How to spawn extra NPCs / populating dungeons with extras?

[nosdregamon]

I'd like to spawn some extra NPCs in dungeons, bandit hideouts, necromancers dens and so on. Might be adventurers, prisoners, grave robbers, peasants, ... whether captured or just foolish enough to have entered the location a few minutes before you.

 

Is there any way to do this, nesides adding a lot of spawn markers?

 

[nosdregamon]

If someone seeks for something similar, I found this:

 

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/67811/

 

This insane guy dropped a skull with an attached script into every dungeon. The skull has a script and a buttload of properties attached. The script runs once the skull is loaded (onCellAtach) and if one of it's timekeeping properties isn't that old (or the cell has been reset, I guess). Then it adds some enemies from formlists at locations chosen randomly near suitable objects found in formlists. I guess placing 200+ skulls, beats placing x "RandomNPC markers" per Dungeon.

 

I think I'll build on this idea, if nobody has a better idea.

[khumak]

There are several mods that do that.  Some that I've tried are

 

Populated Skyrim

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/5017

Organized Bandits

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/4145

Sands of Time

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/3093

ASIS

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/18436/?

[nosdregamon]

Not 100% what I had in mind. My idea was more, "more or less neutral" NPCs, instead of just enemies. Still, these sound awesome, especially Organized Bandits. Thank you.

[CrimsonOmegaLance]

I don't think there is any mod that adds non-combat NPCs to dungeons like that.

[thesteve812]

May not be exactly what you want, but I use these. I have come across some in dungeons. Almost killed them, thinking they were bandits. Most are on the roads or praying at shrines. I have used the jbNPCMap to move npc to caves, dungeons or homes.

 

AreYouThere - Actor(NPC) Explorer by bein

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/76051/?

 

jbNPCMap

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/62022/?

 

Shrines Worshipers and Pilgrims by JiubiIzeekk

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/40538/?

 

The dragonborns eventful travels by JiubiIzeekk

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/38559/?

 

[nosdregamon]

These sound pretty cool. Thank you.

Still thinking about adding some random NPCs, I'd like some kind of random live in dungeons

[zzz72w3r]

If someone seeks for something similar, I found this:

 

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/67811/

 

This insane guy dropped a skull with an attached script into every dungeon. The skull has a script and a buttload of properties attached. The script runs once the skull is loaded (onCellAtach) and if one of it's timekeeping properties isn't that old (or the cell has been reset, I guess). Then it adds some enemies from formlists at locations chosen randomly near suitable objects found in formlists. I guess placing 200+ skulls, beats placing x "RandomNPC markers" per Dungeon.

 

I think I'll build on this idea, if nobody has a better idea.

 

Does this mean you will be looking to build a mod like this but for non-hostiles?  I have been looking for something that can spawn temporary non-hostile ambient NPC forever.

 

[nosdregamon]

Does this mean you will be looking to build a mod like this but for non-hostiles?  I have been looking for something that can spawn temporary non-hostile ambient NPC forever.

 

Yes, that was my intent with this thread.