Sunny Smiles Companion (2024)
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.6% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #81 of 98 Companions mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Update 2. 0 has been released! The previous updates already added the romance "quest". This update involved replacing all the "not-great-AI-Lines" with the use of voice cloning per ElevenLabs Subscription. She will now sound more like Sunny consistently with no weirdish but potentially close enough lines.
I have also regenerated the mannequin edit to something that looks better in my opinion than the last two which were basically base races.
Previous updates:
includes a quick fix for Sunny not going anywhere after the completion of the bottle shoot tutorial mission courtesy of This mod's author.
If you end the tutorial there and then, Sunny will remain there at first as the quest is not completed yet. You need to speak to Trudy and the quest will end. At this point the fix will kick in and she will return the the saloon.
I have also added a dialogue option to move her home marker for those not using JIP CCC. Refer to mod features.
MOD DESCRIPTION:
Sunny Smiles is a character the courier (or lone wanderer for those of us TTW players) meets early on in Goodsprings and is the tutorial giver. Unfortunately Sunny is too committed to her home town to join us. That changes today!
This mod adds Sunny Smiles as a fully functional companion with a working dialogue wheel and a romance quest (it is very short and involves visiting one location where she confesses her feelings. I experimented, it's my first quest). This then opens up additional follower dialogue options within the original lines. All the dialogue added for and by the quest was produced on ElevenLabs.
The quest is called Always Sunny in Philly and will begin when you speak to Sunny after recruiting her. The steps are as follows, for those who wish to know:
The top dialogue option is typically the "good" option which progresses the quest as disagreeing with her at any point will fail it.
- Once Sunny is hired for the first time, she will express interest to see the war memorial in boulder city. This will start the quest.
- If you say no, the quest will fail.
- If you say yes, it will progress
- Travel to the Memorial and stand in front of it, there you will be prompted to speak to Sunny who will then "confess".
- Agreeing will progress the quest
- Picking the oblivious option will fail the quest
- It then teleports you back to the house in Goodsprings where you will be prompted to speak to her once more.
- Agree with Sunny, boom quest is over and you guys are a thing
- Say you aren't interested in more and the quest will fail and you will continue being formal-casual to each other.
This follower was built using my Blank Slate Companion template:
Adds Sunny Smiles as a fully functional companion with a working companion wheel and a Cheyenne follow toggle. Recruitable after Ghost Town Gunfight in the Prospector's Saloon. Includes an optional feature (cut off).
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community support with 241 endorsements.
- Nearly 15k downloads shows real demand.
- Adds a beloved character with useful companion features.
⚠️ Cons
- Description is cut off, so the optional feature is unknown.
- Author account deleted, so no support or updates likely.
- Last updated December 2024 – may not be compatible with future game patches.
For Fallout: New Vegas players who want Sunny Smiles as a companion with full wheel functionality. Also for those who want Cheyenne to follow without hassle. Skip if you prefer lore-friendly companions or want deeper quest integration.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you complete Ghost Town Gunfight before looking for Sunny in the Prospector's Saloon.
- Use the companion wheel to manage Sunny's commands and toggle Cheyenne's follow behavior.
- If you're using a mod manager, install this mod manually to avoid conflicts with other companion mods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- New Vegas Mods
- Author
- deleted107656793
- Version
- 1.0.3
- Downloads
- 14,969
- Endorsements
- 241
- Category
- Companions
- Created
- 5/10/2024
- Updated
- 12/19/2024
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