Doc Mitchell going to get a kink in his neck.

[seanr55]

I know this may be a difficult problem to help resolve unless someone else also has encountered it. When I go to the Vigor Tester I noticed Doc Mitchell's head is tilted downwards a bit, but before I modded the game his head is level and looks at you. His head is fine when you are customizing your face and when he asks you the questions after doing the Vigor Tester. Then his head goes back to looking down when he is finished with the questions and walks to the front door.

 

Does anyone know what mod or combination of mods might be causing this? Below is an image of what I'm trying to describe and below that is my mod list. Thanks for any help someone may have.

 

Doc Mitchell looking down:

http://i40.tinypic.com/k3t9nc.jpg

 

My mod list:

 

FalloutNV.esm

DeadMoney.esm

HonestHearts.esm

OldWorldBlues.esm

LonesomeRoad.esm

GunRunnersArsenal.esm

ClassicPack.esm

MercenaryPack.esm

TribalPack.esm

CaravanPack.esm

Advanced Recon Tech.esm

CFWNV.esm

decwithreg.esm

NPC Project.esm

NVInteriors_Core.esm

NVInteriors_WastelandEditon.esm

Run the Lucky 38.esm

SelectFire.esm

SpeedyResources.esm

wsex.esm

ELECTRO-CITY - CompletedWorkorders.esm

CASE.esm

NVInteriors_Urban_Edition.esm

Bonds Big Horn Saloon.esp

HDTshop.esm

Craft Master.esm

Craft Pack.esm

FlareAmmo.esm

New Vegas Error Corrections BugFixes - DLC + GRA.esm

MM-Merge.esp

MM-CP-Electrocity.esp

MM-CP-NVInteriors.esp

Compiled Patch All_DLCs.esp

New Vegas Error Corrections Essentials - DLC + GRA.esp

New Vegas Error Corrections Reduce CTD - DLC + GRA.esp

BrotherhoodArmorDistributionFix.esp

VanGraffHostilityQuestFix.esp

The Mod Configuration Menu.esp

Hanlon the badass 4.esp

AlsatianRex.esp

Armor Replacer Child NPC Fix.esp

FactionIDCards.esp

Living Casino Interiors.esp

Area 51 - Project Roswell.esp

return_deadmoney.esp

PerkEveryLevel.esp

Improved Sound FX.esp

MM-InvisibleWallRemover.esp

Improved Sound FX - Weapon Sharing Fix.esp

PA Footsteps.esp

NewVegasBounties.esp

wsexInnuendoAnims.esp

wsexInnuendoNPCs.esp

SnowGlobePerks.esp

MoreSkillBooks.esp

Rustyhwys.esp

DeadMoneyMissingOutfitReturnOptions.esp

Advanced Recon Gear.esp

Advanced Recon Tech.esp

Advanced Recon Armor.esp

Advanced Recon Armor-Stealth With Drawn Weapon.esp

Armored PA Gloves.esp

bzArmour.esp

ImprovedGeckoLeatherArmor.esp

LeatherBackpack - eng.esp

Sunglasses Shipment.esp

UrgeWasterScarf.esp

VegasOutfits.esp

White Glove attire actually has White Gloves.esp

NVWillow.esp

MiscItemIconsNV.esp

_glaunch_explosion.esp

Dead Money - No Collar Explosion and No Poison Cloud.esp

Faster Running 4.5.esp

SpecialEveryTwoLevels.esp

VarmintRifle22LR.esp

Vault_34_better_reactor.esp

CASE-Honest Hearts Patch.esp

Craft Pack-Crafting Equipment.esp

Craft Pack-Ammo.esp

Craft Pack-Reloading Rebalance.esp

Craft Pack-Misc.esp

Craft Pack-Chemicals.esp

Craft Pack-Equipment.esp

CFW-LR.esp

Companion Sandbox Mode3.esp

Improved Sound FX - Merged Major DLCs.esp

PrimmFix.esp

hiddenvalleybugfix.esp

FoodFixes.esp

ProfessionalListFixDeadMoney.esp

SpaceSuitGloveFix.esp

DXERevolversVatsFixNV.esp

Marked Bugfix.esp

HittheDeckandStonewallFix.esp

Cool Player.esp

MojaveExtended100.esp

Solar's Goodsprings Home.esp

Better NCR Armors.esp

RaiderFiendHelmets.esp

SuitsFix.esp

[ARMOR]-NCR_Freelancer_gear.esp

Holster Gear.esp

Crippled Legs Less Movement.esp

FO3 Face Presets.esp

change appearance 2.esp

BurnedManRace.esp

NPC Project - Aerotech Office Park.esp

CraftBobbyPins.esp

Julie Farkas with normal hair.esp

NukaEmptyBottleReplacement_Alternative.esp

no karma loss for stealing.esp

Freeside Junkers Store.esp

Novac Motel - Exterior.esp

Novac Motel - Couriers Room.esp

Scrap Scavenger.esp

Recipe-MiniNuke.esp

WhetStoneRepair.esp

Tactical Assault Rifle.esp

Fallout Tactics Laser Rifle.esp

Sturdy Caravan Shotgun Fix.esp

Brighter Lucky 38 suite.esp

Improved Casinos 3X.esp

Open Eyes Cave.esp

NPC Project - Freeside.esp

Sheriff Meyers.esp

CASE-Rebalance.esp

ELECTRO-CITY - Imaginator.esp

URWLNV.esp

ProjectRealityMkIv5HDR.esp

Merged Patch.esp

 

Total active plugins: 131

Total plugins: 131

[luthienanarion]

Tell him to stop gawking at your chest. He had plenty of time to do that when you were unconscious.

 

 

I'm not sure what could be affecting his head-tracking. Check to see if other NPCs do the same thing.

[seanr55]

LOL. He's looking at something, just not sure what. :D

 

I went over to the store and Chet is doing the same thing. So I think it is some mesh causing this. I disabled all mods except the official ones and the issue still appears. As much as I hate to do it, I may have to reinstall the game and keep an eye out for which mod may be causing the lowered head effect. :wallbash:

 

The weird thing also is that I have been using the same mods for some time now and the only change is some of the mods being updated, so maybe an update of a mod is causing the characters to be weak necked.

[seanr55]

I think I found the problem. In the folder 'locomotion' in the C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\fallout new vegas\Data\meshes\characters\_male tree there is a file named 'mtidle.kf'. When I removed the file Doc Mitchell and the others like Chet now look forward and actually do thier idling animations.

 

I'm not sure if that was a official New Vegas file and a mod overwrote it with a modified one that doesn't work or if it's a new file that was installed by a mod.

 

There is another file in the locomotion folder named 'pamtidle.kf', but I'm not sure if I should delete that one as well.

[luthienanarion]

mtidle.kf is the regular, just-standing-there idle animation.

pamtidle.kf is the regular standing animation while wearing power armor.

 

It looks like one of your mods overwrote the default for some reason.

[seanr55]

That's good to know. When I looked at pamtidle.kf, I couldn't think about what that file was for but now you mentioned what it's for, the name makes sense. :facepalm:

Now the hard part will be going through the mods I have mod by mod until I find which one is the culprit.

 

Thanks Luthienanarion.