Lips not moving

[MacDougall]

Has anyone figured out a fix for the issue with npc lips sometimes not moving although they are talking? This only happens to me when I am not engaged with them in dialogue. This issue is quite frustrating. I searched around google but found nothing. I really appreciate any responses.

[76561198133591931]

Check nexus. I'm sure they have a mod somewhere that fixes what you're frustrated with.

EDIT: Spelling and missing verbiage.

[MacDougall]

Thanks for answering. I searched all over the internet and the only useful information i found was that disabling skytest or skybirds solved the bug for some people. I don't have either of these mods and have never had them so unfortunately I am not too optimistic about fixing this. If I do fix it, I will report how here so others can see. If totally reinstalling the game doesn't work, then Bethesda will forever be on my sh*t list. I bought this game recently after previously owning it on console. I was planning on buying Oblivion and Morrowing too afterwards but Bethesda kinda lost a customer there. I mean come on....

[Ilja]

Neither of these mods should affect to this problem, because neither of them affects to character animations. If you have any mods, then it is possible that:

1. Your resource priority is wrong. You will have to reinstall your mods to make sure that files will take a correct order. Load the ones affecting to character animations last.

Load order and resource priority basics
http://steamcommunity.com/app/72850/discussions/0/523890681419356033/

2. You have wrong adult mod settings. Check SL settings, and/or mods overriding it.

3. Your file integrity is messed up. Check following instructions.

[Quick link] Validating master files
http://steamcommunity.com/app/72850/discussions/0/535150948617437868/

[MacDougall]

Thanks IIja very useful post. I will try these.

[paganize]

After you've tried everything that should work, try Female Facial Animation by nao4288, and make sure to run FNIS for users, after. I had the same problem, tried all the stuff that worked for everyone else, did this, fixed.

[MacDougall]

Thanks for the responses everyone. In the end reinstalling the game fixed the problem. Guess I will just have to be more careful with modding. My faith in Bethesda has been restored for now.