The Elder Scrolls Skyrim Special Edition: Custom Follower Tutorial - Part Three

In this tutorial I cover how to give your custom follower custom armor and weapons. I also explain how to package your follower mod to be uploaded to the Nexus or other mod sharing sites as well as compatibility with the Nexus mod manager, Vortex. For the purposes of this tutorial, I have included links to three mods that the mod authors have given permission to be used as a modder's resource. You are not required to use these examples, but you are required to get the permission of any mod author if you use their resources in your mod with the intent to upload it.

I'd like also apologize that it has taken me a while to upload this video. It's the start of a new school year and I've been working with placement testing as well as being a little under the weather.

As always, if you have any questions or comments, please post them in the comments.

Free to Use Resources:

Gigaduex's Armor Sets by ZapgiL
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/21836

Ebony Edge by vpulse08
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/33853

Unique Bows Collection by Artisanix
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/21524

Required Modding Resources:

Custom Follower Starter
https://mega.nz/file/rWIkVT4K#7xvZ10I77DgNrk4cYNaHUHw7JEstHznfnkj97JJfRt0

Creation Kit
Bug Fixes

Racemenu
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/19080

BSA Extractor
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/974

Nifskope
(scroll all the way down to the bottom for the download link)
https://github.com/niftools/nifskope/releases/tag/v2.0.dev7

SSE Nif Optimizer
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/4089

Nif Merge
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/40494/

SSEEdit
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/164

Vortex
https://www.nexusmods.com/about/vortex/?

Paint.Net (If you want to use overlays for things like freckles/tattoos/warpaint)
https://www.getpaint.net/