Dialogue with settlers and local traders

[HarleyDickPick]

Good afternoon. A small problem from the very beginning of the game: there is no dialogue function with settlers and traders other than [TRADE]. That is, I go up to any settler, press E, and the settler’s equipment menu opens and that’s it. Can you tell me what the problem is?

 

[Synystyr1]

Hello, and welcome.

This probably isn't the right section of the forums for this question, but I'll try to start helping you, and hopefully this post will get moved to the appropriate section for more help.

To start, will you please post your loadorder.txt and plugins.txt files (either as attachments or under the spoiler tag; if you are not familiar with these files, typically they can be found at something like C:\Users\"your name"\AppData\Local\Fallout4)? I haven't seen this particular issue in SS2, which makes me think that there might be a conflict of some kind, and those files will give the community here a place to start helping you. Also, are you using the most current FO4 version (the Next Gen Update), or are you using the pre-update version?

 

[Chef]

Gonna move this to a better location.

 

[mored]

I'm getting this issue as well, up until now I thought this was intentional. I'm currently stuck on 'Who can? ASAM!' with 'Meet Stodge and his people at...'. Everyone seemed to have arrived, and Stodge is marked as mayor, but when I try to talk to them, it just opens the trade window.

Spoiler: Load order

Fallout4.esm
DLCRobot.esm
DLCworkshop01.esm
DLCCoast.esm
DLCworkshop02.esm
DLCworkshop03.esm
DLCNukaWorld.esm
Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch.esp
REFramework.esm
Ownership Fixes.esp
Community Fixes Merged.esp
TMR_GlitchfinderAIO.esm
LIF.esl
GCM_DLC_Automatron.esl
GCM_DLC_Far_Harbor.esl
Game Configuration Menu - Community Fixes Patch.esl
BakaFullscreenPipboy.esm
XDI.esm
YouAndWhatArmy2.esm
RunningWithHandsAnim.esl
Munitions - An Ammo Expansion.esl
Munitions - Vanilla Ammo Addon.esl
HUDFramework.esm
WorkshopFramework.esm
SS2.esm
SS2_XPAC_Chapter2.esm
SS2_XPAC_Chapter3.esm
PPF.esm
WeaponModFixes-GOTY.esp
JumpFallPoseFix.esp
Community Fixes Merged - Weapon Mod Fixes Patch.esp
MiscAnimTweaks.esp
NPCRespawnFix.esp
GrenadeCombatFixes.esp
Wetness Shader Fix.esp
Fixed Gobo Effects.esp
Flutter Flicker Fixer For Foliage.esp
RAW INPUT.esp
Less Annoying Berry Mentats.esp
Dogmeat Follow Behind.esp
OutlineWorkshopShader.esp
HoloTime.esp
M8rDisablePipboyEffects.esp
FIS-Naming-Weap-Armo-EN.esp
LetMeUseThat.esp
MGRemesh.esp
Seriousreconscope.esp
SG550.esp
HuntingRifleSounds.esp
Hunting Rifle Animation - Weapon Fixes Patch.esp
F4CW10mmSMG.esp
Yona_Weapon_DefenseGun.esp
Defense Gun - Unofficial Update.esp
DakCRRedux.esp
DakBorz.esp
BullpupBozar.esp
Bullpup Bozar - Unofficial Update.esp
SigSauer127.esp
12.7mm Pistol - Unofficial Update.esp
F4NVServiceRifleRedux.esp
Service Rifle - Unofficial Update.esp
DakBAR.esp
DakPoliceShotgun.esp
9mmPistol.esp
9mm Pistol - Unofficial Update.esp
WestTekTacticalOptics.esp
K9TacticalHarness.esp
UnknownZombie_bandanaFitsK9Harness.esp
Wasteland Sniper by Hothtrooper44.esp
CROSS_BrotherhoodRecon.esp
Capped Out.esp
Perk Up.esp
Perennial Power Armor.esp
Bastion.esp
Community Fixes Merged - BPA Redux Patch.esp
BastionAdditionalPenetration.esp
Complex Vendors.esp
Chemfluence AI Combat Dynamics.esp
SimplePowerArmorReductionSystem.esp
DLC Timing.esp
DLC Timing - UFO4P Patch.esp
Keep Radiants In Commonwealth.esp
WhoIsTheGeneral.esp
WTG - KRIC Patch.esp
LegendariesTheyCanUse.esp
No Sneaking in Power Armor.esp
SalvageBeacons.esp
GCM.esp
SCM.esp
Cooking Overhaul.esp
Cooking Overhaul - Community Fixes Patch.esp
Backpacks of the Commonwealth.esp
Backpacks of the Commonwealth - Perennial Power Armor Patch.esp
AttachPack.esp
Attach Pack Modcol.esp
The Attachment Pack - Implementation WMF Patch.esp
Attach Pack Mod Description Fixes.esp
Legendary Mutation Messages Fix.esp
Extended Diamond City Security Dialogue.esp
SS2Extended.esp
SS2_DLCSettlerPatch.esp
SS2_XDI Patch.esp
Lightweight Lighting.esp
Gloomy Glass.esp
Targeted Textures.esp
4estGimp - HDTP.esp
FO4ParticlePatch.esp
WET.esp
WAVE.esp
Enhanced Vanilla Armor and Clothing.esp
ScopeOverlayDOF.esp
DiamondCityBillboards.esp
Diamond City Supplements.esp
GoodneighborView.esp
RemoveBlur.esp
TerrainUndersides.esp
PRP.esp
PRP-SS2.esp
PRP-SS2-Fixes-Ch1.esp
PRP-SS2-Fixes-Ch2.esp
PuddleReflectionFix.esp
FO4LODGen-DLCCoast-WindTurbines.esp
FO4LODGen.esp
FOLIP - New LODs.esp
Far Harbor 3d Tree LODs.esp
Optimized Vanilla Tree LODs.esp
NF_Rocks_Fix.esp
Synthesis.esp

