Quest Bug Workaround: "We Will All Go Together"

[Gaming Inpatient]

I've found a really simple way to overcome the problem of the missing irradiated NCR dogtag that I've come to realize, after searching the web quite extensively, has troubled many Fallout NV players.

1.) Find a Ghoul Trooper that you've already slain.
2.) Press ~ (tilde) to open the in-game console.
3.) Left click on the dead Ghoul Trooper. (You should now see the creature's name and reference ID displayed at the top of the screen.)
4.) Type resurrect

This should automatically resurrect the dead Ghoul Trooper and renew his inventory, including the additional dogtag that you need to complete the quest. Kill him again and loot the dogtag.

InB4 "This is just cheating."

Before you call me a cheater, ask yourself if you've experienced this bug. If you have, you'll know that you've probably spent hours looking for that final live ghoul trooper in and around (probably FAR around) Camp Searchlight who carried that precious solitary dogtag that you needed to complete the quest, but to no avail. You probably annihilated everything inside of the police station, the firehouse, the abandoned church, and the storage area, and maybe even Private Edwards, only to find disappointment. You've probably gotten the dogtag from Private Edwards in one manner or another. And lastly, you've probably spent hours combing the web for a solution.

I came up with this solution on my own and found it to be the easiest for me, since I spent 4+ hours running around the Camp Searchlight area, with 9 dogtags, being irradiated and making MANY doctor visits before even thinking about using the console.

There are several other solutions to this bug suggested on the Fallout NV Wiki for this quest. I liked my solution better because it allowed me to pretend I actually found the missing ghoul trooper, and then killed it legitimately. Yeah, I'm goofy like that.

Also to note, this is the first time I've ever used the console in any Fallout game or DLC. I just wanted to run through Fallout NV without the same experience I had in Fallout 3 with several unfinishable quests in my log throughout and at the end of the game.

I hope this solution is able to help.

[Larsen]

Did almost the same a couple of times, by spawning a new trooper. The resurrect command is faster though.

[Pepi]

Iz good. I never searched more info on internet, so I guess that's why I never managed to complete this quest. It's a simple fix but I never thought of it.

[ice]

I know im Necromancing rn, but i NEEDED to say thanks man! Completed the whole game and all sidequests and such but it bothered me so much to have this bugged mission in my Quests unfinished. Now i dont have to worry. Thanks again and to every1 wondering, it works

[Gaming Inpatient]

Originally posted by ICE:

I know im Necromancing rn, but i NEEDED to say thanks man! Completed the whole game and all sidequests and such but it bothered me so much to have this bugged mission in my Quests unfinished. Now i dont have to worry. Thanks again and to every1 wondering, it works

You're more than welcome ICE! Fallout NV is such a great game that people pick it up and play it over and over, and sometimes they're able to finish this quest and sometimes not depending on how the game decided to spawn ghouls on that particular playthrough. I'm glad this helped you.

Originally posted by ๖Eℓ Dathaℜ:

you know this quest aint bugged you´ll find the last godtag from a ghoul in one of the houses,you´ll have to talk to him about it

That's actually not true, ๖Eℓ Dathaℜ. You're referring to Private Edwards and his dogtag was the second one I got while doing the quest. Also, as I posted above, I even went as far as killing him hours later just to see if he was holding out on me. He wasn't, and then I was just down another friend in the wasteland that I could've talked to.

[ice]

Originally posted by ๖Eℓ Dathaℜ:

you know this quest aint bugged you´ll find the last godtag from a ghoul in one of the houses,you´ll have to talk to him about it

Like Dark_420 already explained, i did talk to him but it was a case of a ghoul being misplaced

[Derviska]

Thank you dude!

[Gaming Inpatient]

Originally posted by Dervis:

Thank you dude! :happy_creep:

You're very welcome. Enjoy the rest of the game.

[blü]

That has done the trick, thank you!

[Gaming Inpatient]

Originally posted by Dōraku:

That has done the trick, thank you!

Very glad it helped.

Not sure if you've played Fallout 4 yet, but I needed to use this once during the Far Harbor DLC because of yet another disappearing, and consequently game-breaking character.

[Trench]

Necropost- Thankyou baby girl.

[baumgartner]

Great post OP - handy solution to a frustrating game glitch (wore my patience out too).

[Gaming Inpatient]

You're most welcome. Of all the places that a quest bug could show up, it had to show in a place like Camp Searchlight. Should be renamed to Camp SearchAndDie.

[Slaz]

Thank you so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ much. I was gonna go crazy after not being able to find the one ghoul I killed

[Big Totoro]

Originally posted by gloken40k:

I've found a really simple way to overcome the problem of the missing irradiated NCR dogtag that I've come to realize, after searching the web quite extensively, has troubled many Fallout NV players.

1.) Find a Ghoul Trooper that you've already slain.
2.) Press ~ (tilde) to open the in-game console.
3.) Left click on the dead Ghoul Trooper. (You should now see the creature's name and reference ID displayed at the top of the screen.)
4.) Type resurrect

This should automatically resurrect the dead Ghoul Trooper and renew his inventory, including the additional dogtag that you need to complete the quest. Kill him again and loot the dogtag.

InB4 "This is just cheating."

Before you call me a cheater, ask yourself if you've experienced this bug. If you have, you'll know that you've probably spent hours looking for that final live ghoul trooper in and around (probably FAR around) Camp Searchlight who carried that precious solitary dogtag that you needed to complete the quest, but to no avail. You probably annihilated everything inside of the police station, the firehouse, the abandoned church, and the storage area, and maybe even Private Edwards, only to find disappointment. You've probably gotten the dogtag from Private Edwards in one manner or another. And lastly, you've probably spent hours combing the web for a solution.

I came up with this solution on my own and found it to be the easiest for me, since I spent 4+ hours running around the Camp Searchlight area, with 9 dogtags, being irradiated and making MANY doctor visits before even thinking about using the console.

There are several other solutions to this bug suggested on the Fallout NV Wiki for this this quest. I liked my solution better because it allowed me to pretend I actually found the missing ghoul trooper, and then killed it legitimately. Yeah, I'm goofy like that.

Also to note, this is the first time I've ever used the console in any Fallout game or DLC. I just wanted to run through Fallout NV without the same experience I had in Fallout 3 with several unfinishable quests in my log throughout and at the end of the game.

I hope this solution is able to help.

2018 and this is still saving people's bacons lol 😘😄 TY! 👏👌

[Gaming Inpatient]

Originally posted by Big Totoro:

2018 and this is still saving people's bacons lol 😘😄 TY! 👏👌

For once, I feel like I did something right. Thank you 😊