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This mod will automatically unequip and equip your shield and your follower's shield when you and your follower sheathe and draw weapon.
A Bow Player can issue the Attack My Target command to all followers on a hostile enemy.
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The latest version now has a clean uninstall method. Please read the Uninstall section on how.
The v2.0 and above will allow you to assign or unassign the follower1 to follower10 from in-game. If you have 2 or more followers, doing the uninstall steps will be the fastest way to upgrade. If you continue to use the latest version without uninstall, you will have to hunt down all 7 followers I've listed below to unassign individually. Only 8, 9 and 10 slots will be available if you didn't use the uninstall steps or not done individual unassign 7 followers.
To upgrade, just install this mod first. Do the uninstall steps, but don't uninstall this mod. When you load the save from the uninstall step, you'll see the "shcsusquest: UnregisterEvent Done" message. This is indicating the previously registered events from this mod has been reset. Please follow the following additional steps after seeing that message.
If you want to unassign a follower from this mod automation, tell your follower to dismiss. When you see the follower dismissed message, do draw your weapon and sheath. No need to aim or be close to this follower, and his/her shield should still be on his/her hand. You can rehire the departing to join you again, and test by draw and sheath. The follower should not automatically unequip the shield. To put him/her back on this mod, do the steps #6 to #8 from the upgrade steps above.
To assign a new follower (make sure not over 10 followers), do the steps #6 to #8 from the upgrade steps above. If over 10 followers, he/her would not be on this mod's automation.
Have you ever seen your follower goes through the idle animations while he/she still had a shield on the left hand?
This mod will automatically unequip the shield when your player and the follower(s) sheathe the weapon, and the shield would be automatically equipped back when the weapon has been drawn.
I've seen some unequip ammo or shield mod on Nexus, but they seemed a bit heavy resource scripted.
I could not find a similar mod that unequip shield on the follower either.
If your player is a bow player with the zoom skill, you can issue the Attack My Target command to all followers near you. You'll need to release the zoom button while sneaking to trigger your followers to attack the enemy you are targeting. If you are too far from the enemy, the follower will exit the combat mode because he/she won't be able to see the enemy. If you want to kill the enemy yourself, just release the arrow before you release the zoom button or do not use the zoom skill. If a see through object such as the cage bar door is between you and the enemy, Skyrim couldn't see the enemy behind the see through door.
Because any automatic process in Skyrim is done through the Papyrus script, your save file will remember any script settings. This mod's v1.0 added a script per follower, so the save file will still have the automatic monitoring in addition to this latest version. After you have upgraded to this mod's latest verion and see some strange draw and sheathe behavior on those 7 followers such as a forever draw and sheathe (a worst scenario), you will have to abandon and delete that save. You should not have this problem with the v1.1 and above because the automatic monitoring is on the player only.
I added a dummy quest for this mod to check if you have uninstall this mod. The quest is hidden and not accessible from in-game, and this mod is still not a quest based. If you want to uninstall older than v1.5, you'll need to use the v1.5 first to uninstall cleanly somewhat. Skyrim keeps script attached to the saved file, please install the "Script pex files" download if you need to use the uninstalled save file. If you want a complete clean without this mod, please use a save file that was saved before you installed this mod.
The latest version will let you use any follower face mod you may have installed.
This will, however, override a player mod you may have installed, so you must activate this on the mod order after a such mod to use this over it.
I have a player mod that changes the player's race, and I uploaded a patch for that mod to work like this mod. This mod is not required for that mod. Please do not use both because your followers will forever draw and sheathe if you do.
If you as a mod author has a player tweaked mod, I will permit you to include this mod's script to your mod. Please credit me when you do.
You just add my script to the Actor's Papyrus Scripts section from CK. The player script is "SkysanSheathUnequipShield0.pex" to add, and
you'll need to include all the other script files because they are "chained" together.
If you don't want 7 followers to automatically sheathe when the player sheathe, just assign Follower1 to Follower7 properties with None.
All game vanilla house carls are supported:
+ Lydia
+ Jordis
+ Iona
+ Argis
+ Calder
I have also included two followers:
+ Aela
+ Kharjo
I tried to assign Serana, but I couldn't assign her because she was not part of the CurrentFollowerFaction faction which Skyrim use it to assign your followers. The Hearthfire followers especially stewards and housecarls would not dismiss on my Skyrim, and I would not recommend them but they worked with this mod.
Bethesda for the awesome Skyrim game and Creation Kit.
Auto Unequip Shield mod by Hobbs for inspiring this mod.
The latest version now has a clean uninstall method. Please read the Uninstall section on how.
The v2.0 and above will allow you to assign or unassign the follower1 to follower10 from in-game. If you have 2 or more followers, doing the uninstall steps will be the fastest way to upgrade. If you continue to use the latest version without uninstall, you will have to hunt down all 7 followers I've listed below to unassign individually. Only 8, 9 and 10 slots will be available if you didn't use the uninstall steps or not done individual unassign 7 followers.
To upgrade, just install this mod first. Do the uninstall steps, but don't uninstall this mod. When you load the save from the uninstall step, you'll see the "shcsusquest: UnregisterEvent Done" message. This is indicating the previously registered events from this mod has been reset. Please follow the following additional steps after seeing that message.
- Bring up the console by hitting the tilda key (~)
- Type "startquest shcsusquest01" without double quote. This will restart this mod events.
- Lower the console by hitting the tilda key (~)
- Please make sure you are NOT in the sneaking mod. Save the game and exit the game.
- Load the save. When you draw your weapon and sheath, your followers should not unequip their shield.
- Make sure the follower has his/her shield out to see immediate assignment change.
- Do the sneaking mod (squat down), and point your aim at one of your follower. You should be close to this follower, so no other follower is targeted.
- Draw your weapon and sheath. You will see the follower's shield disappear, and this follower is on this mod automation.
- Go to another follower, and repeat step #6 to #8
If you want to unassign a follower from this mod automation, tell your follower to dismiss. When you see the follower dismissed message, do draw your weapon and sheath. No need to aim or be close to this follower, and his/her shield should still be on his/her hand. You can rehire the departing to join you again, and test by draw and sheath. The follower should not automatically unequip the shield. To put him/her back on this mod, do the steps #6 to #8 from the upgrade steps above.
To assign a new follower (make sure not over 10 followers), do the steps #6 to #8 from the upgrade steps above. If over 10 followers, he/her would not be on this mod's automation.
==== What is this mod ====
Have you ever seen your follower goes through the idle animations while he/she still had a shield on the left hand?
This mod will automatically unequip the shield when your player and the follower(s) sheathe the weapon, and the shield would be automatically equipped back when the weapon has been drawn.
==== How ====
I've seen some unequip ammo or shield mod on Nexus, but they seemed a bit heavy resource scripted.
I could not find a similar mod that unequip shield on the follower either.
- This mod's script monitors your player's actions only on the weapon draw and the weapon sheathe.
- The followers now unequip their shield automatically when they sheathe their weapon.
- The player's sheathe action will sheathe his/her shield, and automatically sheathes followers near you.
- I disabled the follower's automatic weapon draw when your player draw because the game played double weapon draw animation on followers.
- The follower will draw a weapon with the shield when he/she encounters an enemy.
- If you unequipped your right hand weapon to bare hand while the shield still on your left hand, the shield would be unequipped when you draw your bare right hand. Just equip a weapon or a spell to automatically equip the shield again.
- If you fast travel while your follower had the shield equipped before you sheathe yours, you will still see the shield on your follower. Just draw and sheathe to automatically sheathe theirs.
- If you have more than 2 followers following you, you may see some followers have their shield equipped after they sheathe. Just draw and sheathe to automatically sheathe theirs. If still stubbornly equipped, fast travel or enter a cell such as a house or a dungeon should unequip.
==== Attack My Target option ====
If your player is a bow player with the zoom skill, you can issue the Attack My Target command to all followers near you. You'll need to release the zoom button while sneaking to trigger your followers to attack the enemy you are targeting. If you are too far from the enemy, the follower will exit the combat mode because he/she won't be able to see the enemy. If you want to kill the enemy yourself, just release the arrow before you release the zoom button or do not use the zoom skill. If a see through object such as the cage bar door is between you and the enemy, Skyrim couldn't see the enemy behind the see through door.
==== Upgrading from v1.0 ====
Because any automatic process in Skyrim is done through the Papyrus script, your save file will remember any script settings. This mod's v1.0 added a script per follower, so the save file will still have the automatic monitoring in addition to this latest version. After you have upgraded to this mod's latest verion and see some strange draw and sheathe behavior on those 7 followers such as a forever draw and sheathe (a worst scenario), you will have to abandon and delete that save. You should not have this problem with the v1.1 and above because the automatic monitoring is on the player only.
==== Uninstall ====
I added a dummy quest for this mod to check if you have uninstall this mod. The quest is hidden and not accessible from in-game, and this mod is still not a quest based. If you want to uninstall older than v1.5, you'll need to use the v1.5 first to uninstall cleanly somewhat. Skyrim keeps script attached to the saved file, please install the "Script pex files" download if you need to use the uninstalled save file. If you want a complete clean without this mod, please use a save file that was saved before you installed this mod.
- Install the latest v1.5 first if you have previous version above v1.1.
- Load a save with this mod v1.1 and above.
- Bring up the console by hitting the tilda key (~)
- Type "stopquest shcsusquest01" without double quote
- Lower the console by hitting the tilda key (~)
- Draw your weapon and sheath, and the "shcsusquest: UnregisterEvent Done" message should be displayed indicating this mod automation is disabled.
- Save the game.
- Uninstall this mod through NMM or delete ESP and BSA files. If you need to use the save file from the step #6, please install the "Script pex files" download
- Load the save from step #6.
==== Compatibility ====
The latest version will let you use any follower face mod you may have installed.
This will, however, override a player mod you may have installed, so you must activate this on the mod order after a such mod to use this over it.
I have a player mod that changes the player's race, and I uploaded a patch for that mod to work like this mod. This mod is not required for that mod. Please do not use both because your followers will forever draw and sheathe if you do.
==== Use this mod on your player mod ====
If you as a mod author has a player tweaked mod, I will permit you to include this mod's script to your mod. Please credit me when you do.
You just add my script to the Actor's Papyrus Scripts section from CK. The player script is "SkysanSheathUnequipShield0.pex" to add, and
you'll need to include all the other script files because they are "chained" together.
If you don't want 7 followers to automatically sheathe when the player sheathe, just assign Follower1 to Follower7 properties with None.
==== Supported followers ====
All game vanilla house carls are supported:
+ Lydia
+ Jordis
+ Iona
+ Argis
+ Calder
I have also included two followers:
+ Aela
+ Kharjo
I tried to assign Serana, but I couldn't assign her because she was not part of the CurrentFollowerFaction faction which Skyrim use it to assign your followers. The Hearthfire followers especially stewards and housecarls would not dismiss on my Skyrim, and I would not recommend them but they worked with this mod.
==== Credits ====
Bethesda for the awesome Skyrim game and Creation Kit.
Auto Unequip Shield mod by Hobbs for inspiring this mod.