Hey all, I've been running Sim Settlements 2 version 2.2.5 for ages now, but never updated because of a strange bug.
Upon updating to version 2.3.2b, all of my companions would instantly go into combat mode. Guns drawn, they run towards a random spot in the woods close to Abernathy farm. They will pathfind there from LITERALLY ANYWHERE (including Far Harbour somehow), and once they reach the area just outside Abernathy they run along the train tracks, up the road and back down again in a giant loop. They don't respond to commands and console commands don't work (I've tried TCAI, KAH and many others). Worst of all, loading older saves just causes the behaviour to occur then as well, even if the companion was fine at the time.
A bug like this is known, (marked as #698) but I'm making a separate post because this bug only seems to be affecting my companions. The settlers nearby are not panicked, there is no attack quest currently active.
I brought this up on stream and Kinggath mentioned it was likely an issue with the flee mechanic of Chapter 3, but this issue began in CH2. Now that 3.0.0a is out I decided to update, hoping it would fix it, but no dice. All my companions run endlessly in a small loop in the woods now, and I can't find a decent solution.
I've linked a video of the bug below.
Rapid-fire details:
-I'm not running any follower mods, though I am using two modded followers (Ivy and Heather). One is affected, the other isn't due to her not counting towards the companion limit.
-This bug seems to elude all attempts to reload an earlier save, as it just results in the earlier save being corrupted
-I'm certain this is caused by SS2 because the ONLY mod I installed to cause it was SS2 2.3.2b, and it was never an issue beforehand (I was almost done Commonwealth Rising before the bug struck)
- I am running an absolute ton of mods, but none known to cause issues with SS2. My playthrough up to this point has been remarkably stable.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I really want to sink my teeth into Chapter 3, but doing so without any companions would really suck.
Thanks, folks!
Upon updating to version 2.3.2b, all of my companions would instantly go into combat mode. Guns drawn, they run towards a random spot in the woods close to Abernathy farm. They will pathfind there from LITERALLY ANYWHERE (including Far Harbour somehow), and once they reach the area just outside Abernathy they run along the train tracks, up the road and back down again in a giant loop. They don't respond to commands and console commands don't work (I've tried TCAI, KAH and many others). Worst of all, loading older saves just causes the behaviour to occur then as well, even if the companion was fine at the time.
A bug like this is known, (marked as #698) but I'm making a separate post because this bug only seems to be affecting my companions. The settlers nearby are not panicked, there is no attack quest currently active.
I brought this up on stream and Kinggath mentioned it was likely an issue with the flee mechanic of Chapter 3, but this issue began in CH2. Now that 3.0.0a is out I decided to update, hoping it would fix it, but no dice. All my companions run endlessly in a small loop in the woods now, and I can't find a decent solution.
I've linked a video of the bug below.
Rapid-fire details:
-I'm not running any follower mods, though I am using two modded followers (Ivy and Heather). One is affected, the other isn't due to her not counting towards the companion limit.
-This bug seems to elude all attempts to reload an earlier save, as it just results in the earlier save being corrupted
-I'm certain this is caused by SS2 because the ONLY mod I installed to cause it was SS2 2.3.2b, and it was never an issue beforehand (I was almost done Commonwealth Rising before the bug struck)
- I am running an absolute ton of mods, but none known to cause issues with SS2. My playthrough up to this point has been remarkably stable.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I really want to sink my teeth into Chapter 3, but doing so without any companions would really suck.
Thanks, folks!