Looking for animation replacer opinions

[Vuulgar]

I am looking for opinions on dual wield, running/sprint with 1hand and running/sprint with bow for male and female but open to ideas otherwise for good animation packs. I lean much more toward  less catwalk more functional, but I would like the female animations to look female (I am talking about you Lydia) and the male animations to move like a male.

 

The Lydia comment reminded me of another question, whats the easiest way to make the female housecarls not walk like lumberjacks? I have seen mods on nexus but if anyone has tried them and found a simple fix without too many other changes I would love to hear that also.

 

Thanks for the input!

[LaEspada]

NPC's of Dibella is a mod that gives a cosmetic overhaul and fixes the female walking like a male issue.

 

If you want some good walking animations that are little vanilla.

I would recommend 360 walking on Nexus.

[EdinMG]

If you are looking only for animation mods I have a few and good recomendations, you probably know all of them, but in any case...

 

Immersive Animations + Dual Sheath Redux

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/34950

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/34155

 

No Heavy Muscular Walk and Idle

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/213

 

Feminine Females

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/36286

 

XP32 New Animation Package

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/29622

[gvman3670]

3ukalipto Elegant Archers is the best archery animations I've seen yet.

 

3ukalipto elegant archers.rar

[Guest GuyWhoAbruptlyDisappeared]

I use XP32's adjusted bow animation and it works great.

 

I always liked how the housecarls walk like warriors, and have made no effort to replace their animations.

[gvman3670]

I hate it when my hotty housecarls walk like dudes. It's horrible. I am using Skyrim Beautiful Followers so those housecarls are SWEET.

[Mord Sif]

Maybe check out the yy anim replacers on nexus. Some of them are pretty girly but are very cute (cupping your hands around your mouth when shouting and riding side-saddle are adorable!) and some are actually what you might call bad-ass. Mystic knight in particular is fairly epic for one-handed/mage characters, and includes male animations too. The sheathe animation is probably the coolest thing in my game.