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NPC's Travel

Ported on request. Perms are on open Mod made by win2009 Please do not bother the Mod Author with any questions regarding this mod direct those question towards my Nexus Account named St0vie.

Description copied from Nexus:

Adds over 300 NPC’s who traveling the Commonwealth, Far Harbor, Nuka-World. Please do not remove this mod’s NPC’s by the function of other mods. This does not cause a crash, but you will no longer encounter deleted NPCs. Unfortunately, there is currently no best solution.

If you have the “Settlement Tidy Bot” installed, please set mod compatibility settings in the configuration menu. Adds over 300 NPC’s who traveling the Commonwealth, Far Harbor, Nuka-World.

Travel extensively and encounter in various places.

Travel destinations are determined randomly.

Travel destinations is more than 400 places.

Some travel destinations are unlocked by quest achievement or specific conditions.

The following features can be configured in the [NPCs Travel Config]:

• Number of NPC
• Relations with Player
• NPC Service
• Settlements visit
• Ignore Location
• Fast Respawn
• Large Group
• Holotape settings

The [NPCs Travel Config] is holotape that will be automatically add to inventory after the mod start. If holotape is not added for some reason, please craft it at the chemistry station. Then the mod will start in real time within one minute.

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[Top 15] Skyrim Best NPC Mods We Love!

Meeting new faces and hearing their stories is one of my favorite parts of Skyrim.

Skyrim is full of characters to interact with. However, due to so many characters sharing the same voice, the world can sometimes feel empty. While traveling between cities, you can go a long time without seeing anyone else. In my experience, all of these things can make the game feel quite lonely. These mods will breathe a ton of life into your game, and allow you to make some new friends (and enemies) along the way. 

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One of the best things about this mod is it serves as a link that really makes Solstheim seem connected to Skyrim, not just a separate add-on. This mod introduces two merchants: Skugal (Nord) and Dinmir (Dunmer). They have decided to sell their products from Solstheim in Skyrim. After making a deal with Belethor in Whiterun, they now offer goods from Solstheim… for a fair price, of course.

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• No speechcraft perks will work on them, as their items are exotic and should be treated as such
• Their inventory restocks every 3-4 in-game days

Get the mod here for SE. 

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Early on in the Dawnguard DLC, the vampires are new so they are fun new enemies to deal with. But after killing waves upon waves of them that look the same and are named ‘vampire’ or occasionally ‘master vampire’, it gets old fast. (Especially once you’re introduced to the Volkihar Clan.) ‘Why isn’t there a variety of clans throughout Skyrim?’ Now, there are!

• This mod aims to populate 10 dungeons in total with vampires belonging to unique clans and bloodlines
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• Roads are traveled by adventurers, merchants and their bodyguards, refugees, pilgrims, assassins, and more 
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• This is suggested to go at the top of your load order for maximum compatibility with other mods

Get the mod here . 

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• 50 new NPCs of many different professions and skills
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• Over 100 custom-voiced NPCs added to the game
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• Dialogue lines specific to each personality spanning across to new characters

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• 94 new NPCs along with 71 new dialogue scenes
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• 200 new NPCs across all of the major holds, and even smaller cities such as Dragon Bridge
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• Script free, NPCs and respawnable and have their own daily routines

Get the mod here .

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• 250+ custom-voiced NPCs, 25+ followers, 15+ potential spouses, and over 50 quests
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NPCs Travel - Male Takeover, Outfits Fixes and Remove Holotape 1.0.0

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NPCs Travel  is an essential mod to populate the Commonwealth. But as a gaymer, I would like to only see the male ones traveling around. 

Besides, I also fixed a minor bug regarding the outfits and integrated some vanilla clothings and armors leveled lists into the outfit leveled lists, so that if we use some leveled lists injection or manual edits, then those NPCs from NPCs Travel can also have access to mod-added outfits. 

