Platform: Steam
Issue Type: Gameplay
Game Mode: Single Player
Server Type: PvE
Map: Exiled Lands
Server Name: None
Mods: None
Bug Description:
My thrall, a completed Freya, is stuck as “Following” and appears on the map as being in the same location as the Conan NPC in Sepermeru. However, it cannot leave the Following status despite me reopening the game and having a full entourage of other thralls follow me instead. Because it is stuck in Following status I cannot “rescue” or “break bonds” with it. I have also tried going into “ghost” mode and searching above and below the area and it is nowhere to be found. I have also tried the command TeleportFollower and that seems to do nothing.
Bug Reproduction:
Leave Klael’s Stronghold while having a Liu Fei and Freya following you. The War Party perk is active, which allows me to have two followers. Upon loading the exited world Liu Fei is next to my character but Freya is missing. Reenter and exit the dungeon. No change.
This has seemed like a problem since at least before the patch. Followers seem to become invisible when you hit loading screens (volcano to snow, jhebbal sag dungeon to Sepermeru, etc) and you can no longer find them. What has worked for me is turning on the indicator of where the thrall is, getting another thrall to follow me so it removes the problematic one, and then heading back to where the thrall is. Usually they’re no longer invisible anymore.
Though it does seem like you tried that. I’ve never played with war party so I can only ever have the one following so not sure if that’s making it worse. I also haven’t played since the patch so not sure if THEY made it worse with the most recent update.
Thanks for the advice. I’ll try out your ideas, regardless of if I may have tried it before.
I think it is worth noting that on the Followers page my problematic thrall stays gray and does not become highlighted in white (for when it is in your vicinity) at any part of me moving and ghosting around the location where it apparently is on the map.
And yes, this bug did first occur before the latest patch.
Crafter thrall wasn’t following but had become randomly invisible, despite showing on the map when I checked the indicator (I had just lost 2 thralls to the dreaded died for no reason bug, and was checking on my crafters). Fortunately I was able to use the rescue feature to save that one.
Can’t offer better advice than to try to remove the following status by getting another 2 to follow, but can offer my empathy. I really hope Funcom can fix these larger issues which are super annoying to experience.
Investing all that time and resources into gearing & upgrading thralls, becoming attached to them as part of your crew, and then * poof * gone for no reason.
#EDIT - I should mention that I’ve also experienced the 2nd thrall gone missing numerous times on Siptah when exiting vaults. Trying to remember whether the missing thrall had gone DBNO every time… I don’t think so. Last time it happened was also yesterday and I’m pretty sure it didn’t happen then. They have always turned up back at camp eventually (where last placed) for me.
Possibly. She originally went missing some time ago and I only gave up hope and come here later. Though I am quite certain I would not have left the dungeon with her DBNO inside.
Thanks for the empathy and relatable anecdote. I’ll try again with the other followers in my party but I think Freya’s status as following is no longer affected by anything and is just bugged.
Good luck. One needs a fair amount of patience playing this game. I think the question about DBNO is probably still relevant in determining whether that triggering inside a dungeon might be causing the bugged behaviour in some way, regardless of whether they were revived or not. Can’t say I’ve noticed a pattern in the numerous times I’ve experience this bug.
There was/is a bug where if a follower goes into DBNO (then revived) in a dungeon they’re invisible once leaving. If you used a maproom the invisible thrall would get stuck at the obelisk. If you logged out then back in then you could see them.
I’m wondering if they attempted to fix it but now Freya is bugged.
What luck, everyone! While playing today the missing Freya has just appeared in my base.
I have no idea how or why. It is a real mystery as I have been playing for many real life days since she went missing.
What a coincidence that it happens now, only a few days after writing this bug report.
So, solution is just be really, really patient? haha idk