Considerate Followers - Followers are Silent During Dialogue
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 5 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
- 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #18 of 44 Followers & Companions mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Considerate Followers is a small mod with a huge impact for those of us who love to travel with companions - it stops followers from speaking while you are in dialogue or you are watching someone else speak. This is done at the engine level, to make absolutely sure that nobody else has the stage. Considerate followers doesn't just stop followers from talking though, it also makes sure that if they have something to say, they will do so when they next have the opportunity, so their brains don't get scrambled.
For a non-SKSE implementation, check out FECKOFF.
Requirements
Skyrim SE version 1. 6. 1130+
SKSE (Skyrim Script Extender)
Address Library for SKSE Plugins
If you are unsure what version of Address Library for SKSE plugins to get, get the 1. 6. X one. SKSE's version needs to match your game version's.
If you are using a version of Skyrim earlier than 1. 6. 1130, then you will need to use one fo the ports. Be aware that these aren't maintained by me, and I would ask that you do not report issues here if you are using them.
1. 5. 97 Version by Fuzzlesz
1. 6. 640 Version by LuciusPortanius24
Source Code:
Acknowledgements:
NoahBoddie - Fixed a memory leak in an early implementation.
Every gigabrain that worked on Commonlib.
In a cosmic sense, Roadhouse699 and their amazing Lydia mod.
This mod stops followers from interrupting dialogue in Skyrim, keeping them silent while you talk to NPCs or watch conversations. It's a simple quality-of-life fix for players tired of companion chatter, with strong community support (2,092 endorsements) and frequent updates.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust (2,092 endorsements) and over 800k downloads
- Solves a common annoyance without changing gameplay
- Simple, focused design—does one thing and does it well
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects dialogue—followers still talk during combat or exploration
- May not cover all custom follower mods or mod-added dialogue
For Skyrim players who love having followers but hate when they interrupt important conversations. If you're tired of Lydia blurting out lines during a tense negotiation, this is for you. Skip if you want followers to have more dialogue—this only silences them.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Install with your mod manager (like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2) and place it near the bottom of your load order to ensure it overrides other follower dialogue mods.
- If you use custom follower mods, test after installation—some may have their own dialogue systems that this mod doesn't affect.
- This mod doesn't require SKSE or any patches, so it's safe to add mid-playthrough.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- SeaSparrow
- Version
- 1.3.0
- Downloads
- 800,736
- Endorsements
- 2,092
- Category
- Followers & Companions
- Created
- 11/10/2024
- Updated
- 5/14/2025
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