AI Overhaul - Open Cities Compatibility
⚪ Last updated 2020⚠️ Install Order · 7 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
Preview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 4.0% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #189 of 279 Patches mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This simple mod (flagged as light) moves about 50 location markers added AI Overhaul (by mnikjom and SpiderAkiraC) from the five city cells to the Tamriel worldspace, in order to be compatible with Open Cities. Without this, certain NPCs will wander back and forth (through Open Cities' AI gates) as they execute their NPC packages, which is immersion-breaking and can make them hard to find (especially Danica Pure-Spring in Whiterun, Hillevi Cruel-Sea in Windhelm, Balimund in Riften, and Dervenin in Solitude).
AIO also adds a great many idle markers to the various cities, which I have not moved (yet, at least), because they don't break immersion or cause people to walk half way across the city and back when they're supposed to be walking to the other side of the market square or something similar.
October 12, 2020 update: Updated for AI Overhaul 1. 6. 4 and to fix a couple things I missed in the first release. Update should resolve members of the Companions (and Lucia) going through Whiterun's AI gates. Checked with QAC.
Credits: mnikjom and SpiderAkiraC for AI Overhaul; Arthmoor for Open Cities (although nothing from OC is actually touched by this).
This patch tweaks AI Overhaul to work better with Open Cities, reducing conflicts between the two popular Skyrim mods. With 831 endorsements and over 20,000 downloads, it's a community-trusted fix for players using both mods together. Last updated in October 2020, it remains relevant for classic Skyrim setups.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 831 endorsements and over 20k downloads
- Essential for anyone running both AI Overhaul and Open Cities
- Lightweight patch that does exactly what it says
⚠️ Cons
- Only addresses AI Overhaul and Open Cities compatibility, not other mod conflicts
- Last updated in 2020, so may not work with newer mod versions
- Requires both AI Overhaul and Open Cities to be useful
For Skyrim players who run both AI Overhaul and Open Cities and want to avoid NPC behavior glitches. If you don't use both mods, skip it. If you're on Skyrim Special Edition, check for a dedicated version.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Load this patch after both AI Overhaul and Open Cities in your load order.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to ensure proper overwrite order.
- If you're on Skyrim Special Edition, look for a version compatible with your game version.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- ab9rf
- Version
- 0.2
- Downloads
- 20,714
- Endorsements
- 831
- Category
- Patches
- Created
- 7/11/2020
- Updated
- 10/13/2020
🔧 How to Install Skyrim Mods
Download from Nexus.
📖 Full step-by-step install guide for Skyrim →
Visit the official mod page for specific installation instructions for this mod.
🎮 Need cheat codes or console commands? Check ur gaming wiki for Skyrim commands, item IDs, and more.
Keep browsing — more Skyrim mods await