There’s something really off about the way textures seem to work, as it would appear like hair is only one texture on its own and it doesn’t really feel like you could see each individual hair when walking around. Let’s face it – hair in Skyrim just doesn’t look good.
This mod allows you to edit characters better than ever before whenever you visit the character creation menu (even if you trigger it via commands). CharGen ExtensionĮven though this mod has been already discontinued as it is included in a different package, the standalone version still deserves a place on this list because of how awesome it is (and how good of a tool it also is for modders). Which is always great whether you’re looking for a handsome husband or a gorgeous wife. I’ve refrained from adding mods that improve beauty in erotic-packed ways, but I have added one or two mods that do a great job in improving the bodies of characters in the game. There are countless mods that improve character appearance and make them look like real humans, which makes the game surprisingly better than it already is. Which even shows in the presets that you see when you’re first creating your character. In any case, a layer of realism seems to be missing. It sometimes feels like both men and women could look far more shallow than they do now, which would make the Skyrim experience much easier on the eyes. Not as much of a mod, but a tool for modding.įNI is what will let you install other idles animations in Skyrim so this is a must-have, but also not exactly the best animation mod you can find.One of the things that definitely hasn’t aged quite well in Skyrim is the way characters look. Actually, just check the mod page because there’s about 5+ video tutorials and they’re all really helpful.
Thankfully the guy who created it has included a tutorial video in the description. Fores New Idlesįores New Idles is basically the mod of all mods, as it enables many of the animation mods on Skyrim to work as intended.Īs a mod itself, this one is very difficult to install and you really have to know what you’re doing. So I’ve compiled a list of the absolute best animation mods to really improve Skyrim.īear in mind that most of these mods should work perfectly fine with Skyrim SE, though some are not tested to work with the traditional version of the game. There’s a surprisingly large number of mods that aim to do similar things, though.Īnd I don’t want you to go around like a headless chicken installing random mods hoping for the best. Not only because people use them to create better cinematics, but also because many casual players like to improve the animations of the game to make it feel smoother. Animation mods are extremely popular in Skyrim.