Last, I have included an optional file which prevents the holotape from automatically being added to your inventory when you start a new game as well as removes it from Chem Station crafting list. This is used to pair with  NPCs Travel - MCM Settings Menu . 

Requirements

• NPCs Travel  by win2009

Installation

There are 3 files to install. They are independent to each other but do compliment with each other, so choose the one(s) as you prefer. 

1. NPCs Travel - Male Takeover

Soft Requirement :  More Different Male Face + All Male Takeover 1.0.6  by @love7732851 . If you don't have that mod installed, then Raiders, Gunners and Harbormen might spawn as females. 

This file by itself will make most of the human NPCs in NPCs Travel become males. This mod doesn't overwrite any vanilla records, and thus if you want all the NPCs in NPCs Travel spawning as male, then you are supposed to have "More Different Male Face + All Male Takeover" installed as well. 

If used on a current playthrough, then it will need several in-game days for NPCs to reset. 

2. NPCs Travel - Outfits Fixes

• Fixes a bug that Children of Atom might spawn withou any outfits. 
• Integrates some vanilla clothings and armors leveled lists for all the NPCs in NPCs Travel. As a result, these NPCs will have access to the mod-added outfits if you use a lot of leveled lists injection or leveled lists manual hard edits. We can see a lot of men traveling around the Commonwealth with more diversity of apparels. 
• Optional in FOMOD installation : Removes all the headwears, eyewears and masks from some NPCs in NPCs Travel. Therefore, we can see their faces clearly. This optional plugin only works for some NPCs in NPCs Travels, otherwise it will require to overwrite some vanilla records which is prevented in this mod. But I do have a plan to apply this to all the vanilla random NPCs.  

3. NPCs Travel - Remove Holotape

This file does what it says in its title. It will prevent the holotape of NPCs Travel from automatically being added into your inventory upon a new game. Besides, it also removes it from Chem Station crafting list. This is only intended to pair with  NPCs Travel - MCM Settings Menu . 

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Skyrim:NPCs

NPC ( Non-Player Character ) is a generic term for all humanoids (of various races ), other than you, that are encountered while playing Skyrim .

The difference between NPCs and other creatures is somewhat blurry in Skyrim. One key difference is in trapping their souls : NPC souls cannot be trapped into ordinary Soul Gems ; only Black Soul Gems or Azura's Star (Black) can be used.

Classes are still used by NPCs, despite being inaccessible to you.

• 1 Named NPCs
• 2 Generic NPCs
• 3 Console IDs
• 4.1 Aggression
• 4.2 Assistance
• 4.3 Confidence
• 4.4 Morality

Named NPCs [ edit ]

There are many named NPCs in Skyrim . These people are all listed on the People page. All quest-givers, trainers , and merchants in the game, as well most of the people in cities and towns are named characters.

Some named characters are deemed to be Essential ("unkillable"). If these characters are attacked, they will fall to their knees and surrender when they near zero Health . After a few moments, they will rise up with full health, and will reengage their enemies until the latter parties are dead or out of the area. Protected characters, on the other hand, can be attacked and killed by you but not by NPCs (however, a bug means that poisons can kill even Protected characters). Most NPCs can be killed, but there may be consequences later.

Special categories include:

• Essential NPCs
• Protected NPCs

Generic NPCs [ edit ]

There are also many generic NPCs in the game, most of which are randomly generated. If one dies for whatever reason, the game will eventually generate a new random replacement.

Friendly NPCs include:

• Farmhands CC
• Imperial Couriers
• Imperial Soldiers
• Madmen DB / Madwomen
• Redoran Guards DB
• Stormcloak Couriers
• Stormcloak Soldiers
• Vigilants of Stendarr

Enemy NPCs include:

• Ash Zombies CC
• Cultists DB
• Dark Seducers CC
• Falmer Servants
• Golden Saints CC
• Hired Thugs
• Haknir's Crew DB
• Mogrul's Thugs DB
• Morag Tong Assassins DB
• Necromancers
• Spellswords
• Werebears DB
• Werewolves DG

Various other humanoid enemies (e.g., Falmer , dragon priests , hagravens ) are not NPCs, meaning they do not have black souls .

