FIX: Follower walks slowly with drawn weapon

[serp667]

I felt like I should post this because I was unable to find any fixes anywhere online.

 

Here's a description of the bug from the skyrim UESP wiki:

 

"Follower walking slowly with weapon, magic or bow readied but not attacking

 

Sometimes a follower will act as if they are holding an invisible two handed sword or are about to fire an arrow or cast a spell but will take no action. This may happen regardless of reloading saves or restarting the game. There is no known fix except to remove Skyrim, install it again and start over."

 

I had this bug with Cicero - my favorite follower, and after searching the web and trying just about anything I finally found the surprisingly simple solution:

Simply click on your follower, and type "recycleactor", and they will re-appear nearby fixed! Make sure you take any items you've given your follower though, since it resets their inventory. I found it amusing that Cicero had a sweetroll and a carrot in his inventory after resetting. :biggrin:

Edited February 28, 2012 by serp667