Where do I start troubleshooting a follower AI that won't move in combat?

[GregoryR]

I’ve been trying to get a custom follower mod to work with my existing combat overhaul, but they just stand there during fights. I’ve checked for patches and load order, but I can’t tell if it’s a scripting conflict or if I just need to tweak something in the follower’s AI package.

[Ethan.J]

I had a similar issue after adding a custom follower. We tried load order and other mods but the follower still stood in place during fights. I swapped the follower to a simple AI package and that did not fix it either. It started to feel like something in the combat overhaul blocked their behavior.

[Steven66]

I kept notes and tested in small steps. The follower would walk around normally until a fight started and then they froze. It made me suspect a script conflict more than a mis configured AI. I tried disabling other mods one by one and nothing changed.

[JosephHH]

I looked for the simplest explanation and landed on two likely culprits script functions and event hooks. If a global state is not updated during combat the AI may never react. It felt theoretical and I did not get a solid fix.

[Kenneth11]

Could the real problem be a patch that changes how combat works rather than the follower AI?