Console IDs [ edit ]

All characters in the game have two distinct FormIDs that can be used in conjunction with console commands: a BaseID and a RefID . Most console commands will accept only one of the two types of IDs: the BaseID is generally used in cases where you want to spawn a new copy of an object, whereas the RefID is generally used in cases where you want to interact with an existing copy of an object. The BaseID points or refers to the immutable prototype or template of an object; the RefID points or refers to the actual in-game working copy of the object.

Although this RefID/BaseID distinction exists for all objects in the game, it is particularly important for all of the game's unique NPCs. Most of the game scripts use RefIDs (via the associated EditorID) to control unique NPCs. This means that if you use the placeatme <BaseID> command to spawn a new copy (with a new RefID) of, for example, Esbern , the new copy of Esbern will be ignored by most of the quest scripts. Your clone may have the correct dialogues and appearance, but many quest updates triggered by Esbern will not be triggered by your clone.

Therefore, when using the console with unique NPCs you should always avoid the placeatme command. All of this site's NPC pages provide the NPC's RefID, as long as the ID is not randomly generated, which should be used to locate or modify the existing copy of the NPC. For example, to move a missing NPC to your location, use:

• prid <RefId>
• moveto player

If the NPC is not visible after those commands, then the character may have been disabled, so type:

Or if the character is dead:

• resurrect 1

If you would prefer to move your character to the location of an NPC (instead of vice versa), you can instead use the command:

• player.moveto <RefId>

NPC Statistics [ edit ]

The behavior of an NPC is controlled by a variety of NPC-specific statistics.

Aggression [ edit ]

There are four possible values for aggression. Together with the faction relationship combat modifier this governs whether the NPC initiates combat.

• 0 : Unaggressive. Attacks nobody unless provoked.
• 1 : Aggressive. Attacks enemies on sight.
• 2 : Very Aggressive. Attacks enemies and neutral on sight.
• 3 : Frenzied. Attacks anybody on sight.

Assistance [ edit ]

Assistance determines whether an NPC will help in combat.

• 0 : Will not help anyone.
• 1 : Will only help Allies.
• 2 : Will help Friends and Allies.

Confidence [ edit ]

There are five possible values for confidence:

• 0 : Cowardly. Always flees from battle at low health.
• 1 : Cautious. Attacks only lower level enemies.
• 2 : Average. Avoids higher level creatures.
• 3 : Brave. Attacks unless being outmatched by the opponent.
• 4 : Foolhardy. Attacks any type of enemy and fights to the death.

Morality [ edit ]

Morality determines whether or not an NPC will commit various crimes , and controls whether or not a follower will agree to do certain requested actions. There are four possible values for morality:

• 0 : Any Crime. NPC is willing to commit any requested crime.
• 1 : Violence Against Enemies. NPC is willing to commit violence against enemies, as well as property crimes. NPC is not willing to attack innocent people.
• 2 : Property Crime Only. The only crimes the NPC will commit are property crimes (i.e., theft).
• 3 : No Crime. NPC is not willing to commit any crimes. Followers with this morality will still not report crimes that they witness you committing (with the exception of crimes against them, such as stealing items owned by the follower).

Notes [ edit ]

• If you complete one or more of an NPC's quests, they will often greet you by saying "You've been a good friend to me. That means something." or another similar phrase indicating their affection . This conveys certain benefits, such as allowing you to take some low value items from their dwelling, or making some NPCs available to become a follower or spouse .

See Also [ edit ]

• Generic Dialogue — A list of dialogue that is not unique to a particular NPC.
• Unused NPCs — A list of all NPCs that were not implemented in the final game.

