How To: Edit Animations with Blender & other more complex things

[Brinemobee]

Ok. i use skyre.

 

its amazing, im playing as a mage, and i wanted to use the battle staff as a quarterstaff. but it just feels like im running around with a warhammer in the shape of a stick

 

so i went into the creation kit (scary place) and made my first mod change. i increased the speed from 9.5 to 1.05. its a good speed increase and doesnt make it overpowered. as its the weakest of the 2handed.

 

now. what i really want to do. is create some more unique animations for wielding it. i want to spread the characters hands more, ( not use it like a club) and other tweaks to try and get it looking like a quarterstaff.

 

this is my main goal and my first mod.

 

i want to use blender to do this. as im familiar with it. and im not a good enough modeller to fork out for max/maya.

 

anyway. please any advice on workflow, tutorials. just anything relavent. including if this is even possible.

 

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second mod i want to work on once top one is complete.

 

Skyrim Redone has this great little sppell called 'enhance weapon' the spell in one hand, the weapon in the other. it adds a temporary enchantment. which is awesome.

 

i would like to make this work for 2handed weapons. however the current formula is not compatible.

 

so im open to any ideas that would be possible and realistic to achieve. and i also have an idea or two of my own i would like to throw out.

 

1. i turn it into a potion style enchantment. so a new potion that adds an enchantment to a weapon (temporary.)

 

2. create an item that acts as a poison. so you find this item. activate if from the menu and a text message comes up, saying ' you embue the magical essence into the weapon.(current equipped weapon) which gives it the 'enchantment' that the item contains. basically it poisons the currently equipped weapon with the enchantment that item contains. like a 'firestone' or whatever.

 

i think it has potential to be expanded into perks, upgradable power based on lvl etc etc. all that good s***.

 

but first id like to just make the item that enchants the weapon.

 

anyway let me know what you think