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Stop Pushing Me!
AUTHOR: Lord Zapharos (www.lordzapharos.com)
DATE: 12 January 2023
VERSION: 1.0
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LICENSE AND CREDITS:
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

You are free to share and transform this work (commercially or otherwise) provided you give proper
credit to Lord Zapharos, provide a link to this license, and indicate if changes were made.


DESCRIPTION:
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Isn't it annoying when a follower or NPC bumps into you during an important conversation? Have you
ever been nudged all over Dragonsreach while talking to the Jarl?

This mod provides a simple, but flexible solution:

 - Any time you enter a direct conversation (i.e. with dialogue options), all NPCs and followers
   will AUTOMATICALLY keep their distance to avoid bumping into you. The effect ends when the
   conversation ends.

 - To keep people away during *indirect* conversations (i.e. no dialogue options offered), stand
   completely still for ~1 second and then tap your [Sprint] button (without moving). You can also
   use this to keep NPCs away in general e.g. when taking screenshots or trying on armor!

 - For scenes with multiple direct + indirect conversations, such as at the end of Dragon Rising
   when the Jarl addresses everyone, you only need to tap [Sprint] ONCE (at the beginning). NPCs
   will stay away as long as you don't move, sneak, draw your weapon, or enter combat.

 - Controllers and keyboards are both supported.

Unlike other approaches that alter player collision (introducing their own, sometimes severe bugs),
this mod simply creates an invisible marker around your character that instructs NPCs/followers to
stay away. If a NPC is walking towards you, they will attempt to find a different route to their
destination (or if they can't, they may "teleport" past you as in vanilla Skyrim).

In rare cases, NPCs may still bump into you if they were close nearby when the effect started.
However, once they move away, they will not bump into you again until your character moves or the
conversation ends.

Stop Pushing Me does not modify any Skyrim records and should be compatible with most other mods.


REQUIREMENTS:
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Skyrim Legendary Edition
SKSE
Cobb Bug Fixes*** (https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/96734)

*** this is ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED for the mod to work correctly! (to fix the ability condition bug)


CHANGE LOG:
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1.0     Initial release


INSTALLATION:
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1. Copy the "Data" folder from this directory to your main Skyrim directory (this is usually found
   in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\Skyrim"), overwriting existing files.
2. Activate "DontPushMeAroundLE.esp" with your mod manager of choice.


SKYRIM SPECIAL EDITION USERS:
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This mod was designed in Skyrim Legendary Edition and WILL NOT WORK with Skyrim Special Edition. If
you decide to convert this mod to work in Skyrim Special Edition, I would be happy to bundle your
converted version with this mod and give you due credit -- just send me your conversion.


MY OTHER MODS:
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Arrows to Ingots
Better Low-Level Illusion
Dragon Souls Experience System
Finders Keepers (Better Stones of Barenziah)
Guild Ranks and Progression
Inigo Avoid All Combat
Lord Zapharos Default Outfit Changer
Lord Zapharos IO Utilities
Lord Zapharos String Utilities
Necromancy is Hated
Save and Load Cells: Jaxonz Extension
Spriggans Fear Nettlebane
TDF Equipment Restrictions for Duelists and Assassins
The Legendary Red Eagle
Useful Requiem Beverages
Vilja Avoid All Combat
Wait I Know You Bug Fix
Weapon and Armor Etching
Whispering Fang Unarmed Combat
