Updated Skyrim, and Now I Can't Attack With Left Hand
I just installed an update to Skyrim, but now I want to get rid of it because I can no longer attack with my left hand at all. Because of this, I can't hit with bows, magic, or anything left-handed. I can only attack with my right hand and 'strong hit', so it's costing me a lot of stamina. If I try to hit with left hand my character makes a special move (like he attacks with both swords; not the strongest attack) which isn't what I want either.
Are my mouse button inputs messed up somehow? How do I fix this?
If necessary I can upload a video to Youtube, but hopefully this will be enough.
Solution 1:
This happened to me after I installed the mod "Advanced Killing Moves" (AKM), when I dropped (randomly) the AKM book, I got this issue.
I resolved the problem by uninstalling the mod. I installed the mod with Nexus Mod Manager, which restored the old files when I uninstalled it.
Solution 2:
Also double check to see if you used the TFC command and then forgot to EnablePlayerControls.
Solution 3:
I have Skyrim for PC and had a very similar problem happen after downloading Dawnguard. I believe the issue was that new DLC Animations had not properly transferred/ overridden old ones. It shouldn't be a saved bug file, though you should make a new one just to test that theory. Try these in the following order:
1) Download the latest patches/ updates. Don't go backwards, go forwards...
2) Does it work with a different mouse/ if you remap the key to the keyboard does it work?
3) Does it work on a new character? If so, it's a save bug.
4) This is what, weirdly enough, fixed my problem: 'delete' Data/meshes/actors or Data/meshes/actors/character. By delete, you can just rename the folder (so the game doesn't recognize it) (ex: rename to "actors-deleted" and see if that works.
If the above doesn't work, try these:
1) Delete and re download the dlc.
2) If that doesn't work, uninstall skyrim from your harddrive, then re download/ install the game and the dlc, and MAKE SURE you've downloaded the latest patches/ updates.
Hope one of those helps! -Iceburg