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• Creator: sasnikol

While the world of Skyrim is filled with NPCs , most of them don't even have names! Instead, they are referred to by status or post, which doesn't do a great job of making the world feel lived-in. After all, can players really delude themselves into thinking that each NPC is unique if they don't even have a name?

Suffice it to say, the Tamrielic Names mod will prove to be absolutely invaluable in this regard. As the title suggests, this mod gives every character in the game unique names to help add to their personality in a small yet meaningful. Most people would doubt if this mod could actually add to the immersion of the world, but there's something inherently great about not seeing 'Whiterun Guard' or 'Merchant' plastered on the screen over and over again when players interact with certain NPCs.

15 Better Vampire NPCs

Downloads: 328,735.

• Creator: Brehanin2

It's no secret that Skyrim is full of mortal danger. Vampires represent one such threat to the Dragonborn's health. Traveling at night can be a perilous proposition, although experienced players probably won't have too much trouble. Revamping Skyrim 's vampiric enemies through mods is highly recommended for fans looking for a challenge.

The Better Vampires NPCs mod overhauls the game's bloodsuckers, making them a more serious threat as a result. Vampires now come in a more diverse variety of combat classes, assaulting the player with a wider array of armor and weaponry. As such, their behavior is unpredictable and harder to counter.

14 Immersive College NPCs

Downloads: 959,743.

• Creator: VorpalRunner and SomethingObscure

Why should vampires have all the fun? Players know full well that Skyrim appears quite sparse in areas that should otherwise be populous. One location where this is readily apparent is the College of Winterhold. Besides a small collection of students and professors, the College really doesn't live up to its name.

Immersive College NPCs is a must-have mod for players who enjoy frequenting Skyrim 's magical university. The mod adds a smattering of new NPCs, including students, mages , guards, and even a groundskeeper. When looking to breathe new life into the College, give this mod a shot.

13 Protect Your People

Downloads: 329,955.

• Creator: iMACobra

For Skyrim players, it's inevitable that, at some point, a useful NPC is going to die. As stated previously, Skyrim doesn't lack mortal danger. Whether it's due to an inconvenient dragon attack or a vampire raid, it's likely that some poor sap gets caught in the crossfire and doesn't make it.

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It's a fact of the game that can often be frustrating. However, with Protect Your People, fans can rest a little easier. This mod helps ensure that useful NPCs survive these random, deadly encounters. No more loading an old save just to bring someone back from the dead!

12 Citizens Of Tamriel

Downloads: 810,574.

• Creator: Craftian

Although Skyrim is populated with plenty of NPCs, most of them aren't particularly well-rounded. They give their quests, reward the player when the mission is complete......and that's about it. Fortunately, there are mods available that make the people of Skyrim a bit more interesting.

Citizens of Tamriel adds a new cast of characters to the proceedings that help the game feel a bit more immersive. The individuals introduced by this mod are richer in terms of character development than their vanilla counterparts. There are even opportunities for branching dialogue, which opens up new possibilities in subsequent playthroughs. This mod is a part of the ezPG collection, which houses its latest version along with several other great mods that are worth checking out!

11 NPC Lookup

Downloads: 102,930.

• Creator: doticu

Fans undoubtedly do a lot of traveling in Skyrim . Most of the time, this traveling involves speaking to an NPC, performing a task of some sort, and returning to the quest-giver for a reward. It's a satisfying formula but one that eventually becomes tedious, especially by the hundredth playthrough.

A handy tool for players who don't mind breaking the immersion is the NPC Lookup mod. The add-on incorporates an in-game menu where players can instantly teleport to the desired NPC. Specific characters can also be spawned at the Dragonborn's location. It's a nifty time-saver for fans who want to cut out some of the fluff.

10 No NPC Greetings

Downloads: 711,161.

• Creator: Cipscis-Reize

For players who have already conquered Skyrim dozens of times already, hearing the same robotic greetings can be awfully tiresome. The last thing fans need to hear for the hundredth time is how their player character is "someone who can get things done."

