Unicorn mount walk/sprint animation speed slowed.

Since 3.1, the Unicorn mount's walking and sprinting animation goes slower, no longer making it go consistent with the ground.

So far, it looks that it's the only mount that's suffering from this, but I do not have any other horse mounts, so I can't be sure.

The only way to correct this, is to summon the Unicorn, and the moment when your player whistles, press forward. The Unicorn's animation will be normal until you stand still. Pressing forward from a stand still it's animation will be slow again.

The slowed animation issue occurs both when walking and sprinting/running the Unicorn.

The sound effect is always consistent with the animation, be it slow or normal, walking or sprinting. There is nothing wrong with that.

It was actually the sound effect that I noticed.

Thank you.

I can count for this happening to other mounts similar to the Unicorn like my Sleipnir and ponies. The walking backwards movement also seems really delayed/slowed making it look awkward unlike prior to the update.

Recall a known issue in notes about mounts looking like they are at a different speed, but they ate actually moving at the correct speed. Perhaps this is what you are experiencing?

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Originally Posted by KeairaBell

Recall a known issue in notes about mounts looking like they are at a different speed, but they ate actually moving at the correct speed. Perhaps this is what you are experiencing?

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I wouldn't know about other horse mounts, as I do not have them, but the walking/running animation of the Unicorn mount is going slower than before 3.1 was installed. It is with only a small fraction, but still severe enough to be considered undesirable, as the Unicorn no longer walks consistent with the ground, and thus no longer "fools the mind".

The NPCs walking in those "escort FATEs" are a good example of what I mean with walking inconsistently with the ground.

It's in the known issues.
An issue wherein mounted travel animations are not played at the correct speed.
* This does not affect actual travel speed.

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Originally Posted by Korina

I can count for this happening to other mounts similar to the Unicorn like my Sleipnir and ponies. The walking backwards movement also seems really delayed/slowed making it look awkward unlike prior to the update.

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Thank you for your confirmation. At least it's clear that indeed something is amiss with the horse mounts. Let's hope that Square-Enix equally thinks that way too, and will fix them.