This thread is great. I love how people are arguing against deleting your Reddit history by comparing their own history to the content in the Library of Alexandria. The Reddit hive mind and subreddit echo chamber had a lasting effect, it seems.

I've had to give up on EasyNPC. I try and try and try and I either get non-specific crashes, or, once I get it to finally compress into one mod, I'll end up with random face colorization issues, missing eye textures, or other weirdo glitches.

I love the idea of EasyNPC so much but I've had to set it aside and accept that I don't have the energy to master the arcane knowledge necessary to combine NPC overhauls. I wish they'd at least change the mod name to AdvancedNPC.

Nice. I recently discovered Styx, a companion wolf. The default is a spectral wolf but there's also an option for normal fur. She starts out as a puppy and will grow up as time goes on.

Having a little pup follow me around and howl everywhere is the cutest darn thing ever.

That looks very cool, thanks for sharing

My go-to is always Stay at the System Page, which lands you right at the System menu when hitting Esc. There are multiple files out there for AE, NG, etc so be sure and pick your correct flavor.

Ooh my first Lemmy post.

I'll mention my new fave mod that I can't imagine living without from here on:

Player Equipment Manager on Wheels.

This lets you quickly swap base outfits and add-ons to those outfits, complete with hotkeys and nifty menus. Everything about this mod just works, and it's pretty simple to get the hang of.