Best Animations Mods For Baldur’s Gate 3

Baldur’s Gate 3 is an RPG that many are already enjoying through the mass amount of content that is available in the game through the multiple patches it has received. However, some fans have taken it into their own hands to add content to Baldur’s Gate 3 through various mods that have been created. Since BG3 has mod support, these mods are a lot easier to add, with them fulfilling all sorts of wants.

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Animations are one aspect of Baldur’s Gate 3 that players have enjoyed modding, as it has allowed them to not only fix certain peculiar facial animations of some characters but also change some of the idle animations for both the player’s character and their companions. These are some of the best animation mods in the RPG.

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Animation Swapper: Shadowheart

Downloads: 5,022

Some of the most popular animation mods are those that swap all the animations between characters. While these mods are available for the majority of companions, one of the most common to be used is the Shadowheart animation swapper.

This therefore gives the player’s character the various feminine animations of Shadowheart, from the way she walks to the way she stands, making it the perfect mod for any player who wishes for their character to be perceived more daintily. Meanwhile, Shadowheart’s animations are swapped to the human female ones, so that the player isn’t sharing.

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Cozier Sleepy Times (Default Sleep Animation Replacer)

Downloads: 5,945

One of the greatest aspects of Baldur’s Gate 3 is the romances, and with all the beds to be found around BG3, it’s a surprise that these couples aren’t able to cuddle up close when using them. Thankfully, with the help of almasy87’s mod, the animations when clicking on a single or double bed now look a lot cozier.

The mod therefore replaces all the sleeping animations when using the bed with animations that make the characters look a lot closer. While this works best for male & female pairings, it can still look just as cute as female Tav with Lae’zel or Karlach.

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Sitting Posture Editor

Downloads: 9,323

It’s a shocking surprise how awful the posture is for the characters in Baldur’s Gate 3. When using chairs, the character in question will always sit slouched and look incredibly impolite. Other players, as well as modders, have taken notice of this and took it upon themselves to forcefully fix the posture of the characters in Baldur’s Gate 3.

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While this mod may not fix the posture of its players, they can at least role-play a character with perfect posture who knows how to keep their back straight when sitting in an assortment of chairs both around camp and while out exploring.

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Stay Still In Camp And Play Idle Animations Everywhere

Downloads: 18,696

Animation mods are especially popular with players who like to take screenshots. Although Baldur’s Gate 3 doesn’t yet have an official photo mode, some players, through modding, have been able to get the perfect shot of their character and their companions. However, it can be incredibly irritating to take these pictures when the characters don’t perform the way the player wants them to.

The Stay Still In Camp and Play Idle Animations mod does exactly as it suggests. With this installed, a player can stop a companion from automatically going back to their tent after walking them somewhere in camp, as well as get them to do various idle animations to set up the perfect scene for pictures.

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Shadowheart Judgement Cam – Astarion Abdirak Scene Edits

Downloads: 19,399

Animation mods don’t just include the changing of the character animations, but also moving the camera to allow the player to see certain animations that Larian hides from the player. One of the most amusing of these animations that players miss unless they have Magnetuning’s mod is the judgmental look Shadowheart gives Astarion if she is on the team when they are discussing Abdirak during act one.

The fact that players can go through the entirety of act one in Baldur’s Gate 3 and never see how Shadowheart looks at Astarion during this moment is something to be mourned as it really adds to the moment with Abdirak as well as showing further interaction between the characters, plus it’s just a hilarious face.

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More Camp Idles For Wyll And Astarion

Downloads: 28,549

Although Larian has added more idle animation for some of the companions in Baldur’s Gate 3 through various patches, some of the companions are still in need of some more. Magnetuning hasn’t only moved the camera to show facial expressions but has also added more idle animations for the companions Wyll and Astarion.

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These animations will play at random while they are hanging around their tents to give both of the characters more personality when they aren’t in the main party. The animations fit each character well, with Wyll practicing his dancing while Astarion combs his hair while not changing too much about the game.

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Astarion Unusual Smile Animation Replacer

Downloads: 36,405

Astarion is arguably one of the most popular companions in the game, though one of his facial animations has been questioned by players, as sometimes when he smiles he grins in a rather unnatural way. This has been fondly nicknamed the “Grinch smile” by fans, with some modders working to replace this smile with one of the others.

For those who are off-put by this fiendish grin, this mod may be for them. With two versions available, a player can pick the smile they love most and be glad to never see that smile again on Astarion, while those who have fallen in love with his unusual smile can keep it.

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Facial Animations

Downloads: 482,616

Another great animation mod for players to consider, especially if they are using other mods that give them a closer camera angle, is the Facial Animations mod by pkheartbreak. This mod adds some unique facial expressions to the player, the companions, and the NPCs when exploring in Baldur’s Gate 3 or while in combat.

Players should keep an eye out for these facial animations while they adventure in Baldur’s Gate 3, as it adds far more immersion to the game instead of every character other than the Barbarians being straight-faced during every scenario. With this mod also being available on Mod.io, players can easily add this mod to their game through the game launcher.

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August 3, 2023

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Mighty