Name: Level Adjuster for Non-Standard Companions
Version: 1.1.3
Date: 27/03/2024
Category: Companions
Requirements:
xNVSE 6.3.3 or higher
JIP LN NVSE Plugin 56.85 or higher
JohnnyGuitar NVSE 4.85 or higher
ShowOff xNVSE Plugin 1.75

Author: ebizoe

Description
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Adjusts non-standard, force-recruited companions' levels according to the player.

Details
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Thanks to "force-recruit" feature of companion mods such as jazzisparis' JIP Companions Command and Control, we can adventuring around wastelands with any NPCs/creatures. The only problem is that non-standard companions usually won't level up at all. This mod will take care of that so non-standard companions will level up with the player.

How to level up your companions
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Your non-standard companions will level up to the player's current level automatically when the player levels up and goes into level-up menu, just like standard companions.
Alternatively, you can bring up a level-up menu for your non-standard companions and level them up to the player's level anytime. To do so, while looking at a companion you want to level up, press-and-hold "left-alt" key and press hotkey ("L" by default).

Re-assigning hotkey
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You can customize the hotkey for companion's level-up menu ("L" by default) by editing "data\config\Level Adjuster.ini".

Compatibility
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Currently only supports jazzisparis' JIP Companions Command and Control.
Should be compatible with other companion mods as well.

Install
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I recommend using a mod manager for installing this mod. If you insist installing this mod manually, copy the contents of the package into "Fallout New Vegas\Data" directory.

Uninstall
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It's safe to remove this mod whenever during your playthrough.

There are only two files to be deleted:
- "Fallout New Vegas\Data\nvse\plugins\scripts\gl_Level_Adjuster.txt"
- "Fallout New Vegas\Data\config\Level Adjuster.ini"

History
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1.1.3, 27/03/2024
- FIXED: If companions are not at the same cell as the player when the player levels up, companions' inventory will reset apart from the items the player had given to them.
- FIXED: Removing a companion would spam error messages to console.

1.1.2, 30/12/2023
- FIXED: Companions' skills won't increase with level-ups.

1.1.1, 15/12/2023
- FIXED: Actors that have "minimum level" parameter won't level up to the player's current level.

1.1, 10/12/2023
- Added level-up menu.
- NPCs with "auto-calc stats" flag not set will be fixed so that their skills will increase as they level up.
- FIXED: After leveling up, sometimes companions' appearance won't match to what they are actually equipping.

1.0, 04/12/2023
- Initial release.

Tools Used
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Garden of Eden Creation Key (GECK) - http://geck.bethsoft.com/index.php?title=Main_Page
GECK Extender - https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/64888?tab=files
xEdit - https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/34703
Readme Generator - http://HammondsLegacy.com/obmm/tools_readme_generator1.asp

Licensing/Legal
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You can do whatever you want with this mod.