Absolutely everybody is aware of this extraordinarily particular frustration: a recreation expects you to accompany an NPC whereas they lead you to the following a part of the hunt, speaking the entire approach, however they journey slower than your operating pace and quicker than your strolling pace. It’s important to alternate awkwardly between a stroll and a jog the entire approach, as a substitute of simply having the ability to stroll alongside them like a standard particular person.
Whereas some video games allow you to match the tempo of NPCs when you might want to, Skyrim doesn’t. Which could be a actual problem when Esbern or another mouthy plot-related character has to information you to the following little bit of story. Here is modder wSkeever with the answer: Simplicity of Stalking—Routinely Observe NPCs.
It is a simple mod. Merely maintain shift and mouse over an NPC to make the “comply with” possibility seem. Press E to activate it, and you will comply with them wherever they go—even via loading screens—whether or not they’re a quest NPC or a courier you simply really feel like following to see the place they go. I examined it by doing precisely that, and it labored like a appeal. To cease following them, press any motion key or assault.
When you’re questioning in regards to the uncommon identify, it is a part of a sequence of extraordinarily particular mods with names that abbreviate to “SOS”. It started with Schlongs of Skyrim, however going out of your option to identify your mod so it has the identical abbreviation has been a pattern amongst Skyrim modders for some time now. Simply wSkeever’s work, there’s Safety Overhaul SKSE, Sidequests of Skyrim, Sweeping Organizes Stuff, and Subtypes of Snowberries, amongst many others.
To put in Simplicity of Stalking, you may first want to put in PapyrusUtil and powerofthree’s Papyrus Extender if you have not already, then obtain it from Nexus Mods.