Conditional tavern cheering (OAR)
skyrimspecialedition — Mods & Enhancements
Conditional tavern cheering (OAR) adds 4 new applause animations and 3.5 new cheering variations for NPCs when a bard performs, using OAR to assign them based on demographics, voice type, and worn armor. It's a lightweight, no-ESP mod that enhances tavern atmosphere with personality, including a special animation for Sam Guevenne. Highly popular with over 8,700 endorsements.
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Downloads: 4,144,896💡 Notes
By CHIMgarden
🎯 Tips & Tricks
Make sure you have Open Animation Replacer installed and enabled before adding this mod, or the animations won't trigger.
If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, install this mod after OAR to ensure proper file overwrites.
Test in a tavern with a bard—if you don't see new animations, check that OAR is working and the mod is loaded after other animation mods.
🔧 Troubleshooting
Mod conflicts
Check load order. Disable conflicting mods one by one.
⚠️ Common Mistakes
- Installing without checking requirements
👍 Pros
- Huge community approval with 8,732 endorsements and 4.1 million downloads—this is a must-have for tavern immersion.
- No ESP/ESL means it won't bloat your load order or cause conflicts with other mods.
- The OAR integration is smart—animations vary by who's clapping, so you see different reactions from different NPCs.
👎 Cons
- Requires Open Animation Replacer (OAR) as a dependency, so you need to install that first.
- Only affects cheering during bard songs—if you want more tavern animations, you'll need other mods.
- Last updated in January 2024—might not be updated for the latest Skyrim version, but OAR is version-agnostic.