Aela Doesn't Approach If You Don't Help - The Companions Giant Fight Scene Tweak
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.6% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #3 of 8 Guilds/Factions mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Description
Aela doesn't approach you if you don't help the Companions kill the giant.
Compatibility
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[]Compatible with everything that doesn't edit the same vanilla script, including Improved Companions - Questline Tweaks, The Choice is Yours, Narrative Gameplay Consistent Dialogue Tweaks.
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]Not needed with At Your Own Pace - Companions.
Check my other mods:
Customizable Companions Questline Progression Requirements | NPCs Ain't Hachikos | Open College of Winterhold | Quest Fixes | and more
A tiny quality-of-life tweak for Skyrim's Companions questline. If you skip helping kill the giant, Aela won't approach you afterward. Niche fix for players who want to avoid that forced interaction. 684 endorsements, last updated December 2024.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved (684 endorsements) for a niche fix.
- Solves an annoying forced interaction for roleplayers.
- Simple, focused change—no bloat.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects one scene; if you wanted broader Companions tweaks, this won't cover them.
- May conflict with other mods that alter the same quest or Aela's AI.
- Not updated since December 2024—could be outdated for newer Skyrim versions.
For Skyrim players who hate being railroaded into the Companions' giant fight and want to skip it without Aela nagging you. Also great for roleplayers who want to decline the offer and have the world react logically. Skip if you're fine with the vanilla interaction or want more extensive quest changes.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, just download and enable—no manual placement needed.
- Load order shouldn't matter much, but place it after other quest overhaul mods to be safe.
- Test by starting a new game or loading a save before the giant fight to see the change.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- lilebonymace
- Version
- 1.2
- Downloads
- 117,770
- Endorsements
- 684
- Category
- Guilds/Factions
- Created
- 6/29/2020
- Updated
- 12/25/2024
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