Needing a console command (or series of) that will force open the vendor menu.

[Jensenci]

Long story short, I have a bug that occurs in both modded and vanilla playing of the game where attempting to talk to vendors results in nothing but the NPC staring blankly at me. Seems to only occur in New Atlantis. Anywho, unable to find a fix, I was hoping a smarter person may be ware of a way to circumvent the bug with the console. 

[smr1957]

To clarify:  When you say vanilla, was this on a completely new game that had never had mods installed?  I ask this becasue just disabling/uninstalling mods and continuing on that same save will not work, as the data is baked into the save and it cannot be removed - so the issue WILL persist (and other issues may arise due to the mod removal).  You would need to roll back to a save made before the mods were installed.

For a completely vanilla game that never had mods installed at any time, the first thing to do is to validate the Master files - this fixes most issues as it ensures that any missing files are reacquired.

 

If the issue is casued by a mod, the following is the proper way to troubleshoot your build:

Although this was written for Skyrim/Skyrim Special Edition, it (and the linked topics) applies to any modded Bethesda game - including Starfield.

Troubleshooting Your Load Order - https://steamcommunity.com/app/489830/discussions/0/3109142236155416522/

To troubleshoot your load order, first,  to test, turning off mods is not the way to go - any bad info may have been baked into the save. The way to test is to start off with a vanilla save (or a save that only has the mods you absolutely know are safe) - one made where the issues occur so it is easy to test - and then add in groups of mods till you find the one causing the issue - making a manual save each time so you can roll back when the issues occurs and zero in on the specific mod. And although that may be time consuming, often it is far better and quicker using that systematic approach than trying to guess willy-nilly which mod it is (unless one of us happens to spot a mod we know is a problem when you post a load order - to post your load order, just click on the 3 vertical dots in the upper right corner of the LOOT screen, click on copy load order from the drop-down menu, and then paste in the reply box).

Second, once you do find which mod is causing the issue, and have removed it, you cannot continue using the same save, again due to how the game bakes data into the save (and this data CANNOT be removed - despite what some may say).  You must either go back to a save made prior to having installed the removed/disabled mod, or start a new game. There is no other option - unless the mod is one of the exceptions mentioned in the below linked discussion. For complete info on this, see:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/489830/discussions/0/1520386297681801135/

From the Steam Skyrim Special Edition PINNED TOPIC Helpful Links and References, Section 5 - General Troubleshooting
https://steamcommunity.com/app/489830/discussions/0/2828702372997628701/

 

There may be some minor discrepancies as regards Starfield, but the main points and detalis, all still apply.

 

Good luck!

 

[Jensenci]

42 minutes ago, smr1957 said:

To clarify:  When you say vanilla, was this on a completely new game that had never had mods installed?  I ask this becasue just disabling/uninstalling mods and continuing on that same save will not work, as the data is baked into the save and it cannot be removed - so the issue WILL persist (and other issues may arise due to the mod removal).  You would need to roll back to a save made before the mods were installed.

For a completely vanilla game that never had mods installed at any time, the first thing to do is to validate the Master files - this fixes most issues as it ensures that any missing files are reacquired.

 

If the issue is casued by a mod, the following is the proper way to troubleshoot your build:

Although this was written for Skyrim/Skyrim Special Edition, it (and the linked topics) applies to any modded Bethesda game - including Starfield.

Troubleshooting Your Load Order - https://steamcommunity.com/app/489830/discussions/0/3109142236155416522/

To troubleshoot your load order, first,  to test, turning off mods is not the way to go - any bad info may have been baked into the save. The way to test is to start off with a vanilla save (or a save that only has the mods you absolutely know are safe) - one made where the issues occur so it is easy to test - and then add in groups of mods till you find the one causing the issue - making a manual save each time so you can roll back when the issues occurs and zero in on the specific mod. And although that may be time consuming, often it is far better and quicker using that systematic approach than trying to guess willy-nilly which mod it is (unless one of us happens to spot a mod we know is a problem when you post a load order - to post your load order, just click on the 3 vertical dots in the upper right corner of the LOOT screen, click on copy load order from the drop-down menu, and then paste in the reply box).

Second, once you do find which mod is causing the issue, and have removed it, you cannot continue using the same save, again due to how the game bakes data into the save (and this data CANNOT be removed - despite what some may say).  You must either go back to a save made prior to having installed the removed/disabled mod, or start a new game. There is no other option - unless the mod is one of the exceptions mentioned in the below linked discussion. For complete info on this, see:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/489830/discussions/0/1520386297681801135/

From the Steam Skyrim Special Edition PINNED TOPIC Helpful Links and References, Section 5 - General Troubleshooting
https://steamcommunity.com/app/489830/discussions/0/2828702372997628701/

 

There may be some minor discrepancies as regards Starfield, but the main points and detalis, all still apply.

 

Good luck!

 

I've uninstalled and reinstalled a fresh game and even then, would eventually encounter the bug.

[smr1957]

3 hours ago, Jensenci said:

I've uninstalled and reinstalled a fresh game and even then, would eventually encounter the bug.

And you removed all mod files?  As, sometimes there may be files left over in other locations.  Follow this just to ensure that it is truly "clean":

Starfield: True Clean Vanilla Reinstall by Vlad 254

(link is from the PINNED TOPIC Helpful Links, References, and News, Section 5 - General Troubleshooting)

Then try validating the files once again (I know this all sounds unnecessary and repetitious, but we have seen many time that on occasion people miss things - and it doesn't take much to bork a game).

If after doing that there is still an issuse on a completely vanilla new game, it may be possible that you encountered some lesser known bug and you should report it to Bethesda.  To report issues in the game to Bethesda, go to:  STARFIELD SUPPORT  (you will need to first be logged in to Bethesda to get to that page)

I'm sorry I can't be of more help.  Good luck!