Spoiler: Plugins

*Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch.esp
*REFramework.esm
*Ownership Fixes.esp
*Community Fixes Merged.esp
*TMR_GlitchfinderAIO.esm
*LIF.esl
*GCM_DLC_Automatron.esl
*GCM_DLC_Far_Harbor.esl
*Game Configuration Menu - Community Fixes Patch.esl
*BakaFullscreenPipboy.esm
*XDI.esm
*YouAndWhatArmy2.esm
*RunningWithHandsAnim.esl
*Munitions - An Ammo Expansion.esl
*Munitions - Vanilla Ammo Addon.esl
*HUDFramework.esm
*WorkshopFramework.esm
*SS2.esm
*SS2_XPAC_Chapter2.esm
*SS2_XPAC_Chapter3.esm
*PPF.esm
*WeaponModFixes-GOTY.esp
*JumpFallPoseFix.esp
*Community Fixes Merged - Weapon Mod Fixes Patch.esp
*MiscAnimTweaks.esp
*NPCRespawnFix.esp
*GrenadeCombatFixes.esp
*Wetness Shader Fix.esp
*Fixed Gobo Effects.esp
*Flutter Flicker Fixer For Foliage.esp
*RAW INPUT.esp
*Less Annoying Berry Mentats.esp
*Dogmeat Follow Behind.esp
*OutlineWorkshopShader.esp
*HoloTime.esp
*M8rDisablePipboyEffects.esp
*FIS-Naming-Weap-Armo-EN.esp
*LetMeUseThat.esp
*MGRemesh.esp
*Seriousreconscope.esp
*SG550.esp
*HuntingRifleSounds.esp
*Hunting Rifle Animation - Weapon Fixes Patch.esp
*F4CW10mmSMG.esp
*Yona_Weapon_DefenseGun.esp
*Defense Gun - Unofficial Update.esp
*DakCRRedux.esp
*DakBorz.esp
*BullpupBozar.esp
*Bullpup Bozar - Unofficial Update.esp
*SigSauer127.esp
*12.7mm Pistol - Unofficial Update.esp
*F4NVServiceRifleRedux.esp
*Service Rifle - Unofficial Update.esp
*DakBAR.esp
*DakPoliceShotgun.esp
*9mmPistol.esp
*9mm Pistol - Unofficial Update.esp
*WestTekTacticalOptics.esp
*K9TacticalHarness.esp
*UnknownZombie_bandanaFitsK9Harness.esp
*Wasteland Sniper by Hothtrooper44.esp
*CROSS_BrotherhoodRecon.esp
*Capped Out.esp
*Perk Up.esp
*Perennial Power Armor.esp
*Bastion.esp
*Community Fixes Merged - BPA Redux Patch.esp
*BastionAdditionalPenetration.esp
*Complex Vendors.esp
*Chemfluence AI Combat Dynamics.esp
*SimplePowerArmorReductionSystem.esp
*DLC Timing.esp
*DLC Timing - UFO4P Patch.esp
*Keep Radiants In Commonwealth.esp
*WhoIsTheGeneral.esp
*WTG - KRIC Patch.esp
*LegendariesTheyCanUse.esp
*No Sneaking in Power Armor.esp
*SalvageBeacons.esp
*GCM.esp
*SCM.esp
*Cooking Overhaul.esp
*Cooking Overhaul - Community Fixes Patch.esp
*Backpacks of the Commonwealth.esp
*Backpacks of the Commonwealth - Perennial Power Armor Patch.esp
*AttachPack.esp
*Attach Pack Modcol.esp
*The Attachment Pack - Implementation WMF Patch.esp
*Attach Pack Mod Description Fixes.esp
*Legendary Mutation Messages Fix.esp
*Extended Diamond City Security Dialogue.esp
*SS2Extended.esp
*SS2_DLCSettlerPatch.esp
*SS2_XDI Patch.esp
*Lightweight Lighting.esp
*Gloomy Glass.esp
*Targeted Textures.esp
*4estGimp - HDTP.esp
*FO4ParticlePatch.esp
*WET.esp
*WAVE.esp
*Enhanced Vanilla Armor and Clothing.esp
*ScopeOverlayDOF.esp
*DiamondCityBillboards.esp
*Diamond City Supplements.esp
*GoodneighborView.esp
*RemoveBlur.esp
*TerrainUndersides.esp
*PRP.esp
*PRP-SS2.esp
*PRP-SS2-Fixes-Ch1.esp
*PRP-SS2-Fixes-Ch2.esp
*PuddleReflectionFix.esp
*FO4LODGen-DLCCoast-WindTurbines.esp
*FO4LODGen.esp
*FOLIP - New LODs.esp
*Far Harbor 3d Tree LODs.esp
*Optimized Vanilla Tree LODs.esp
*NF_Rocks_Fix.esp
*Synthesis.esp

