[SOLVED] Cant see pip-boy screen (not same issue as others) PC

[SHADOWSEED]

So ive seen (and had) the other issue of no pip-boy screen and no gun. This is not that.

My issue is slightly different : I can open the pip boy and see the bottom pip-boy menu, but i dont get a arm, pip-boy or, most importantly, pip boy screen (UI).

Some points:
1) Its fine when im in Power Armor
2) I can interact with the pip-boy menu (click or key press), but clicking on the area that should hold the pip-boy UI does nothing.
3) Ive never altered my FOV.
4) Ive tried to fix by changing the FOV to 90, then 70 (in console)
5) Ive tried to fix by opening, closing, saving, reloading, looking down sights, changing gun, sacrificing goats etc.
6) Problem does not go away between game re-starts.
7) Its really-really-really annoying.

Anyone come across this / have any advice ?
Thanks in advance.

[Dracoid]

I got the same problem here :(
I also cant't use my AP Points sprint or hold breath while sniping it all works when I'm in Power Armor but not whithout :(((

[Gromov]

Apparently this is related to the "missing weapon" bug.

Close pip, hit to 3rd person view and back time or two, then pip again.

[Serrel]

As said by Gromov, I found out that going to 3rd person and back to first or vice versa, corrects it and the cloaked gun issue.

[Dracoid]

doesn't work :(

[SHADOWSEED]

Thanks for the usggestion Gromov & Serrel. Afraid that did not work though. Tried doing a few combinations of have gun drawn, 3rd person & looking down sights but nothing seemed to fix it.

Anyone else got any more ideas ?

ps: Please feel free to post here if your having the same issue!

[SHADOWSEED]

GOT IT!
Open console, then type all these commands to equip then remove all the available power armors:
player.equipitem 3E577
player.removeitem 3E577
player.equipitem B1C09
player.removeitem B1C09
player.equipitem 140D7B
player.removeitem 140D7B
player.equipitem 1909D1
player.removeitem 1909D1
player.equipitem 1909D5
player.removeitem 1909D5
player.equipitem 1909D6
player.removeitem 1909D6
player.equipitem 198B13
player.removeitem 198B13

You can then come out of the console and you should see in 3rd person, you are no longer wearing your pip-boy. Now, in the console equip the Pip Boy:

player.equipitem 21b3b

And thats it!!!!

[arsirus.uk]

Your a life saver Thanks :)

[Shadowfox]

this bug still exists in 2019 lmao thanks for this

[Virzai]

still exists today lol

[lddake]

Still here in 2023. Curious how you figured the solution out but extremely thankful!

[SHADOWSEED]

I cant remember dude, it was years ago. Probably helps that im a programmer though.

[Vandeta]

Yeeeeah for me this method doesnt work
My pipboy, powerarmor eq and terminals have no screen.

No i have no mods

[SkewerHed]

Originally posted by Bzzz:

Yeeeeah for me this method doesnt work
My pipboy, powerarmor eq and terminals have no screen.

No i have no mods

Just got this bug after stealing a set of power armor from the Enclave ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. When I swing my melee weapon, it sounds as if I am wearing power armor. Tried those console commands but same as you, all my screens are now gone after using those console commands.

Edit: Fix found: Somewhere on a reddit thread. Just do this:

"If the Pip-Boy becomes invisible after you exit power armor, you can fix this by exiting the power armor, going to a workbench, transferring over whatever clothes your character is currently wearing, then get back into the power armor and exit it again. Your Pip-Boy should now start working again and you can re-equip your clothes from the workstation. [verified]"

[Xadu]

hey i think with the addition of new power armor into the base game with the next-gen update has changed the commands we need. i just tried this and it didnt work, but ill look into the new power armor codes and see if thats it.

[Xadu]

Originally posted by Xadu:

hey i think with the addition of new power armor into the base game with the next-gen update has changed the commands we need. i just tried this and it didnt work, but ill look into the new power armor codes and see if thats it.

BIG update for anyone using mods. enter the command "help power" and scroll up looking for the section labeled ARMO on the far left. this is a list of power armors and more importantly frames. the next bit i cant help you with entirely, but first you have to think "do i have any mods that add power armor?". for me, i had the submersible power armor mod installed so after following the steps above i had to also enter the equip and unequip command for the submersible FRAME. look for any items in the directory named frame that arent the same as the other cmds and that correspond to whatever mods youve installed. find the id of that frame, it will be in parenthesis like "ARMO: (**000whatever**) 'modded power armor frame'", and type the cmd "player.equipeitem 000whatever", then "player.removeitem 000whatever", then continue to equip the pip-boy. hope this addendum helps anyone in the future. also in my escapades searching for a fix i feel pretty confidant texture changes to the pip-boy have no bearing on if its invisible, but if this still doesnt work try disabling any mods that change the way a pip-boy looks.