Cant talk to ANY NPC's after reaching diamond city

[RobbySkaz]

Downloaded fallout 4 after doing a ton of playthroughs on xbox when it released and I wanted to try and add it to my 100% showcase on steam, Long story short the game has ran fine up until the point of meeting piper outside diamond city. I tried to initiate dialogue and it just zooms in on her face but no dialogue will play.

I tried to find a solution online thinking I had an issue with piper not starting the quest but after following the instructions online saying to travel back to sanctuary and resting for 48 hours I realized its not just piper but EVERY npc in the game. I cant progress at all......

this is the first time Fallout 4 has been downloaded on this PC and I have no mods installed at all. I am trying to complete all achievements so I do not want to have to use console commands as that defeats the entire purpose of why I bought this game on steam.

(I have gone back all the way to my first save and even then I still cant interact with anyone)

what the hell am I supposed to do here.... plz help

[Old Ben]

Turn ON Dialog Camera in your game setting if it is OFF. May fix your issue . I had a similar issue when I first entered Diamond City and this fixed the problem.

[Castyles]

Courva has a point. Unfinished conversations can even cause CTD's.

[Zekiran]

It actually reminds me that I have had this issue too though I don't think it was with "all" npcs? But definitely with companions, and it was quite frustrating. It turned out that someone I was supposed to be talking to, wandered away from, GOT KIDNAPPED as a settlement event, and only when I went out and FOUND him did anyone talk again. O.o

[Iron Knights]

Some open quests will interfere with others, finish any previous opened quests before attempting the "stuck" ones. UFO4P is technically a mod from the mod menu but it does solve many in-game problems.

[RobbySkaz]

Originally posted by Courva:

i suggest you finish your conversations with whatever important npc you met before like codsworth, dogmeat and preston if you passed by him when he was stuck in concord .

unfinished conversation can eventually cause bugs resulting in companion and npc not talking. not for everyone but it can occur if you're not lucky.

another suggestion, if you play with more than 60 fps , try to limit the fps to 60 just to see if the high fps is the cause or not.

also verify you game files in your library option menu for fallouT4

Thank you!! i will try this

[RobbySkaz]

Originally posted by Courva:

Originally posted by Old Ben:

Turn ON Dialog Camera in your game setting if it is OFF. May fix your issue . I had a similar issue when I first entered Diamond City and this fixed the problem.

i had this bug too with piper , even though my camera cinematic option was off, dunno if it was because of xdi ( extended dialog interface ) or vanilla.

what saved me was using tfc then tfc again to exit free camera mode, it unlocked the dialog and the camera.

the thing is : not only the dialog don't start but your character is also stuck and can't move, very annoying.

sounds like this was my issue, any NPC Id talk too would lock my camera until I spammed buttons or just reloaded a save if I couldn't get free

[bacca400-stm]

> i suggest you finish your conversations with whatever important npc you met before like codsworth, dogmeat and preston if you passed by him when he was stuck in concord .

This issue seems like a bug to me. When I first started the game I sometimes had unfinished conversations I didn't realize I had, so I had to run around to other NPCs to figure out which one I had to finish talking to. Now I'm more careful with finishing conversations.

[Zekiran]

It's a bug but it's one that is *literally everywhere* and I don't know that it's possible to actually fix on bethesda's part - if they are even working on this specific issue. But it definitely IS a bug, just obviously one that they never deemed important enough to investigate while they were creating the game.

[RobbySkaz]

Originally posted by bacca400-stm:

> i suggest you finish your conversations with whatever important npc you met before like codsworth, dogmeat and preston if you passed by him when he was stuck in concord .

This issue seems like a bug to me. When I first started the game I sometimes had unfinished conversations I didn't realize I had, so I had to run around to other NPCs to figure out which one I had to finish talking to. Now I'm more careful with finishing conversations.

seems like this was the fix? or the game decided to just pull a wolverine and heal itself. I backtracked all over the place back to sanctuary and I managed to get Codsworth to open a dialogue option

(Didnt seem like I didn't finish a conversation as it was the usual "Hello sir" but who knows)

after that it seems to be fixed I can FINALLY interact with NPC's

thanks everyone who commented

[Bored Peon]

Originally posted by RobbySkaz:

Long story short the game has ran fine up until the point of meeting piper outside diamond city. I tried to initiate dialogue and it just zooms in on her face but no dialogue will play.:

Let me guess you used a console command to move yourself. Either a moveto Piper or a COC command.

Well guess what, by doing that you bypassed the triggers to start the Piper-Danny conversation.

It is easily fixed by running down towards Hangman's Alley and running back.

Originally posted by bacca400-stm:

> i suggest you finish your conversations with whatever important npc you met before like codsworth, dogmeat and preston if you passed by him when he was stuck in concord.

