Gone are the days of flailing your weapons wildly above your head everytime you stand still.Īs someone who has played more dual-wielding characters than I’d like to admit, I’ve always found some of the animations to be quite strange.

Doesn’t require refreshing FNIS, so installation is super quick and easy.

Two versions: kick or no kick to suit how you prefer your character to swim.

Extremely simple mod, only replaces the vanilla swimming animation.

This is where Stronger Swimming Animation saves the day! The way your character flails about in the water just doesn’t look realistic. The water is mostly empty (save for a few slaughterfish), but your character’s movement through the water is the strangest part of swimming. Traveling through the water has never seemed so natural.

Easy installation with the mod manager of your choice.

In addition, this adds the ability to get mods that change or add visible weapon placement.

An essential tool to get all of your animation mods functioning properly.

This mod along with FNIS is going to be essential if you want to change up the animations in your game! It is essentially a skeleton for your characters that acts as the framework for a lot of these mods to work from. XP32 Maximum Skeleton Extended is another essential for animation modding and is required for quite a few mods on this list. This essential tool is what makes different weapon placements like this one possible.

Detailed instructions and video tutorials to help you get it installed with no issues.

Allows for animations for things like characters, creatures, furniture, and much more.

Tools to get you started with custom animation mods.

The mod page offers tons of tutorials to help you get everything set up, and once you’re done you can get started with new animations! This one is more a tool than anything, but it’s a necessary tool. This tool is one to thank for the dancing Skyrim character videos.įores New Idles in Skyrim is a requirement for a lot of these mods, so it’s fitting to make it the first on the list.

Mods that change up the animations all across Skyrim can make you feel like you’re playing a whole new game! Some of these mods are just for looks, but you will definitely notice a big difference when you’re playing. The way your character and other people and creatures move just looks clunky and strange these days. One of the ways that Skyrim shows its age is through its animation.

Animations are one of the best ways to visually improve the world of Skyrim.

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