Invisible Companion Glitch

[Tremendous Moist, Lord of Wet]

Recently and rather randomly, my game has been hit by a bug where any companions that gets attached to be becomes invisible. As utterly not a trace there invisible. I know they're not somewhere else because i am able to (when i can get into a confined space) been able to E them in their invisible form. However, Im unable to open any sort of dialogue menu with them and this bug not only transfers itself to whatever companion i get but also remain permanent on the companion.
I tried console commandes, validating and reinstalling the game. Any tips to fix this bug?

[FuzzelFox]

To anyone reading this in 2017 none of the above worked for me, but I found another possible console command solution. I got nicks refid from the wiki, used "Prid 00002F25" to select him and then did "Setrace cat" and closed the console so it took effect, then did "setrace nickvalentine" and he became visible again.

When he was invisible I was still able to talk to him and interact with him, just couldn't see him. I noticed his hit box and foot prints didn't match up with each other or where I was looking to talk to him which might explain why people's quest markers showed a non-interactible companion.

[LadyEmi1y]

Opprinnelig skrevet av MIckeyHP:

I FIXED IT! my problem was that curie was invisible. she was still walking around and doing her thing. I could select her and trade with her, but i couldn't see her.

The fix is:
open console and typ
help *companion name* 4 (for me it was help curie 4)

find the first NPC code and typ
player.placeatme *NPCcode* (for curie it was player.placeatme 001647c6

you should now get a copy version of that companion who is NOT invisible
go to console again and click the copies chest area, you should get a code on the top of the console.

now typ
slm *thatcode* (for curie it was slm ff000824)
I than changed the hairstyle of that copy and saved her looks.
Than in the console click the copy and typ disable
To delete the copy.

Now go to your invisible companion and in the console click on the companion's chest
slm *thatcode*

This part was tricky, she didnt became visible at ones.
While I was scrolling through the hairstyles she became visible :)

Hope this helps

This worked for me! I seen someone else edit Curie so this was my first shot. Followed a youtube video. Which worked great, until I changed her face and the hair went all across the screen in a weird glitch and Curie just slowly disapeared in front of my eyes!! Found this and it worked! Now that its 1:30am for me, I need to go to sleep! LOL From what I seen before I shut down, she wasn't talking when I spoke to her... ugh. Another issue to fix! This is what I get for messing with background ♥♥♥♥ ;) Thank you!!

[Jaseac]

Opprinnelig skrevet av RorytheRomulan:

You don't need to make a copy of your companion. You can use the refID to fix the problem affecting the "original" companion, just look it up on the wiki.

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Codsworth
This is the wiki page for Codsworth. Look up your companion on the wiki, and you'll find the refID for your companion under "additional info" in their stats.

Just encountered this, and found a very easy, simple fix that worked for me. Codsworth was invisible. I opened the console, clicked on him, and typed "disable" then "enable", closed the console, and then he reappeared.

If you're having trouble clicking on your companion, look up your companion's refID (reference ID) on the wiki. Codsworth two refIDs: an apocalypse ID and a Pre-War ID. If you're having this problem with Codsworth, make sure it's the correct one, NOT Pre-War.

The Fix
Type and enter these commands with the console once you've found the refID for your invisible companion (the example below is for Codsworth, replace with invisible companion's refID):
prid 0001ca7d
disable
enable

Close the console and your companion should reappear.

Thats what fixed it for me too. THANK YOU!

[Pavel_Power]

I can't believe this glitch is still happening. Is there a way to bring the companion back without losing all items they carry and the affinity being reset? (disable/enable didn't work at all) 'recycleactor' works, but all items are gone and when I try to talk to Piper, she says "What? Am I invisible and no one told me?" ..which is funny and ironic, but that is the only dialogue I can have with her. I'm all out of ideas.

[Lunar MoonMane]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Sentinel Hunter:

I don't know if this will work for you or if you still need this but I'll say how I fixed the problem for anyone else who might need help. So in my case X6-88 was invisible for me I had a mod the turned him into a female (I know I'm weird) I felt this would make X6 a little more unique it also changed the voice so it wasn't the weird. But I'm getting off track. Anyway I was trying everything to make her not invisible and found one thing that worked for me. I found her by teleporting her to me ( to do this in the console use prid (companionid) to get the ref id then moveto player) afterward I found her using the settlement workshop mode because it still highlighted her. I then used in the console ShowLooksMenu or slm I changed her hairstyle and she went invisible again. So in the console I used disable then enable and there she was again. If this didn't work try doing resetactor in the console and repeat the steps. WARNING: If you do use reset actor it will reset affinity and any items you gave him/her will disappear so make sure you get any items you don't want to lose out of their inventory first! Sorry this was so long but I hope it helps you or anyone else in the future who might need this!

Thanks mate, you saved my Nora!!!

