Why does my character T-pose during combat after armor mod install?

[ScottLH]

I finally got the custom armor mod I wanted working, but now my character’s animations are completely broken during combat. The model just T-poses whenever I draw a weapon. Has anyone else run into this with gear that uses a custom skeleton? I’m not sure if it’s a load order problem or if the mod itself is conflicting with my animation overhaul.

[Madison.A]

I've run into this with armor mods that use their own rig. The weapon draw animation fights with the armor bones, so the model often ends up in a T pose when you equip.

[Amelia63]

In my case it wasn't load order. It felt like the armor was remapping the armature and the overhaul couldn't retarget those bones. I tried a compatibility patch and kept the armor, but some other clips got messed up.

[Mark89]

I once looked at a quick log and saw bone name mismatches. The armor swapped elbow/shoulder bones and the animation pack couldn't make sense of it, so the draw stayed still. I swapped to vanilla bone names in the armor and it helped, but I lost some gear-specific motions.

[Victoria97]

Do you think the real problem is the animation pack not loading after you draw and the armor is just exposing it, or is it the armor rig itself?