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What Is With The Bosmer Animation Now

Seravi
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Since the update yesterday all of my little Bosmer move like they have a half Jester personality and I don't use any personalities on my characters. Their backs are too upright when they run now, like they are running while eating. Their legs are spread out a bit more and they have some crazy half kick they do instead of walking and they have lost their "sway" all female characters have. When you are walking or running and stop they turn to the left then right before facing forward. Just looks odd and I really hope it gets fixed. Doesn't happen on any other race I have, High Elf, Dark Elf, Redguard and Breton.
  • Sylvermynx
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    Yep. I mentioned it yesterday in the camera thread. It's truly weird, herky-jerky.
  • ArchangelIsraphel
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    Yes, my brand new bosmer girl has lost her sway when she runs and walks, I noticed this glitch on the pts and reported it but I guess the report was lost, this is something that was happening there too. Essentially my female bosmers look like they are using the male animations. I really hope this isn't a "feature"
    Legends never die
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    When everything's lost, they pick up their hearts and avenge defeat
    Before it all starts, they suffer through harm just to touch a dream
    Oh, pick yourself up, 'cause
    Legends never die
  • Snamyap
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    Yeah, this is not good. Wonder how on earth they managed to mess that up.
    Amusingly I play exclusively female characters because I can't stand the ugly male animations...
    Edited by Snamyap on March 15, 2022 1:49PM
  • tohopka_eso
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    I didn't notice anything on my bosmer like above. Only thing that was happening to me was the constant unable to connect when I was switching characters.
  • Seravi
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    Yes, my brand new bosmer girl has lost her sway when she runs and walks, I noticed this glitch on the pts and reported it but I guess the report was lost, this is something that was happening there too. Essentially my female bosmers look like they are using the male animations. I really hope this isn't a "feature"

    Yes exactly, male animations! I mean even their arms are farther away from their body and the leg animation...LOL! I would like my female Bosmer back please. :)
  • Belegnole
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    It may not be just the Bosmer. I have a Breton who started moving funny too. Sort of herky jerky.
  • ZOS_GinaBruno
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    Thanks all, we have a bug documented for Bosmer animations since yesterday's update and will try to get it fixed in a future incremental. Herky Jerky certainly isn't the intended behavior ;)
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  • Seravi
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    Thanks Gina! :)
  • huskandhunger
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    the shoulder slump and swagger, yeah i got it too :( LOL :D

  • tohopka_eso
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    I need to look at it when I log in later. I only did the endeavour and crafting daily so wasnt really paying attention.

    Well, now I cant un-see the animation. I logged onto my Breton just to confirm and she is normal compared to my female bosmer.
    Edited by tohopka_eso on March 15, 2022 8:08PM
  • ArchangelIsraphel
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    @ZOS_GinaBruno can you guys look into the idle/face animations too, along with the jump? Something seems weird about them as well, as if the male animations were put in there too. My female bosmers facial expression seems different and not right which is making her appearance seem odd. Not using a personality or anything.

    Also, the male bosmers run is looking strange, slightly off somehow, though I can't quite put my finger on it. It's still the male run, but different in some way.
    Legends never die
    They're written down in eternity
    But you'll never see the price it costs
    The scars collected all their lives
    When everything's lost, they pick up their hearts and avenge defeat
    Before it all starts, they suffer through harm just to touch a dream
    Oh, pick yourself up, 'cause
    Legends never die
  • TPishek
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    Thanks all, we have a bug documented for Bosmer animations since yesterday's update and will try to get it fixed in a future incremental. Herky Jerky certainly isn't the intended behavior ;)

    Can we actually have the animations toggleable? I wouldn't mind having feminine animations as an option for male characters and vice versa.
  • Wolf_Eye
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    TPishek wrote: »
    Thanks all, we have a bug documented for Bosmer animations since yesterday's update and will try to get it fixed in a future incremental. Herky Jerky certainly isn't the intended behavior ;)

    Can we actually have the animations toggleable? I wouldn't mind having feminine animations as an option for male characters and vice versa.

    This. I'd prefer being able to choose at will instead of being forced into one or the other.
  • ArchangelIsraphel
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    Wolf_Eye wrote: »
    TPishek wrote: »
    Thanks all, we have a bug documented for Bosmer animations since yesterday's update and will try to get it fixed in a future incremental. Herky Jerky certainly isn't the intended behavior ;)

    Can we actually have the animations toggleable? I wouldn't mind having feminine animations as an option for male characters and vice versa.

    This. I'd prefer being able to choose at will instead of being forced into one or the other.

