enemy vs player level, combat animation speed multiplier, chance-governed damage multipliers, and weapon/armor degradation control. It can speed up combat. With 263 endorsements and 6,785 downloads, it's a moderately popular utility for players seeking deeper combat customization.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community trust with 263 endorsements and 6,785 downloads
- Packed with features: stances, jumping, looting, and damage multipliers all in one mod
- Lets you fine-tune combat speed and degradation to match your playstyle
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated March 2025 — may not be compatible with the latest Skyrim patches
For Skyrim players who want to overhaul combat with stances and adjustable multipliers without installing a dozen separate mods. If you're into fine-tuning difficulty and animation speed, this is your jam. Skip if you prefer vanilla combat or want a more narrative-driven overhaul.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to install and manage Free Combat, as manual installation can lead to conflicts.
- Check the mod's posts or comments for any known compatibility issues with other combat mods before adding it to your load order.
- Test the damage multipliers and animation speed in a low-stakes save to find settings that feel right before committing to a playthrough.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Witcher 3 Mods
- Author
- DarkTar
- Version
- 5.40
- Downloads
- 6,785
- Endorsements
- 263
- Category
- Combat
- Created
- 9/10/2016
- Updated
- 3/7/2025
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