[TheWashableBomb]

lol it's sept 3 2019 and Bethesda just said "screw it" and abandoned the game with hundreds of game breaking bugs, SUCH AS THIS ONE THAT I JUST ENCOUNTERED.

[docquiz]

Opprinnelig skrevet av MickeyHP:

I FIXED IT! my problem was that curie was invisible. she was still walking around and doing her thing. I could select her and trade with her, but i couldn't see her.

The fix is:
open console and typ
help *companion name* 4 (for me it was help curie 4)

find the first NPC code and typ
player.placeatme *NPCcode* (for curie it was player.placeatme 001647c6

you should now get a copy version of that companion who is NOT invisible
go to console again and click the copies chest area, you should get a code on the top of the console.

now typ
slm *thatcode* (for curie it was slm ff000824)
I than changed the hairstyle of that copy and saved her looks.
Than in the console click the copy and typ disable
To delete the copy.

Now go to your invisible companion and in the console click on the companion's chest
slm *thatcode*

This part was tricky, she didnt became visible at ones.
While I was scrolling through the hairstyles she became visible :)

Hope this helps

Oh sh*t this worked like a charm for me big thx

[Nektera]

Opprinnelig skrevet av MickeyHP:

I FIXED IT! my problem was that curie was invisible. she was still walking around and doing her thing. I could select her and trade with her, but i couldn't see her.

The fix is:
open console and typ
help *companion name* 4 (for me it was help curie 4)

find the first NPC code and typ
player.placeatme *NPCcode* (for curie it was player.placeatme 001647c6

you should now get a copy version of that companion who is NOT invisible
go to console again and click the copies chest area, you should get a code on the top of the console.

now typ
slm *thatcode* (for curie it was slm ff000824)
I than changed the hairstyle of that copy and saved her looks.
Than in the console click the copy and typ disable
To delete the copy.

Now go to your invisible companion and in the console click on the companion's chest
slm *thatcode*

This part was tricky, she didnt became visible at ones.
While I was scrolling through the hairstyles she became visible :)

Hope this helps

This does not work. the last step crashes the game.... this game sucks. can anyone help me?

[Lord Tachanka]

I FOUND THE SOURCE OF THIS ISSUE FOR ME! So it appears I went and did some editing through the SLM menu that conflicted with a companion texture mod I did. Turns out when I edited Pipers hair, it caused a texture glitch causing her to disappear. I tested it out by changing her hair back to how it was set and that fixed it.

[-={LG}=-]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Lord Tachanka:

I FOUND THE SOURCE OF THIS ISSUE

Would you mind refraining from resurrecting 8 year-old threads?

[Ashtray]

Console ö
prid ID, z.b. für X6-88: prid 000E210A
https://www.rpguides.de/fallout-4/nicht-spieler-charaktere/begleiter-ubersicht.htm

enable

moveto player

[Spetsnaz GRU]

For those who still doesnt lost all hope.
I had similar issue, (Nora spouse mod and bunch of gun mods), i tried enable/disable npc etc it didint work. Then i take companion gun and she appeared like normal. If you have similar issue try replace your companion gun with other guns.

[cdgfanatic]

Opprinnelig skrevet av -={LG}=-:

Opprinnelig skrevet av Lord Tachanka:

I FOUND THE SOURCE OF THIS ISSUE

Would you mind refraining from resurrecting 8 year-old threads?

Did you ever stop to think people might still be having an issue? Shush

[Teal'c]

Opprinnelig skrevet av MikanPachi:

I found out how to fix my issue. after I had to finish Show No Mercy on foot, I THEN had to use a vertibird summon grenade and fast travel anywhere. this fixed all my companions i was having issues with.

THIS WORKED FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Prob spent over 2 hrs looking for a fix to to a 100% invisible and not contactable, no sounds or anything companions. Tried 5 different companions with everyone elses "Fix" that dint work. THIS WORKED!!!

[Spazicle12]

So, I've tried everything that has been suggested on fixing this issue, and most straight up crashed my game or didn't do anything at all.
BUT, I've found a fix for me that i think will help others, hopefully.
Exactly as I did it, using Cait as an example;
>go to place where you recruited the companion
>"Prid 00079305" - to select the ID
>"openactorcontainer 1" - Take everything you might have stored on the companion
>"recycleactor" - Resets companion to default state at time of initial spawn, close console/re-open.
(Reported to cause everything about the npc (affinity, quest progress, etc) to reset to 0, but read further for my report.)
>"disable" (and immediately) "enable"

I was in combat zone when I did this process and she appeared where you first recruit her with nothing equipped but she did have her initial gear in her inventory.
I was also at the entrance to Combat Zone, she spawned in the arena and teleported to player character shortly after and immediately engaged in conversation about how i've been neglecting her and she just wants to get back on the road.
So far, normal interaction is fine and she is following along with no issues. It even seems that the affinity wasn't reset !!
I really hope this works for someone else, I've spent the last several hours freaking out about this and just about gave up before trying this last ditch effort.