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Rhyzak x Revy Nov 13, 2015 @ 12:03am
Invisible Pip-Boy Bug!
My Pip-Boy is permanantly invisible. I can still open up the pip boy and mvoe around in the menus and select stuff like normal but I only have audio cues to go off on as the entire thing is invisible. The one in the power armor is still visible but you can hardly do anything while inside the armor.
I've tried pretty much every thing people have mentioned but it still remains invisible.
Does anyone have a fix for this that isn't one of these since none of these work for me.
  • Quicksave and Reload
  • Enter V.A.T.S.
  • Get a haircut
  • Get surgery/cured/healed
  • Lockpicking/Hacking
  • Quicksave/Save and Reload while talking to someone
  • Switch between third person and first person
  • Give the pip-boy back through console commands
  • Change Resolution
  • Change FOV
  • Change Display
None of these work for me and it still remains invisible. Please Fix this soon as the game is unplayable like this.

Q: How did this happen?
A: I got out of my power armor except this time I was fully naked and had no pip-boy.
Last edited by Rhyzak x Revy; Nov 13, 2015 @ 12:37am
Originally posted by Jemimus:
I found a youtube video that had a fix in the description. This is the only version of the fix that worked for me. Its like the ultimate version of the 'powerarmor unequip fix'

I dont know if it matters, but I made sure I was nude at the time I did this.

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

Your arm should now show with out the Pip Boy, now equip the Pip Boy:
player.equipitem 21b3b



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Cakcop Nov 20, 2015 @ 2:24pm 
Originally posted by Panda Head:
Hey guys!
I didn't have the same issue described in the power armour fix above, instead my player character was raising her wrist with nothing on it
I fixed this by typing, in the console, 'player.equipitem 00021B3B' - which re-equipped my Pipboy and allowed me to use it again. :)

Fuf... Thank you, man. I was almost crying)
HellFireSpyder Nov 20, 2015 @ 9:22pm 
Originally posted by Newk:
Originally posted by menzáč:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=554906882 try this guide, that guy right now repaired my save so I think he knows what he is doing

Tried the guide, did not work :(
What I had to do was test getting into and out of the offending power armor multiple times. The first time I managed to have the mini-frame, got back into the suit, removed it (it had a normal frame and an "atom cat" frame in there, I removed the atom cat frame) and then got out. looking in third person mode, I didn't have a pip-boy, so i put in the equip command for it, boom it was there, BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! (-_____-)

After that, I had to get back into the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ suit because the pip boy refused to come to my face, and I removed the other power armor frame, causing the ability to see my bare ass through the power armor. Got out of the suit, and boom. If THAT doesn't work, then try (once again) equipping the pip-boy if it's gone, and it should work. That's what finally did it for me, at least. Hope it helps!
Last edited by HellFireSpyder; Nov 20, 2015 @ 9:24pm
goonygoogoo Nov 23, 2015 @ 4:54am 
I had this problem, all the other fixes listed above didn't work, this is how I got it back.
jumping in power armor I can see it again, I notice there is a pip boy item in my apparel, has that always been there I dunno. anyway its unequipped at the moment, I think I clicked it by mistake in inventory to make this happen in first place. So figure out how high or low it is in your list of apparel items, exit power armor, open invisible pip boy and use arrow keys to scroll to pip boy position and press e to re equip and back it is. hope this helps someone else.
Olebrumgreven Nov 24, 2015 @ 7:59pm 
Originally posted by Seerk:
The way i fixed it: going into third person and then back into first person. Don't know why, but it works.

This worked for me :)
A-- Nov 24, 2015 @ 8:56pm 
Originally posted by SaveTheZombies:
Originally posted by Wikumos:
goto a settlement, and get into the workbench building mode, then switch out of it. I had the invis pipboy bug happen to me, and that got it to go back to normal
this is how I fixed it. thankfully i was in a settlement when i noticed.
Oh no this doesn't work for me:angry_creep:
Kadra Nov 28, 2015 @ 8:53pm 
This fixed my problem with invisible pipboy in 3rd person mode. It was usable and visible in 1st person and only usable, but invisible in 3rd. Hope this helps!

In the console use these two commands:
player.unequipitem 00021B3B
player.equipitem 00021B3B

Edit: It still only helps until the next load (quick or normal), but at least it's some solution
Last edited by Kadra; Nov 28, 2015 @ 10:17pm
Zipping Horizon Nov 29, 2015 @ 12:51am 
Originally posted by menzáč:
Hello, I have this problem: When I noticed bug, I loaded my last save. There is my pipboy working, but when I enter power armor, it totally bugs. I noticed, that it still thinks, that I am in power armor, because when I punch it sounds like power armor. I need help, this is my only save before that happened and I dont want to play whole game again. Its same as in the picture, I have tried anything, but this is deeper bug than just for example from Seerk.

This is whats happening to me, and i loaded a previous save multiple times, and re entered the same armor, and it bugged out. Im not sure how to solve this and noone seems to have the solution.
Zipping Horizon Nov 29, 2015 @ 12:58am 
I fixed the issue for myself, it occured because there was no stable path for my character to get to the power armor, it started bugging out trying to find a way for me to access it. So to steer away from this bug, make sure to be directly behind your armor, or nothing blocking your path.
joshua22 Nov 29, 2015 @ 1:06am 
Originally posted by Seerk:
The way i fixed it: going into third person and then back into first person. Don't know why, but it works.


Yep did it for me too. Pip boy disappeared. Went from first to third person and back and bingo here's the pipboy again.
Probably will be fixed with the next patch or so.
LTKerr Nov 29, 2015 @ 2:35am 
Originally posted by Fallout 4 hype:
I fixed it guys, it might sound hard but stay with me, it will shurlly help, just try to nude you self so you dont have ANY armor or clothes on, then step in the power armor and when you get out BOOOM there you, enjoy your game <3

Thank you!! After trying everything, I can't believe *this* actually worked!
Random_Rav3r Dec 4, 2015 @ 5:33am 
Originally posted by Panda Head:
Hey guys!
I didn't have the same issue described in the power armour fix above, instead my player character was raising her wrist with nothing on it
I fixed this by typing, in the console, 'player.equipitem 00021B3B' - which re-equipped my Pipboy and allowed me to use it again. :)


fixed it
Times_New_Pwnen Dec 6, 2015 @ 4:38pm 
Originally posted by author:
I fixed it guys, it might sound hard but stay with me, it will shurlly help, just try to nude you self so you dont have ANY armor or clothes on, then step in the power armor and when you get out BOOOM there you, enjoy your game <3
worked for me
Budoshi Dec 6, 2015 @ 4:44pm 
a quick saves and quick loads fixed it for me.
Emperor Zombie Dec 6, 2015 @ 5:54pm 
This bug would teleport me every time I tried to enter Pip-Boy. Had to Quick save and reload.
SpecificWinter1 Dec 8, 2015 @ 4:02pm 
I know this is sorta the wrong place for this but this bug is also happening on Xbox One as well
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