Companions Combat-Ready
⚪ Last updated 2022⚠️ Install Order · 6 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
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📋 About This Mod
Companions Combat-Ready
Requirements
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[]New Vegas Script Extender
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]JIP LN NVSEDescription
Companions ready their weapons when you do. Inspired by Followers Unholster, modernized with JIP LN NVSE Event Handlers instead of a background GameMode script. Excludes unarmed and thrown weapons, since the readied animations don't look as natural. Includes one and two-handed melee weapons, since there's some fine modded replacers out there, like Hitman's one-handed and two-handed melee idles.
If you want modded companions to also ready their weapons when the player does, just add their reference formID to Companion Combat-Ready's formlist (0x000804: CCRList). To do this, you'll need to set the companion mod as one of Companion Combat-Ready's masters, then load Companion Combat-Ready after it. Alternatively, you can script it if you know how. Note you're adding the companion's REFERENCE formID, not its BASE NPC formID.
Companion mods might have their own built-in automatic unholstering scripts. No reason to have two unholstering functions working at once. You should either disable their built-in automatic unholstering (through dialog or whatever) or just don't add the companion to Companion Combat-Ready's list.
Installation
Use any of the mod managers or just drop the .esp file into your Fallout New Vegas\Data folder, then activate it.
Uninstallation
Just uninstall with your mod manager or delete the .esp file from your Fallout New Vegas\Data folder.
Companions Combat-Ready makes companions draw their weapons when you do, using JIP LN NVSE Event Handlers for modernized support. Works with modded companions. A lightweight quality-of-life improvement for Fallout: New Vegas players.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Simple QoL fix that makes companions feel more responsive
- Works with modded companions, so it's flexible for modded playthroughs
- Uses modern JIP LN NVSE Event Handlers for reliability
⚠️ Cons
- Requires JIP LN NVSE, so you need to install that dependency first
- Last updated in 2022, so it might not be compatible with the latest game patches
- Only affects weapon drawing—no other companion behavior changes
For Fallout: New Vegas players who want their companions to feel more alive in combat. If you're tired of companions standing around with weapons holstered while you fight, this is for you. Skip if you want deeper companion AI or behavior overhauls.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have JIP LN NVSE installed first, as this mod depends on it.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to install and manage this mod easily.
- Check the mod's comments section for any reported issues with specific companion mods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- New Vegas Mods
- Author
- VariableEagle
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 7,730
- Endorsements
- 249
- Category
- Gameplay Effects and Changes
- Created
- 1/24/2019
- Updated
- 1/27/2022
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