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One of the most useful mods in a player's repertoire is certainly No NPC Greetings. The mod comes with two options. Players can either eliminate NPC greetings altogether or make them a bit less common by reducing the distance required for them to say something. It's hard to ever play Skyrim again without this feature.

9 RS Children Overhaul

Downloads: 3,779,889.

• Creator: isophe

It's clear that the children who inhabit Skyrim didn't receive as much attention from the developers as the rest of the game's NPCs. Aesthetically, the children are practically identical carbon copies of each other. It's a small detail that can still break the immersion ever so slightly.

To fix that problem, fans should consider installing RS Children Overhaul. The mod overhauls the appearance of all the children in the game, giving them each their own unique look. It's also compatible with a few other mods that enhance Skyrim 's kids, making it a great addition to any load order.

8 Organized Bandits In Skyrim

Downloads: 3,259,065.

• Creator: Indigoblade and the OBIS Team

One of the most common enemy types in Skyrim is the bandits. In the vanilla game, they possess no discernible organization or uniqueness. One bandit is the same as the next. However, for those looking to spice up the game's criminal scene, Organized Bandits in Skyrim is highly recommended.

Also known as OBIS, this mod is impressive in its scope. It organizes Skyrim 's bandits into their exclusive gangs. Each clan even has a hierarchy composed of wannabes, foot soldiers, to the gang leader himself. The gangs also come with their strengths and weaknesses, as well as lore. Definitely give this stellar mod a try when reinstalling Skyrim .

7 Immersive Patrols

Downloads: 5,392,668.

• Creator: Scrabbulor

The land of the Nords, despite being a tough place to live, is still quite populous. However, the vanilla game tends to feel downright barren in certain places. For a region that's currently experiencing a civil war, a dragon invasion, and a vampire menace, everything feels unusually deserted in spots.

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The Immersive Patrols mod goes a long way toward making the environment feel more "lived in." Stormcloak and Imperial soldiers will now patrol the major highways and sometimes even fight each other. Members of the Dawnguard and Thalmor are more of a presence as well. All of it makes the environment feel more populous and interesting.

6 Interesting NPCs

Downloads: 6,274,460.

• Creator: Kris Takahashi

By now, it's no stretch to imagine that many veteran Skyrim players have met every NPC in the game at least once. For those fans, there probably aren't too many surprises left for them to experience. The solution? Add a whole host of brand-new NPCs to the game.

Interesting NPCs is one of the most popular Skyrim mods on Nexus, with over 1.4 million total downloads and counting. The mod itself is massive, adding over 250+ NPCs to the game, along with 25+ new followers, 15+ marriable NPCs, and 50+ quests. The mod strives to make each of these NPCs unique , which is very much appreciated.

5 Diversity – A Character Overhaul

Downloads: 393,415.

• Creator: Pat Mahoney

It's one thing to add more NPCs or make them behave differently. But when looking to enhance these non-playable characters, it's best not to forget about their visual presentation. NPCs in Skyrim look downright ugly by today's standards. Thankfully, there's no shortage of mods that aim to rectify that issue.

A great mod that players may want to consider is Diversity - A Character Overhaul. This mod, unlike many of its kind on Nexus, doesn't drastically alter the appearances of the NPCs in a way that breaks the lore. Instead, NPCs still look like their vanilla counterparts but are given a fresher, cleaner coat of paint. Each character feels a bit more unique as a result.

4 Populated Cities, Towns & Villages

Downloads: 832,595.

• Creator: Sands of Time Team

It's common for NPCs, especially those in older titles, to behave like robots. They don't always feel like living, breathing characters who go about their day like average folk. This is a glaring problem with Skyrim 's NPCs, who are comically stiff and predictable in their routines.

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One mod that fans simply must try is Populated Cities, Towns & Villages. The aim of it is to breathe new life into the daily actions of the NPCs. Characters will now take strolls through town, browse the wares of different shops , pray at temples, go to lunch at the local tavern, and much more. Don't leave home without this mod!

