Improved Follower Behavior

As of December 3rd, 2024, I no longer have plans to actively mod Starfield.

This mod is unlikely to receive further updates.

Bethesda has recently allowed paid mods to be tagged as Achievement Friendly on the Creations platform, with no plans to make accommodations for free mods. They are also allowing mod authors to re-upload free mods as paid mods to get the Achievement Friendly tag, at the request of console mod users.

This effectively disincentivizes free mods from being published, as it will push console users to stick with purely paid load orders in order to continue earning achievements. This was the final nail in the coffin for my interest in Starfield, and I no longer wish to support the money-first modding ecosystem that Bethesda is attempting to create.

Thank you to everyone who has used my work. I am happy to have been able to share things which have improved the game for so many people.

If you’re like me, you enjoy bringing followers along in your adventures. Unfortunately, their actual “following” behavior leaves something to be desired.

In no particular order, I’ve noticed the following things about the vanilla following behavior, and have made the following changes:

•  They will keep an unusually large distance away from you while following. Sometimes you can be as far as 15 meters away from them before they begin to walk towards you.

They now attempt to keep an average distance of about 2 - 5 meters from you. Generally closer while walking, and further while running.

•  They will open fire on enemies before you have been fully detected , which can blow your attempts at stealth.

They will now only attack once an enemy has fully detected one of you .

•  Their following behavior while sneaking is identical to their normal behavior. They will keep a large distance from you, and may even start to sandbox.

Followers will now attempt to stick very close to you (1. 75 meters), and will no longer sandbox, while sneaking. This makes them much less of a liability in stealth runs.

•  They may have difficulty matching your speed while you are walking; starting and stopping behind you constantly.

They will now match your walking speed while they are close to you.

•  Similarly, it's quite easy for them to fall very far behind you. Particularly while exploring planets.

They will now be able