All-In-One Installer (SE/AE)
Important: You will need to install (or have already installed) Kaidan 2.1.1 by Liv Templeton before loading the Installer. Then overwrite Kaidan 2.1.1 with the Installer.
Download Kaidan 2.1.1 from Nexus here
This is our all-in-one fomod installer for our mods. This installer can be used on any version of SE/AE however BEES is required for older versions of Skyrim. To install, download the file and then select the ‘Install from File’ option in your mod-manager. Please note: Even if you are only installing one or two of the mods below, we still recommend using it as it will handle all mod conflicts. All patches are optional and can be ticked/unticked during the installation process.
Please Note: The current AiO includes Kaidan – Extended Edition and is therefore NOT compatible with the Nexus version here. (This includes “compatibility” patches).
If you wish to use the updated version of Extended Edition, please see the note and link at the bottom of the page.
Any Kaidan mods/patches not mentioned on the load order page are unsupported and will very likely conflict.
Download the AIO Installer here:
Changelog
Changelog 04/25/26 - Version 5.1.1
Changes and Fixes
- Removed 'kaidanref.SetActorValue("WaitingForPlayer", 1 as Float) from the bounty script since it stopped him going anywhere when the quest was active
- Kaidan won't take bounties while player is werewolf
- Added exclusion when leaving the tent that if he's on a bounty, he wont get warped
- Rather then meaningless 8 hour wait at jarl upon return from bounty - he'll immediately collect reward if daytime, otherwise he will sit in jarl hall until daytime and then collect reward
- Fixed conditions on Kaidan Arcadia convos
- Conditioned looping anim line for Dragonborn
- Fixed some line conditioning
- Subtitle fixes
- Fixed player dialogue prompts for easier DBVO line generation
- Added a 'Reset Kiai Quest' button to the Options Spell
- Fixed menu showing during animations
- Added a VR Version to MCM which should fix VR animation issues
- Version numbers showing correctly
Changelog 04/04/26 - Version 5.1.0
New Features
- Friendship quest expanded - new conversations, more RP options, conversations expanded
- Blood On The Ice quest completely redone
- Forbidden Legend quest commentary redone
- Convo about naming Kiai
- New Kaidan-Blacksmith convos (total of 7, will happen randomly around smithies)
- The Break of Dawn quest completely redone (initial convo, greeting line in second part of dungeon, greeting line after defeating Malkoran)
- 15 new convos with Vorstag (total of 45, spaced 10 hours apart)
- total of 13 Arcadia scenes, 5 are only if vorstag is also there
- Kiai idle lines where he refers to her by name
- Completely redid conversation when you leave for Thalmor Embassy. You can now tell him to wait somewhere - theres romance aware version of convo - need to be at Katla's farm to have convo
- Completely did reunion convo after Thalmor Embassy to add more RP options - this is also now a force greet (he will initiate convo)
Fixes and Changes
- Fixed other NPCs being able to say Kaidans bounty return dialogue
- Fixed Kaidan returning to tavern when told to rest if you'd previously asked him to wait at a tavern for you
- Fixed Kaidan blocking furniture activators until he used a new piece of furniture
- Added some additional resets/alias clears to the Reset Kaidan function from the Options spell
- Lowered frequency of a lot of random comments (kawk, tavern comments)
- Added random percentage to all combat comments, he'll have a little less bravado, but its worth it for the BDE
- Fixed versioning - globalvariables CK values are cached so I switched to an internal variable
- Slight adjustment to fratpack response to greybeards to make it fire faster
- Added spell option to reset some utility quests (if shopping, bounties, thalmor patrols etc stop working - they usually just need the utility quest reset)
- Reduction in comment frequency for favorite foods
- Triggered sven convos a little faster
- Reduced the 'Kaidan, you look hurt!' from 80% health to 65%. 80% isn't even hurt? its like, a sore pinky. he'll live.
- Fixed kaidan swearing at arngeir
- added dialogue toggle to reduce (i think completely remove, but its hard to say for certain) comments regarding the DB's uh... posterior.
