making a follower?

[KilledJoy]

I got an idea for a follower I want which doesnt exist anywhere yet ive found and kinda could fit skyrim even.. but have 0 "legit" modding experience.. ive looked at things like racemenu and bodyshaper or whatever seeing if its possible to just slap a preset onto something but im too dumb/impatient with it..

How difficult is it trying to make a follower mod? Suggestions on where to start should i actually attempt it?

[alexander_dougherty]

depends on how you try to do it.
If you modify an existing follower/NPC, add basic dialogue, then pretty easy.
If you build it from scratch, add complicated dialogue, add dialogue for certain situation/scenes, add quests, then it gets more complicated...

There should be guides out there for creating a follower for skyrim (unless they got taken down)

[smr1957]

Here are a bunch of links - between all of them, they should cover any questions you have - and some that you have not even thought of yet.

How to Edit and Create Standalone Custom Followers - AIO Edition by maxiteo
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/49954
"A comprehensive guide to get started on making standalone followers"

Skyrim Special Edition: Making a Custom NPC Follower
https://wadelandofice.wordpress.com/2021/02/12/skyrim-special-edition-making-a-custom-npc-follower/

Adding a Follower NPC to Skyrim
https://wiki.nexusmods.com/index.php/Adding_a_Follower_NPC_to_Skyrim

Creation Kit (NPCs) by Darkfox127 - Tutorial video playlist with vids covering just about all you need to know about creating NPCs and followers:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiPgFWIHsr8Ush_0Gw10c9RCa3uidCoBy
The tutorial vids by Darkfox127 are probably the best there are as regards the Creation Kit

Good luck!

[KilledJoy]

Originally posted by alexander_dougherty:

depends on how you try to do it.
If you modify an existing follower/NPC, add basic dialogue, then pretty easy.
If you build it from scratch, add complicated dialogue, add dialogue for certain situation/scenes, add quests, then it gets more complicated...

There should be guides out there for creating a follower for skyrim (unless they got taken down)

Id like to start off small, doesnt matter if they talk much to me to start just having them created would be nice start for me.

[Yellowbeard]

It was been awhile since I messed with Creation Kit...but the following mod was quite possibly the first mod 'fan edit' I ever did. I just removed the flame effects. A year or so later I rented 'Attack the Block'...same creepy ass vibe.

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/62020/

My suggestion would be to just edit an existing mod...but add/change so much that it is so far removed it can't be considered to be the same universe/name as the original.

LOL...kind of like some...if not too many...modern remakes and media crossovers. (TV --> game, game ---> movie, etc.)