Followers More Flexible Path Overhaul (FMFPO) - ESPless
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 5 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
- 🏆 #34 of 58 Companions mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
• Overview •
This mod overhauls the Followers/Companions formula by changing how they space interact with each other. No ESP required.
The Companion and Follower system seems to linear for me, as they all just go by following a straight line all the time. This mod pretends to change this by giving then new values of spacing, also fixing some stuff related to how and when they run based on Player distance.
Requires lStewieAl's Tweaks and Engine Fixes for applying Game Settings
Will fit even better with my upcoming mod Follow Distance, which will be released soon
• How it Works •
- Companions will now follow in a more flexible and loose way (See screenshots for better reference)
- Overhauls the spacing between Followers as they will not follow a straight line so often
- This does not affect the first companion following the player, only affects if 2 or more (JIP CCC recommended)
- AI will recalc the path of they following Group Leader more frequent (About 5 times more often)
Changes and Extras:
Decrease spacing between Followers from 192 to 48
Increase number of Actors that can follow player from 6 to 16
Increase Essential Unconscious Time from 10 seconds to 30 seconds
AI updates distance pathing more often from 300 to 64 units
• Recommended •
Followers Distance Long Overhaul - ESPless - Increase distances between Short and Long Companions Groups
• How to install •
Just use a Mod Manager (Easier way) or drag all files to Data folder in Fallout New Vegas folder.
• Compatibility •
JIP Companions Command and Control - Fully Compatible
Any mods that add Co
Followers More Flexible Path Overhaul (FMFPO) is a lightweight, ESPless mod that changes how followers space themselves and interact with each other, improving formation and pathing. With 262 endorsements and over 131,000 downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life tweak for players who want more natural companion behavior without adding an ESP to their load order.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge download count (131k) shows it's trusted by the community
- ESPless means it won't clutter your load order or conflict with other mods
- Directly improves follower behavior without needing a full framework overhaul
⚠️ Cons
- Only 262 endorsements relative to downloads — some users may not have reported back
- Last updated in February 2025 — may not be tested with the latest game patches
For players who use followers regularly and want them to stop clumping up or blocking doorways. If you're tired of companions standing inside you during conversations, this is a simple fix. Skip if you want a full follower management system — this only tweaks spacing and interaction.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's ESPless, just drop the files into your Data folder or use a mod manager — no plugin activation needed.
- If you use a follower framework like AFT or NFF, test this mod with it to ensure spacing changes don't conflict with framework settings.
- Check the mod page for any compatibility notes before adding to an existing save.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- New Vegas Mods
- Author
- CreativeRunner
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 131,393
- Endorsements
- 262
- Category
- Companions
- Created
- 1/15/2025
- Updated
- 2/18/2025
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