How to make companions dual-wield?

[Manerk12]

I have experimented a little, and found that I can trick certain followers into it.

The followers have to either have low skills across the board, or have high one handed but lower block.

What I did to test this was two-fold. The first run I gave the followers every type of weapon one at a time.

Then I did the same thing, but kept an iron dagger in their inventory the whole 2nd run.

I've noticed that if they don't have a shield, they will look for either a shield or a staff nearby.

However, if their block or magic is low enough, I have caught them dual-wielding off and on.

The most success I've had this with is, with all people, Sven.

[TobiaszPL]

I dont know anyone answer on this question - many useless posts in this topic

 

and also my english is pretty potato so sorry if i write something you can;t understand

 

but NPC can't dual wield if thier CombatClass disallow this

 

 

1) Download Creation Kit

2) Open Creation Kit ( and load your Follower Mod or Skyrim or esp file with your follower )

3) click "LOAD"

4) wait for load ignore / press no for all Error messages

5) Save your Mod just press CTRL + S and name your mod

6) on left you should have something like "Object window"

7) Find in Object Window "Miscellanious" and extract it

8) Left Mouse click on "CombatStyle" option

 

- now you should see all Combat Styles

 

9) Press on any Combat style and Edit it

10) VERY IMPORTANT - change Combat style ID

11) go to Mele setup

12) chceck "Allow Dual Wield"

13) Save your changes CK should ask you "Create new form / Object ?" or something like this press YES

 

- If CK wasn't ask you, you just change Combat Style instead of creating new one...

Close CK and Try again REMEMBER to change Form ID !!!

 

14) Find "Actor" in Object Window

15) in Filter write your Follower Name

16) Press with Rightclick your follower

17) go to Combat Style window and in Combat Style option select your Combat that you create

 

- just click and start writing name

 

18) Save Mod

19) close CK

 

 

Version for lazy / ... egh ppl

 

1) Open CK

2) Load your Follower Mod

3) go to Actor

4) Edit your Actor ( Follower Name )

5) go to Combat Style

6) set CombatStyle to "csTGBrynjolf"

 

as you know Brynjolf ( Thiefs guild master ) can Dual Wield so everything is already setted

 

but remember if you set Brynjolf CombatStyle for example for Lydia she will act like Thief in combat

yes she will use two weapons in combat but also she will pref to use only mele weapons and bows / shouts etc. are set to this same

 

so if your follower have magic / shouts he may stop using it

also block etc. data will be copied from Brynjolf

 

 

if you want i can change your follower to use Two Weapons :x

you can't make them use two weapons only by giving them two weapons :P

 

 

how they can fight is declared in Attack Data ( and Race ) and in Combat Style

[Niborino9409]

The short answer is that it's tied to their combat style. Not all npcs have dual wield ticked, which makes it so that they can't dual wield if their combat style doesn't allow it. That's when the above reply is useful. :yes: