What exactly this mod is doing? Here's the answer: I always thought it was stupid to have us roaming the Commonwealth, meeting with people, helping them, befriending them, but at the end, being unable to even know their names, because almost everyone in the game, be it a settler or a town inhabitant is only designated by the generic name "settler".

If you want to truly connect with people and care for them, you must be able to know their names, right?

Before going further, for french players, the french original version of the mod can be found here: Les gens ont un nom



Nuka-World AND Far Harbor are mandatory for this mod.

Because it modifies a lot of NPC's, among them, some quest givers, I strongly recommend you to put the .Esp file at the bottom of your load order.
To be honest, it shouldn't cause any issues, but since it modifies a lot of NPC's, it's best to take precautions.

Before going into the details of the mod, I recommend you the excellent Immersive settlers by marmo1233.

This mod will automatically rename every settler generated by the recruitment beacon and makes a perfect complement to my mod, as they together cover everything: my mod covering all the NPC's already present in the game, and Marmo's mod covering all the NPC's who will be generated.

Of course, these two mods are perfectly compatible.



As explained above, I always thought it was stupid to make you roam the Commonwealth, saving people, but being at the end unable to form a connection with them because they didn't even have a name.

This is now over ! People in the Commonwealth and beyond have now a proper identity !

But because the people living in the wastes are not a monolithic group, their names must reflect the differences there are between them, let's see that in detail below:

--> The colony settlers have a name and a surname, they are often families who have spent their entire lives on their lands, most of them have been there for several generations, they have a story, a legacy, they have roots.

--> Most inhabitants of Diamond City and Goodneighbor only have a first name. They are drifters who don't spend much time there, they don't connect much to others, they don't really have much of a goal or a place they call home, these cities are just a place they stop by for a while, nothing more.

--> Others inhabitants of these cities, notably the merchants or the Upper Stands inhabitants in Diamond City, on a contrary have a name and a surname, these people have been living here for years and are well-known in their respective communities.

--> The people in Vault 81 have a name and a surname. Inhabitants of the Vault 81 are the direct descendants of people who made it in time to the Vault when the bombs fell, and almost no one left the security of the place since then, in such a small enclosed space, everyone knows everyone and their mother, literally.

--> The people in Far Harbor have a name and a surname. They are ancient and well-known families, living on the Island for generations and form a solid group.

--> The people in the Institute are sub-divided in two groups: the humans, and the synths.
* Humans have a name and a surname, just like in the Vault 81, they are the direct descendants of people who lived before the bombs fell, and have lived in closed space for generations, and like the settlers, they have their familial stories and roots. (And like in the Vault 81, without a doubt a lot of consanguinity).
* The synths, who are all designated by a serial number, different for each model type.

--> The Railroad members have a codename. Being an organization for which secrecy is essential, considering their enemy is no other than the Institute, who is by far much more powerful, the Railroad members must hide their true identity in order to protect their loved ones.

--> The Minutemen are designated by their surname and their rank, which is inspired by the US Army from which the Commonwealth Minutemen directly take their inspiration.
Several unique members of the organization have their full name displayed on top of their rank.


--> The Brotherhood of Steel members are designated by their grade and their surname, these grades being directly based on the Brotherhood of Steel lore.
Some important members of the organization whose surname is already known have also received a first name who is now displayed.

--> Slaves of Nuka-World have a nickname, given to them by the raiders, as to further dehumanize them. These nicknames are generally related to the gangs who own these slaves.

--> Acadia inhabitants have first names, but no surnames. They are Synths runaway, still under pressure, afraid of being retrieved by the Institute. For them, having chosen a proper name is already a great step, and they are surely not ready to settle for a last name as for now.

--> Unique recruitable settlers have been given more precise and developed identities, for example, the Trader Rylee is now known as Rylee Summerset, and is the grand-daughter of Mark and Maria Summerset for the Vault 81.


For some settlers, as you can see with the Rylee example, I established some familial links between them, for example, Gwen McNamara, the Overseer of Vault 81 is now a single mother whose daughter is one of the kids being taught by Katie in the school of the Vault.
These changes have NO effect on the game, they are only there to create even more immersion.

You will certainly recognize some names or surnames who are directly taken from some books, movies, manga, video games or TV shows (Yes, there is a Doctor Who reference).













Enhanced settlers is a perk, who is learned by a book you will be able to find in a chest at the feets of the Minuteman statue at the exit of Sanctuary. The chest is locked, the key is right on it. The chest is locked in order to prevent people from taking the book if they don't want that perk.

Enhanced settlers give to EVERY settler, INCLUDING the unique recruitable settlers, the following bonuses:
-> They deal 100% more damage.
-> They take 99% less damage.
-> They are immune to fall damage.
-> They gain health regen.

Please take note of the following:
* That perk is NOT mandatory: if you don't want it, don't take it.
* That perk DOESN'T work against YOU nor your ACTIVE companions (you can continue to slaughter settlements if you want even with the perk enabled without any difference).
* That perk DOESN'T concern NPC who are not settlers nor unique recruitable settlers: in short, for example, the Diamond City inhabitant are not concerned by this perk.

If you encounter any bug, please let me know in the bug section.

Suggestions are not needed.