Derat's Follower_it : make any npc a follower
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in BGII:EE Mods
This mod lets you turn any companion (even those from mods) into a "follower" who doesn't count towards the group limit.
To turn a companion into a follower, simply make him drink a potion that can be purchased (unlimited stock):
In BG1EE from Bentley Mirrorshade in the Friendly Arm Inn.
In BG2/BG2EE from Hes, on the Waukyne promenade just outside the Irenicus dungeon.
In TOB from the keeper of the Tankard Tree in Saradush.
In IWDEE from Oswald in Kuldahar.
Note on followers:
- They have no banters, no dialog, no associated quests.
- They don't gain xp. To increase their xp (and equip them), proceed as follows:
* you must have activated the cheats
* you must have a free place in the group
* add the follower to the group by pointing to it and pressing Ctrl+Q
* give the follower xp using the console (and equip him if necessary)
* have him drink a potion to become a follower again.
- You can " talk " to followers to ask them to return to the group, but I don't recommend it: the Ctrl+q command works very well, whereas the return dialogue doesn't work very well with certain pnjs (some can't stand being excluded from the group).
- Using Ctrl+q and the potion, you can make the pjs follow/return as much as you like. You can trigger their quest if you know how.
The "Followers are invulnerable" option gives them "minimum hit point = 1" and simulates a "false death" (Otiluke's Resistant Sphere) as soon as they have 3 hit points. There are 4 possible options:
1) False death for 1 turn, tombstone: the false death lasts one turn and hides the inaccessible follower behind a tombstone.
2) False death for 1 turn, dying corpse: same as option 1, but the tombstone is replaced by a dying corpse. Note that the corpse is not always easy to see.
3) False death indefinitely, wand to raise them, tombstone: as option 1, but the fake death is permanent. Where you buy potions, you can also buy a wand (infinite charge) that can raise followers in this state.
4) False death indefinitely, wand to raise them, agonizing corpse: as option 3, but with an agonizing corpse instead of a tombstone.
This option does not protect followers from the effects of death / disintegration / petrification. If they happen to die from this, you can simply bid them farewell.
What's the point of having people follow you out if they've got nothing more to say?
Well, let's take into account the pnjs who already don't have much to say:
Wilson (BG2EE), the heavyweight tank with nothing to lose because nothing to say.
Keldorn, with his super class and cool equipment, he loses a few banters and his mini quest.
Edwin and his +2 spells/level, he loses a few banters and his mini quest.
Viconia and her 65% MR, she loses a few banters, her mini quest, and her romance only if you play a woman.
1 day npc Horace and his +2 APR, +9 Tach0, +35 Hp. He has almost nothing to say.
1 day npc Valen and her cheated level drain, she has almost nothing to say.
1 day npc Theal and his True vision and Mutant power, he has almost nothing to say.
1 day npc Malthis and his cheated equipment (including a sword that drains a level without save), he has almost nothing to say. ( Keep him for a while before making him drink the potion, his quest parts to make him evolve to the max flow together and take 10 minutes at most).
If you really don't care about dialogues: Yasraena and her 72% MR and +1 APR or Tashia the sorceress with 25% MR and her fighting lion with 100% MR, Kindrek.
Take the mod on github.
To turn a companion into a follower, simply make him drink a potion that can be purchased (unlimited stock):
In BG1EE from Bentley Mirrorshade in the Friendly Arm Inn.
In BG2/BG2EE from Hes, on the Waukyne promenade just outside the Irenicus dungeon.
In TOB from the keeper of the Tankard Tree in Saradush.
In IWDEE from Oswald in Kuldahar.
Note on followers:
- They have no banters, no dialog, no associated quests.
- They don't gain xp. To increase their xp (and equip them), proceed as follows:
* you must have activated the cheats
* you must have a free place in the group
* add the follower to the group by pointing to it and pressing Ctrl+Q
* give the follower xp using the console (and equip him if necessary)
* have him drink a potion to become a follower again.
- You can " talk " to followers to ask them to return to the group, but I don't recommend it: the Ctrl+q command works very well, whereas the return dialogue doesn't work very well with certain pnjs (some can't stand being excluded from the group).
- Using Ctrl+q and the potion, you can make the pjs follow/return as much as you like. You can trigger their quest if you know how.
The "Followers are invulnerable" option gives them "minimum hit point = 1" and simulates a "false death" (Otiluke's Resistant Sphere) as soon as they have 3 hit points. There are 4 possible options:
1) False death for 1 turn, tombstone: the false death lasts one turn and hides the inaccessible follower behind a tombstone.
2) False death for 1 turn, dying corpse: same as option 1, but the tombstone is replaced by a dying corpse. Note that the corpse is not always easy to see.
3) False death indefinitely, wand to raise them, tombstone: as option 1, but the fake death is permanent. Where you buy potions, you can also buy a wand (infinite charge) that can raise followers in this state.
4) False death indefinitely, wand to raise them, agonizing corpse: as option 3, but with an agonizing corpse instead of a tombstone.
This option does not protect followers from the effects of death / disintegration / petrification. If they happen to die from this, you can simply bid them farewell.
What's the point of having people follow you out if they've got nothing more to say?
Well, let's take into account the pnjs who already don't have much to say:
Wilson (BG2EE), the heavyweight tank with nothing to lose because nothing to say.
Keldorn, with his super class and cool equipment, he loses a few banters and his mini quest.
Edwin and his +2 spells/level, he loses a few banters and his mini quest.
Viconia and her 65% MR, she loses a few banters, her mini quest, and her romance only if you play a woman.
1 day npc Horace and his +2 APR, +9 Tach0, +35 Hp. He has almost nothing to say.
1 day npc Valen and her cheated level drain, she has almost nothing to say.
1 day npc Theal and his True vision and Mutant power, he has almost nothing to say.
1 day npc Malthis and his cheated equipment (including a sword that drains a level without save), he has almost nothing to say. ( Keep him for a while before making him drink the potion, his quest parts to make him evolve to the max flow together and take 10 minutes at most).
If you really don't care about dialogues: Yasraena and her 72% MR and +1 APR or Tashia the sorceress with 25% MR and her fighting lion with 100% MR, Kindrek.
Take the mod on github.
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> Well, let's take into account the pnjs who already don't have much to say:
> Wilson (BG2EE), the heavyweight tank with nothing to lose because nothing to say.
That's just because most can not talk to Wilson. One would need a druid as main character and then Wilson can share stories of high adventure - and tons of honey in a far-away area. (Wilson recently heard there is honey in Barovia, but corrupted.)
Wilson is actually a pretty decent companion. I just hated how he can not use much at all anything. You lose out on many nifty items that way. I think Grey the dog has a few items to use.