Hey guys! Just FYI I loaded up an updated version of the mod, 1) Atlas the Pack Pony V2.3 has the generated seq file to fix intro dialogue if needed (thanks Xander9009) and 2) Pack Pony V2.3.2 contains the "no equipment" version that was requested. Please read uninstall and install instructions and have fun! Don't forget to endorse if you enjoyed my mod, it makes me happyyyyy!
I suspect this is going to be seriously <cricket> but I'll post anyway. Just how the hell to you get him to stay in one place? He follows me *everywhere* and I can't shake him during stealth missions!
Too bad it's not really usable, he is too slow (even with a slow horse from immersive horse, not Frost, he can't follow, and it's just trot here, not gallop !), and he can't follow when fast traveling, you can select him with the console and do a "moveto player" after fast traveling, but if you forget you loose him. I'd say it lacks a little more love to be really usable, but the idea was good !
I'm not sure if there is a mod conflict on your game? But i suspect there is, I have literally never had a problem with him fast traveling or keeping up with me, and I ran a very heavily modded game over 200 mods. Try moving it lower in your load order and tell me how it goes, thanks!
Oh wierd, actually I bet the pack that he has isnt meshed properly for a vr system, try the naked version and let me know! The pack was made when I was still really new at meshes and messing with 3ds max, but the pony is just a shrunken version of what's already in the game so it might work
Thank you for this, it looks amazing, but just wondering if there's any chance of a version where Atlas is just a little big bigger (closer to mule than shetland pony?).
I'm just an appreciative mod user and just grateful for everyone's generosity in sharing their creations so totally understand if that's too much work or just not something you're interested in.
That's probably do-able for not too much work :-) I will try to work on that! I can send it directly to you, but if others are interested I can upload it if they want, it's a pretty easy creation kit change, just a bother to upload it and write all the instructions again lol
Lol I'm so so sorry, I've just been out of town, got a second job ;-) don't worry I'm going to be back home this weekend and intend to get that out to you:-)
Atlas is wonderful thank you, and I hate coming back with problems after you've made this extra version because of me, but ...
It says in the description that AFT won't manage Atlas but unfortunately it adds him to my follower count as soon as I ask him to join me and I suspect that it's then script conflicts with AFT that are causing two immediate follow up problems - when I add anything to his inventory one of his packs on his side disappears (his left side) and he is also aggressive and charges into fights.
I've moved the Atlas plugin to below AFT in my load order, which means it's very close to the bottom of all my mods, but it hasn't made any difference.
Have you got any suggestions?
Sorry. I just love Atlas so much I really want to fix this if it's possible :-(
With a bit of help from a fellow player I was reminded that the pack mules you were inspired by had a similar problem with their inventory in that if you add an equippable item then the pony tries to equip it and the custom packs disappear. So that's solved by only having Atlas carry non equippable items
And as for the aggression. Probably AFT overwrote the commands you'd set but these were solved by using the following console commands after asking Atlas to join me:
Well thanks for the bug report! That's very strange though, AFT should not recognize it as a follower, it must have an additional script that changes the factions because I basically set the faction to opposite anything most of the follower systems use to avoid that problem, I will check the website to see if there is an exclusion clause/script I can use. Did you try giving him the handcart? Just curious because it is something that if it didn't make the packs disappear you could use as a second/alternate inventory to give him equippable stuff, once you give it to him it disappears (a bug I couldn't fix) so he looks the same anyway.. I have NO idea why AFT makes it so when you give him equippable stuff he loses the packs. It never did it in my game but also I use Eff
And also, I guess what worries me too is that AFT may have removed his essential flag. Did you try to change combat style and or essential nature using AFT? Most time setav doesn't work after you save and reload so it will probably get annoying to reset that value every time; like I said, I will look for a workaround but in the meantime, I want to know how much functionality AFT gives him and /or I'll remove the scripts and just let AFT handle it.
I haven't really got space to add in the handcart mod (very close to my plugin limit sorry) but I have done a little bit more testing and sure enough the console settings need to be reset after quitting the game and reloading :-/
I can very happily live with that because Atlas is worth it but if you did track down a fix that would be amazing!