 

[Captain LaserBeam]

I'm not noticing anything that jumps out at me as a compatibility issue - but I do wonder about Salvage Beacons. A version of Salvage Beacons is included in SS2, so I'm not sure if using the old file could be creating compatibility issues. It really shouldn't to the extent that it would affect dialogue choices though. There's also a lot of stuff here like "Ownership Fixes" and "Community Fixes" that I'm not familiar with though.

 

[HarleyDickPick]

Hello, and welcome.

This probably isn't the right section of the forums for this question, but I'll try to start helping you, and hopefully this post will get moved to the appropriate section for more help.

To start, will you please post your loadorder.txt and plugins.txt files (either as attachments or under the spoiler tag; if you are not familiar with these files, typically they can be found at something like C:\Users\"your name"\AppData\Local\Fallout4)? I haven't seen this particular issue in SS2, which makes me think that there might be a conflict of some kind, and those files will give the community here a place to start helping you. Also, are you using the most current FO4 version (the Next Gen Update), or are you using the pre-update version?

SORRY!!! I updated the game and everything worked. So obvious and stupid. Once again sorry for the mistake.

 

[HarleyDickPick]

I'm not noticing anything that jumps out at me as a compatibility issue - but I do wonder about Salvage Beacons. A version of Salvage Beacons is included in SS2, so I'm not sure if using the old file could be creating compatibility issues. It really shouldn't to the extent that it would affect dialogue choices though. There's also a lot of stuff here like "Ownership Fixes" and "Community Fixes" that I'm not familiar with though.

Thanks for the answer. It was my stupid mistake. You just had to update the game and the dialogues would work.

 

[mored]

I'm not noticing anything that jumps out at me as a compatibility issue - but I do wonder about Salvage Beacons. A version of Salvage Beacons is included in SS2, so I'm not sure if using the old file could be creating compatibility issues. It really shouldn't to the extent that it would affect dialogue choices though. There's also a lot of stuff here like "Ownership Fixes" and "Community Fixes" that I'm not familiar with though.

but I do wonder about Salvage Beacons

I realized after a while that SS2 includes a version of Salvage Beacons, I assume it would NOT be safe to remove it mid save?

There's also a lot of stuff here like "Ownership Fixes" and "Community Fixes" that I'm not familiar with though.

Most of these mods are from the TMR modlist. It gets asked a lot whether SS2 is compatible with the modlist in their discord, and the answer is always a resounding yes.

EDIT: After looking at the OP, I don't think I'm having the same specific issue. I'm assuming when I activate a random settler, it's normal that my character will just ask to trade, and the game will just open up a trade window? Because I can buy from stores/store owners at my settlements just fine.

The problem I have is trying to talk to Stodge as the leader in the 'Who can? ASAM!' quest. Instead of (I'm assuming) starting a dialogue to progress through the quest, I just start a trade with him.