Porter Gage wont 'Talk' and I can't get him out of Power Armor

[shieldbash]

Any solutions to fix the conversation bug?

Background:
I was running with Gage through the Nuka Plant and had him get into the Nuka Power Armor to bring it back with me. At the top of the plant his 500 affinity conversation kicks in and starts talking to me when we get interrupted by a Nukalurk King.

Since then I haven't been able to 'Talk' with him. I select Talk and I don't get a response, it just exits.

I looked online and found ways to use console commands to help with future affinity conversations but even after getting his perk, the conversation just hangs there at the end waiting for something. I have to move away to exit and play. When I come back to him and try to Talk it wont do anything like before so he seems stuck in the armor.

Any help?

[savageone]

Might sound trivial, but did you try loading a save prior to the quest you were on when this happened and start over again?
I wish I could be more help. I got Gage as a follower but never completed the quest line for Nuka World. Didn't like the idea of being a bad guy to all those I helped in the Commonwealth.

[shieldbash]

Originally posted by savageone:

Might sound trivial, but did you try loading a save prior to the quest you were on when this happened and start over again?
I wish I could be more help. I got Gage as a follower but never completed the quest line for Nuka World. Didn't like the idea of being a bad guy to all those I helped in the Commonwealth.

I went back to previous saves and realized that I hadn't been able to Talk with him since I first recruited him. I first started running with him after I finished with Maccreedy about 6 radiant quests into the 12 raider quest achievement. I had to go back 7.5 hours of game time. I don't want to loose that much progress.

[shieldbash]

This bug apparently has expanded to all my companions. I started using Curie and I cant talk with her either.

[savageone]

Sounds like something got corrupted and ruined a saved game. I have no idea how to solve that problem other than starting over with a new game.

[shieldbash]

Apparently it is a long known bug where if you walk away from someone in the middle of a dialog there is the possibility of it hanging up. I've tried running up to all my companions and seeing if there is something out-standing, but it didn't seem to help. It seems that in the 3.5 hour block of game session I played I walked away from someone, but I don't recall who.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/377160/discussions/0/2727382174641555874/

[savageone]

Dang, I will have to remember this, such a shame. What are you going to do now?

[RabbitRidge]

Originally posted by shieldbash333:

This bug apparently has expanded to all my companions.

Using mods past and or present?

[shieldbash]

Originally posted by RabbitRidge:

Originally posted by shieldbash333:

This bug apparently has expanded to all my companions.

Using mods past and or present?

Nothing installed recently. Only in-game mods from menu. I have over 6 days play time on this save, level 79. It keeps happening while doing raider radiant quests. Just happened again an hour after picking up Gage. I had gotten sidetracked rescuing settlements and completing missions before I realized it happened again. I was doing a lot of fast travel so I wonder if I 'teleported' while in a conversation.

Originally posted by savageone:

Dang, I will have to remember this, such a shame. What are you going to do now?

I bit the bullet and reloaded 9 hours back.

I think the bug may start with Gage for some reason, because he is also a vendor when you Talk to him as a companion accompanying you. Maybe dialog logic and flags conflict which then corrupts future companions. That's my guess. I'm going to console command Gage's affinity so I don't have to run with him to get his perk since I 'already did it' :)