Why is Aiden following me?

[Bleedscarlet]

I'm currently on the quest to recruit a nightengale for HQ. Aiden, for some reason, is following me like a companion, but I can't dismiss him, or really do anything.

Beginning to get annoyed... I also can't reassign him to security @ hq.

Is this expected?

 

[uberoter]

I tried this but it didnt work , not sure I did it correctly though. Not sure what you mean by "click" on Aiden? Im using a controller and cant really do that , I can engage in dialogue etc and enter workshop mode but that does not do anything either. Not sure what tai is either.

 

[maddude3000]

Bump on an old thread

I'm having the same problem. My game is not as modded as some of the others in this thread but it's still not close to vanilla + SS2. I've managed to set Aiden as the head of security and everything else is proceeding fine but he's still following me. Would his behavior become corrected if I get security up and running with patrols?

EDIT:

The above-mentioned console command to dismiss aiden as a follower did not work, because he's not loaded as a follower.

Using companion framework's "dismiss ineligible followers" command in the tape does not work.

Loaded an older save file from a few hours back before I liberated Vault 81 from a gunner attack. Aiden began following me around after the quest ended. Maybe check the scripting involved with that quest as well as liberating GNN. Additional bug: If you don't talk to the gunner leader in the overseer's room the quest breaks and gets stuck on mansfield handing you the radio but not proceeding.

EDIT 2:

Using Amazing Follower Tweaks, I was able to assign aiden as a proper follower (follow only, do not manage), then dismissed him from my party. Message displayed said "Aiden is going to GNN", Aiden at GNN has the proper department head dialogue prompts, but for some reason I can't call him on HQ radio. Though I wasn't able to call him before I assigned him as a proper follower using AFT. Temp fix unless this breaks many things in Chapter 3.

I've done this myself and it worked Aiden has stopped following but haven't tried the radio

 

[Antoine Soverie]

I tried this but it didnt work , not sure I did it correctly though. Not sure what you mean by "click" on Aiden? Im using a controller and cant really do that , I can engage in dialogue etc and enter workshop mode but that does not do anything either. Not sure what tai is either.

This is old but you have to enter console by typing "`" (key to the left of 1-0 usually). Then you can click an object or NPC, make sure they're highlighted and do whatever. This works if you're on PC and have a keyboard (doesn't matter if controller is active). Then after you're done, click on an empty space so nothing is selected and hit that key again to exit console.
I guess people are still running into unwanted companions? if you guys could post your load order and when it happened (or just bump if you've already done that and it still happens now), that would help troubleshoot it.

 

[uberoter]

The commands worked! Thank you Antoine and the other dude who found them. Ive been followed by Lupe of all people lately and I must admit she was getting on my last nerve and I was alarmingly close to shooting her in the face.

Those two commands got rid of her , she just walked off back to HQ.

Life is good.

 

[Antoine Soverie]

Most of the thanks should go to Dragoven (if he ever reads this). I imagine having an NPC follow you around forever while spamming the same 2 lines will make you hate them, no matter how good they're made. Hopefully this can be resolved but the team would likely need more info (or save files) for that.

 

[uberoter]

Thank you Dragoven! Good find.