Paired Animation Improvements
skyrimspecialedition — Mods & Enhancements
A SKSE plugin that lets annotated events in paired animations work like in normal animations. Also causes the game to create synchronized animation bindings on demand, freeing up a few hundred animation slots for use by animation replacers.
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AnimationExample
Downloads: 6,234,593💡 Notes
By Ersh
🎯 Tips & Tricks
Make sure you have the correct SKSE version for your Skyrim
Make sure you have the correct SKSE version for your Skyrim build (SE/AE).
Use a mod manager like MO2 or Vortex to install the plugin a
Use a mod manager like MO2 or Vortex to install the plugin and keep track of your mods.
Load this plugin early in your load order, before animation
Load this plugin early in your load order, before animation replacers.
🔧 Troubleshooting
Mod conflicts
Check load order. Disable conflicting mods one by one.
⚠️ Common Mistakes
- Installing without checking requirements
👍 Pros
- Huge community trust (31k endorsements, 6.2M downloads).
- Fixes a real annoyance for animation mod users.
- Frees up slots, letting you run more animation replacers without conflicts.
👎 Cons
- Requires SKSE, so you need to set that up first.
- Last updated in January 2024 — might not be updated for the latest Skyrim patch.
- No install instructions in the description, so you need to know how to install SKSE plugins.