Can I get Lydia back?

[Pyramid Bread]

I forgot that I told Lydia to stand somewhere, and even forgot where I told her. Anyway I was transferring gear to a new house and saving along the way when I got a message saying that my follower got tired of waiting.

Where has she gone, and is she gone for good? I don't know where I told her to stay, and my most recent saves are just before she leaves...

[Ilja]

Followers will return to their assigned homes, when they tire of waiting for you.
- Lydia's home is Dragonsreach, if you haven't bought Breezehome.
- Lydia returns to Breezehome, if you have bought it.
- If you have assigned her to Hearthfire house, then she will return there instead.

[Pyramid Bread]

Thanks, I've bought Breezehome and she isn't there so I'll check those other spots

[Alfie Bernedircht]

Originally posted by decadence:

I forgot that I told Lydia to stand somewhere, and even forgot where I told her. Anyway I was transferring gear to a new house and saving along the way when I got a message saying that my follower got tired of waiting.

Where has she gone, and is she gone for good? I don't know where I told her to stay, and my most recent saves are just before she leaves...

you can use the command movetoplayer 000A2C94 or 000A2C8E

[Soul2506]

Why do you want lydia back ^^

[Futa Fanatic]

Originally posted by Peanut_butter:

Why do you want lydia back ^^

because she needs to carry our burdens?

[Pyramid Bread]

Originally posted by Peanut_butter:

Why do you want lydia back ^^

Because I'm a filthy casul

[Eternie]

She may take up to 3 - 4 days to get back so sleep for a week then go and check those locations.

[gnewna]

She may also be stuck somewhere, possibly in combat, or she might conceivably have died. Make a hard (menu) save, then open the console and type either

player.moveto A2C94

OR

prid A2C94
moveto player

The first will take you to where she is (I would then reload your save and go find her). The second will teleport her from wherever she is to where you are. Both are reasonably safe to use, provided you have a hard save to revert to if anything weird happens (like sometimes the first one will take you to an inaccessible cell, or somewhere high above ground, from where you fall to your doom...) but tbh I would probably use the first to locate her, reload to before using it, and then go track her down, assuming she's somewhere you can get to.

(You may also discover her corpse this way, so...)

[Pyramid Bread]

Originally posted by Eternie:

She may take up to 3 - 4 days to get back so sleep for a week then go and check those locations.

Just slept a few days at my home and she appeared. Thanks!

[Futa Fanatic]

Originally posted by decadence:

Originally posted by Eternie:

She may take up to 3 - 4 days to get back so sleep for a week then go and check those locations.

Just slept a few days at my home and she appeared. Thanks!

download display model and lock lydia up in chains in your home, that way she cant escape! lol

[dcitrigno]

small note Named NPC's should never be brought back using the console commands doing so will brick your saves eventually, better off just rolling back your save to the last place you had her with you.

[Soul2506]

so lydia is your bae ^^

[alexander_dougherty]

Originally posted by decadence:

Originally posted by Peanut_butter:

Why do you want lydia back ^^

Because I'm a filthy casul

Soap and water would cure the filthy part

[LordAtAt]

Originally posted by Peanut_butter:

so lydia is your bae ^^

Not if you are married to a someone else. Unless there are 3... in game ??

[Exemplar]

Jordis is hotter.