Proper Companion Previews
⚪ Last updated 2024⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
Preview

🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.0% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #48 of 192 User Interface mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Not much else to say, if you thought it was a really dumb decision to show the player when browsing your followers inventory, you can finally see your companion in the outfit without leaving the menu.
It will also let you preview the clothes in the player or ship inventory, providing you access it with through the companion trade window.
Compatibility:
Likely compatible with everything, edits a fragment script and its attachment to the quest.
Should also work with any other mod that adds new followers, assuming they use the vanilla method of inventory access.
This mod doesn't require updates after SFSE updates to stay functional.
Installation
1. Use mod manager to install normally or manually extract the plugin to your mod directory
How's it done?
Simply copies the companions appearance to the player when opening the menu, and changes it back when closing it. Due to this, you will still have whatever gear isn't overwritten by the selected item. For example, if your player has a gun equipped, and you are looking at a piece of armor, they companion preview will have the gun.
Future Plans:
Possibly add a feature to properly hide player equipped gear, but I honestly don't think it's a very big deal.
Show your support
Endorse the mod, leave a nice comment, upload a screenshot, or buy me a delicious red bull :-D
Proper Companion Previews is a UI mod that lets you see your companion instead of the player character when equipping them with gear. With over 2,000 endorsements and 100,000 downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life improvement for players who want a clearer view of their companion's appearance.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust (2,022 endorsements) — this is a must-have UI fix.
- Over 100k downloads proves it works for a ton of players.
- Does exactly what it says: no bloat, just a better preview.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated June 2024 — might not be compatible with future game patches.
- Only affects the preview screen; doesn't add any new features beyond that.
For players who spend time managing companion gear and want to see what they're actually putting on them. If you're tired of guessing how that helmet looks on your follower, this is for you. Skip if you're fine with the default preview or want more than a simple UI tweak.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the latest game patch installed to avoid UI conflicts.
- If you use other UI mods, test this one in a small save first to ensure they play nice together.
- Check the mod's comment section for any reported issues with specific companions.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Starfield Mods
- Author
- SenterPat
- Version
- 1.32
- Downloads
- 100,458
- Endorsements
- 2,022
- Category
- User Interface
- Created
- 12/11/2023
- Updated
- 6/25/2024
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