So....What Exactly Can Followers Do? : V

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 12:31 pm

I read not long ago that followers can pick up books for you. I was completely unaware of this ability. This could serve as a "readme" thread about followers for people like me who are unaware of all the things that can be done with the action command.

so far they can:

pick locks

loot corpses and containers

attack target

pick up objects

use staves

sit in chairs

assassinations with no bounty (player must stay hidden)

perform jobs (chopping wood)

Are there any other things that followers can do?

Has anyone come across away to tell them to use ranged or melee specifically?

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 3:52 pm

they can also:

follow you

wait for you (until they get bored and return home)

carry your junk

there is no way to specify any strategy to be used by followers like in fallout

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:55 am

Dragon bait. Or sacrificing in a certain daedric quest.

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:21 am

- Run into you.

- Stand directly in front of you while using archery.

- Block hallways.

- Use a bow when you need them to use melee.

- Use a sword when you need them to use a bow.

- Repeat the same dialogue over and over and over and over and over.

- Run for 10 miles to work their way around a 3 foot drop.

- Glitch out.

- Ruin your ability to sneak.

The possibilities are endless! :vaultboy:

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 6:43 am

-Bleed on the Ebony Blade

-Stare at you while being attacked by a Draugr

-Decide they're not wearing armor anymore

-Move constantly if using them to tank so that all your spells/arrows miss

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 3:49 am

- Run into you.

- Stand directly in front of you while using archery.

- Block hallways.

- Use a bow when you need them to use melee.

- Use a sword when you need them to use a bow.

- Repeat the same dialogue over and over and over and over and over.

- Run for 10 miles to work their way around a 3 foot drop.

- Glitch out.

The possibilities are endless! :vaultboy:

I have witnessed all of these first-hand. But they are good dragon bait on master difficulty.

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:09 am

im glad this thread is staying postive.

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 3:39 am

This thread just gave me an amazing idea. I am going to KILL every single follower in my next play through.

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:14 am

- Run into you.

- Stand directly in front of you while using archery.

- Block hallways.

- Use a bow when you need them to use melee.

- Use a sword when you need them to use a bow.

- Repeat the same dialogue over and over and over and over and over.

- Run for 10 miles to work their way around a 3 foot drop.

- Glitch out.

- Ruin your ability to sneak.

The possibilities are endless! :vaultboy:

All of that happens to me...I just use the followers as pack rats

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 1:40 am

This thread just gave me an amazing idea. I am going to KILL every single follower in my next play through.

Now THAT's not positive!

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:50 am

one important thing to keep in mind, if your are the sneaky type, is to get a sneaky companion

knowm sneaky companions:
-faendal (early)
-jenessa (middle)
-Aela the huntress (high end)

those companions can even do thing like sneak-run (rolls) like you do
It all depend on what level they are and what perks they got at that leve;

hopefully bethesda will fix the level up thing
until then, stick with faedal until you are ready to upgrade
(avoid meeting jenessa)
I think aela is set to be high level anyway
but if you take a route to avoid you, she may spawn at higher level latter

things I wish they could do:
-learn spells when you give them spell books

but they can use staves

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:23 am

staves added. i forgot about that and a bonus is that they seem to last longer with companions even if they arent mage companions.

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:51 pm

You can force a companion to melee or range by controlling what weapons they are allowed to hold.

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:19 am

You can ask them to search a container and sit in a chair. I like the chair one so they're not blocking the doorway in the house and you can go to sleep without someone standing over you. I think you can ask them to cook something too but I haven't done that one myself. :tes:

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:09 am

You can ask them to search a container and sit in a chair. I like the chair one so they're not blocking the doorway in the house and you can go to sleep without someone standing over you. I think you can ask them to cook something too but I haven't done that one myself. :tes:

chair added. ill put the container and pick up books with the loot option.

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 3:39 am

You can have them kill someone for you with no bounty reprecussions if you order them to and you're hidden when they begin the attack.

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 3:31 pm

You can have them kill someone for you with no bounty reprecussions if you order them to and you're hidden when they begin the attack.

Dang! Didn't know that........added. I am going to definitely try some of these out.

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:17 am

I have never yet got a Follower to search a body, even when they`re carrying almost nothing. I can`t get them to do something like sleep then sleep myself, it don`t work.

I did get one to do the cooking, well she don`t make anything, but meh.

Pretty useless compared to great Follower Mods of Morrowind, Oblivion and FO3.

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 6:58 am

You can get them to chop wood for you, and it's a bit faster than doing it yourself, since you don't have to reposition the cursor everytime. I had Faendal do it for a whole ingame day (dawn till dusk) and made like 800 gold. Nothing like taking credit for other people's hard labor! :biggrin:

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 1:12 pm

- Run into you.

- Stand directly in front of you while using archery.

- Block hallways.

- Use a bow when you need them to use melee.

- Use a sword when you need them to use a bow.

- Repeat the same dialogue over and over and over and over and over.

- Run for 10 miles to work their way around a 3 foot drop.

- Glitch out.

- Ruin your ability to sneak.

The possibilities are endless! :vaultboy:

I have had all of these Happen to me they need a follower equip feature to make followers equip and use certain items it would also help Roleplay also, they need followers to lvl up with you skillwise and damagewise they become useless

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 6:02 pm

They watch you sleep... yeah... kinda creepy.

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 3:56 am

they can give you a hug when you're lonely

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:15 am

- Run into you.

- Stand directly in front of you while using archery.

- Block hallways.

- Use a bow when you need them to use melee.

- Use a sword when you need them to use a bow.

- Repeat the same dialogue over and over and over and over and over.

- Run for 10 miles to work their way around a 3 foot drop.

- Glitch out.

- Ruin your ability to sneak.

The possibilities are endless! :vaultboy:

That about sums up the companions.

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:25 am

I'm going to find out if they can smith things for me.

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:23 am

nope they can't.