LE Power Attacks launch on button release

[Tristamid]

The backwards power attack is useless. The side ones don't hit as often as the standing, and the sprinting and forward ones are only advisable on giant enemies that you -can't- miss. So I figured: why not make the other Power Attacks (PA) easier to connect with and more useful.

 

The timing and movement are the killers. When using backwards PAs you tend to step out of range before even swinging, especially with range reducing mods out there like Deadly Combat or Duel. The side attacks have a similar problem, but to a lesser degree, since you can circle strafe. By "charging" your PAs and releasing them on demand instead of charging your attack and trying to time a PA's activation, you have much more precise control over your character and can land hits much easier. With a mod like this it would even be possible to sprint forward and then roll directly into a backwards power attack that CONNECTS! Or even do such things as PA immediately after jumping off your horse.

[SwagmasterBandit]

Wish there was a way to bind a different button to execute a power attack instead of holding S while holding attack... Backwards Power Attacks tend to have an useful thing going but then you can never hit anyone... ever.