- removed dialogue prompts telling kaidan he should smile more
- added more random responses to asking kaidan to break camp
- fixed an ulfric line that was very OOC
- a lot of "top level" dialogue has been moved to "Let's Talk" to avoid dialogue clutter
- Book scenes should now all be uninterruptible
- More topics moved from main dialogue thread to 'Let's Talk'
- Limerick chance lowered significantly
- Fixed items being silently added during shopping
- Added a random percentage and a GetDistance check to the Erik/Farkas/Vilkas convos during Addy
- Fixed Kaidan doing innkeeper scene when on a bounty
- Fixed Kaidan doing HH force greet before becoming dragonborn
- Fixed Mikael scene from playing if not DB
- Some letters conditioned
- Fixed cave/dungeon observation lines playing when sneaking
- Fixed a cromchy line in Delphine scene
- Fixed talisman not given to player if vanilla animations are checked
- Changed response to 'Anything on your mind?' in Let's talk
- Fixed wording in a letter
- Fixed Eldergleam comment from basically never being able to play
- Moved Kaidans exterior camp position from the fire to the haypile
- Reset Kaidan (Options Spell) there is now "Normal Reset" (basically same as summon horn) and "Hard Reset". Hard reset will cancel current Thalmor patrol, cancel current bounty etc)
Changelog 01/30/26 - Version 5.0.1
New Features
Remastered Audio
Almost all of Kaidan's OG lines that had audio artifacts and fuzziness have been re-recorded to ensure dialogue consistency throughout the mods. We have added additional dialogue options in some places to expand RP options. This also includes new ways to complete the prison scene - such as killing Cyrelian before freeing Kaidan.
No Dragonborn Requirement
Although there will always be additional content if you become Dragonborn, it is no longer a requirement to complete Kaidan's friendship, romance or quests.
New Prison Scene Features
Kaidan will start off in the game as Shackled Prisoner and will show up as Kaidan once you've spoken to him and learned his name. If you meet him there, and choose not to heal him within 48 hours, he will die. Cyrelian now has a journal that has the details of Kaidans capture, interrogation and if he dies - the final hours of his life.
Bounty Hunting
Available after stage 56 of the friendship quest. Kaidan will ask whether he can take bounties in towns. You can allow him to go alone, or choose to accompany him.
Talisman and Scrimshaw
Kaidan will sometimes sit in a chair and carve scrimshaw. When he gives the player the carved talisman, that scene is now animated.
New Interactions
33 new conversations with Mjoll
New Buff
You will get an active buff when Kaidan is a follower which allows for a much higher likelihood of successful intimidations. When you do successfully intimidate someone, Kaidan will have voiced lines about it.
New MCM Toggle
You can now turn off comments/convos that may be too HC specific such as the player snores/can't read a map etc.
Improvements/ New Patches
Forest Wedding Reworked
The forest wedding now comes with handfasting animations and support for Cizzy's Forest Wedding Overhaul .
Shopping Overhauled
Kaidan will now purchase mod-added items through FLM support.
New Patches
- Blackthorn dialogue patch
- CC Pets Patch
- Helgen Reborn Patch
- Bathing in Skyrim Patch
Other/Bugfixes
- New animations - remember to run FNIS/Nemesis/Pandora
- Stats page in the MCM has been removed for the foreseeable future since it caused more problems then it solved. As an interim measure, there is a patch in the fomod to nerf Kaidan's healing.
- Many dialogue condition fixes, subtitle corrections
- Once you have freed him, Kaidan will prompt you to give him a potion
- If you give potion instead of do healing - Kaidan will use DrinkPotion anim
- Excluded Lucia from general kid comments about Kaidan
- Excluded kids from being potential scouting targets
Changelog 10/31/25 - Version 4.1.0
Kaidan - Immersive Features Version 80.3
- Fixed animation issue
- Fixed a bug where if you were doing Dark Brotherhood before rescuing Kaidan, he'd pop up in the sanctuary and make sure you were ok before walking back to prison
INDIVIDUAL MODS
If you would prefer to individually install the mod files, they are available here. Please keep in mind that you will need to do some conflict resolution with this method, please visit our Load Order page for the correct mod load order. Mods that are not ESL are in teal.
Extended Edition V14.9
Adds thousands of new dialogue lines to Kaidan. Includes immersive dialogue options to reduce Kaidan’s swearing and initiate a drunk AI package. Quest commentary for most major Skyrim quests, DLC quests and hundreds of lines of idle dialogue. Now includes the Drinking Patch and Cussing patch so those are no longer additional mods. There is also an option (that is off by default) to have Kaidan flirt with you before putting on the Amulet of Mara. Includes an MCM with the ability to turn on/off many of Kaidan’s options, check quest stages and more.
Kaidan – Skyrim’s Got Talent Patch
Kaidan will now respond to you playing and also have a voice when you ask him to play with you.
Requirements: Skyrim’s Got Talent
Kaidan – Dirt and Blood Patch
Kaidan has voiced responses and will bathe with you in Dirt and Blood.
Requirements: Dirt and Blood
Kaidan – ASLAL Patch
Most of the Alternate Start dialogue has been placed in the main EE mod for people who don’t use ASLAL, but the things relevant to ASLAL is in this little patch, it contains lines for going to Helgen when Alduin flies off. As the events are so closely placed together it’s best to walk there and not run.
