Female Chars : Elbows out or in? : V

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 9:31 am

Just rollled a fem char for a change to see what it is that causes some to walk around
like bodybuilders. Had assumed it was equipping certain armor or weapons or maybe
body type but have as yet to determine what causes the change in posture.

Anyone know for sure?

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 9:27 pm

Not sure why they are like that or how to fix it but it's unappealing and bothers me. :pinch:

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 4:01 am

it is a bit weird. like they are trying not to fart.

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:59 pm

Cool, but what I'm saying is I can't figure out what causes them to change. I've seen screenies of other peoples
chars with the elbows sticking out and on the ones I've rolled, they walk with them in.

What gives?

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 1:00 am

Shield? Weapon drawn? Running or walking?

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:21 pm

I mean with no shield, no weapon drawn, running or walking, doesn't matter. Look at Legate Rikka for example.

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 6:55 pm

Perhaps their model is given a different animation set?

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 4:30 am

They're hiding a sweetroll under each armpit.

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:38 pm

Just rollled a fem char for a change to see what it is that causes some to walk around
like bodybuilders. Had assumed it was equipping certain armor or weapons or maybe
body type but have as yet to determine what causes the change in posture.

Anyone know for sure?

maybe they are bulls?

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 5:36 am

I prefer the idle stance of the "in" elbows. I (slightly) prefer the run/walk animation of the "out" elbows over the "swishy" runway-model walk of the "in" elbows. None of them are very good, though.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:08 am

I'm confused that since 85% of Skyrim players are male, why so many of them are bothered about how glossy female lips are and how sixy their walking animation is.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 12:24 am

maybe they are bulls?

Funny. Still doesn't answer my question though.

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:52 pm

LACES OUT, MARINO!!!

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:29 am

I'll take it there isn't a simple answer then.

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 6:46 pm

I'm confused that since 85% of Skyrim players are male, why so many of them are bothered about how glossy female lips are and how sixy their walking animation is.

Guess you've never been to a strip club then, eh?

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:36 pm

It depends on the body size assigned to the character. Made a new female character today and she walks with her elbows in while my nord warrioress doesn't. As you may guess, the Nord is muscular, while my Imperial Assassin has less than half of the body size put into the bar at creation.

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 10:20 pm

I made a female Orc, to test something, and her elbows were out. She had more swagger than my male Nord.

As opposed to my female Nord, who walks with her elbows in.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 4:27 am

Elbows out is for guys and fat chicks. And not even cool guys

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:49 pm

It depends on the body size assigned to the character. Made a new female character today and she walks with her elbows in while my nord warrioress doesn't. As you may guess, the Nord is muscular, while my Imperial Assassin has less than half of the body size put into the bar at creation.

That's what I'd have thought. Prolly just haven't played with it enough. :brokencomputer:

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 12:20 am

The more muscular your upper body becomes the farther away from your torso your arms hang. If you want your female to look female don't give them a buff body build.

I think the buff female stance is a little too wide for the actual size given by the slider but it is close to what you'd look like if you spent hours in the gym building muscle mass.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 12:06 am

Guess you've never been to a strip club then, eh?

Strip club =/= videogame.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 2:43 am

That's what I'd have thought. Prolly just haven't played with it enough. :brokencomputer:

Yeah, just do a quick 20-30 minute test over it if you want self-confirmation. I prefer my female characters walking how my Imperial Assassin does; it seems more feminine. Which is wierd, since I dislike how the T-Mobile Girl walks in the commercials (yet at the same time I find her very attractive :shrug:

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» Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:41 pm

hmmmm. I just did a quick check... The only character I have who walks elbows out is my orcess. She and my Nord both have weight slider all the way right, but my Nord walks in the typically feminine way, elbows in. All of my female characters except the orc walk like that.. while the orc walks in an exaggerated swagger, like she's looking to pick a fight, or out-macho the men.

And if she can out macho the Nord men... she's ready to grow a beard....

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:07 pm

It's a bit tangential, but there's a mod on skyrim nexus that alters the stance of female housecarls (to an elbows-in stance), so maybe someone'll mod the gait of female PCs too.

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 9:08 pm

Well, after following Delphine for a while, I came to the conclusion she has to do a #2 really badly.