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jadebrain

Post subject: NPC's keep forcing dialogue in Skyrim

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 4:38 pm

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Hello, everyone! Basically, certain NPC's keep forcing dialogue with my character - so far, this occurs with two characters, Sofie and Brother Verulus. Saving and reloading does not help, nor does disabling/enabling the NPC or resetting the NPC's AI. I am wondering what is causing this, and if possible, how to fix it. I play Skyrim on the PC, so I have access to the console, but I have been unable to find a command to fix this on my own. Any and all help is appreciated.

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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:13 pm

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As far as I know, there are instances in the game when this is supposed to happen. NPCs often approach the player and force their dialogue upon him/her, because this is the way to trigger a relevant quest. Adopted children also force dialogue, asking for presents, for example. This happens to all of my characters who have adopted kids: the moment they enter their house, the little ones run up to them and the dialogue starts.


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jadebrain

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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:48 pm

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Norroen Dyrd wrote:

As far as I know, there are instances in the game when this is supposed to happen. NPCs often approach the player and force their dialogue upon him/her, because this is the way to trigger a relevant quest. Adopted children also force dialogue, asking for presents, for example. This happens to all of my characters who have adopted kids: the moment they enter their house, the little ones run up to them and the dialogue starts.

Oops... I forgot to mention that there is no such event occurring. There is no special dialogue related to a quest, and what is said by the NPC, as well as my character's dialogue options, are as if I had initiated conversation with them. If I exit, then walk away, and then again walk within a certain distance of the NPC, they force dialogue again. Sometimes, I don't even have to walk away - dialogue will start again before I get the chance to leave.

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CBR JGWRR

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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 7:29 pm

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Paarthurnax does this sometimes. As far as I know the only way to stop it is to back away fast enough, and once you're far enough they stop.

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jadebrain

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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 7:55 pm

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CBR JGWRR wrote:

Paarthurnax does this sometimes. As far as I know the only way to stop it is to back away fast enough, and once you're far enough they stop.

Well, I was kind of hoping for a fix for the long-term, not just a temporary workaround to be applied each time it happens.

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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 8:10 pm

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CBR JGWRR

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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 8:11 pm

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jadebrain wrote:

Well, I was kind of hoping for a fix for the long-term, not just a temporary workaround to be applied each time it happens.

There isn't one that I'm aware of...

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Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 2:29 pm

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This has happened to me, I went to the companions and Aela The Huntress pulled out her sword or whatever she carries and forced me into a chat, it was a normal chat, I looked into it and turns out it was because I had a very high bounty in most of the holds, so check all of the holds or bounties and see if that clears it up. But for me, when i ran away, they stalked me. (all of the Companions started following me)

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Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 3:56 pm

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A little update: It appears that the problem with Sofie persists even after starting new games. I tried creating a character of the opposite sex, sending her to a different home after adopting her, etc., and I also tried to see if maybe triggering an event which would change her ai (such as playing a game with her) would make the problem stop. Nothing seems to work; although, now that I think of it, I have yet to change the order in which my character adopts urchins (I always adopt Lucia first, because she's the first I encounter); perhaps that could fix it? I also have a mod, called "Hearthfire Multiple Adoptions," which allows me to adopt up to six children, so maybe that's bugging her scripts.

I have yet to investigate whether or not Brother Verulus's bug is persisting.

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Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 2:19 am

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Sider9801 wrote:

This has happened to me, I went to the companions and Aela The Huntress pulled out her sword or whatever she carries and forced me into a chat, it was a normal chat, I looked into it and turns out it was because I had a very high bounty in most of the holds, so check all of the holds or bounties and see if that clears it up. But for me, when i ran away, they stalked me. (all of the Companions started following me)

This isn't the case. I always try to play good-aligned characters. Very rarely will I have any bounty at all, and in these cases, I don't.

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