Summary
ASkyrimplayer has clipped a genius idea for never losing followers with the help of quest-related miscellaneous items. There are a plethora of items that can be looted in theSkyrimopen world, and these miscellaneous ones may help players keep track of their companions.
Like other Bethesda games,Skyrimhas many NPCs that can join players on their adventure. The RPG offers dozens of followers ranging from quest-specific ones to mercenaries that players can hire with gold. In addition to the humanoid NPCs, players can also be followed bynon-humanoidSkyrimcharacters like Barbas. Beyond these standard NPCs, many mods can also add followers to the game, creating limitless combination possibilities. One gamer has a genius idea of never losing track of the humanoid followers by trading key items with them to apply a constant marker that will follow their every move.
Reddit user Hguols1 recently shared aSkyrimclip in which they’re exploring Fort Sungard Muster in The Reach with Lydia. The video begins with the player approaching a quest marker floating above the Smithing book,Last Scabbard of Akrash. The gamer waits for their follower to approach before issuing her the order to loot the book. Once Lydia’s inventory contains the book, the quest marker that initially applied to it is instead floating above her head. This indicator follows the NPCs' every move, which suggests that even if she disappears to another side of the open world, this player can track her. Although the clip concludes before the player is able to retrieve the item, they may simply need to initiate a trade withtheSkyrimNPCto acquire it.
Why is This Skyrim Follower Trick Helpful?
Because some glitches causeSkyrimfollowersto act strangely, this technique ensures that players won’t lose them unless they’re defeated in combat. Although this gamer utilizes a book with this trick, any quest item should result in the same indicator staying with any of the NPCs that players may have following them. While it’s often helpful to give followers powerful gear to increase their combat readiness or heavy items to improve a player’s carry capacity, using quest items could be a helpful way of keeping track of them. Issuing the command for Lydia to loot the book prevents the potentialSkyrimmessage forbidding players from trading or storing quest items.
With some players reporting that they lost their followers, this technique may prevent such an occurrence from ever happening again. AstheSkyrimCreation Clubis regularly updated, this trick may be applied to future mod followers as well as the existing cast. While Bethesda occasionally updates the RPG, it’s unlikely that this helpful idea will be patched out in the future.
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