LazyFollowers 0.42.3

1. Start Skyrim
2. At the main menu open console, usually the top left key, and type "coc qasmoke". This will skip past the intro and everything else directly into the game to a built in test location.
3. Once everything has loaded and you have control of the character open console again and type "showracemenu". This will open the RaceMenu character editor.
4. Now either create a new preset or load an existing
5. Once that is done it's time for our next console command - "skee preset-save NN". Replace the NN with the name of the preset the NPC will use. I highly advice against using the same name as the version the player uses, I usally add EXP at the end to indicate it's an exported preset. If successful you'll see notice about "Preset saved"
6. If you need to export more presets just repeat the process, you don't have to exit RaceMenu to use the preset-save command so it's pretty quick
7. Once you're done exit out of the game, do not save. Since we skipped past the normal startup sequence you can't continue playing in this game

1. Once back in the game, either a new one or an existing save where you want to use this mod open up the LazyFollowers menu
2. Pick a template from the list, this is strictly not necessary since we just started the mod so they're all blank but it's good to make this a habit so you don't accidentally edit an existing NPC instead of making a new one
3. Change the npc name to your liking
4. Select combatstyle. This dictates how the NPC will act in combat as well as what type of attacks they prefer to use, melee, ranged, magic etc
5. Select class. This is very important to match with the combatstyle. NPCs don't gain skills when they use them only when they level up. And when they do the class dictates not only which skills they'll increase but also the stats. For example, if you set the combatstyle to be a caster but the class to 2h warrior you'll end up with a high health, low or zero magicka NPC that'll be generally useless. The LazyClass spreads all skills and stats evenly and isn't a good match for most types of followers.
6. Select the preset you created earlier from the dropdown list
7. Select the desired voicetype. The ones with an asterisk(*) at the end are the ones the standard game uses for followers and should always work showing the necessary dialogue. If you use a mod like Relationship Dialogue Overhaul you can also use the others. Remember that the voice is used from the list you opened last, the "Female Voices" or "Male Voices" menus.
8. If you're satisfied with everything click Apply settings and then Summon NPC to get started

• 1h tank or 2h warrior - simply pick the matching combatstyle and class
• Spellsword - pick combatstyle 1h(spellsword) then class Spellsword. Then open the "spells" menu and add "Bound sword" (first entry = right hand), oakflesh (second entry = left hand) and healing (second entry = left hand). The NPC will now first cast oakflesh in combat, then summon a sword to fight with and when low on health try to heal themselves
• Magic/Annoying archer - pick combatstyle Magic Archer. Pick class Ranger. Open the "stats" menu and set MovementSpeed to 133 (33% increase). Bump Bowspeed to 1.333 if you want them to pew pew 33% faster too. Then open the 'spells' menu and add Conjure Familiar and healing (second entry = left hand). The NPC will now first summon an animal in combat, then use it as a distraction while using a ranged weapon. If the the enemy comes too close they'll use their movementspeed to quickly try to gain range again and resummon their pet if its dead

Name vanishing/can't interact with NPC - I've had reports My Home is Your Home (unknown which version) and Extensible Follower Framework clearing out the name override effectively setting the NPCs name to nothing. This unfortunately also makes it impossible to interact with them. Re-apply their names from the menu or restart the game to have the mod do it automatically. If it keeps happening I've  had reports Nether's Follower Framework work. Should be fixed as of 0.31.0
Tints/tattoos/overlays missing and other problems related to the presets being applied by RaceMenu -  I can't fix those and please do not bother Expired about them. He's not responsible for for whatever dumbass mods I make using prototype features.  Should be fixed as of 0.31.0
NPCs floating or standing around doing nothing - Skyrim can't handle too many NPCs in the same area. I suspect the limit is even lower when they're appearance changed since those strain the engine even further. You can try mods like Actor Limit Fix or A.I Limit Increaser if you haven't already.
Any other issue not posted above  - Unless it's something that can be reproduced reliably in a bare-bones game, only the required mods, or something you've pinned down to a specific set of mods it won't be looked at. There's no way for me to investigate a problem I can't even recreate let alone fix it. If you're unable to narrow things down try the alternative mods listed under credits instead for your custom NPC needs.

Presets not showing up in the MCM - Make sure to install PapyrusUtil SE, I missed adding that as a requirement initially.

Load save

Save NPCs and Settings in the MCM 
Run console command "reloadscript _LazyFollowersActorScript" and wait for it to finish

Run console command "reloadscript _LazyFollowersMCMScript" and wait for it to finish

Run console command "reloadscript _LazyFollowersConfigManager" and wait for it to finish
Load save (yes again)

Run console command "stopquest _LazyFollowersMCM"

Run console command  "startquest _LazyFollowersMCM"

Wait for MCM to register the new version of the MCM

Load NPCs and Settings in the MCM

The "reloadscript" commands can also be pasted into a textfile saved in the save folder as the game executable. Then instead of typing everything you simply run the console command "bat nnnn" where nnnn is the name of the file WITHOUT the extension (txt)