Why is my follower mod spawning naked and not triggering dialogue?

[Sophia_G]

I’ve been trying to get a custom follower mod to work alongside my other gameplay overhauls, but no matter what load order I try, the follower either spawns naked or their custom dialogue won’t trigger. I’m not sure if the issue is a skeleton conflict or something deeper in the behavior files.

[JohnTM]

I ran into the naked follower problem once. It happened when another mod swapped armor or outfit slots for followers, so even with what looked like the right load order the game would load the wrong mesh first. It felt like asset timing, not a simple conflict.

[AndrewT]

The dialogue not triggering showed up for me too. I suspect the script that fires the line was overwritten by another mod or a missing quest stage, so the line never fired even though the file existed.

[Victoria_G]

I tried testing with a clean profile, only the follower mod and a tiny overhaul, but the issue persisted. It was slow to test and I kept bouncing between possibilities without a solid lead.

[BenjaminS]

Do you know if the follower uses a custom skeleton or race that could clash with your other mods?