The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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Juicebox Mar 29, 2015 @ 1:39pm
Third Person Combat (Weapon drawn) sprint Camera Moves?
In both my modded and vanilla installs of Skyrim I have this odd issue. I've noticed the third person camera sometimes 'moves' from it's proper location for a long time now, but only recently have I come across what I believe is the reason.

Every time I am in third person mode and sprint with my weapon drawn, the camera will slide a bit to the left after the sprint turns back into a walk/stop. This has, in my tests, always caused the third person camera to be 'misplaced'. You can see what I mean by watching this YouTube video I uploaded a week or so ago. In the video I show how the camera is not in it's proper location with the camera 'slide' that occurs when opening the menu (tab on KB, B on gamepad), you can also see that the camera position only moves after sprinting with a weapon, not during or before, and not during any other combat related animations. You can read more information about the problem and what I've tried to fix it over at this Reddit post.

Does anyone else have this issue? Or if anyone with experience with the Creation Kit reads this, where do I begin with adjusting camera behavior? I've looked into the Camera/CameraShot sections of the CK, but those appear to just be cinematic cameras.
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Narse May 13, 2017 @ 9:34am 
Have you got any luck finding the reason that cause this? It will be very nice of you if you help!
Juicebox May 13, 2017 @ 12:54pm 
I don't know the cause, the same thing happens in the Special Edition version of Skyrim as well. I wish I knew a way to fix this weird camera behaviour, as it appears to be impossible to fix through the use of mods or the Creation Kit. It is not game breaking, just annoying. Sorry I couldn't tell you more!
Juicebox May 13, 2017 @ 4:52pm 
I've tried many things since originally posting this nearly 2 years ago. No current mod, SKSE plugin, or game settings resolve the issue. There are a few enhanced camera mods that help, but this "gliding" problem remains, even with altered camera settings made via the Creation Kit. Having your camera positioned perfectly centered with the character, by a mod or setting, still makes it move slightly left after a combat sprint.

I'm fully convinced this is just an in-game bug. I've seen the same behaviour across multiple installs of the game, as well as across multiple different systems. It's really not a big issue though, the camera only shifts slighty and sprinting with your weapon put away always fixes the camera. Thank you for your help, but it's really a non-issue for me now.
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Date Posted: Mar 29, 2015 @ 1:39pm
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