Skyrim mod lets you match the pace of NPCs so you can more easily follow them around

Another essential SoS mod.

Surely everyone knows this extremely specific frustration: a game expects you to accompany an NPC while they lead you to the next part of the quest, talking the whole way, but they travel slower than your running speed and faster than your walking speed. You have to alternate awkwardly between a stroll and a jog the whole way, instead of just being able to walk alongside them like a normal person.

While some games let you match the pace of NPCs when you need to, Skyrim does not. Which can be a real hassle when Esbern or some other mouthy plot-related character has to guide you to the next bit of story. Here's modder wSkeever with the solution: Simplicity of Stalking—Automatically Follow NPCs .

It's a straightforward mod. Simply hold shift and mouse over an NPC to make the "follow" option appear. Press E to activate it, and you'll follow them wherever they go—even through loading screens—whether they're a quest NPC or a courier you just feel like following to see where they go. I tested it by doing exactly that, and it worked like a charm. To stop following them, press any movement key or attack.

If you're wondering about the unusual name, it's part of a series of extremely specific mods with names that abbreviate to "SOS". It began with Schlongs of Skyrim, but going out of your way to name your mod so it has the same abbreviation has been a trend among Skyrim modders for a while now. Just looking at wSkeever's work, there's Security Overhaul SKSE , Sidequests of Skyrim , Sweeping Organizes Stuff , and Subtypes of Snowberries , among many others.

To install Simplicity of Stalking, you'll first need to install PapyrusUtil and powerofthree's Papyrus Extender if you haven't already, then download it from Nexus Mods . 

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Fast Travel is a method of travel in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim . It is a way of quickly "teleporting" to any previously discovered location . The travel takes place almost instantaneously in real-world time through a loading screen , but in game time will still pass by as if the Dragonborn had walked there. When using fast travel, the time elapsed may be longer than the time it would have taken to run to the destination, especially when the distance is short.

Fast Travel can be done via the world map or by using one of the carriages stationed near the main gate of many cities. Fast travel via world map is free, but can only be done to a location that has already been discovered. Travel via carriage is limited to major cities, regardless if they have been visited or not before, with a fee relative to distance and the size of the destination city (for example it costs more to travel from Whiterun to Dawnstar than from Windhelm to Solitude even though the distance between Windhelm and Solitude is greater). The Hearthfire DLC allows the Dragonborn to hire a carriage for their homestead , which will also go to smaller cities  and towns ( Darkwater Crossing , Dragon Bridge , Ivarstead , Karthwasten ,  Kynesgrove , Old Hroldan Inn , Riverwood , Rorikstead , Shor's Stone , and Stonehills ).

With Dawnguard , fast travel can also be done between Castle Volkihar and the main island of Skyrim by boat. With Dragonborn , the initial trip to Solstheim must be by boat. (Conventional fast travel can be used later, between the docks at Windhelm and Raven Rock .)

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Conditions [ ]

The fast travel cannot be done while in any of the following conditions:

• While indoors
• While jumping
• While falling
• While mounting or dismounting a horse .
• While being too close to enemies
• While being pursued by enemies/ Hold Guards
• While taking health damage (e.g. from poison )
• Riding on horseback.
• Under the effect of a Fortify Carry Weight potion that is strong enough. There is no limit on fast travel distance while the potion is in effect. However, the effect of the potion immediately wears off after the arrival causing the Dragonborn to be overburdened again.

