(Req) Followers' movements

Post » Mon May 14, 2012 10:37 pm

Hi,

I started a new warrior character so i could use followers and it is pretty frustrating when i jump over a small rock and my follower has to run 4 hours in the other direction to get around to where i am.
I am not a modder but i would like to know if anyone is making a mod or if it is possible to make a mod where followers can jump or do anything where they can more easily follow you.
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Post » Tue May 15, 2012 12:31 pm

I'm sure there will be teleportation tweaks if it doesn't break your immersion when a companion teleports to you. I've noticed the companions jumping down small rocks but never over cliffs (The game actually teleports them if they end up in a programmatic world of hurt but its the last option)
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Post » Tue May 15, 2012 12:57 am

Never been too thrilled with companion AIs in most games. Not blaming the devs, as I assume it's just terribly complex, but almost without fail something goes wrong with them.

I'm guessing this would require some scripting, but some of it might not be possible. I don't think there's a way to detect a place where they need to jump and then to make them do it, though. At least I haven't seen any way to do it. Usually in most companion mods it ends up being like Purple described, which is to teleport the companion to you if the distance between you and your companion exceeds a certain value (or to equip some item that summons them).
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Post » Tue May 15, 2012 1:35 am

I'm sure there will be teleportation tweaks if it doesn't break your immersion when a companion teleports to you. I've noticed the companions jumping down small rocks but never over cliffs (The game actually teleports them if they end up in a programmatic world of hurt but its the last option)
Game already teleport follower to you at load doors, add that if follower is to far behind teleport her 5-10 meters behind you.
I had a mod with a call horse spell, it worked nice except that outside cities the horse might end up behind the city wall. This would be less of a problem with an automated script as follower would simply teleport again if spawned in an closed area.

I would also want some standing orders to followers like ranged or melee, keep close or keep some distance, and activity, engage enemies in range, do not start fighting before me, wait until enemy is close before fighting and just defend yourself.
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 11:13 pm

I would like to be able to assign them better packages. I don't want my companion to just stay there and wait, but actually do something. Furthermore, when i order them to sleep, i would like them to continue doing this indefinitely...
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