To Your Face - Sensible NPC commenting (SKSE)
⚪ Last updated 2017⚠️ Install Order · 4 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
- 👍 4.8% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #48 of 59 Audio - SFX, Music, and Voice mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Prevents NPCs from making random greetings unless they are in front of the player.
Motivation The Winking Skeever is packed with people as you enter. After renting a room - miraculously still available - you make your way to one of the few empty chairs. As you sit down heads turn all around you, mouths open and out spills an endless flood:
The mod works by modifying game code with SKSE. No scripts. No esp file. Safe to (un)install at any time.
Requirements Skyrim Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE)
Installation Install with your mod manager or drop the contents of the archive into your Skyrim\Data folder.
Details By default the affected comments are triggered when the player gets closer than 150 units (game setting fAIMinGreetingDistance) to the NPC. This mod adds the requirement for the NPC to be no more than 20 degrees (mod ini setting MaxDeviationAngle) sideways from the direction the player character is facing.
Permissions You are free to use the mod and it's source in any form as long as you give full credit and link back to this page when you publish your modification or reupload the mod. I would also appreciate if you let me know when you do so, but that is not a requirement.
Credits & Thanks Bethesda for Skyrim The Skyrim Script Extender team for SKSE Build with Visual Studio 2015
Thanks to everybody for the Hotfiles! 2017-11-05
A lightweight SKSE plugin that stops NPCs from shouting greetings at the Dragonborn's back, making conversations feel more natural. With 4,772 endorsements and 100,291 downloads, it's a well-loved quality-of-life fix for Skyrim players who find the constant chatter annoying.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust: 4,772 endorsements and over 100k downloads.
- Fixes an immersion-breaking annoyance without altering gameplay.
- Lightweight and unobtrusive—just drop it in and forget it.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2017—may not work with the latest Skyrim version or SKSE updates.
- No documentation or troubleshooting provided by the author.
- Only affects greetings; other NPC commentary remains unchanged.
For Skyrim players who value immersion and hate hearing 'Hail, Dragonborn!' from behind. If you're tired of NPCs shouting greetings at your back, this is a must-have. Skip if you want broader NPC dialogue overhauls—this is a focused fix.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Ensure SKSE is installed and launched via skse_loader.exe, not the default launcher.
- Place the plugin in your Data folder or use a mod manager for easy removal.
- If you're on Skyrim Special Edition, check for a compatible version—this mod is from 2017.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim LE Mods
- Author
- underthesky
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 100,291
- Endorsements
- 4,772
- Category
- Audio - SFX, Music, and Voice
- Created
- 11/1/2017
- Updated
- 11/1/2017
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