No good character idle/animation?

[Cloen]

I modded the entire game, my Morrowind folder is heavier than it should but there's still one thing that it's bugging me and I can't fix it... animations.

I am new to the game but I passed the last week modding and from what I can understand modding the walk/running/sneak animation is easy but modding the idle animation not so much because the file comes with every weapon pose. I found a couple of modders that tried it and succeded in a couple of idles but still messed with the others. I am playing with swoard & board but I feel like my character is holding a torch everytime I toggle the 3rd person view, is there anything that fixes it?

 

Something like this?

 

 

 

 

[Dragon32]

Thing with Morrowind animations is they're all bundled into one big, monolithic file. Unlike later games where each one was separate (e.g. 1H Idle etc.) Liztail's Animation Kit went some way to addressing this I believe, but hasn't really caught on that much. I think there were some changes to the default animations made, maybe adding a tailbone? IDK, which caused problems.

 

Anyway. You won't find the variety of animations for Morrowind that you do for other, later TES games.

 

This maybe what you're after: Combined animation mod . Look for Greatness7's posts.

[Cloen]

I have it, my running/walking animations are fine. Is the lack of idles that's making me insane.

 

I really think something like that would be game changing, my graphics are better than Oblivion already but everytime I look at my character holding her sword like an ice cream cone I suddenly return back to 15 years ago

 

*edit: I found someone that made an entire idle overhaul but the mod itself is supposed to be silly with crabwalk and stuff like that. It's doable though

Edited March 20, 2017 by Cloen

[Turelek]

Perhaps I'm too late but have you looked into this mod: http://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/44523/? it comes with some idle animations for weapons on the videos tab.

[Cloen]

Nope, you are not too late. Idles still are my game's weaknesses

 

*edit: Man, you saved my life. Take this <3

 

*edit2: I'm having problems installing it. If I install the files without touching the animation kit ALL the animations get replaced, it means not just the idles but even the running/walking/sneaking animations. If I run the animation kit I get my old animations but also the old idles

Edited March 26, 2017 by Cloen

[Turelek]

Hmm. There does seem to be a conflict then, I watched the video again and noticed walking with the crossbow has its own animation which might be where part of this comes from. Looking at the thread Dragon32 posted, it does seem someone combined the weapon idles mod with Greatness7's combined animations mod in Animkit. You could request the file from that individual over on the Bethsoft forums, I believe he is Artaios who did that, or try your hand at combining the animations from Greatness7's mod and the weapon idles mod yourself.

[Cloen]

I have noticed that there is indeed a 1h idle in the anim kit files. Maybe there is the possibility to port the animation in a single .kf file (but I have no idea how to do it)

Well if I succeed I'm going to contact the original modder and ask if I can share the files, animations should be an important part to Morrowind modding

[Cloen]

I DID IT!

I split the file into a single one handed replacer.

I'm going to ask to the creator if I can share the love

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 28, 2017 by Cloen

[Turelek]

Good job and nice image. :smile:

[Cloen]

So.. the original modder saw my message but didn't reply. As long I don't personally modify the animation I can't share it :sad:
Maybe it's a good excuse to get into Blender

*edit: Nevermind

 

*edit2: http://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/44859/? it's dangerous to go alone! Take this.

Edited March 29, 2017 by Cloen