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Fixes the bug that causes the camera to get stuck showing the view from the last ridden horse, rather than from the player.
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This mod fixes the bug that causes the camera to get stuck showing the view from the last ridden horse, rather than from the player.
Calling it a fix is probably overstating it. The mod provides an automatic workaround.
I did some Googling and I found a number of forum posts about this bug, but no complete fix. If you are on a PC, you can fix it temporarily by doing the following:
1. Press ~ to open the console
2. Type: player.tc
3. Press ~ to close the console
4. Press ~ again to re-open the console
5. Type: player.tc
6. Press ~ to close the console
Doing this causes player control to be toggled over to the game AI, and then back to the player. The camera returns to the player viewpoint, and stays there for the rest of the session. Unfortunately, the bug returns when you load a save game, and you have to fix it again each time.
This mod does the above steps from a script using an SKSE plugin called ConsoleUtil. This happens automatically each time you load a save game. You probably won't notice unless you open the console and see the command history. Not a fix exactly, but a pretty convenient workaround.
OTHER MODS REQUIRED
o SKSE, the Skyrim Script Extender
o ConsoleUtil, a 3rd party SKSE plugin
You can get SKSE here:
http://skse.silverlock.org/
You can get ConsoleUtil here:
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/66257
Without both of these installed, the mod will pop up a warning message, and the fix won't work.
KNOWN ISSUES
o When you load a save and the fix is applied, sometimes the camera does not end up facing the same direction that it was when the game was saved. This only seems to happen in certain places. In a few of them, the camera ended up pointing straight up at the sky or straight down at the ground. I'll fix this if I can find a good way to save and then restore the original camera angle from the script. If anyone has ideas about the best way to do that, email me or post them here. If it works reliably, I'll add your name next to mine as the mod author.
o Temporary strangeness sometimes happens if you save and reload a game while the player is riding or sitting, etc. For example, I reloaded a game that I saved while riding a horse. After I reloaded and got off the horse, the activation command graphic didn't show for NPCs, containers, and so on. I could still activate them, it just didn't show the overlay graphic. This lasted until I activated a door (to another cell), and then all was normal. As always, your mileage may vary.
CREDITS
Thanks to:
Bethesda, for a truly great game, even with "a few" bugs. :)
Ian Patterson, Stephen Abel and Paul Connelly for the Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE). Without it, I wouldn't even bother trying to script for Skyrim.
meh321 for the ConsoleUtil SKSE plugin. A good idea, well executed.
oblivionated1
Calling it a fix is probably overstating it. The mod provides an automatic workaround.
I did some Googling and I found a number of forum posts about this bug, but no complete fix. If you are on a PC, you can fix it temporarily by doing the following:
1. Press ~ to open the console
2. Type: player.tc
3. Press ~ to close the console
4. Press ~ again to re-open the console
5. Type: player.tc
6. Press ~ to close the console
Doing this causes player control to be toggled over to the game AI, and then back to the player. The camera returns to the player viewpoint, and stays there for the rest of the session. Unfortunately, the bug returns when you load a save game, and you have to fix it again each time.
This mod does the above steps from a script using an SKSE plugin called ConsoleUtil. This happens automatically each time you load a save game. You probably won't notice unless you open the console and see the command history. Not a fix exactly, but a pretty convenient workaround.
OTHER MODS REQUIRED
o SKSE, the Skyrim Script Extender
o ConsoleUtil, a 3rd party SKSE plugin
You can get SKSE here:
http://skse.silverlock.org/
You can get ConsoleUtil here:
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/66257
Without both of these installed, the mod will pop up a warning message, and the fix won't work.
KNOWN ISSUES
o When you load a save and the fix is applied, sometimes the camera does not end up facing the same direction that it was when the game was saved. This only seems to happen in certain places. In a few of them, the camera ended up pointing straight up at the sky or straight down at the ground. I'll fix this if I can find a good way to save and then restore the original camera angle from the script. If anyone has ideas about the best way to do that, email me or post them here. If it works reliably, I'll add your name next to mine as the mod author.
o Temporary strangeness sometimes happens if you save and reload a game while the player is riding or sitting, etc. For example, I reloaded a game that I saved while riding a horse. After I reloaded and got off the horse, the activation command graphic didn't show for NPCs, containers, and so on. I could still activate them, it just didn't show the overlay graphic. This lasted until I activated a door (to another cell), and then all was normal. As always, your mileage may vary.
CREDITS
Thanks to:
Bethesda, for a truly great game, even with "a few" bugs. :)
Ian Patterson, Stephen Abel and Paul Connelly for the Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE). Without it, I wouldn't even bother trying to script for Skyrim.
meh321 for the ConsoleUtil SKSE plugin. A good idea, well executed.
oblivionated1