Introduction
Some weapons use the same node for the displays, what if you want a different setting for these kind of weapons?
Like the Quiver for example, it uses the same node for the Arrows and Bolts, but how to set up for the Bolts to use a different slot than the Arrows?
What about Greatswords and Battleaxes/Warhammers?
In the next few steps, I'll show you how.
What do you need:
- Immersive Equipment Displays and its requirements.
How to use IED (for the purpose of this tutorial)
First, we'll need to access the IED interface while in game, the default key is "Backspace"
Then we'll need to choose where to apply the presets. We'll be using the "Actor" tab.
Now, we need to choose what weapon/display to customize:
Go to "View>Gear nodes":
P.S.: In versions earlier than 1.7.0, this window was called "Gear positioning". In most recent versions, it's called "Gear nodes":
In "Placement" find "Two-Handed" and expand.
In this example, we'll be setting up a different display for the Battleaxe.
Click on the arrow next to "Overrides" and insert a new one. Then, on the arrow next to "Conditions", select "Insert>Type>Two-handed axe":
Now, click on the "Two-handed axe" row in the grid:
Toggle just "Equipped" and select the node, choose "Two-handed Axe/Mace" for example:
Now, it will work like this:
When a Greatsword is equipped, it will use the Two-Handed node, when a Battleaxe is equipped, it will use the override instead, Two-Handed axe in this case.
If you only want to show equipped items and not displayed ones, this will be enough. Now, customize the nodes how you wish in "Positions", for example:
Result: Equipped Greatsword vs Equipped Battleaxe
Now, if you also want to display the weapons, you may end up experiencing this:
That's because the weapons are using the same slot in the "Display view".
Open up "View>Equipment slots" then expand the "Two-Handed Axe" and select the same node defined before in "Placement":
Now it will correcty display when equiping a Greatsword, but if you equip a Battleaxe, you'll see the sword going to the same node as the Battleaxe instead.
We need to change the node for the Two-Handed Sword too.
The default is "Two-Handed (WDM)", but we can't choose this one because of the override that changes it to "Two-Handed Axe/Mace" instead.
Change it to "Two-Handed IED (WC). It seems like it's the dedicated node to separate the weapons, as it will use the same config as the WDM one.
Edit: No more adjustments in placement needed anymore with IED (WC) node.
And remember "View>Gear nodes" is for the equipped weapons, "View>Equipment Slots" is for the displayed (and not equipped) weapons. I recommend you to always change the positions and rotations in "Gear" since the "Equipment" display will inherit those values anyway.
Final result:
What about Crossbows or Quivers?
Same logic.
Crossbow:
Quiver: Use "Biped Slot>Quiver", with "is bolt" condition.
Only one display for Ammo in the Equipment slots, to display both types of quivers, check this article.
44 comments
Thank you for posting!
But now I have a problem, if I only favorite both my greatsword and battleaxe then equipped my greatsword, they have the same node as shown below.
But if I only equipped my battleaxe, it works normally. unequipping both of them but keeping them as favorites retains the same format.
Then finally if I unfavorite my battleaxe and equipped my greatsword, it works as usual, shown here (I decided for aesthetic purposes with this mod https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/85085 that I wanted to keep the greatsword settings.
I would highly appreciate where I can start looking for this particular issues. If it will be okay I will also try to post my settings for further inquiries. Thanks!
You also need to make the changes in Equipment slots and make sure your character is selected when doing so.
If this talk about greatsword and battleaxe
What about 2 greatswords?
I want to display 2 greatswords at the same time
1 is ebony blade that "always" displayed on my back hip
1 is any greatsword that has a default node.
How to do that?
I've followed the instructions there, but one of the greatsword is duplicated and swapped.
If I want to make a witcher style and not swapping places, should I follow your instruction from the beginning or just follow your second workaround (making a primary and secondary) while ignoring the first part?
If you separated the greatsword from the battleaxe you should be able to rotate the weapons as you like because you change the transforms for two different nodes separately. Two-handed and Two-handed axe respectively.
As long as you used Gear nodes view to separate the weapons that is.
Use Gear nodes view with Positions toggled to change the rotation of the nodes.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/92244