My essential marked NPC/followers are DYING!

[shadowking97]

Ok, so I originally thought this was a bug with brawling, but the problem seems to have been much worse, to the point of being game-breaking, especially if I want to do the companions questline.

 

Basically, any NPC that is supposed to be protected from death, whether it be from brawling, marking them essential (via either natural or using console commands), cutscenes.... they die anyway. I've been trying to figure this out on my own for a week now, but google has been the most unhelpful thing in the world.

 

This is my current load order... i've already tried the game without half of the mods listed here, but if anyone has heard of this issue, please, let me know! I'm just about to drop all mods and go back to vanilla!

 

 

 

Skyrim.esm

Update.esm

Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp

Dawnguard.esm

Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp

HearthFires.esm

Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp

Dragonborn.esm

Unofficial Dragonborn Patch.esp

Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esm

Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm

Nock2Tip.esm

HighResTexturePack01.esp

HighResTexturePack02.esp

HighResTexturePack03.esp

ArmorCap90b.esp

ShootingStars.esp

Brawl Bugs CE.esp

Rainbows.esp

BetterQuestObjectives-Hearthfire.esp

mintylightningmod.esp

Chesko_WearableLantern.esp

EnchantedArsenal.esp

kuerteeSimpleMultipleFollowers.esp

DK_Armor_By_Hothtrooper44.esp

Brevi_MoonlightTalesEssentials.esp

Dual Wield Parrying_SKSE.esp

Nausicaa's Tweaker.esp

Dragon Combat Overhaul.esp

ImmersiveLoot.esp

ImmersiveLoot - Dawnguard.esp

EK_RingLimiter.esp

Auto Unequip Ammo.esp

EpisodeParallax.esp

HearthfireMultiKid.esp

HearthfireMultiKid_LastName.esp

CollegeOfWinterholdImmersive.esp

Realistic Lighting.esp

Dead Body Collision.esp

CWINPCImprovements.esp

SPTConsistentOlderPeople.esp

Traps Make Noise.esp

Distant DetailHF.esp

Mighty Magick Skyrim - Main.esp

Mighty Magick Skyrim - Enchantments Rebalance.esp

DeadlyMutilation.esp

Mighty Magick Skyrim - Artifacts.esp

SMDropLitTorch.esp

ImmersiveLoot - Dragonborn.esp

Melt_Down_Everything.esp

Mighty Magick Skyrim - Dragonborn Artifacts.esp

Proper Aiming.esp

Realistic Lighting Patcher.esp

Realistic Lighting - Addon.esp

Lock Overhaul.esp

ShezriesOldHroldan.esp

SkyrimCoinReplacerRedux.esp

Civil War Overhaul.esp

BetterQuestObjectives.esp

BetterQuestObjectives-Dawnguard.esp

Better Stealth AI for Followers.esp

BetterQuestObjectives-BetterStealthAIPatch.esp

BetterQuestObjectives-ThievesGuildRequirementsPatch.esp

Mighty Magick Skyrim - Dragonborn.esp

SkyFalls + SkyMills.esp

RealisticWaterTwo.esp

Soul Gems Differ.esp

SkyUI.esp

TradeBarter.esp

AchieveThat.esp

WerewolfMastery.esp

BetterQuestObjectives-MoonlightMasteryPatch.esp

WetandCold.esp

AOS.esp

dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp

Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp

ImmersiveLoot - UltimateStats.esp

dD-Reduced Wound Size.esp

DeadlySpellImpacts.esp

Unique Uniques.esp

AOS2_DSI Patch.esp

AOS2_RealisticWaterTwo Patch.esp

AOS2_CoT3_1_patch.esp

AOS2_WetandCold Patch.esp

AOS2_EBT Patch.esp

AOS2_GDO Patch.esp

WetandCold - Ashes.esp

WetandCold - Holidays.esp

ImmersiveCells.esp

Nock2Tip.esp

Inigo.esp

Run For Your Lives.esp

Toccata.esp

WindstadMine.esp

SMIM-Merged-All.esp

SFO - Dragonborn.esp

ImmersiveCells - Dragonborn.esp

SkyrimImprovedPuddles-HearthFires.esp

HearthfireChimneys.esp

Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp

PilgrimsDelight.esp

The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp

Gifts Of The Outsider.esp

ImmersiveCells - Dawnguard.esp

BlockSparkles.esp

AOS2_IWIE Patch.esp

Faction Crossbows.esp

BetterQuestObjectives-PaarDilemmaPatch.esp

TheChoiceIsYours_Dawnguard.esp

dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp

dD-Dragonborn-Dawnguard-EBT Patch.esp

dD-Larger Splatter Size.esp

Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp

ASLAL - Hearthfire Support.esp

Bashed Patch, 0.esp

 

 

[shadowking97]

*SOLVED* Ok, so my problem was this: I installed a new ENB http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/32594/? and its optional settings. Inside the skyrim.ini, there was a line: bEssentialTakeNoDamage=0

 

It was in there not once, not twice, but six times. After removing all of them, I was able to complete all my quests and go on my merry way.

[Cookiesquadspiceninja]

Where were those lines of text? i wanna be able to kill everyone :P