Generic NPC Namer - ESPLess

Generic NPC Namer

Generic NPC Namer is a framework for distributing real names to NPCs that don't have one. ESPLess, lightweight, extremely configurable, and compatible with everything!

Features:

• []You now learn a generic NPC's "real name" after talking to them at least once. []Names on most NPCs are not persistent, and will be randomized on each game session. This is an intentional decision, and helps to add to the illusion there are more people in the world. However, NPCs can be marked with the "UniqueNPC" KEYWORD, and their randomly generated name will persist throughout your save!

  []An NPC's name is determined either by a hardcoded preset, by their faction, or by a default list of generic names.

  • []Both first and last names are randomly selected from the best-matched list, and based on the gender of the actor (if gendered lists are available). In total, the default list has over 50,000 names that can be generated for each gender, and certain factions/groups have unique names of their own for even more variety!

    [*]Easily expandable so the effect applies to mod-added NPCs (if any patching is even needed), or to add more names to the available pool of names. Names can be further customized directly through scripting, making it very easy to get the name in the format you want!

    Installation:

    During the install, you will be prompted to add some additional presets for specific NPCs. Most of these NPCs will always have their name randomly generated, however, these presets expand the available tool specifically for them! For example, adding the "Guards" preset will generate more "tough-sounding" names for generic guard NPCs.

    For some of these presets, they enable random name generation for a specific faction. For example, if you do not install the "Brotherhood of Steel" preset, then members of the BoS will not have random names assigned. This is because I don't want Knights running around with names like "Bob Hayes" or something; instead, it should be "Knight Hayes" (better, right?).

    Configuration:

    After running the game with the mod once (you will have to actually load into the game) a configuration file is created. This configuration file allows you to enable/disable if the original name should be appended to the real name. For example: "Cory Trevor (Guard)".

    Expanding:

    Check out the following articles for information on how to expand this mod, or add patches for other mods!

    Adding or Updating Name Pools

    Adding NPCs to Generic NPC Namer

    Modifying Names via Script

    Credits and Thanks

    jazzisparis - For JIP LN NVSE Plugin

    carxt - For JohnnyGuitar NVSE

    Demorome - For ShowOff XNVSE Plugin