Best Friends Forever (OpenMW)
🟡 Updated this year⚠️ 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
- 👍 1.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #341 of 372 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Attend Me is great, but it can be improved. That's why I'm presenting to you Best Friends Forever - performant and modernized alternative to Attend Me with extra flair!
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[]Maximum efficiency - mod does practically nothing if you don't have any followers. And even when you do get them, performance impact is kept to a minimum[/]
[]Follower status HUD with:
[]Current and total health, magicka and fatigue[/]
[]Equipped weapon, spell, disease or the lack of them[/]
[]Followers teleport to you if they get unloaded[/]
[]Followers speed up to catch up to you[/]
[]Immortal followers:
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[]Instead of dying, followers get knocked down for some time[/]
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]Summoned creatures and followers under any Command effect die as usual instead of being knocked down. Command effects on already downed actors don't do anything, though[/][
]Enemies switch aggro from the follower to you[/][
]Knocked down followers lose aggro, so this can be also used as more punishing alternative to Friendlier Fire's aggro prevention[/]
[]Keybind to teleport all your followers to you[/]
Compatibility
Safe to install or update mid-playthrough.
When removing the mod, make sure no follower is currently downed and they don't have a speed boost.
Should be compatible with anything.
It is technically compatible with Attend Me, but they should not be used together.
Supported edge case mods:
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[]Loafy's Necromancy - Reanimate Dead by TheLoafyOne[/]
[]Water Life by abot[/]
[]Inquisitive Guards by RubberMan[/]
[]Morrowind Comes Alive by Neoptolemus and Morrowind community[/]
Requirements
Load BFF as high as possible in the load order - before any mods that might alter melee damage calculations.
- []Follower Detection Util - Load before BFF[/]
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[]Friendlier Fire[/]
[]Follower Commands[/]
-- Sent when the player clicks certain follower's widget
-- Payload: Actor (follower object)
-- Scope: Player, Global
BestFriendsForever_followerWidgetClicked
-- Sent when the follower enters Downed state
-- Payload: { follower: Actor, leader: Actor }
-- Scope: Player, Global
BestFriendsForever_followerDown
-- Sent when the follower is released from the Downed state
-- Payload: { follower: Actor, leader: Actor }
BestFriendsForever_followerUpInterfaces:
-- Returns downed followers of the pla
Best Friends Forever (OpenMW) is a gameplay mod that adds follower utilities including a HUD, teleportation, and immortality, optimized for performance. It modernizes the classic Attend Me mod for OpenMW players who want better follower management.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Performance-focused design means less lag with multiple followers.
- Modernizes the classic Attend Me mod, bringing it up to date for OpenMW.
- Solid community support with 52 endorsements and nearly 5,000 downloads.
⚠️ Cons
- Only 52 endorsements — a niche mod, so you might be an early adopter.
- Last updated July 2026 — check for compatibility with your OpenMW version.
For OpenMW players who love having followers but hate managing them. If you want a lightweight way to keep your companions alive and nearby, this is for you. Skip if you prefer vanilla follower behavior or want more complex follower AI.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have OpenMW installed, not the original Morrowind engine.
- Test the teleportation spell on a follower in a safe area to see how it works.
- Combine with other follower mods for a more complete experience, but watch for conflicts.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- SosnoviyBor
- Version
- 1.2.7
- Downloads
- 4,925
- Endorsements
- 52
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 6/19/2026
- Updated
- 7/27/2026
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