Follower guidelines
General Tips for Companion Mods
1. Permanent companions should have many dialogue options available. If you do not intend to write extensive dialogue for your companion, please consider making him/her a temporary companion instead.
2. ALWAYS include a way for the player to fire the companion.
3. ALWAYS include an approval bar. Romance is not necessary, but approval is.
4. Your mod should be lore-friendly. Do some research beforehand.
5. Companions should have a unique personality, head morph, and history.
6. Try to make the companion's race, gender, specialization, and skill set different than those of the currently available companions. (Obviously if you plan to use characters already existing in the game, this may be difficult, but for new companions, this is a must.)
7. Dialogue (including that for your companion) should have multiple lines available for the player to choose from. Generally the pathways are good/nice, evil/greedy, and neutral. The different pathways should have different effects on approval, depending on the personality and motivation of the companion.
8. Design your mod with compatibility in mind! (See below)
Making Your Companion Mod Compatible
Basic Tips
1. Incorporate the changes other mods make to the common core resources into your mod.
2. Minimize the number of core resources you have to overwrite.
3. Use the same naming scheme as Bioware, except add a unique prefix or suffix.
4. Make sure your char_stage and partypicker 2das include the companion tags listed below.
5. Make sure that the common core dialogues (listed below) contain the additional lines for the other companion mods (also listed below).
6. Do not place your companion in any of the occupied locations listed below.
7. Add your information to this page!
Common Core Resources
Most companion mods must overwrite or overlay certain core files. A list of these commonly altered files is below:
- cutscene_slideshow.dlg (Ser Gilmore, Karma's Companions, ... add lines to these dialogues)
- party_events.dlg (Ser Gilmore, Karma's Companions, ... add lines to these dialogues)
- cir300_sloth_demon.dlg
- urn230_guardian.dlg
- char_stage.are (or xxx_char_stage.are)
The partypicker.gda's are not overwritten but extended. - partypicker.gda (or partypicker_xxx.gda) [included only so that stature and animations can be altered]
- party_picker.gda (or party_picker_xxx.gda) [included only so that stature and animations can be altered]
- there are others that are less commonly overwritten!
At some point, the Custom class and Companion Core Group will upload a Builder-to-Builder package containing the up-to-date Common Core Resources listed above. If you alter any of these files, please send them a Builder-to-Builder package of any core resources you alter so that they can update the package.
Companion Compatibility Core Package
The latest version of the Companion Compatibility Core refines the approach pioneered by Noob766 to provides a 2DA driven dialogue loading system which enables NPC Companion modders to extend two frequently modded conversations (party_events.dlg and cutscene_slideshow.dlg) without the need for constant edits and/or successive overwrites.
The Core also includes several fixes and tweaks to the former dialogue by ejoslin and TerraEx which were implemented by DLAN_Immortality and Sunjammer.
Companion Names, Races, & Tags
| Karma's Companions: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Race | Tag |
| Cullen | Human | kc_cir230cr_cullen |
| Jowan | Human | kc_arl210cr_jowan |
| Gorim | Dwarf | kc_bdn120cr_gorim |
| Ser Gilmore | Human | kc_bhn100cr_gilmore |
| Tamlen | Elf | kc_bed100cr_tamlen |
| Tamlen | Elf/Shriek | kc_cam110cr_tamlen |
| Soris | Elf | kc_bec100cr_soris |
| Leske | Dwarf | kc_bdc200cr_leske |
| Ser Gilmore recruitable NPC | ||
| Name | Race | Tag |
| Ser Roland Gilmore | Human | ser_gilmore_lbc |
| Lady Desire's Tevinter Wardens | ||
| Name | Race | Tag |
| Lealion | Human | gen00fl_lealion |
| Legion | Dog | gen00fl_legion |
| Lanna | Human | gen00fl_lanna |
| Marric | Elf | gen00fl_marric |
| Martin | Human | gen00fl_martin |
| Willam | Human | gen00fl_willam |
| Saarebas | ||
| Name | Race | Tag |
| Saarebas | Qunari | gen00fl_saarebas |
| Return to Korcari Wilds | ||
| Name | Race | Tag |
| Douglas | Human | party_douglas |
| Ser Kenneth | Human | party_serken |
| The Bloodworks | ||
| Name | Race | Tag |
| Chris | Human | chrischar |
| Lucius | Human | luciuschar |
| Dark Times: The Confederacy of Malkuth | ||
| Name | Race | Tag |
| Lethe | Humanoid | dt_fol_lethe_demon |
| Lethe | Human | dt_fol_lethe_human |
| Thazulok | Elf | dt_fol_thazulok |
| Myrdo | Human | dt_fol_myrdo |
| Fetch | Dwarf | dt_fol_fetch |
| Marukhan | Werewolf | dt_fol_marukhan |
| Dragon | Dragonling | dt_fol_dragon_i |
| Valeria Addon | ||
| Name | Race | Tag |
| Valeria | Human | valeria_npc |
| Sanguine Sunrise | ||
| Name | Race | Tag |
| Maethan | Elf | gen00fl_maethan |
| Rioghan | Human | gen00fl_rioghan |
| Siofra | Dwarf | gen00fl_siofra |
| Gawain | Human | gen00fl_gawain |
| Gina and Sisters | ||
| Name | Race | Tag |
| Gina | Human | wdg_gina |
| Tory | Elf | dtn_tory |
| Britney | Dwarf | tdn_britney |
| In Search of Raina' | ||
| Name | Race | Tag |
| Terra' | Human | terra |
| MerAnnes Dwarf Companions: | ||
| Name | Race | Tag |
| Silfranar | Dwarf | merd_dwarf1 |
| Jasmine | Dwarf | merd_dwarf2 |
| Lady Danika | Dwarf | merd_dwarf3 |
| Hilda | Dwarf | merd_dwarf4 |
| Petras | Dwarf | merd_dwarf5 |
Occupied Locations
Party Camp
Karma's Companions:
- Cullen's position: 138.564f, 111.815f, -1.08586f
- Jowan's position: 174.687f, 147.589f, -1.33659f
- Gorim's position: 135.159f, 123.599f, -0.20766f
- Gilmore's position: 125.402f, 116.783f, -0.924384f
- Tamlen's position: 171.71f, 150.038f, -1.02744f
- Soris' position: 138.381f, 119.108f, -0.17616f
- Leske's position: 144.049f, 146.718f, -0.97327f
Karma's Bloodworks Compatibility Plugin:
- Lucius' and Chris' position: 167.154f, 139.113f, -1.54743f
Saarebas:
- Saarebas's position: 135.252625, 118.686562, -0.274021
Return to Korcari Wilds:
- Douglas' position: 134.41, 113.905, -0.552629
- Ser Kenneth's position: 137.62, 133.833, 0.629564
Lady Desire's Lealion the Mage:
- Lealion's position: 135.252625f, 113.905f, -0.274021f
- Legion's position: 135.252625f, 113.905f, -0.274021f
- (Please note that they stand next to each other, sharing a common reference point.)
