How to make Follower Switch Weapons Automatically in Combat?

[thek8ikat]

Hello. I am currently working on a custom voiced follower and was wondering if anyone knows how to make one switch weapons in combat? I've seen NPCs switch between blades and their bow automatically before, but for some reason my follower won't do the same, and I put a crossbow in her inventory. I tested her while fighting a dragon, but she only used her mallet, even when the dragon was flying. What should I do for this?

Thank you!

Info that might help about the follower:
* Mallet does more damage than bow
* Her class is barbarian

[yatol]

combat style

 

more points in mele than in range, npc will pick his sword over his bow

more points in defensive than in offensive, npc hide behind his shield looking at you instead of attacking

more points in power attack than in something else attack, npc will power attack more than something else

 

same number for everything if you want a npc to not stick to something (don't expect the npc to use a bow with a target too close to him)

 

 

[thek8ikat]

Right. But I mean she will /never/ use her bow. I even changed her combat style to AssassinMissile but no change. Even tested from an earlier save.

[yatol]

take a closer at that stuff instead of messing randomly with it

 

follower have leather armor

you give him dragonbone armor

follower with equip dragonbone armor, even if follower have more points in light armor

 

it's the same with weapons

follower with 50% chance to pick a sword or a bow, won't pick a wood bow over an ebony sword

unless you take his sword, that's a way to control what he fight with