Dine with Followers
⚪ Last updated 2016⚠️ 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
- 👍 4.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #149 of 155 Immersion mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Port of my ancient MOD from normal edition. Adjusted to avoid SKSE functions, hence there may be slight difference in behavior. Please be noted that combination with any hardcore MOD for SE (if any) is untested.
Introduction
This MOD provides appropriate table manner to sophisticated citizens in Skyrim. Whenever you dine, every followers also tries to sit down and dine together. Originally this MOD was developed as animation patch MOD for TRO and RND in local community. Now I revised everything to generalize for release.
Installation Copy Data folder in the archive to Skyrim folder.
Default Usage - If you eat something, followers (try to) eat the same food or drink. Despite the number of followers you have, just one food item is consumed. - If you sit in a chair, followers (try to) sit in a chair nearby. They may start to use furnitures (crafting table etc.) instead of a chair. - Someone who drinks standing performs tankard drink motion. If he/she is sit in a chair and using a table, he/she simply puts it on the table. - Someone who eats standing performs bread-eating motion. - Someone who eats sitting performs: + bread-eating motion if it was a snack. + soup bowl and spoon motion on temporary table. If he/she was you, dialog shows up and ask which motion to take. - If you eat any MOD food which you have never eaten, you are asked what type the food belongs to. "Drink" - normal drink which can be obtained from shop or looting. "Snack" - light snack, appropriate for bread-eating motion. "Meal" - something you want to eat with soup bowl and spoon. "No Food" - if you are using hardcore MOD, empty bottles are this type for example. Dummy food-like items on which you don't want to perform any eat/drink animations. "Unfinished Drink(by MOD)" - items that may be automatically added to your inventory, like half-empty water bottle if you are using hardcore MOD. This type of drink should be excluded from prompt asking what to do with the food when you are sitting. - If you read a book, you perform book-reading motion. Reading standing when you are standing, or reading sitting when you are sitting, or just place it on a table if you are using one. - Everything will be cleared up when you get up from the chair. - You can reselect the type of MOD foods by Select Food Type spell in Alteration section. Grab it and cast the spell. Selection dialog will turn up.
- Options
- We do not have MCM at the time of release of this MOD despite its original requirements.
- Thus method of setting must go harder way.
- Set global variables from co
Dine with Followers is an immersion mod for Skyrim that makes followers sit down and eat with you when you dine, adding table manners to sophisticated citizens. With 774 endorsements and 18,729 downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life addition for roleplayers seeking more realistic companion behavior.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 774 endorsements and over 18k downloads
- Simple immersion boost that makes dining with followers feel natural
- Lightweight mod that doesn't overhaul systems, just tweaks behavior
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2016, so it may have compatibility issues with newer Skyrim versions or mods
- Limited scope—only affects dining behavior, not other follower interactions
- Potential conflicts with other mods that alter follower AI or sitting animations
For Skyrim roleplayers who want their followers to feel more alive during meals. If you're into immersion and enjoy sitting down to eat in taverns or your home, this mod adds a nice touch. Skip if you're looking for major gameplay changes or if you use heavy follower overhauls that might conflict.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to place this mod in your load order after any mods that affect follower AI to avoid conflicts.
- If you're using Skyrim Special Edition, check if the mod has a compatible version or use the original with a conversion tool.
- Test in a tavern with a follower to see the behavior immediately—it's a fun way to verify it's working.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- wgstein
- Version
- 1.3
- Downloads
- 18,729
- Endorsements
- 774
- Category
- Immersion
- Created
- 11/15/2016
- Updated
- 11/15/2016
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