Solved Subdue outpost/vassal Quests unfinishable

[SaintGrimm]

EDIT: It seems removing the problematic NPC from the cell in creation kit allows the quest to complete without requiring me to even enter the basement... Hopefully there won't be any invincible ghouls that carry quest items or anything. But if anyone eles has this issue, know that it is one solution, follow this advice at your own risk; this NPC's ARE basegame NPCs and could be required for basegame quests.

I've had a problem with 2/4 attempts. For my first outpost I used Starlight drive-in, everything went fine. For the first Vassal I chose sunshine tiding co-op, however, the cabin in the back that sits up above the rest of the settlement housed a feral ghoul which cannot be killed. When it's HP hits 0 it just resets to full HP.

After a reload, I tried Telpines Bluff and had no issues. Now attempting to take coup manor as an outpost and keep captives, however in the basement there is a feral ghoul who again, just won't die...

Is there some type of work around? I can't use the ref ID to change it's essential status, and I don't think I'll ever find the right base ID just surfing through every single Feral Ghoul entry in the game. I tried turning off combat ai, disable/enabling, recycling, markfordelete and reloading, but I can't get past the unkillable ghouls.

In BOTH instances, there are other feral ghouls in the area, they ARE killable and they do NOT get quest markers for finishing off the settlement NPCs, only the unkillable ones get marked.

I've discovered that porting into the cell via coc from the main menu DOES allow me to kill the ghoul in croup manor basement, but I really don't want to throw away 10 hours of play.

Here's my load order if that helps anything.

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DLCCoast.esm
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ArmorKeywords.esm
SimSettlements.esm
WorkshopFramework.esm
SettlementKeywords.esm
10mmSMG.esp
Armorsmith Extended.esp
CBBE.esp
Eli_ApachiiDreadlocks.esp
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LooksMenu.esp
Lots More Facial Hair.esp
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NWM_WarriorCrest.esp
AzarPonytailHairstyles.esp
Ghoul Eyes.esp
DisciplesBeardFix.esp
TTOutfit.esp
CROSS_2077.esp
Scouter_V1.1_by_Ruddy88.esp
Toxic Raider Armour.esp
Wasteland Ranger Outfit.esp
ManCoat.esp
SPECIAL_Raider_Outfit.esp
TokyoGhoul.esp
CustomMossberg590A1.esp
m82a.esp
ModularKalash.esp
DOOMRhino.esp
RaiderQuadBike.esp
M9.esp
Krait6712.esp
Colt1911.esp
.Gage..esp
WelcometoGoodneighbor.esp
CombatZoneRestored.esp
FridayThe13th.esp
SimSettlements_XPAC_Conqueror.esp
Eli_Armour_Compendium.esp
Boston Pirate Radio.esp
CorvalhoWidowShotgun.esp
Scavvers of the Commonwealth.esp
CROSS_MojaveManhunter.esp
RU556.esp
AK74M.esp
DX_Black_Widow.esp
P99.esp
Beretta92FS-SwordCutlass.esp
DP_CaravanShotgun.esp
HuntingShotgun.esp
MP7.esp
Barcode_Aux.esp
DOOMDesertEagle.esp
UnlimitedFollowers.esp
Jacket.esp
Locky Bastard.esp
UniquePlayer.esp

 

[Phil_T_Casual]

It is a know bug and will be fixed in the next patch.
The only work around is to go there outside of an asault scenario and kill the ghouls, then when you assault they will already be dead.

 

[SaintGrimm]

It is a know bug and will be fixed in the next patch.
The only work around is to go there outside of an asault scenario and kill the ghouls, then when you assault they will already be dead.

Thank you for the information. I just removed the NPC from Croup Manor's basement via CK and is working fine atm.

Will just reload and go kill before starting the raids in future though now, so thanks for that :P

 

[SaintGrimm]

I can't figure out how to change the tag to SOLVED, I only have question or no prefix options... So I'll leave that for a mod to change!

 

[Rudy]

I think only Moderators can change the tag to Solved for now. I'll get that for you.
Please let us know if this rears its head again.