Nemesis or Pandora for Animation Generation?

[Shadow Wizard Fluffy Gang]

Hello, last time I built a load order I think Pandora was still under heavy development.
What state is it in nowadays, do you recommend it?
Are there still any limitations or problems with it?

[toasty frosting]

Pandora is blazing fast and generally reliable. I hear it also works on things Nemesis doesn't. But there are a handful of animation mods that require Nemesis to map certain behaviors to animations, e.g. Fisticuffs Hand to Hand Overhaul[www.nexusmods.com].

If you're not interested in those few mods, Pandora's the better choice by far.

[Altbert]

Pandora is backwards compatible with both FNIS and Nemesis. But you sometimes need to follow the mod author's advice to use FNIS or Nemesis. I use Pandora since its release and sofar had no issues. Keep Pandora updated as it is still in active development.

[Hypertext Eye]

Pandora can do anything Nemesis can do, and it does it faster.

Originally posted by Altbert:

Pandora is backwards compatible with both FNIS and Nemesis.

Usually, not always. Currently I have a mod that requires FNIS, and does not work with Pandora (or Nemesis). So I have to use both of them if I want those animations to work. If I don't use FNIS, nothing is broken except for that mod's animations (the characters just stand in place idling for the duration of the animation).

[Alex]

Originally posted by Hypertext Eye:

(the characters just stand in place idling for the duration of the animation).

I guess them being naked makes it quite awkward?

[Hypertext Eye]

Originally posted by Alex:

Originally posted by Hypertext Eye:

(the characters just stand in place idling for the duration of the animation).

I guess them being naked makes it quite awkward?

It's not one of those animations, those all work with Pandora.

[Altbert]

There is no problem installing Pandora, FNIS and Nemesis alongside each other. All three are standalone apps, although installed within Skyrim main and or subfolders folders.