Simple Everyone's Best Friend
🟡 Updated this year⚠️ Install Order · 3 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
- 👍 0.5% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #32 of 77 Companions mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Simple and improved version of Everyone's Best Friend. Carries over essential bugfixes and greatly improves compatibility with other mods.
Simple Everyone's Best Friend is a lightweight overhaul of the popular Everyone's Best Friend mod for Fallout 4. It keeps the essential bugfixes that allow Dogmeat to travel with a second companion, while greatly improving compatibility with other mods. This is a must-have for players who want both Dogmeat and another companion without breaking their load order.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- High endorsement count (1,926) and massive download numbers (376,655) show it's a trusted fix in the community.
- Focus on compatibility means fewer conflicts with your other mods, which is a huge plus for load order stability.
- Simple and lightweight—does what it says without extra bloat.
⚠️ Cons
- Only works for Fallout 4, so if you're on a different game, this isn't for you.
- Requires the original Everyone's Best Friend mod to be installed first, adding an extra step.
- No detailed description of specific fixes or compatibility notes, so you'll have to test it yourself.
For Fallout 4 players who want to keep Dogmeat and another companion at the same time without breaking their mod setup. If you've had issues with the original mod conflicting with other mods, this is a solid alternative. Skip if you don't care about having two companions or if you're not using mods that conflict.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Install the original Everyone's Best Friend mod first, then overwrite with this version.
- Load this mod after other companion mods in your load order to ensure compatibility.
- Test with a new save or after clearing your current save's companion quests to avoid issues.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 4 Mods
- Author
- SoleVaultBoy
- Version
- 1.1.1
- Downloads
- 376,655
- Endorsements
- 1,926
- Category
- Companions
- Created
- 3/17/2025
- Updated
- 11/1/2025
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