Requirements: Alternate Start Live Another Life
Kaidan – Beyond Skyrim Bruma Patch
Adds dialogue for Kaidan for Beyond Skyrim – Bruma.
Requirements: Beyond Skyrim – Bruma
Kaidan I4 Patch (Red) V4.3
Gives Kaidan’s items unique icons when using Inventory Interface Information Injector. Use only this OR the uncolored version, not both. Set this very low in your load order.
Requirements: Inventory Interface Information Injector
Kaidan I4 Patch (Uncolored) V4.3
Gives Kaidan’s items unique icons when using Inventory Interface Information Injector. Use only this OR the red version, not both. Set this very low in your load order.
Requirements: Inventory Interface Information Injector
Kaidan – I’m Glad You’re Here Patch
This changes the dialogue “Every day I understand you less and less” to “I love you more every day”.
Requirements: I’m Glad You’re Here
Kaidan – Auto Sleep For Me Now Patch
Kaidan will now have a voice for the Auto Sleep For Me Now Mod.
Requirements: Auto Sleep For Me Now
Kaidan – Completionist Patch V2.0
Unofficial patch for Completionist that will allow items, books, weapons and armor from Kaidan and Extended Edition to be marked off in Completionist. Requires Completionist NG Version 4.0.0.1 or higher.
Requirements: Completionist – Skyrim Completion Tracker (NG)
Kaidan IF – Completionist Patch V3.0
Unofficial patch for Completionist that will allow items, books, weapons and armor from Kaidan- Immersive Features to be marked off in Completionist. Requires Completionist NG Version 4.0.0.1 or higher. Can be used alongside the original Kaidan Completionist Patch.
Requirements: Completionist – Skyrim Completion Tracker (NG)
Kaidan IF – CACO Patch
Reverts the planters in Kaidan’s tent to vanilla for compatibility with CACO.
Requirenments: CACO
Kaidan IF – Utenlands Patch V1.5
Kaidan’s tent will use the Utenlands tent mesh.
Requirements: Utenlands Nordic Tents
Immersive Features V79.4
Thousands of NPC interactions, including detailed storylines woven into The Companions, Thieves Guild and Civil War. Optional (off by default) expansion to Kaidan’s Daedric quest (Ashes of His Past). Also includes options for NPCs to show interest in Kaidan prior to you beginning a relationship with him.
Kaidan will remember things that you say and respond to them appropriately. Includes new romance conversations, adds custom animations, Kaidan will scout ahead in a dungeon, lead the way to major cities or the nearest pub, Kaidan will set up camp (adds both a small and large tent that he can set up), fish or hunt, take you to a hot springs soaking spot, sleep next to you, walk beside you and more.
Adds a buff you get from ‘fade-to-black’ scenes with Kaidan. Adds 2 minor quests for Kaidan. Adds an option to tell Kaidan you don’t drink which will nuke a lot of alcohol references. Includes Kaidan – Lap Sitting so you can delete that if you already have it. Adds a lesser power called Kaidan Options. Animation settings can be adjusted through the MCM. Also adds a comment frequency slider that can be used to control how chatty Kaidan is.
Kaidan – Lux Patch V4.0
Adds compatibility between Lux and Kaidan.
Requirements: Lux
Immersive Features – Keep It Clean V4.0
Flags the large tent in Immersive Features as a bathroom so that the bath can be used with Keep It Clean.
Requirements: Keep It Clean
Immersive Features – Water For ENB V3.0
Carries over water changes from Water for ENB (Shades of Skyrim ONLY) to the bath in Kaidan’s tent.
Requirements: Water For ENB
Immersive Features – Eating Anims & Sounds V3.0
Patches the Horker Sandwich to use the eating animations from Eating Animation and Sounds SE. Also requires AnimObject Swapper.
Requirements: Eating Animations & Sounds
Requirements: Base Object Swapper
Legacy of the Dragonborn Patch V4.1
Adds idle and quest related dialogue for Legacy of the Dragonborn. Includes Book Covers of Skyrim retexture for the books added by Extended Edition (by Bectile). Also adds a Museum Shipment Crate to Kaidan’s tent.
Requirements: Legacy of the Dragonborn
LOTD Museum Crate Patch V4.1
Adds a Museum Shipment Crate to Kaidan’s tent (previously included in the LotD patch but is now seperate and optional)
Requirements: Legacy of the Dragonborn
Book Covers of Skyrim Patch
Included in the Legacy of the Dragonborn Patch (recommended if NOT using LotD patch).
Retextures the unique books added by Kaidan Extended Edition to match the Book Covers of Skyrim mod. Credit for the original Book Covers of Skyrim by DanielCoffey.
