For all its faults, The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is still pulling in so many RPG lovers, whether they enjoy the vanilla experience, or prefer to mod it to death. In fact, Bethesda's 2011 epic was one of the top-selling games of last month, despite it being more than a decade old, so it must be doing something right. Much of this longevity can be attested to the modding community, which dedicates itself to adding more content, and fixing issues. One such issue bothered someone so much, they just had to fix it.
Jayspera is no stranger to modding Skyrim, and in their latest add-on «Flute Animation Fix», they've managed to make some improvements to something that is seemingly insignificant. The description on the Nexusmods page poses a question about whether players have noticed that bards play their flutes with their noses, or are able to make a tuneful sound while the instrument is inches away from their mouth. Well, this mod aims to fix all that, and while it may detract from the unintentional humor of the vanilla animations, it will at least give a bit more realism to their playing.
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The bards are a well-known bunch across the land, usually getting their training from Bards College in Skyrim's Solitude region. They are often seen inside taverns and inns, delicately strumming a lute, tapping some bongos, or blowing into the aforementioned flutes. While this mod seems like a small fix, it might go some way to improving the immersion for players, perhaps those who have noticed for too long that the animations are inaccurate, though slightly amusing.
As previously mentioned, Jayspera is something of a veteran when it comes to modding the decade-old RPG. They've managed to
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