when giving a companion like for example Wilbur a spear

[Hecate]

the weapon just drops to the floor o.o yet i know he can use spears because on another character i was able to give him one but on my vampiress all that happens is the weapon is dropped on the floor?

advice please. i do drag the spear over his icon in my part and then left click but when i do this. it just drops to the floor

[Laplace93]

I remember something similar happening to me, I think it was because the companion had both a sword and a shield and the game was unable to switch both at the same time with a 2 handed weapon so I had to right click on his icon to remove at least the sword, this way the shield could be finally switched with a bow.

[mltnschroeder]

The NPCs can only use certain weapon types.

For example, the starting companion for the Wood Elf (her brother iirc?) can only wield swords or axes. You give him one by opening your inventory, then drag and drop the weapon from your inventory onto his face icon at the top-right of the UI. If he can use it, you will see him holding the weapon.

Dunno if that is what is going on w/ Wilbur, but hope it helps.

[HiFive]

Originally posted by mltnschroeder:

The NPCs can only use certain weapon types.

For example, the starting companion for the Wood Elf (her brother iirc?) can only wield swords or axes. You give him one by opening your inventory, then drag and drop the weapon from your inventory onto his face icon at the top-right of the UI. If he can use it, you will see him holding the weapon.

Dunno if that is what is going on w/ Wilbur, but hope it helps.

This is my recollection as well - that Wilbur can only hold swords. There are some other companions, for some of the quests, that can carry other types of weapons, but I don't recall ever being able to give Wilbur anything but a sword.

Either give Wilbur a 2-hand sword, or give him a 1-hand sword and a shield.

The other companions you will get can be given weapons that fit their class of character.

[Laplace93]

Originally posted by HiFive:

This is my recollection as well - that Wilbur can only hold swords. There are some other companions, for some of the quests, that can carry other types of weapons, but I don't recall ever being able to give Wilbur anything but a sword.

Either give Wilbur a 2-hand sword, or give him a 1-hand sword and a shield.

The other companions you will get can be given weapons that fit their class of character.

Wilbur can use more than just swords, I usually give him a bow so that he can't go melee and risk to be poisoned (because sometimes happened that the corpse became dust, making it impossible for him to respawn, blocking the main quest from proceding...), that said, he can use other weapons as long as he meet the requirements to handle them.

[Hecate]

thank you so much!! : )

[HiFive]

Originally posted by Laplace93:

Originally posted by HiFive:

This is my recollection as well - that Wilbur can only hold swords. There are some other companions, for some of the quests, that can carry other types of weapons, but I don't recall ever being able to give Wilbur anything but a sword.

Either give Wilbur a 2-hand sword, or give him a 1-hand sword and a shield.

The other companions you will get can be given weapons that fit their class of character.

Wilbur can use more than just swords, I usually give him a bow so that he can't go melee and risk to be poisoned (because sometimes happened that the corpse became dust, making it impossible for him to respawn, blocking the main quest from proceding...), that said, he can use other weapons as long as he meet the requirements to handle them.

Hmmm.... perhaps you are right. I thoroughly explored the game years ago, but it's been a long time since I've done a full play-through, so my memory on this is not rock solid.