Getting started
Install
One DLL runs on Special Edition 1.5.97 and every Anniversary Edition build, 1.6.317 through the current 1.7.104; the Address Library resolves each runtime. VR is not supported. Development and in-game verification use 1.5.97, 1.6.1170 and 1.7.104.
The following dependencies are required; install versions matching your Skyrim runtime:
Install normally via your preferred mod manager (e.g. MO2).
Compatibility
Compatible with vanilla followers (including Serana, who is highly custom), as well as most follower management systems, such as Simple Follower Framework.
Some heavily scripted followers, like Megara from Katana - Journey in the Shadows, may actively fight against some features, such as weapon pinning. Other features, drinking potions via tactics, work fine.
Uninstall
Leave combat, save, and uninstall normally.
Interface
To bring up the interface, open the SKSE Menu (default key F1) and select Follower Tactics.
Use A / D to move across tabs. S moves keyboard navigation to the category chips; W returns it to the tabs. The row receiving keyboard input is highlighted more strongly. These shortcuts pause while you are editing a field.
On a tab with a Filter box, Space puts the cursor in the box. Esc clears the filter and leaves the box; pressing it again closes the menu. Closing the menu clears all filters.
The follower list shows nearby followers. An already-open page for a follower who has moved away displays Follower is not nearby. until they return.
The player and followers start with no tactics. Add combat rules on the Tactics tab and out-of-combat rules on Idle Tactics. Nothing changes until you add a rule. Follower training is enabled by default and begins when an eligible follower uses a skill.
Saving your changes
Both tactics lists, their enable / disable switches, pins, bans, Settings choices, combat-style adjustments, and follower training records are saved when you save the game, including quicksaves and autosaves. There is no separate save button for the mod.
Loading an earlier save restores the choices saved with it. Closing the panel does not save changes, and quitting without saving loses them. These choices belong to each game save; they are not shared across characters or new games.
Reporting problems
Please open an issue on GitHub or file a bug on Nexus Mods. Describe what happened, what you expected, and how to reproduce it. Include your Skyrim and Follower Tactics versions and the relevant logs.
The log is Documents\My Games\Skyrim Special Edition\SKSE\FollowerTactics.log. FollowerTactics.events.jsonl beside it records what tactics did, one event per line. Earlier sessions are kept in SKSE\FollowerTactics\.
For more detail, create Data\SKSE\Plugins\FollowerTactics.ini:
[Log]
level = debug