Recommended: Book Covers of Skyrim
Kaidan – Cheesemod Patch V1.0
Adds idle dialogue for Cheesemod. Requires the Cheesemod patch for Legacy of the Dragonborn.
Requirements: Legacy of the Dragonborn
Requirements: Cheesemod for Everyone
Kaidan – Inigo Banter Patch
Adds 30+ conversations between Kaidan and Inigo. Our favorite Akaviri and Khajiit will discuss fighting strategies, chickens, places they’ve been and more.
Requirements: Inigo
Kaidan – Rumarin (3DNPC) Patch
Adds dialogue between Kaidan and Rumarin from Interesting NPCs.
Requirements: 3DNPC
Kaidan – SMP HIMBO Refit
Requires one of the main files from Kaidan’s Armor Revamoed
Kaidan IF – Ars Metallica Patch
Patches the smelter in Kaidan’s tent to use the smithing perk from Ars Metallica.
By Katschaba
Requirements: Ars Metallica
Race Compatibility Patch V2.0
Allows Kaidan’s comments regarding player race to use keywords added by RaceCompatibility. Recommended if you are using a custom player race.
Requirements: Race Compatibility
Transgressions Unknown V2.0
Adds an immersive way to find Kaidan with a quest. TW for audio of Kaidan screaming from the prison. Not compatible with other mods that alter the way that you find Kaidan. Bounty notices done by the incredible artists on the Kaidan Discord server.
Kaidan – Survival Base Mod V1.8
Ask Kaidan for survival tips, to light a campfire, to give you food or water, for survival advice or to rent a room at the closest tavern. Includes lots of idle dialogue. This functions best when used with one of the patches for a needs mod. Please note that this mod does not require CC Survival and also does not support CC Survival integration.
Survival – iNeed Integration V 1.5
Requires the Base Survival Mod (above)
Kaidan will react to your needs for iNeed and offer you food, water or suggest you rest when tired. If follower support is enabled, Kaidan will also react to his own needs. Compatible with both iNeed and iNeed – Continued.
Requirements: iNeed OR
Requirements: iNeed Continued
Survival – Sunhelm Integration V1.0
Requires the Base Survival Mod (above)
Kaidan will react to your needs for Sunhelm, and offer you food, water or suggest you rest when tired.
Requirements: Sunhelm
Survival – Sunhelm Cold Integration V1.0
Requires the Base Survival Mod (above)
Kaidan will react to your cold level when using Sunhelm Cold.
Requirements: Sunhelm
Survival – Last Seed Integration V1.0
Requires the Base Survival Mod (above)
Kaidan will react to your needs forLast Seed and offer you food, water or suggest you rest when tired. If follower support is enabled, Kaidan will also react to his own needs.
Requirements: Last Seed
Survival – Frostfall Integration V2.0
Requires the Base Survival Mod (above)
Kaidan will react to your cold level when using Frostfall.
Requirements: Frostfall
Survival – EASS Patch V1.0
Patches the food you can give Kaidan to use the eating animations from Eating Animation and Sounds SE.
Requirements: Eating Animations & Sounds
Kaidan Loading Screens V3.0
Adds 61 loading screens featuring Kaidan. Screenshots by the Kaidan discord server.Will not replace existing load screens, just adds to them.
Kaidan – LotD Painting Replacer
Replaces most of the paintings in Legacy of the Dragonborn museum with Kaidan images. Images were taken by the members of the Kaidan discord server.
Requirements: Legacy of the Dragonborn
Kaidan – A Cat’s Life Patch V4.1
Adds a cat to Kaidan’s tent as well as idle markers and beds for cats.
Requirements: A Cat’s Life
Kaidan – Mihail’s Housecats Patch V4.3
Adds a cat to Kaidan’s tent.
Requirements: Mihail’s Housecats
Kaidan – Kynareth Statue Patch V2.0
The Kynareth shrine in Kaidan’s tent will use the statue mesh from Mandragorasprouts replacer.
Requirements: Statue of Kynareth
Deadlands Temple SMIM Patch
Changes the bones in Deadlands Temple to use the SMIM meshes.
Requirements: SMIM
USSEP Patch
Patches the innkeeper quest to changes made in USSEP.
Requirements: USSEP
EXTENDED EDITION
The all in one installer includes Extended Edition however it is not compatible with the updated Nexus version of EE (anything after 14.9). If you would like to use BWB’s newest updates, you will need to use version 1.9.6 of the All In One Installer: Download
Please note that this version is missing a lot of newer content and fixes however it is stable and will be compatible with updated Extended Edition versions. We cannot offer support for it however, any questions should be directed to the Extended Edition Nexus page.