All of those should time out and trigger the "walkaway dialogue."

[RobbySkaz]

Originally posted by Bored Peon:

Originally posted by RobbySkaz:

Long story short the game has ran fine up until the point of meeting piper outside diamond city. I tried to initiate dialogue and it just zooms in on her face but no dialogue will play.:

Let me guess you used a console command to move yourself. Either a moveto Piper or a COC command.

Well guess what, by doing that you bypassed the triggers to start the Piper-Danny conversation.

It is easily fixed by running down towards Hangman's Alley and running back.

Originally posted by bacca400-stm:

> i suggest you finish your conversations with whatever important npc you met before like codsworth, dogmeat and preston if you passed by him when he was stuck in concord.

All of those should time out and trigger the "walkaway dialogue."

LOL talking high and mighty "Let me guess" when you clearly didn't even read the original post about why I could not use console commands to try and fix it.

Clowns XDDDD. Never change steam discussions KEKKKKK

[Bored Peon]

Originally posted by RobbySkaz:

LOL talking high and mighty "Let me guess" when you clearly didn't even read the original post about why I could not use console commands to try and fix it.

I did read it.

Originally posted by RobbySkaz:

...so I do not want to have to use console commands....

That does not say you could not use them and did not use them. It says you do not want to have to use them.

People have this thing about thinking console commands like moveto, COC, and TCL are "innocent" and cannot break your game and do not classify them in the same category as more complicated console commands for scripting and such.

Information like this is also posted so others (besides you) can possibly learn something. Either people with a similar problem or those still learning how to help people.

This is the only information given:

Originally posted by RobbySkaz:

Long story short the game has ran fine up until the point of meeting piper outside diamond city. I tried to initiate dialogue and it just zooms in on her face but no dialogue will play.

So yes, those of us trying to help people like you have to GUESS at what issue is due to lack of information provided. The issue almost always turns out to be some mod or console command they forgot to mention.

Usually about 1 in 10 react in a rude fashion, and that makes you the tenth one. Reacting that way to people trying to help you is not exactly going to encourage people to help you.

Oh and by the way, the whole way I found out about the issue and a solution was because one game I used a COC command to go straight to Diamond City right after exiting the vault.

Good luck with your issues.

[RobbySkaz]

Originally posted by Bored Peon:

Originally posted by RobbySkaz:

LOL talking high and mighty "Let me guess" when you clearly didn't even read the original post about why I could not use console commands to try and fix it.

I did read it.

Originally posted by RobbySkaz:

...so I do not want to have to use console commands....

That does not say you could not use them and did not use them. It says you do not want to have to use them.

People have this thing about thinking console commands like moveto, COC, and TCL are "innocent" and cannot break your game and do not classify them in the same category as more complicated console commands for scripting and such.

Information like this is also posted so others (besides you) can possibly learn something. Either people with a similar problem or those still learning how to help people.

This is the only information given:

Originally posted by RobbySkaz:

Long story short the game has ran fine up until the point of meeting piper outside diamond city. I tried to initiate dialogue and it just zooms in on her face but no dialogue will play.

So yes, those of us trying to help people like you have to GUESS at what issue is due to lack of information provided. The issue almost always turns out to be some mod or console command they forgot to mention.

Usually about 1 in 10 react in a rude fashion, and that makes you the tenth one. Reacting that way to people trying to help you is not exactly going to encourage people to help you.

Oh and by the way, the whole way I found out about the issue and a solution was because one game I used a COC command to go straight to Diamond City right after exiting the vault.

Good luck with your issues.

not reading this, but thanks for the essay, the other guy fixed my issue yesterday since you probs didnt read that loll

[Bored Peon]

Originally posted by RobbySkaz:

not reading this, but thanks for the essay, the other guy fixed my issue yesterday since you probs didnt read that loll

Had you actually read my post you would have learned something.

My post was to show the others helping that a possible cause to this is console commands moving yourself to the gate.

Unlike you, instead of insulting people I help and educate people.

[RobbySkaz]

Originally posted by Bored Peon:

Originally posted by RobbySkaz:

not reading this, but thanks for the essay, the other guy fixed my issue yesterday since you probs didnt read that loll

Had you actually read my post you would have learned something.

My post was to show the others helping that a possible cause to this is console commands moving yourself to the gate.

Unlike you, instead of insulting people I help and educate people.

man you quoted my post and avoided what I said after ab console commands defeating the purpose of why I bought the game therefore "I cant use them"

dont do the whole "Take the high road" Im here to educate ppl shtick...

you came in here after someone already fixed the problem like some kind of psuedo expert just to be snarky w the "Well guess what" "Lemme guess" bs

I digress, SEEYA imma go play fallout thx to the homie who told me ab the unfinished dialogue bug, thx