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- ** Follower Controllers and Utilities **
- Personally I'm not a fan of EFF or AFT, and UFO was both horribly bloated and clunky as hell, and isn't ported to SE. Any of these could need compatibility patches depending on your mod list.
- - Multiple Followers Lite (My current preference. Incredibly lightweight, allows for 7 vanilla package followers in addition to most of the ones below, but some people seem to have unexplained issues.)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/22110
- - Simple Multiple Followers Advanced (Heavier than MLE, but still fairly lightweight for what it has. May have some inventory issues. Originally by Kuertee, a generally underrated author.)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/20350
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/31581 - LE version, this is where you'll get most information and support.
- http://kuertee.000webhostapp.com/kuerteeSimpleMultipleFollowers.htm - Documentation
- - Extensible Follower Framework (Even heavier, but designed to be efficient. Read instructions for INI changes, but these should probably go in a unique INI named after the plugin. Requires a compatibility patch with a few things, such as RDO linked below for Maxine. Still supported and active, and is considered the standard these days.)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/7003/
- - Amazing Follower Tweaks SE
- Not going to give a link here. Don't touch it. It's as past its prime as UFO and has significant hard-coded data issues that cause large conflicts with mods that add spells as well as followers that may use these spells or have custom AI.
- - REQ: Relationship Dialog Overhaul (Required for Maxine and Raeza, recommended for others. Read instructions. Complex load order requirements, can conflict with several common things, but patches are available in a lot of places.)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/1187
- ~~ Recommended: QUASIPC (But if you don't already have this, you should probably be ashamed. It's linked everywhere!)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/18369
- ** Highly Unique Followers **
- Most of the followers here have their own independent framework, so beyond script and AI performance issues you could use them all together, and then add a vanilla and beast companion on top of that. More if you use one of the follower frameworks above.
- - INIGO (The Smart Blue Cat himself!)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/1461/
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/16102 - Load Screen Quote Fixer
- - Vilja (Who is actually designed to specifically interact with Inigo.)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/6722
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/20341 - Customizer. Vilja 4.3 uses the default body, so use whatever textures fit the body you have.
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/61834 - Customizer Redux, would require Nif Optimizer conversion and CK facegen rebuild
- - Evangeline (Sweet Jesus the amount of dialog and detail in this one. Incredibly underrated. Seriously.)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/8201
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/22264 - Customizer
- - Mrissi (Mutant kitty cat. Looks like an Ohmes-raht, probably something else. Cute as a kitten.)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/9666
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/17810 - Delayed start
- - Recorder (Not the most lore friendly, but very interesting. Dimension hopper studying the heroes of different realities.)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/4718
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/17816 - Bugfix patch, recommended
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/16228 - Customizer, don't use with Appearance Overhaul
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/17477 - Appearance Overhaul, don't use with Customizer
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/17214 - Bodyslides
- - Sofia (Hilarious but semi-abandoned and kinda buggy. Getting her drunk off her ass leads to fun times.)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2180
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/7582 - Customizer
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/61348 - Customizer Redux, would require Nif Optimizer conversion and CK facegen rebuild
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/91313 - Bodyslides, would require Nif Optimizer conversion
- - Misty Skye (NSFW, but also hilarious.)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/16374
- - Ambriel (Interesting but not super detailed as some.)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/969
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/79215 - Customizer, would require Nif Optimizer conversion, don't use with Appearance Overhaul, may need CK facegen rebuild
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2200 - Appearance Overhaul, don't use with Customizer
- - Mirai (Same notes as Ambriel.)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/10908
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/21233 - Customizer
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/20306 - Bodyslides
- - M.H.A.R.P.H.I.N. (A skinnytecboy production. If you like certain adventures involving your towel being the most useful tool you have, M.H.A.R.P.H.I.N. would like to meet you. Or not. It's hard to tell with him.)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/269
- - Professor Benjamin Doon (A skinnytecboy production. Ever wanted a grumpy, senile old mage following you around Skyrim?)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/274
- - WOWBAGGER AND THE FOURTH WALL (A skinnytecboy production. Goofy questline, events fitting the namesake, and a cast of famous figures from the modding community. If you aren't worried about MUH IMMERSION, check this one out!)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/17527
- ** Mostly Vanilla Individual Followers **
- These use the vanilla follower packages and generally aren't nearly as detailed, but are still overall high quality.
- - Maxine (Child follower. Not much dialog, but awesome looking. One of my favorites for appearance alone, and has customization options.)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/14100
- ~~ Requires RDO, linked above
- - Raeza (Child follower. Like Maxine, also falls into that adora-creepy category of awesome.)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/14954
- ~~ Requires RDO, linked above
- - L U N A (Default follower system and not as detailed as the others in terms of personality and interaction, but her appearance and skills are awesome IMHO, also one of my favorites for looks.)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/7967
- - Rosa Round-Bottom (Oh my the lewd. Even lewder than Misty Skye.)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/13209
- - Badass Kharjo + Ja'dirr (Overhauls Kharjo's appearance to be more unique, and adds an archer Khajiit that can work with him. When using the combined mod with both of them, they're each weaker and intended to be used as a pair. If you get "Nib's Male Followers" found below, just use the "Only Kharjo" version as Ja'dirr is included in Nib's.)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/12163/
- - Grunt - The Bear Companion (He's a literal bear. And awesome. Also he can be used alongside other vanilla and independent followers since he uses the beast companion framework.)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/4051
- - Ihlenda Reconstructed (...*cough* Not a plug, I swear.)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/6408
- ** Vanilla Follower Compilations for Variety **
- These follow the theory "less is more". They aren't necessarily bad by any means, but other than being possibly unusual (like the monster and beast ones), they're more for world flavor and options than anything else. They go well with the follower frameworks above to take a bunch of them with you and have a whole party!
- - Companions and Followers SE (These roam the world as mercenaries, so they could be found on the road, fighting bandits in a camp, etc)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/719
- - Race Followers Overhaul (Adds more followers of various kinds around the world, some of which have custom classes)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/6420
- ~~ RDO strongly recommended, linked above
- - Nib's Male Followers (Even more followers all over the place, designed to be as unique in appearance, AI, and fighting style as possible. If you grabbed "Badass Kharjo + Ja´dirr" above, make sure you're just using the "Kharjo Only" version, as Ja'dirr is included here.)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/13448
- - Niroku Followers (Mostly for M'irasa who's damn adorable, but they're all cute really.)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/18883
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/18428 - M'irasa's race, the Serval Khajiit
- ~~ RDO strongly recommended, linked above
- - Fantasy Followers (Beast and monster followers, yo!)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/1154
- - Raccoons and Skunks, Companions and Armies (Only one actual companion, but spells to summon swarms of aggressive beasties.)
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/19046
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