Barney/Mirelurk issues

[MonsterBrand]

So, I enter Salem and Barney is alive and screaming like an idiot on top of this house. I receive a quest to kill 3 Mirelurks. I've killed 2 of them, but the third is stuck under the map on the beach close to Barney's house. It's not in an underwater cave or anything, it's just stuck in the ground and can't move. All I see is the marker signifying that the Mirelurk is stuck under the ground. Anyone else experiencing this bug? I don't know how to finish this quest if this dang Mirelurk is stuck and I can't shoot it :\

[jpcerutti]

Try radius effect weapons. Like explosives or missles.

Sometimes just moving to a different spot close to them on the map pops things out. You usually get hit once or twice though.

If that fails walk off the map far enough that it disappears and come back.

If that fails try reloading a save.

[Latspl]

the same story, grenades do not help

[ronr42]

Originally posted by Latspl:

the same story, grenades do not help

Either try loading your last save and going there again or just leave the area and return.

[sdack]

Walk into the distance. I don't know the exact range but eventually will this turn off bounds checking for NPCs. They usually begin to surface and walk around freely again.

Alternatively, find a bed or a sleeping bag and take a 1h nap. This usually gets NPCs unstuck as well.

[SuperSledgeNY]

You could also try the console command TCL which toggles clipping off. You can now go under the ground to kill the lurkie. Type TCL again to turn it back on. See if that helps.

Keep in mind though that this quest bugs out easily in the beginning. It's not unusual to see the quest marker but the mirelurk is nowhere to be found. You'll see this in other quests as well, especially the "Cleansing the Commonwealth" quest that Knight Rhys give you.

As for the missing mirelurk, sometimes the only way to fix it is to load an earlier save and try it again. From my own experience with this quest, I'd recommend loading a save from just BEFORE you discover Salem and then go directly to the Rook House. It seems to bug out less that way.

[Latspl]

Unofficial Fallout 4 patch....
quest done...

[[LMC]Hunter]

So I'm getting a similar issue. The only difference is that in my game the third 'lurk isn't even spawning. Any ideas on how to fix it? I tried walking a fair distance away, that didn't work, I also tried to fast travel back to Rook family house, that didn't work either. If anyone can help me I'd very thankful!

[AriekB]

you could try ~ kill all ~ that will kill everything in range, I think Barny is set to essential untill your quest is finished, if not you can resurrect him.

[[LMC]Hunter]

Originally posted by AriekB:

you could try ~ kill all ~ that will kill everything in range, I think Barny is set to essential untill your quest is finished, if not you can resurrect him.

Will try, thank you!

[Noshy-Yoshi]

I'm getting an even stranger issue. In my game I entered Salem and Barney was not there. Not on the roof, not in his house: nowhere. There were a ton of mirelurk carcasses everywhere and all the defenses were shut off. I still got the quest to kill 3 mirelurks but never actually met the guy.

Additionally, the third also never spawned, so I am essentially barred from seeing what else could happen. This probably happened since I showed up after the main questline and 87 hours in a single save. Unfortunate to say the least.

[Ihateeverybody]

Many a time I have found Barney dead when entering Salem. I don't think he is set to essential, or if so, not until you start the kill mirelurk parts.