About

This mod is intended* to ease compatibility between Kryptopyr's "Stealth Skills Rebalanced" mod, and the extremely fun and immersive "Stealth Kills for followers" mod by Flexcreator.

This simple tweak improves the sneaking ability of all Stealth based followers making them harder to detect, by giving them the following perks:

"Improved Stealth" perk
"Muffled Movement" perk
"Silence" Perk

Other stealth related perks are added depending on the Follower type - i.e "Backstab" and/or "Assassins blade" for Rogue and Assassin type characters, or "Deadly Aim" for Stealth Archer Followers.

As Kryptopyr's mod vastly improves the way stealth works (based more off sound and light and a reliance on perks to sneak effectively), followers will not make it to their targets when commanding them to Stealth Kill an enemy without raising the alarm first, but this tweak will fix that.

I have fixed this by giving all stealth attributed followers enough points in the correct perk's so that your enemies will not hear them coming like a drunken brass band from 100 yards!

Even if you do not use these mods, this tweak will make your Sneak orientated followers much more stealthy, as a high Stealth attribute alone is simply not enough to stop them getting you caught.

*While these mods are not an outright requirement, they are hugely recommended and this mod was designed to bridge the gap between the two.

Installation/Un-installation

Recommended for install using Nexus Mod Manager (for the sake of simplicity).

However for those who must do it manually, you can install this mod by placing the file -

"StealthPerksForFollowers.esp"

in your

"\Skyrim\Data\" folder (usually found at "C:\...\Steam\SteamApps\Common\Skyrim\Data\").

You will then need to enable the mod from the Skyrim launcher's "Data Files" option.

To uninstall simply disable the mod through NNM or the Skyrim Launcher's "Data Files" Option, and remove the mods StealthPerksForFollowers.esp file from the data folder.


Changelog

This mod adds the following perks to followers/hirelings who have *sneak as a primary attrubute only* (alongside any default perks they may have had which remain unchanged)

College of Winterhold Followers

Brelyna Maryon - Alteration, Illusion, Conjuration, Sneak

4 Ranks in Stealth Perk
Muffled Movement
Silence

"Companions" Followers

Aela the Huntress - Archery, Light Armor, Sneak, One-handed, Speech

4 Ranks in Stealth Perk
Muffled Movement
Silence
Deadly Aim

Dark Brotherhood Followers

Cicero - One-handed, Sneak, Archery, Light Armor

4 Ranks in Stealth Perk
Muffled Movement
Silence
Backstab
Assassins Blade

Dark Brotherhood Initiates - One-handed, Sneak, Archery, Light Armor

4 Ranks in Stealth Perk
Muffled Movement
Silence
Backstab
Assassins Blade

"Hirelings" Followers

Jenassa - Archery, Light Armor, Block, One-handed, Sneak

4 Ranks in Stealth Perk
Muffled Movement
Silence
Backstab

Marcurio - Destruction, Restoration, Alteration, Sneak

4 Ranks in Stealth Perk
Muffled Movement
Silence

Orc Stronghold Followers

Borgahk the Steel Heart - Heavy Armor, One-handed, Archery, Sneak

4 Ranks in Stealth Perk
Muffled Movement
Silence

Ogol - Heavy Armor, One-handed, Archery, Sneak

4 Ranks in Stealth Perk
Muffled Movement
Silence

Miscellaneous Followers

Adelaisa Vendicci

4 Ranks in Stealth Perk
Muffled Movement
Silence

Eola - Destruction, Sneak, Alteration, One-handed

4 Ranks in Stealth Perk
Muffled Movement
Silence

Faendal - Archery, Light Armor, Sneak, One-handed, Speech

4 Ranks in Stealth Perk
Muffled Movement
Silence

Dawnguard DLC Followers

Serana - Sneak, Conjuration, Light Armor, One-handed

4 Ranks in Stealth Perk
Muffled Movement
Silence
Backstab

Dragonborn DLC Followers

Talvas Fathryon - Conjuration, Restoration, Destruction, Alteration, Sneak

4 Ranks in Stealth Perk
Silence

(Follower had Muffled Movement and Lightfoot by default along with several mage perks)

Ralis Sedarys - One-handed, Light Armor, Block, Sneak

4 Ranks in Stealth Perk
Muffled Movement
Silence

Other / Optional Followers

Karliah - (Optional, but Requires \"Nightingale Hall Mod\" by Kryptopyr. See recommended Mods section for details)

Muffled Movement
Silence
Backstab
Deadly Aim


(Character already has 5 ranks in Stealth Perk, along with Power Shot, Critical Shot and Custom Fit)

Compatibility

This mod should have maximum compatibility with most follower mods, however it is recommended that this mod is loaded after any other follower mods in the load order.
I am currently using this mod alongside "UFO - Ultimate Follower Overhaul"and "Stealth Kills for Followers" (which both edit follower dialogue tree's), without any incidents of clashing.

Recommended Mods.

This mod was designed for the best experience when used alongside the following optional mods -

Stealth Skills Rebalanced - Stealth System Overhaul, making a more challenging and realistic experience by making light and sound more important while sneaking, with a Stealth Perk Tree Overhaul. Comes with optional changes to pickpocket and lockpicking perk tree's - By Kryptopyr

Stealth Kills for Followers - Command your followers to Sneak up on enemies and perform Stealth Kills (a Must have for Sneaking with followers) - By Flexcreator

UFO - Ultimate Follower Overhaul - Enhanced control over follower gear, levels and stats, and allows a maximum of 15 followers at any one time! -by fLokii

Sneak Tools - Adds a Variety of "Thief" Style tools to the game such as Water arrows for extinguishing Light Sources, Rope Arrows for Climbing, Noise Maker Arrows to cause distractions, and Fire Arrows for Making pain! Also adds a Thief Shop, and alters Hood\'s and Masks to hide the wearers identity (tracking a separate bounty similar to the "Gray Fox" mask from Oblivion). Another major addition is that it gives the "Slit Throat" option when behind an enemy, or the ability to Stab a sleeping enemy to death (both options with correct animations) Another Stealth character must have - by Borgut1337

Better Stealth AI for Followers - Gives Followers Additional Dialogues for controlling behaviour when sneaking. Can command Follower to stay hidden and not to initiate combat until commanded - by Kryptopyr and nbtc971

Nightingale Hall Mod - Makes several Improvements to the \"Nightingale Hall\" hideout, such as training dummies to level up one handed weapons, A portal to the Twilight Sepulcher, and the Nightingale Armor stone now scales the power of your Nightingale Weapons and Armour to match your player level. What\'s more, after the Thieves Guild Quest line is complete, Karliah will be able to join you as a follower. - by Kryptopyr

Nightingale Prime HD - High definition texture replacement for the Nightingale Armour - By AncientVampire and ZeroFrost

Credits

Scope2008 Would like to thank the Nexus Mods community.
I developed this simple tweak on my own, but I was inspired by the many dedicated modder\'s who have poured blood sweat and tears into allowing us to make our Skyrim Experience a tailored and totally personal one.

Please report Bug's by PM\'ing me on the Nexus forums or leaving a comment on the mod page. Thanks.

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