Gina and Sisters:
- Gina's position: 155.061f, 150.714f, -1.85217f
- Tory's position: 140.564f, 111.815f, -1.08586f
- Britney's position: 160.061f, 155.714f, -1.85217f
'In Search of Raina :
- Terra's position: 137.564f, 115.815f, -1.08586f
MerAnne's Dwarves:
- Silfranar: 162.22f, 159.05f, -0.26f
- Jasmine: 161.38f, 156.47f, -0.28f
- Lady Danika: 163.27f, 155.25f, -0.10f
- Hilda: 164.97f, 158.91f, 0.21f
- Petras: 164.76f, 156.25f, 0.19f
Denerim Castle
Karma's Companions:
- Cullen's position: 138.564f, 111.815f, -1.08586f
- Jowan's position: 174.687f, 147.589f, -1.33659f
- Gorim's position: 144.049f, 146.718f, -0.97327f
- Gilmore's position: 125.402f, 116.783f, -0.924384f
- Tamlen's position: 33.8068f, 20.4451f, 0.804601f
- Soris' position: 77.679f, 11.5635f, 5.02284f
- Leske's position: 83.8656f, 31.9483f, 5.00912f
MerAnne's Dwarves:
- Silfranar: 20.91f, -13.21f, 0.02f
- Jasmine: 21.87f, -11.19f, 0.02f
- Lady Danika: 23.96f, -3.78f, 0.02f
- Hilda: 22.68f, -12.88f, 0.02f
- Petras: 20.17f, -12.24f, 0.02f
Redcliffe Castle
Karma's Companions:
- Cullen's position: 9.62579f, -17.3753f, 0.022839f
- Jowan's position: 7.59896f, -5.17459f, 0.022839f
- Gorim's position: 26.3124f, -8.75641f, 0.022839f
- Gilmore's position: 20.797f, -14.1758f, 0.022839f
- Tamlen's position: 36.626f, -9.17714f, 0.022839f
- Soris' position: 34.8394f, -17.4045f, 0.022839f
- Leske's position: 34.2706f, -7.74061f, 0.022839f
MerAnne's Dwarves:
- Silfranar: 32.59f, -4.79f, 0.02f
- Jasmine: 21.84f, -11.19f, 0.02f
- Lady Danika: 31.21f, -4.42f, 0.02f
- Hilda: 29.07f, -5.28f, 0.02f
- Petras: 27.81f, -5.98f, 0.02f
Post-Coronation
Karma's Companions:
- Cullen's position: 15.0103f, 4.66715f, 0.022839f
- Jowan's position: -1.93367f, -3.92452f, 0.022839f
- Gorim's position: 12.3308f, -5.61697f, 0.022839f
- Gilmore's position: 16.5714f, -4.42749f, 0.022839f
- Tamlen's position:
- Soris' position:
- Leske's position:
MerAnne's Dwarves:
- Silfranar: 47.74f, -7.81f, 0.02f
- Jasmine: 45.32f, -5.31f, 0.02f
- Lady Danika: 49.06f, -5.00f, 0.02f
- Hilda: 48.69f, -6.82f, 0.02f
- Petras: 45.48f, -7.02f, 0.02f
Gauntlet Doppelgangers
Karma's Companions:
- Cullen's position: 15.0103f, 4.66715f, 0.022839f
- Jowan's position: -1.93367f, -3.92452f, 0.022839f
- Gorim's position: 12.3308f, -5.61697f, 0.022839f
- Gilmore's position: 16.5714f, -4.42749f, 0.022839f
- Tamlen's position: 81.9272f, 1.60791f, 0.011455f
- Soris' position: 78.4324f, 0.0464842f, 0.011455f
- Leske's position: 78.4908f, -3.069f, 0.000986939f
MerAnne's Dwarves:
- Silfranar: 76.50f, 2.5f, 0.02f
- Jasmine: 76.62f, -8.38f, 0.02f
- Lady Danika: 76.57f, -5.92f, 0.02f
- Hilda: 76.82f, 0.10f, 0.02f
- Petras: 79.37f, -0.50f, 0.02f