Fast travel time [ ]

Approximate time to travel between cities/towns wearing Light Armor , measured by in-game hours:

• The amount and type of armor worn affects how much time passes during fast travel.
• Fast traveling while on foot or on horseback takes the same amount of time. The only difference will be how the Dragonborn arrives: on foot next to the horse, or on horseback.
• Any positive or negative effects (such as from a disease ) will still progress during fast travel.
• Neither the Dragonborn, their horse, or any companion will encounter any enemies during fast travel.
• Due to the respawning of enemies , dragons and creatures being scripted to happen when fast travelling; if fast travel is never used, after a certain time, encounters with them will reduce noticeably.
•  PC     360     PS3    When arriving at a location by fast travel, random creatures can spawn in front of the Dragonborn. For example, a non-hostile bandit might spawn every time they fast-travel, who can be talked to but will become hostile if attacked. A similar bug happens when fast-traveling to Falkreath , causing all of the Hold Guards to spawn at the entrance to the city.
•  PC    Fast traveling with followers to northern cities like Windhelm or the College of Winterhold can trigger a sliding effect on arrival. Normally, this effect is not critical; however, it is possible to sometimes slide for a very long distance and fall from a cliff.
•  360    After waiting in a location for a long time (two or three weeks), or if multiple other characters have been played before returning to play as the affected character, fast traveling to a location might spawn enemies that have made into thralls (or raised as zombies) in the past. They will attack each other unless they are in the same faction. (Only bandits or spiders, for example).
•  360     PS3    If fast travel is selected to any location and the back button is immediately pressed, the fast travel will not occur, the game will no longer be paused and the character menu will not be able to be opened. The pause menu can be opened, but saving the game will be the only option that functions, not loading an existing save. The "quit game" option is available, however, allowing a more time consuming reload of the game by saving and exiting the game. Reloading the game will fix this.
•  360 (Fix)     PS3 (Fix)    Manually shut down the console, as any attempt to open the Xbox or PS3 menu will result in the loading circles on every option and they will never load.
•  PC     360    Fast traveling on horseback to the College of Winterhold may cause one to appear several feet above the bridge.
•  PC (Fix)    Quickly Fast traveling to another place before the horse falls off may solve the problem.
•  PC     360     PS3    Sometimes, when attempting to fast travel, the game will say "You cannot fast travel while guards are pursuing you," even if guards are not pursuing the Dragonborn.
•  360     PS4    Fast traveling from a snowy location can sometimes cause it to snow in areas that do not normally experience snowy weather conditions.
•  PC (Fix)    Fast traveling to any location will fix this.
•  PC (Fix)    Exiting the game to the desktop restarting will fix this.
• By opening the Journal and pressing the "show on map" button for quest objectives it is possible to access the map, and thus fast travel even under circumstances that normally prevent access to the map, such as after the Dragonborn dies or at the beginning of the game while Helgen is under attack.
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After hours of Skyrim NPCs blurting out NSFW dialogue courtesy of his Twitch chat, streamer concludes "this entire thing was a mistake"

After giving his Twitch viewers the unfathomable power of being able to make Skyrim NPCs say whatever they want using a purpose-built mod, streamer and ex-software engineer Blurbs has concluded that his creation "was a mistake."

Blurbs' Skyrim mod has a simple purpose, but you can see how it could quite easily make any stream of the game take a chaotic turn. Using messages in the chat, subscribers are able to create NPCs, along with a short greeting, and the tone in which it should be delivered using the power of text to speech. As you'd guess, viewers are taking full advantage of this ability to say the silliest and most absurd things possible, with highlights over the last few days including NPCs announcing "I'm gonna bust," threatening to feast on the streamer's flesh, and giving out some very NSFW compliments.

"It's day three of Skyrim Twitch TTS mod and you are all degenerates for encouraging this behavior," Blurbs wrote on Twitter after yesterday's stream. "It's somehow gotten worse and NPCs are putting things in orifices… Help me."

Needless to say, there've already been moments where the streamer has had to intercept messages to stop them being read out in full. Most of the time though, he's forced to sit with the consequences of his actions: "This entire thing was a mistake," he says, after one particularly egregious message.

Despite the chaos, Blurbs isn't done with the text-to-speech Skyrim streams, and plans to keep on trucking through it. As the idea continues to grow in popularity, however, it seems likely that the NPC dialogue will devolve further as more viewers eager to cause problems on purpose flood the chat.

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