How do you force NPCs to wear certain outfits?

Does NPC need to have said item in the inventory? Or will it spawn an item in their inventory which they will then equip?

Isn't the console command of equipitem for NPC working anymore? I downloaded a random armor for CBBE and built it in body slide and actually got the ID's.

Console Commands are a debugging tool available only to PC players, adding a wide range of functionality to the game.

I can use player.equipitem 0 <left|right> to get the weapons in the correct hand, and I am assuming the same will work with spells. Shouts and ...

This command equips the item with the specified ID to your target, provided they have the item in their inventory already.

評分 96% (89) · Open console and click on the NPC - the NPC's ID will be displayed mid screen. Type equipitem (item id) 1. Make sure you have that 1 at the end ...

Nope. There are various outfit manager mods around the place which might do the trick, but this sounds like a bug from a mod you've already installed!

Go into your inventory, and then right click on one weapon, and left click on the next. This way the weapons you selected will end up in both hands.

A video tutorial explaining how to equip various items, how to use the favorite menu, and how to set up hotkeys in The Elder Scrolls V: ...

With a selected NPC, you can typically use equipitem <Item ID> for use (if one is not already in their inventory, it will be added); the player- ...