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About this mod
Attempts to fix aggression problem for Virgil in his quest "Virgil's cure"
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Yesterday I was doing the quest Virgil's cure, and I found a peculiar bug - I have found the cure, arrived at his cave, and as I was about to give it to him, I received a message that quest has failed, and Virgil, together with his robots instantly aggro'd on me.
Upon searching the Internet, I found out that I am by no means the first person to encounter this problem. People have suggested that using X-01 power armor can trigger his aggression, having synth/institute clothes, having companions, etc.
In the end, I tried every possible fix: getting out of power armor, leaving companions outside, I even stripped naked (in the middle of the Glowing Sea, mind you), and still nothing. He would still aggro on me, though sometimes in different moments (sometimes before giving the serum, sometimes after).
So in the end, I decided to cut his aggression completely. It looks like the problem is somehow akin to the old Skyrim Brawl Bug, where some invisible area of effect spell on player is "hitting" Virgil, this turning him hostile. This mod removes an instance of default alias on hit script from Virgil that would move his quest to stage 91 (fail). The mod doesn't edit any script, just removes one from his alias.
Obviously, don't install if you plan on hitting Virgil. Duh.
Disclaimer: I don't claim this is a universal fix, but is has worked on my character, so take it as it is. Your mileage may vary. Please always take necessary precautions when approaching supermutants.
Edit: after finding another NPC who would aggro on me for no reason, I have created a tool to debug such things and found a culprit - Tesla Cannon paid mod, for which I have uploaded a fix.
Upon searching the Internet, I found out that I am by no means the first person to encounter this problem. People have suggested that using X-01 power armor can trigger his aggression, having synth/institute clothes, having companions, etc.
In the end, I tried every possible fix: getting out of power armor, leaving companions outside, I even stripped naked (in the middle of the Glowing Sea, mind you), and still nothing. He would still aggro on me, though sometimes in different moments (sometimes before giving the serum, sometimes after).
So in the end, I decided to cut his aggression completely. It looks like the problem is somehow akin to the old Skyrim Brawl Bug, where some invisible area of effect spell on player is "hitting" Virgil, this turning him hostile. This mod removes an instance of default alias on hit script from Virgil that would move his quest to stage 91 (fail). The mod doesn't edit any script, just removes one from his alias.
Obviously, don't install if you plan on hitting Virgil. Duh.
Disclaimer: I don't claim this is a universal fix, but is has worked on my character, so take it as it is. Your mileage may vary. Please always take necessary precautions when approaching supermutants.
Edit: after finding another NPC who would aggro on me for no reason, I have created a tool to debug such things and found a culprit - Tesla Cannon paid mod, for which I have uploaded a fix.