Better Xander's Aid Navmesh
⚪ Last updated 2024⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.2% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #24 of 62 Bug Fixes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Xander's Aid is a phenomenal DLC sized quest mod by Neeher. There are many new interior cells, as well as an entirely new, incredibly detailed and immersive worldspace. Unfortunately, the navmesh in the mod has some major problems and prevents followers and NPCs from pathing correctly. The interior cell navmeshes have gaps in many places, so NPCs just stop walking. The DLC sized exterior worldspace understandably was mostly created with autogeneration of navmesh, but that led to many of the same problems in the exterior. Additionally, many of the exterior worldspace cells were not finalized leading to a lack of edge links and inability of NPCs to cross cell borders. Some representative pictures of the types of problems in the navmesh are included but there were on the order of hundreds of these types of errors. This mod aims to fix these problems.
All interior cells:
Have new, handmade navmesh
Have corrected all navmesh errors
Are properly finalized
Are fully navmeshed
All exterior worldspace cells (Over 400 of them) were manually reviewed with the following priorities:
All cells finalized properly, with correct edge links
All buildings have interior navmesh
Trees are not on navmesh
Corrected majority of navmesh gaps from autogeneration
All roads with preferred pathing
Installation
With a mod manager
Load after Xander's Aid
Compatibility
Check xEdit
Thanks to Neeher for the great mod
Thanks to Lively for Magnum Opus
Thanks to Euclid for inventing the triangle without which navmesh would not be possible
This mod fixes broken navmesh in the Xander's Aid quest mod, allowing NPCs and followers to path correctly in previously problematic areas. It's a targeted bug fix for players experiencing pathing issues with that quest mod.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Directly addresses a common frustration with quest mods—stuck followers
- Lightweight fix that doesn't alter quest content, just the pathing
- Solid community trust with 187 endorsements and 93k downloads
⚠️ Cons
- Only useful if you actually use Xander's Aid—otherwise it's a no-op
- No detailed changelog or list of specific fixed locations provided
- Last updated in early 2024—might not be compatible with future game updates or other mods that touch navmesh
For players who run Xander's Aid and have noticed followers or NPCs getting stuck on invisible walls or failing to navigate certain areas. Skip if you don't use that quest mod or if you're fine with the vanilla pathing quirks.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have Xander's Aid installed and load this mod after it in your load order to ensure the navmesh fixes apply.
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, just install and enable—no extra configuration needed.
- If you're still seeing pathing issues, check for other mods that modify navmesh in the same areas, as they can conflict.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- Wartortle
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Downloads
- 93,621
- Endorsements
- 187
- Category
- Bug Fixes
- Created
- 2/25/2024
- Updated
- 2/25/2024
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