If this is the first time you install this; Ignore this section
Fixing the Follow Me option after using Wait:
1. Open up the dialogue quest.
2. Open the Follow Branch
3. Go to the FollowWaiting topics.
4. Change the conditions inside the dialogue lines where it says GetGlobal alexm_GlobalFollowing from 1 to 0. Do this for all of the options in that branch.
5. Enjoy.
Screenshot tutorial:
Step 1: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/430165368170872847/558517856027803698/1.PNG
Step 2: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/430165368170872847/558517858892644363/2.PNG

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Introduction:
Hello, this file here contains a template of a standalone custom companion.

You can follow the tutorial videos I've uploaded to create your very own custom (voiced) companion who is standalone who won't be causing incompatibility issues with other mods. Doesn't matter if you're a beginner or know how things work. However, the videos are aimed more towards people who are newer, so just drink a cup of tea while checking through them.

Best of all: No scripting required!

Disclaimer: You will be able to make your own companion and upload it but if someone else will also use this and upload it and some user for example wants to use both of them, there will be compatibility issues since the scripts and the plugin will have the same name.
Thus, for now, keep this in mind. A video will be made at the end where I show you how to work around this and how to prevent this from happening.
The only things that need to be done are: Renaming the .esp and renaming the scripts. Of course along with this comes renaming the plugin named folders.
This will all be covered in a video in the near future.

UPDATE TO THIS î: Since I don't have anything installed anymore, you can open the TopicInfo (the dialogue thing you open to enter text and in the bottom right of that window, click on the scripts thing that opens the other tab, and hit rename script there. Either enter something random or enter something along the lines of for example "YourPrefix_TradeDialogue001" for the trade dialogue for example to keep things tidy.

Current Features:
Trade
Store
Follow
Wait
Favor
Dismiss

Future Features:
Trainer
Set Home

Information:
The main "series" for the basic features has been recorded, however, there will be more soon. Keep in mind these videos aren't hard to make. I'll gladly provide you with the information how you can create stuff.

Those things I mentioned; I know how to make those so it's no problem at all.
However, if you have suggestions, just post in the comments and I'll check them out and let you know if it can be done or not.

So far, here are the videos with the main steps.

Video Tutorials:

Part 1 - Setting Things Up

Part 2 - Actor SetUp

Part 3 - Combat Style and Class

Part 4 - Dialogue

Part 5 - Adding Dialogue Lines

Part 6 - Placing NPC and Finalizing

New Stuff

Part 7 - Tracking Marker

Part 8 - Dismiss Marker

Part 9 - Archiving the Companion

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Part 10 - Summon Companion Spell

Part 11 - Idle Chatter

Part 12 - Small Custom Dialogue

IMPORTANT:
This will work to create 1 companion. If you are going to create another one, since the scripts will have the same name, you might need to rename those. A future video will be made once we have everything covered that needs to be covered for just one companion.

Installation:
Use NMM or install manually.
Just put it all in your Skyrim folder. Folder structures are all built.

DialogueViews Files: I forgot to include them in the main file. All these are are the Yellow Dialogue Boxes. You can drag them around and stuff, however, since I forgot to pack them in, you have to move them around yourself. If you hover over them and see the cross arrow mouse icon, you can click, hold down and drag them around.
I recommend you just get this file from here and extract it. Overwrite if asked and you won't have to move them around yourself.

About permission, etc.:
You can make your own companion and upload it here if you want. Only credit me and don't upload this file anywhere else. I only want this to be on nexusmods.com.

Other than that, there's nothing more to it. Have fun!