Better Follower Equip Control
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.6% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #107 of 143 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod provides functionality to precisely edit currently equipped armors on the follower. In general, the following is possible using the normal container menu (default Trade items menu from skyrim)
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[]Equip armor/weapon
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]Unequip armor/weapon[]Move item (default skyrim option)
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[]Address Library
[]MCM Helper
TLDR: Supports SE/AE
How it works:
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[]Hooks function that is causing NPCs to equip the armors/weapons on their own. This use some algorithm so they always use armor/weapons they are best with. Issue is that because of this, player cant experiment with different armors, as game is the one who decide what will be equipped. BFEC disables this function for followers.
[]Most NPC followers dont have armor in inventory, but instead use Outfit. Because of that, it is impossible to remove the items in the outfit. BFEC will now instead equip the items from the outfit the first time the follower is initiated (after they become player follower). With that, player can unequip/move the followers armors/weapons
[]When in Container menu with Follower, clicking on equippable items will open new button menu where player can choose what to do (see screenshot for idea of what I mean)
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[]To allow users to better control what NPC should be supported and which should not, BFEC provides WhiteList/BlackList/RaceList support
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]All Lists need to be placed in SKSE\Plugins\BFEC\[]Any number of lists can be used. This was, users can create simple compatibility patches with own lists and share them with other
There are currently following lists
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[]Black lists: Filename have to end with keyword _blacklist (example: SomeName_blacklist.txt). All NPCs placed in BlackList will be ignored by BFEC. Even if they are followers or in WhiteList
[]White lists: Filename have to end with keyword _whitelist (example: SomeName_whitelist.txt). All NPCs placed in WhiteList will be processed by BFEC. Even if they are not followers or use non playable race
[]Race lists: Filename have to end with keyword _racelist (example: SomeName_racelist.txt). All races placed in RaceList will supported by BFEC, even if they are not playable. By default, BFEC only supports Playable races
All lists use following format:
[]Every line is single form
[]Form have to be placed in brackets
[]Every form is made from source mod and FormID, seperated by |
[]Example: Form for Farkas
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[]Black lists: Filename have to end with keyword _blacklist (example: SomeName_blacklist.txt). All NPCs placed in BlackList will be ignored by BFEC. Even if they are followers or in WhiteList
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[]To allow users to better control what NPC should be supported and which should not, BFEC provides WhiteList/BlackList/RaceList support
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[]Address Library
Better Follower Equip Control lets you edit follower armor using Skyrim's default item transfer menu. With 220 endorsements and 39,900 downloads, it's a compact, functional mod for players who want quick gear management without extra menus.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Simple and intuitive—uses the vanilla item transfer menu, so no learning curve
- Solid community trust (220 endorsements) and a healthy download count (39,900)
- Lightweight and focused—does one thing and does it well
⚠️ Cons
- May conflict with other follower inventory mods that alter the transfer menu
- No detailed feature list, so you're trusting the description at face value
- Compatibility with mods that change follower AI or equipment is unverified
For Skyrim players who want a no-fuss way to swap follower gear without digging through menus. Perfect for those who prefer vanilla UI over new interfaces. Skip if you need advanced follower management like outfit presets or auto-equip logic.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to place this mod after any mods that modify follower inventory or the transfer menu in your load order
- Test with a follower in a safe area to see the new option in the item transfer menu
- If using a mod manager, enable the mod and check for conflicts with other UI mods
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- IHateMyKite
- Version
- 1.2
- Downloads
- 39,900
- Endorsements
- 220
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 7/1/2025
- Updated
- 12/3/2025
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