Follower Tweaks

newvegas — Mods & Enhancements

Follower Tweaks is a gameplay mod for Fallout: New Vegas that removes annoying follower behaviors and rebalances several perks. It changes Enhanced Sensors, Spotter, and Search and Mark perk effects, and silences ED-E's movement whirring. With over 7,000 endorsements, it's a popular quality-of-life improvement for players who find follower quirks irritating.

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Syntax

Gameplay Effects and Changes

Example

Downloads: 570,456

💡 Notes

By PushTheWinButton

🎯 Tips & Tricks

Since it's a simple mod, just drop the files into your Data

Since it's a simple mod, just drop the files into your Data folder and activate in your mod manager.

If you use other follower mods, load this one after them to

If you use other follower mods, load this one after them to ensure its changes take priority.

Test ED-E's movement sound after installing to confirm the w

Test ED-E's movement sound after installing to confirm the whirring is gone.

🔧 Troubleshooting

Mod conflicts

Check load order. Disable conflicting mods one by one.

⚠️ Common Mistakes

Installing without checking requirements

👍 Pros

Huge community trust with 7,206 endorsements and over half a million downloads
Directly addresses common annoyances like ED-E's constant whirring
Perk rebalances make stealth and targeting more useful

👎 Cons

Last updated in 2016, so may have compatibility issues with newer mods or game patches
No detailed description of what exactly changes, so you'll need to test in-game
Only affects specific perks and ED-E, so if you don't use those, this mod does little for you

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