Possibility of a dodge mod?

[PaulMcGann]

So, perhaps someone could fill me in... would it be possible to make a mod to give the player a hotkey (as a consumable, maybe? ) dodge effect for use in melee combat? I know there is an animation for it that npcs use (there's even a song for how often they use it- fcombatdodgechancemax) and it seems odd that the pc is forced to stand there and just hack and block.

 

If there is a way to make such a mod, would someone be willing to tell me how?

[montky]

a melee dodge would be awesome.

especially for things like the pool-cue ripper and the whip, which would still be 'in-range' while dodging,

allowing for a retreating attack potentially.

 

so, do you envisage the dodge,

as being tied to stamina? ie, must have stamina, can't dodge if overencumbered etc

 

is the dodge like a combat roll/TK roll?

is it a VATS sidestep that leaves the player in VATS time? ie, for blasters, and akimbo/dual wield,

you can spam dodge to use bullet-time hehe.

or, is the dodge like a parry and reposte/hop backwards after parrying? ie, you take no damage from an attack if you have dodge...

 

if it's the former, ie a roll into prone etc, that'll require some new custom animations.

 

if it's a parry and backwards,

you could make it as a melee conditional magic effect, tied to a 'perk tree' or additional to the 'ninja' perk...

that way, 'dodge' is always auto on in combat.

 

I'd also like to hear RuadHan2300's ideas on this,

as they've made a blink attack that would stack with this,

and potentially get very weird if the dodge is always auto-on...

 

binding block and dodge together would be interesting - tap for block, hold for dodge.

this'd be handy for folks that play with joysticks or other controller peripherals.

[PaulMcGann]

I think the best way to do it would be to tie it to a consumable item, that way a player can bind it to whatever key they want. And it would probably be easier to use the animation already there. I just don't know how to actually make it. Hahaha.

[PaulMcGann]

I think the best way to do it would be to tie it to a consumable item, that way a player can bind it to whatever key they want. And it would probably be easier to use the animation already there. I just don't know how to actually make it. Hahaha.

[FatsackTony1]

Why is bethesda always 5 years behind on their combat gameplay?

[PaulMcGann]

Hahaha. Right?

 

Could someone please point me in the right direction on how to go about doing this? I'd love a hand here. :)

[Rodiculous]

didn't oblivion have dodge moves when you got your agility high enough? idk if i'm remembering that correctly. maybe you could somehow cannibalize those mechanics and animations.

[PaulMcGann]

There are multiple good dodge mods for Skyrim. Animations are beyond me, however.

[Mutlam]

I actually created a mod like this a few months ago. It's pretty much exactly what you talked about. Consumables that play the NPC dodge animations (one for each direction), consumes a little bit of AP and gives you a short time of invincibilty. I never managed to find a way to use it in a comfortable way however and stopped working on it. But it is usable at its current state. If you're still interested in something like this and want me to, I could upload it.

[Mutlam]

I was asked by someone else to upload the mod so here you go:

 

https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/27475/?tab=1&navtag=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexusmods.com%2Ffallout4%2Fajax%2Fmoddescription%2F%3Fid%3D27475%26preview%3D&pUp=1