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Dynamically replace animations based on character's personality. Powered by dualsun's Pretty Idles.
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.: Overview :.
By default, Body Language was made to replace most sitting and standing idles with animations from dualsun's Pretty Idles. The twist is that it does so based on character's personality traits - aggression, confidence, morality and assistance. That means, with Body Language on, the people of Skyrim will hint at pieces of their inner self through their everyday behavior. By paying attention to these signs, you can get information that would normally be hidden to you, such as, who is a potential snitch or which thug is more likely to run away once their partners are dealt with. I said "by default" because Body Language is a sort of framework to be built upon. So, feel free to replace or add files for your personal use. The same goes for animators and other mod authors willing to make animation presets for it.
.: Features :.
.: Requirements :.
Dynamic Animation Replacer (DAR) or Open Animation Replacer (OAR)
SkyUI is required to access the optional MCM
.: Compatibility :.
Body Language will fight for animations with Conditional Armor Type Animations (CATA) and lose. So, to have both playing nice together, do not let them try to replace the same animations. For example, I place walking, running and sprinting animations on CATA and leave the idles to this mod.
Regarding priorities, Body Language is meant to have the lowest of all. So, if you have other mods trying to replace any of the following animations, check their conditions to make sure this mod can do its thing downstream:
.: Installation :.
Download the main file and select the options you want in fomod. Load order doesn't matter.
Uninstalling later on a playthrough is absolutely safe, unless MCM was used. In that case, do as follows:
.: Known Issues :.
Some animations will eventually clip through furniture and outfits.
- The aggressive and fearful sitting idles are the worst offenders. If you know a good replacement, go for it.
The same animations are used for female and male characters.
- You can filter characters out by sex or simply delete the respective animation folder, if you don't like them.
Changes made to NPC traits in MCM can be used to cheat and can become permanent.
- Unless you know what you're doing, use MCM only to set thresholds, filters or your character's traits.
.: Recommendations :.
Related Mods
Visit these profiles for some animation resources:
dualsun | CHIMgarden | Everglaid | SonderBain | Verolevi
My Mods
Shape Shift : Dynamically modify visual aspects of your character, from head to body, in and out of combat.
Triple Triad Tamriel Tweaked : A collection of tweaks and fixes for Triple Triad Card Game in Skyrim: Tamriel Edition.
Better Blades : Recruit up to 9 blades. Gear them up according to their skills. Change your dragon hunting party.
Helm Hair : Give your character a hairline to exhibit under headgear while using custom hairstyles.
Unique Physique : Class-based muscularity for NPC and exclusive muscularity for the playable character.
Slider Splicer : A command line script to combine 0 and 100 weight sliders from any number of different BodySlide presets.
Old Fashion : Distribute default outfits to old female NPC, if you need. Customize their shape and textures, if you want.
.: Thanksgiving :.
I'd like to say thanks to some authors whose work inspired or made Body Language possible.
By default, Body Language was made to replace most sitting and standing idles with animations from dualsun's Pretty Idles. The twist is that it does so based on character's personality traits - aggression, confidence, morality and assistance. That means, with Body Language on, the people of Skyrim will hint at pieces of their inner self through their everyday behavior. By paying attention to these signs, you can get information that would normally be hidden to you, such as, who is a potential snitch or which thug is more likely to run away once their partners are dealt with. I said "by default" because Body Language is a sort of framework to be built upon. So, feel free to replace or add files for your personal use. The same goes for animators and other mod authors willing to make animation presets for it.
.: Features :.
- Sitting and standing idle animations from legendary dualsun's Pretty Idles series.
- Opt for replacing animations of female, male, playable character, followers or NPC.
- Customizable fomod installation.
- Optional MCM to modify settings in real time.
- No scripts or plugins, except if using MCM. In which case, the .esp is flagged as light.
.: Requirements :.
Dynamic Animation Replacer (DAR) or Open Animation Replacer (OAR)
SkyUI is required to access the optional MCM
.: Compatibility :.
Body Language will fight for animations with Conditional Armor Type Animations (CATA) and lose. So, to have both playing nice together, do not let them try to replace the same animations. For example, I place walking, running and sprinting animations on CATA and leave the idles to this mod.
Regarding priorities, Body Language is meant to have the lowest of all. So, if you have other mods trying to replace any of the following animations, check their conditions to make sure this mod can do its thing downstream:
Spoiler:
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chair_idlearmscrossedvar1.hkx
chair_idlearmscrossedvar2.hkx
chair_idlebasevar1.hkx
chair_idlebasevar1shoulders.hkx
chair_idlelookdown.hkx
dialoguemovingtalka.hkx
dialoguemovingtalkb.hkx
dialoguemovingtalkc.hkx
dialoguemovingtalkd.hkx
mt_idle.hkx
mt_idlelookinga.hkx
mt_idlelookingb.hkx
mt_idlelookingc.hkx
mt_idlelookingd.hkx
chair_idlearmscrossedvar2.hkx
chair_idlebasevar1.hkx
chair_idlebasevar1shoulders.hkx
chair_idlelookdown.hkx
dialoguemovingtalka.hkx
dialoguemovingtalkb.hkx
dialoguemovingtalkc.hkx
dialoguemovingtalkd.hkx
mt_idle.hkx
mt_idlelookinga.hkx
mt_idlelookingb.hkx
mt_idlelookingc.hkx
mt_idlelookingd.hkx
.: Installation :.
Download the main file and select the options you want in fomod. Load order doesn't matter.
Uninstalling later on a playthrough is absolutely safe, unless MCM was used. In that case, do as follows:
Spoiler:
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- Remove Body Language from your mod list.
- Load and save the game - ignore the warning about a missing plugin.
- Clean up that save file. I recommend you use ReSaver and follow their instructions.
- Load the clean save and keep playing!
.: Known Issues :.
Some animations will eventually clip through furniture and outfits.
- The aggressive and fearful sitting idles are the worst offenders. If you know a good replacement, go for it.
The same animations are used for female and male characters.
- You can filter characters out by sex or simply delete the respective animation folder, if you don't like them.
Changes made to NPC traits in MCM can be used to cheat and can become permanent.
- Unless you know what you're doing, use MCM only to set thresholds, filters or your character's traits.
.: Recommendations :.
Related Mods
Visit these profiles for some animation resources:
dualsun | CHIMgarden | Everglaid | SonderBain | Verolevi
My Mods
Shape Shift : Dynamically modify visual aspects of your character, from head to body, in and out of combat.
Triple Triad Tamriel Tweaked : A collection of tweaks and fixes for Triple Triad Card Game in Skyrim: Tamriel Edition.
Better Blades : Recruit up to 9 blades. Gear them up according to their skills. Change your dragon hunting party.
Helm Hair : Give your character a hairline to exhibit under headgear while using custom hairstyles.
Unique Physique : Class-based muscularity for NPC and exclusive muscularity for the playable character.
Slider Splicer : A command line script to combine 0 and 100 weight sliders from any number of different BodySlide presets.
Old Fashion : Distribute default outfits to old female NPC, if you need. Customize their shape and textures, if you want.
.: Thanksgiving :.
I'd like to say thanks to some authors whose work inspired or made Body Language possible.
- dualsun for Pretty Idles series and the permission to include them in the mod;
- Felisky for Dynamic Animation Replacer;
- Ersh for Open Animation Replacer.