Can't equip a custom companion with a custom weapon?

[madmedic446]

Hi all... I downloaded a companion, but decided I wanted to give him different clothes, and a different weapon.

I was able to change his clothes in the GECK with no problems, but the weapon I give him dissappears from his inventory as soon as I save the file.

 

Both the weapon, and the clothes are downloaded mods.

I am trying to give him a Remington700 sniper rifle that I downloaded.

 

I add the rifle in his inventory, with the proper ammo.... Then I save the file, and exit.

If I go right back into the GECK without even attempting to play the game, and open this character's inventory, the rifle is no longer there.

I am pulling my hair out trying to figure out why.

[rickerhk]

Trying to use an asset from one esp into another esp won't work. The esp with the weapon would need to be flagged as a master, and since it is not, the Geck doesn't add it as a master when when you try, so when you save, the changes are gone.

I think the easiest way to do this would be to use FNVEdit to copy the weapon as a new item into the companion mod.

[madmedic446]

Trying to use an asset from one esp into another esp won't work. The esp with the weapon would need to be flagged as a master, and since it is not, the Geck doesn't add it as a master when when you try, so when you save, the changes are gone.

I think the easiest way to do this would be to use FNVEdit to copy the weapon as a new item into the companion mod.

 

 

Ahhh... Thank you! I will try that.