[Mod Request] Invisible Companions During Exploration

[jerbyainsley]

Hi Everyone,

 

First time posting, or maybe not, but I don't usually make forum posts, apologies if there are any mistakes I've made.

 

Ok so onto the request, would it be possible to make a mod that makes companions invisible or not render during exploration?

 

I've reached act three, and for some people, the FPS crashes in the city, I was one of those that experienced this, even in act 2 actually.

 

I thought it was my CPU or GPU maybe, but after browsing around, I found a video that tested the FPS drops in act 3, turns out it was the NPCs, and in my case, my companions, or just having too many people walking on my screen.

 

I use the mod to enable more than 4 companions, and found out that having 10 characters moving around the map makes my FPS drop hard, I tested this while moving the camera quickly everywhere, even with 10 characters in the party, the FPS was fine, as long as everyone just stood still, then I tried exploring the city alone, with just one character, and my FPS was doing fine as well.

 

So I was thinking what if there was a mod that makes them invisible during exploration, and they render back in during cutscenes, dialogue and combat?

 

I know what some of you may be thinking, then just remove the other companions and play with 4, or just walk around solo, but I love games like this and Dragon Age, but my usual worry is that if I only take 3 companions, I'd miss out on dialogue and banter, and having to keep changing party members, and besides, having everyone fighting together is pretty cool.

 

Ok so with that, I hope a mod like this is possible, thanks guys.