    It would be cool if they implemented the base character animation sets as equippable personalities free on every account so that you could toggle them on a character at will instead of being locked to one or another permanently.
    Legends never die
    They're written down in eternity
    But you'll never see the price it costs
    The scars collected all their lives
    When everything's lost, they pick up their hearts and avenge defeat
    Before it all starts, they suffer through harm just to touch a dream
    Oh, pick yourself up, 'cause
    Legends never die
  • Sylvermynx
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    Thanks Gina!
  • Magenpie
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    Glad you're looking into a fix! My poor little Bosmer lass looks as though her undies are chafing as she runs along now. :(

    Herky-derky indeed.
  • Tranquilizer
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    Is it also the bosmer animation bug that causes my character to glitch back and forth when I'm going to destroy the ballistas in the Elven Garden district for the IC daily ? Didn't try it on another character after patch.
  • Folkb
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    Magenpie wrote: »
    Glad you're looking into a fix! My poor little Bosmer lass looks as though her undies are chafing as she runs along now. :(

    Herky-derky indeed.

    Stop making underwear out of crocodile skin 😖
  • shadyjane62
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    Also if I play my High Elf for a while her lips start to slide off the right.
  • ArchangelIsraphel
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    @ZOS_GinaBruno I apologize for tagging you again, but after further investigation and testing I did with friends I have discovered additional problems with character animations that extend beyond just the female bosmers.

    I was right about male bosmers being off- it seems that their facial animations and body animations have somehow become those of the male high elves. Although the difference between animations is very subtle, I can tell my male bosmer mains face is not "sitting right"- one side of the face is faintly lopsided due to the animations being wrong, one eye closing too much, and the "grumpy" default expresson of the high elf has replaced the slightly cheeky look of the bosmer. Similarly female bosmers faces are also not "sitting right" and the expression looks a bit "slumped". (Sadly I have no before and after video to explain what I mean, and screenshots don't quite show whats happening correctly)

    The running animation on male bosmers and male Khajiit's has taken on a slightly robotic feel- the hands are displaced, arms are going up and down strangely. Fingers are remaining extended and not bending or curving during the run animation.

    On a male bosmer the bicep of the arm is clipping into the rib cage of the body and the spine is very stiff, Neck and legs looking hyper extended- the whole stance is like the male high elves, but not working on the bosmer body. Jumping animation is causing the male bosmers right shoulder to glitch weirdly, and the "stopping" animation when you abruptly stop running makes the trunk of the body lurch forwards more than it used to, while at the same the head remains stiffly in place and doesn't quite move right. All in all there is a really odd "tightness" to the entire chest/shoulder area on the male bosmer, like he's squishing his shoulders together.

    The difference is REALLY subtle, and it wont be noticeable to someone who doesn't main a male bosmer, but its definitely there and it looks really weird, like his bones are juuust slightly out of place. The thing where one side of the face is a bit lopsided is really weird too.

    Now, I don't know if these animation sets are shared across the races- I am guessing they are subtly changed for each of them, but either way something is really off. I'd bet there's more glitches present too that haven't been found yet.
    Legends never die
    They're written down in eternity
    But you'll never see the price it costs
    The scars collected all their lives
    When everything's lost, they pick up their hearts and avenge defeat
    Before it all starts, they suffer through harm just to touch a dream
    Oh, pick yourself up, 'cause
    Legends never die
  • ArchangelIsraphel
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    Also if I play my High Elf for a while her lips start to slide off the right.

    Apologies for double posting. Just logged on and noticed the same thing happening on my male altmer. Lips sliding up on his left side (right side of the screen if he's facing you, but left side of his body) for a sort of, erm "joker" effect x.x it's subtle but there. Putting him in walk mode and having him go through the walk animation cycle reset it oddly enough. But can confirm strangeness on the altmers too. His walk/run/idles seemed normal otherwise. Will edit if I notice more.
    Legends never die
    They're written down in eternity
    But you'll never see the price it costs
    The scars collected all their lives
    When everything's lost, they pick up their hearts and avenge defeat
    Before it all starts, they suffer through harm just to touch a dream
    Oh, pick yourself up, 'cause
    Legends never die
  • LesserCircle
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    Also if I play my High Elf for a while her lips start to slide off the right.

    Oh no, that bug is back?
  • LesserCircle
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    To me these "male" animations seem like the deadlands personality we got last year, I never played a male but if I start running with my female bosmer and change to that personality while moving it's the same animation, even the stopping animation is the same one.
  • Jennifur_Vultee
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    I noticed pretty fast something was off with the animations and the more I looked I was pretty sure my lil Bosmer tank had pooped in her armor.
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  • LostHorizon1933
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    DARE needs a rotmeth unit.
  • whitecrow
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    My walking animation seems okay but the jogging animation definitely isn't as...nice as it used to be.
  • AcadianPaladin
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    Glad this is going to be fixed. The primary Bosmer racial is BiS for cute and the animations are a part of that! ;)
    Edited by AcadianPaladin on March 18, 2022 9:00PM
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  • MikeSkyrim333
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    Still no fix in todays patch :(
  • Seravi
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    Nope they are still wanky. :(
  • whitecrow
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    Any update on this? I'm starting to worry that it's intentional..
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