My companion went missing

[GoabNZ]

They were my active companion, went to sleep so I could save, woke up and they are gone. Not only were they carrying stuff for me, they had stuff I wanted to use, now I'm alone on the other side of the map and have no idea where they went.

Yes I'm playing survival but no mention of any damage to them, so unless they somehow hurt themselves while I was asleep, they've completely vanished. How do I find them?

[Beautiful Ham Sandwich]

Without console, there's no way to find out where they are unless you actually find them. Your best chance is to download the mod that allows console use in Survival, or one of the mods that adds tracking to your companions and adds a miscellaneous quest for each companion with the quest marker on them. If you feel like the former is cheating, the latter is less of a cheat mod and more convenience than anything

[SeeEmilyPlay]

Actually you can find them using Workshop tools, but you'll need the Vault-Tec Workshop DLC.

Under Power > Miscellaneous > Vault-Tec Population Management System, there's a terminal you can build at any settlement. Needs 1 Power. On this terminal there is an option to tag companions. It then brings it up under Miscellaneous Quests that you can select and track, with location marker.

Failing that, I'd be inclined to look for your lost companion where you got them from. Unless you already dismissed them and selected for them to go to a specific settlement, they will always return to where they started.

[ronr42]

Originally posted by Redshift1:

I have done all that and the quest doesn't activate.
Ant ideas please

Not sure what part of the original thread you're talking about.

As far as companions not going to the settlement you send them to; There is a bug with Nick where after dismissed he will sometimes return to the last settlement you had him at instead of the settlement you just sent him to. He then can be found at that earlier settlement.

Other companions have their own random bugs. I suggest Googling "Fallout 4 Companions" and reading up on whichever one you're having trouble with.

Edit; HMM, I guess he didn't want help with his problem. He deleted his post.

RIP necro thread.