Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul (ICAIO)
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Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul is a plugin whose main objective is to greatly improve the Artificial Intelligence (AI) of friendly NPCs (citizens) in order to make them act and react like true humans in relation to their environment or to an aggressor, thereby increasing in-game immersion. 
Specifically, this plugin deeply overhauls the AI used by NPC citizens when they are in a “standard state” and in a “combat state”. The “alert state” is left untouched. 
To explain, an NPC is in a “standard state” when he/she is unaware of an aggressor, a “combat state” when he/she has detected an aggressor, and an “alert state” when he/she is aware of an aggressor that cannot be located.

Installation Requirements
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Skyrim 1.9.32.0.8 or greater
Dawnguard
Dragonborn
SKSE 1.6.9 or newer (optional)
SkyUI 3.2 or newer (optional)

Installation - Manual
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For a manual install, download the file (the link can be found in the files tab of Immersive Citizens page).
Then extract in your Skyrim data directory (...\Steam\SteamApps\common\Skyrim\data) the content of one of the following folders:
-	10_Main_Full_Version (if you want to install the full version)
-	11_Main_Lite_Version  (if you want to install the lite version)
The other folders contain compatibility patches for the following mod: Enhanced Lighting for ENB (ELE ; there 4 different versions), Cutting Room Floor, 2 optional plugins (ELFXEnhancer & ELFX - Hardcore) from Enhanced Lights and FX, Open Cities Skyrim, Moonpath to Elsweyr and Realistic Room Rental (Enhanced version). 
To install a compatibility patch (install a compatibility patch only if you need it or you’ll get a crash before to reach the main menu), extract the content of the folder containing the compatibility patch you need in your Skyrim data directory (...\Steam\SteamApps\common\Skyrim\data).
Then activate the plugin(s) in the Data Files menu.


Compatibility & Load Order
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If you don't know how to use TES5edit to optimize your load order in your Data Files menu, I recommend you put this plugin near the bottom of your load order or to respect the following constraints:

- The main plugin (Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul.esp) must be positioned above:

    DynDOLOD
    ELFXEnhancer (from Enhanced Lights and FX)
    Enhanced Lighting for ENB
    Realistic Lighting Overhaul
    The provided compatibility patches


- The main plugin (Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul.esp) must be positioned below:

    Any plugin which edits Breezehome, Honeyside, Vlindrel, Hall Hjerim or Proudspire Manor
    Enhanced Skyrim Factions - The Companions Guild
    Interesting NPCs
    Requiem
    Touring Carriages
	
More informations about compatibility and load order can be found here: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/articles/50303/?

Uninstalling - Manual
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To cleanly uninstall Immersive Citizen on your save(s), SKSE and SkyUI are required in order to have access to the MCM menu. 
In game, open the MCM menu dedicated to Immersive Citizens, then in the general tab, uncheck all the boxes, afterwards close the MCM menu.

To uninstall manually Immersive Citizens from your game, remove the main plugin (Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul.esp) from your Data folder. 
If you installed one or several compatibility patch for "Immersive Citizens", they must be also removed from your Data folder. 

Credits
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Author: Arnaud d'Orchymont

Bethesda for the Creation Kit & The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
JawZ for the FOMOD installer
Kudix for the logo displayed in the MCM menu.
The SkyUI Team for SkyUI which allowed me to implement a configuration menu.


ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This content of this Skyrim game modification may not be copied, reproduced, re-uploaded, or sold in any form, whole or in part, without the express permission of the author. 
This includes, but is not limited to, all descriptions, files, quests, AI packages, and names. 