Housecarls Iona & Lydia can't move/floating...Follower won't follow

[ckincbloodmoney]

Alright so basically my problem is split into 2 annoying issues:

 

1) Lydia, my follower, won't follow me. She can sometimes teleport to a spot next to me, but she'll run in place and won't move at all.

 

2) Iona, my housecarl living in my Riften home will sometimes sit in chairs incorrectly or act like she's using the cooking pot randomly...she's also unable to move.

 

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PC SPECS

 

Video Card: XFX ati radeon hd 6970 2gb

CPU: AMD Fx 8320 8core @ 3.5ghz

RAM: 12gb ddr3 kingston

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My game is located in C:\programfiles(x86)\steam\steamapps\common/Skyrim ..........I also have the SKSE Loader located here as well, for which I use a shortcut on my desktop for.

 

 

I don't have any DLC.

 

I use Nexus Mod Manager 0.51.0 for my mods.

 

I use SKSE version 1.07.01

 

I also use BOSS to sort my mods.

 

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My BOSS recognized plugins

 

 

Skyrim.esm Active
Update.esm Active
Bash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev, Relev}}
Contains dirty edits: 92 ITM, 3 UDR records. Needs TES5Edit cleaning. A cleaning guide is available here.
Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp Version 2.0.5a Active
Bash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev, Relev}}
ApachiiHairFemales.esm Version 1.4 Active
ClimatesOfTamriel.esm Version 3.1 Active
SexLab.esm Version 1.58b
HighResTexturePack01.esp
HighResTexturePack02.esp
HighResTexturePack03.esp
MoreRainWindy33percentLessView.esp Active
better dynamic snow.esp
SplashofRain.esp Version 1.051 Active
realraincot.esp Version 5
SexLabMatchMaker.esp Version 5
SexLabZzz.esp
SkyUI.esp Version 4.1 Active
Remodeled Armor.esp Active
Remodeled Armor - Underwear.esp Active
Sweet&Sexy Lingerie.esp Active
Requires: CBBE
ImmersiveFP.esp
lush grass and trees.esp
dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp Active
Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Dungeons.esp Version 4 Active
Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Major City Exteriors.esp Version 4 Active
Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Major City Interiors.esp Version 4 Active
Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Minor Cities and Town Interiors.esp Version 4 Active
Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Weathers.esp Active
RLO - Major City Exteriors - No Guard Torches.esp Version 4 Active
ClimatesOfTamriel-Interiors-Warm.esp Version 3.1- Active
Incompatible with: Realistic Lighting Overhaul
ClimatesOfTamriel-Nights-Level-3.esp Version 3.1 Active
ASX_Spells.esp
FNISspells.esp
More Hair Colors Vanilla.esp Active
SexyLydia.esp
dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp Active
Note: Ragdolls will conflict with other mods that change the skeleton.nif. Check Custom Skeleton Replacers for compatibly with other skeleton.nif.
water.esp Version 2.0
WATER Plants.esp Version 2.0 Active

 

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My BOSS unrecognized plugins

 

 

 

dogssilverarmor.esp
SexyHouseCarls.esp
SexyIona.esp
Sweet&SexyWomen.esp
RaceMenuPluginXPMSE.esp
Housecarls.esp
NudeLydia.esp
SexyHousecarls2.esp
SEXYWOMEN.esp Active

 

Only SEXYWOMEN is used, it is a plugin I created in creation kit by editing Iona and Lydia's appearance such as hair, inventory, etc. It works.

 

 

 

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I also use SkyUI, I just didn't install it with Nexus for whatever reason, but it still works perfect ingame. I also have HDT physics for the well...butt and boob physics for my CBBE female bodies.

 

 

 

But yeah back to my problem, it seems Lydia can't really follow me anymore and she'll just run in place to try to get to me. If I ask her to move somewhere, she tells me she can't do that.

 

I have tried: Killing her, sprinting into her, resurrecting her, using Unrelenting Force, restarting the game, and nothing has worked thus far.

 

I have not tried running the game without any mods (Lydia is currently wearing some remodeled armor, so Skyrim would probably crash if I turn that mod off and try it).

 

If you have any advice or tips/tricks to help me with my problem, I would greatly appreciate it!

 

 

 

P.S. The issue did not happen after I installed anything. I left the game on, took a nap, then came back and noticed that Lydia started to appear in the basement of a house when I entered from the top, and that she couldn't move or anything, etc.

[MsJames]

To me it sounds like your mods are conflicting, and looking at your load order, I see you have Sexy Iona, and Sexy Lydia in combination with Sexy Housecarls. I would expect them to conflict since they both are modifying the same NPC's. I also see some mods that modify Animations, and I wonder if they do not require FNIS? (Fores New Idles in Skyrim) you can find it here: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/11811/?

Otherwise I can only suggest finding Lydia in the Consol and adding her with the player.placeatme (ID) 1 then put the broken Lydia's outfit onto the new Lydia, and use the markfordelete command to get rid of the broken Lydia's dead corpse. Then do the same for Iona. (assuming FNIS and correcting the conflicts didn't fix it.)

 

(P.S. BOSS is outdated, try using LOOT to sort your load order)

 

http://loot.github.io/ <-- Can be found here.

 

Edit: In fact, upon closer inspection, you have a great many mods that modify Lydia, and they are likely all conflicting, you'll need to choose the one you like the most, and uninstall the others.

Edited August 8, 2014 by MsJames

[ckincbloodmoney]

Yeah, there were many plugins that I made in creation kit to modify Lydia, but most of them were leftover from me having to start them again. I only use the SexyWomen one that I made in creation kit. And it's the only one active, everything else in the unrecognized plugins is not being used.

 

Your note about the FNIS idles, yeah I think I only used it for Sexlab (which I uninstalled). I guess I can try uninstalling the FNIS idles or running the game without it.

 

Thanks MsJames!

[ckincbloodmoney]

I actually tried running the game without any mods installed, and Lydia was still unable to move. I also tried uninstalling FNIS idles and it resulted in Lydia standing completely still and wasn't even able to perform any animations, such as standing, etc.

 

I think I might try a clean install...again.

[ckincbloodmoney]

Update: I tried a clean install and my housecarls are still not able to move. I loaded an earlier save it worked, so the problem might have to do with my save unfortunately...

[MsJames]

"Otherwise I can only suggest finding Lydia in the Consol and adding her with the player.placeatme (ID) 1 then put the broken Lydia's outfit onto the new Lydia, and use the markfordelete command to get rid of the broken Lydia's dead corpse. Then do the same for Iona."

 

I once broke Lydia, and doing this worked for me.

[ckincbloodmoney]

Well, I pretty much loaded an earlier save that I backed up where Iona snd Lydia weren't broken. I had to use console commands to level me back to 49, get a few perks and items back, complete a few quests, etc.

 

Everything works fine and I pretty much am back where I was originally, minus a few places not being discovered.

 

Thank you for your help though!

[hunterk1]

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Otherwise I can only suggest finding Lydia in the Consol and adding her with the player.placeatme (ID) 1 then put the broken Lydia's outfit onto the new Lydia, and use the markfordelete command to get rid of the broken Lydia's dead corpse. Then do the same for Iona. (assuming FNIS and correcting the conflicts didn't fix it.)

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MsJames, thank you. Four years down the road, this advice still pays dividends.

 

I had a stuck Jordis the Sword-Maiden, and I first "stripped" the broken one, deleted her, left the building, came back, created another, asked her to follow me, then equipped her. Worked like a charm.

Again, thank you so much.