Ok, so here's the thing, after extensive testing with AFT and ALL versions of Atlas, I have found that it still works perfectly. Even though AFT 'says' it's managing him, as long as you don't use any of the dialogue or menu items from AFT on him, he works perfectly; both in combat and with the outfit thing, I am able to give him absolutely anything that is equippable and his gear stays in place and he still ignores combat. Here's what I suspect is going on... when you invite him to join you AFT states that you have ect. # of followers left and the tweak options menu pops up in his dialogue, IF you use any of the tweak options on him, AFT forces the issue and then tries to manage the inventory and outfit. If you click the option 'allow outfit management' you will now have to stop giving him eqippable stuff because it will mess with his default look. If you look under 'combat' in the AFT options you will see the NONE is checked, if this is not the case, check NONE. DO NOT USE the access backpack command from AFT, use the default script in his original dialogue and it works perfectly. My recommendation to you is to basically start over, take your gear, dismiss him using first the AFT dialogue and if he is still around use the default dialogue he has. Then, re-install the mod and go get him again, when you first hire him look in the tweak options and make sure the 'outfit management' is NOT checked and that 'combat' is set to NONE. Then DON'T use the AFT stuff at all with him. It's been working perfectly for me the past 4-5 hours doing this, AFT is basically Ghost managing him, so it says it is but it really isn't and trying to use AFT functionality with him messes things up a bit, stick to the original dialogue with him my friend!!
I LOVE Atlas (although I used Jaxonz to rename him Peanut because that is funny to me). I accidentally hit him (hard) and how I can talk to him, but non of the options are selectable. Guidance?
hmm I have not ran into that one before, he actually shouldn't even be able to be damaged because I marked him as invulnerable and should always run from combat. I'm not sure if some scripting went wrong with the renaming thing? I mean I can't imagine why unless the game is not recognizing him as Atlas, all the scripts do reference him by name. He has a very light and very very basic scripting, I did it that way to make is super compatible with everything, but I would either reload an earlier save or try to rename him Atlas again. Lastly you could try using the console to reset him as a follower. Also try walking in and out of interior world spaces, then save and reload. Even reinstalling since it doesn't effect the game really, just grab all your gear from him first. Hope that helps!! Let me know what you find out.
Nice mod, he fits in well with my Trader/Thief group, this fits so much better than having that Servant for DB following me around. Just wanted you to know that he found a forever home in my game. I promise you I won't let my Mini Black saber cat Alphie eat him.
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I'd say it lacks a little more love to be really usable, but the idea was good !
Thank you for this, it looks amazing, but just wondering if there's any chance of a version where Atlas is just a little big bigger (closer to mule than shetland pony?).
I'm just an appreciative mod user and just grateful for everyone's generosity in sharing their creations so totally understand if that's too much work or just not something you're interested in.
I would use the the "with packs" look :-)
In no way a prod just checking all is ok as things seem to have gone quiet x
Atlas is wonderful thank you, and I hate coming back with problems after you've made this extra version because of me, but ...
It says in the description that AFT won't manage Atlas but unfortunately it adds him to my follower count as soon as I ask him to join me and I suspect that it's then script conflicts with AFT that are causing two immediate follow up problems - when I add anything to his inventory one of his packs on his side disappears (his left side) and he is also aggressive and charges into fights.
I've moved the Atlas plugin to below AFT in my load order, which means it's very close to the bottom of all my mods, but it hasn't made any difference.
Have you got any suggestions?
Sorry. I just love Atlas so much I really want to fix this if it's possible :-(
With a bit of help from a fellow player I was reminded that the pack mules you were inspired by had a similar problem with their inventory in that if you add an equippable item then the pony tries to equip it and the custom packs disappear. So that's solved by only having Atlas carry non equippable items
And as for the aggression. Probably AFT overwrote the commands you'd set but these were solved by using the following console commands after asking Atlas to join me:
resetav
setav confidence 0
setav aggression 0
So I now have a perfect Atlas pack pony!
Thank you
I haven't really got space to add in the handcart mod (very close to my plugin limit sorry) but I have done a little bit more testing and sure enough the console settings need to be reset after quitting the game and reloading :-/
I can very happily live with that because Atlas is worth it but if you did track down a fix that would be amazing!
I am using the original AFT.
I accidentally hit him (hard) and how I can talk to him, but non of the options are selectable. Guidance?