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Poll Wrap-Up, New OBRE Animations, and My Road to Skyrim
🕑 Added 2025-08-14 14:00:13 +0000 UTCTL;DR:
The poll is closed—thank you for voting and sharing your thoughts.
I realized I already knew my next step: move to Skyrim. The poll still helped me learn what OBRE (Oblivion Remastered) players need.
Released this week: KEI’s Female Idle Pose for OBRE.
Coming next week: More Elegance for Female Locomotion Replacer (elegant walk styles + optional run).
I’m rebuilding my Skyrim setup from scratch to create MCO animations. First impressions: wow.
Respect to creators like eldenrim and Smooth—great work. I’ll still look for gaps where I can make it feel right.
Thank You for the Poll (and an Honest Note)
Thank you to everyone who voted and sent feedback.
Here’s the honest part: soon after I posted the poll, I realized I had already decided to go to Skyrim. That made me feel the poll might be pointless. Maybe I was looking for a “good reason” to say I’m stepping away from OBRE—but hoping you wouldn’t step away from me.
I also now see that the “OStim adult animations” option was not a fair one. Many people won’t vote for that in public, even if they want it—so the results undercount real interest.
Still, the poll was not a waste. It told me exactly what motions OBRE players need, and that helped me create new things.
What’s New in OBRE
Released this week: KEI’s Female Idle Pose.
Coming next week: More Elegance for Female Locomotion Replacer (FLR).
About FLR: the current animations are high quality, but the style is anime-girly. OBRE’s character creator doesn’t produce anime-style faces yet, so the visuals and the acting don’t match. My goal is to offer elegant, Hollywood-style femininity that fits a realistic, beautiful woman.
What I’m shipping:
Walk: three elegant variants (pick one to install): normal, crossed, high-knee.
Run: one optional elegant run (install if you want it).
These are done—I plan to list them in the shop next week.
Rebuilding Skyrim for MCO (First Impressions)
In parallel, I rebuilt my Skyrim mod setup from zero to prepare for MCO animation work. I had never actually played with MCO before. My reaction: it feels like a modern action game. Very exciting.
I’m also impressed by the animation quality from creators like eldenrim and Smooth. Smooth’s work has that “For Honor-style, showcase HEMA” vibe (I call it showcase HEMA: HEMA-inspired swordplay, pushed toward readable, game-friendly spectacle). It made me think, half-joking: “Maybe the scene doesn’t need me?” 😄
But here’s the thing: a lot of animations doesn’t always mean player needs are met. I’m going to keep playing a modded Skyrim, write up what feels off, and form a clear hypothesis about where to make it feel right.
Comments
Mikayla Snow
Part of the poll was also to help you understand exactly what would make you happiest dedicating time to!! I'll follow you onto your next projects Kei. Thanks so much for your work.
