Skyrim Bugged Follower

Or How to clear your followers so you can get a new one

Posted by Michichael on Friday November 25, 2011 1:12 am

If you're like me, odds are you've been playing Skyrim. And you've probably encountered a follower bug if you're here. If you've lost your follower, can't move to it, and can't pick up a new one... enter the following into your console:

 

set PlayerFollowerCount to 0

 

This will clear any follower bug where new followers will refuse to follow you because you already have someone with you.

Soon to be featured on MachinimaDev!

Posted by Michichael on Saturday May 21, 2011 11:07 pm

Whelp, I'm still working on the War of the Shifting Sands animations, and got a major breakthrough when working with ADT exports. Using a collection of scripts from Colin Spencer and Reto of Machinima Studios, as well as my own coding, I've successfully written a MaxScript that will mass import not only ADT exported map tiles, but the objects that go with them, as well as place them in their proper locations through the world.

This script, and the tutorial around using 3ds Max with Machinima Studios, will soon be available on MachinimaDev.com for free download! It's still in beta, but I'm honored that Reto is impressed enough with my work to share it with the Machinima community.

In other news, if you're looking for info on the Machinima I'm working on, the character rig tests, exports, and other crap I post is over at my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/Michichael

A Tale of the Blue Crystal

Posted by Michichael on Saturday July 17, 2010 10:46 pm

For those of you unfamiliar with my background, I hate blue dragons. With a vengeance. Malygos' tampering is why I can no longer fully control the vast energies that course through my very existence.

Imagine my dismay when I was tasked with rebuilding a scepter, lost long ago during The War of the Shifting Sands, and discovered that I would have to interact with the loathsome creatures. More specifically, Malygos' lapdrake, Azuregos.

Much to my surprise, though I ventured forth with every intent of splitting the dragon's spine in half and filleting him like a salmon until he gave me what I wanted to know, I ended up having quite the conversation with him. It was thoroughly enjoyable to have an intellectual and sane conversation with somebody in this cursed land.

I recorded these conversations, and the subsequent ones. I hope you enjoy them:

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Enlightened by the wonderful conversation, I immediately teleported to Dalaran and took advantage of our Bronze friend's portal to Tanaris. Upon arriving, I met the most queer gnome...

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Well. I did say he was a bit strange, did I not? Regardless, I ventured to the nearby town to ask about one of the things he wanted, the 500 pound chicken. Of course, nothing like that exists...

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With this new information in hand, I ventured south to see if I could dig up that book. Unfortunately, the Island I spotted in the distance was far too long of a swim. I could not make that without help. But a stroke of luck graced my presence, when I noticed a Naga swimming around. I was hungry so decided it was time to catch dinner, if you know what I mean. As I called upon the arcane, she turned and waved at me. Naturally, being the courteous gent that I am, I was obliged to wave back. In the process, I accidentally maliciously obliterated the better half of a Shore Giant's skull. She laughed and asked if I needed any help clearing out the rest of the brutes, and swam over to me with such a speed that I immediately knew she could be a useful ally in reaching the distant shores.

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Oh my! Gnome on Naga relations? No thank you! Unfortunately, she said the key words: That she would be in my debt. With a sigh, I ripped the very fabric of existence apart and stepped back through to Dalaran. I think I might have offended a few of the locals by storming by dripping wet and partially covered in seaweed, but I digress. Returning to the gnome via the portal to the Cavern of Time, I gave him the wonderfully disgusting news.

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Thankfully he was as grossed out as I, otherwise I would have had to cut my quest bloodily short. Do you know how hard it is to get gnome blood out of a staff enchanted by the scourge to summon an undead construct made of pure fear and the bones of my enemies? It is not easy let me tell you!

Well, once again I crossed the vast Tanaris desert to the southern seas. I sought out the Naga to let her know her filthy perversion had been delivered, though I may have neglected the reaction of the gnome... She elected to help me cross the sea with the power of song.

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With her inspirational song, I swam quickly to the southern islands to find that those filthy goblin pirates had infested the area...

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Wow that was a long swim!

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It looks like these filthy creatures were building a form of base...

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Ah well. I'll lay waste to them later. Maybe sooner rather than later...

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... Right then. I'm afraid there due to a tragic accident... uh.. sunflare... the islands are no longer sandy beaches infested by goblins, but rather still-smoldering, barren, glass funeral pyres. I honestly don't know what happened - I teleported out of there and the next I had heard the entire area looked like it had been ravaged by the powers of the Old Gods. Weird.

Anyway... I returned to the gnome and he continued with his... peculiarity. Yes. We'll go with that. He was none to happy when I broke the bad news:

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Great. Well, another teleport to Orgrimmar this time, Hopping on a wyvern to Winterspring, I decided to dig through the bag that he gave me. It contained a robe, turban, "gold" and a map to the drop area. Interesting. Well let's get on with this...

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As I ventured towards the drop area, I stopped to admire the view and get my bearings...

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Yes, this looked about right. Now then, to put on this turban and... gah! Disgusting, I turned into the sleazy little gnome!

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Bah. Might as well get on with this:

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Before long, I heard a flying machine approaching. I watched it approach and started pondering just which magic spell to use to remove this fools spine and adorn his skull with his own vertebrae. After all, this shouldn't be too difficult...

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Well OK, he saw through my disguise. All the better, now I don't have to wait to melt his bones while they're still in his body! Unfortunately he ran away like the coward gnomes are fabled to be... And ordered his trained... Yeti? Gorilla? Trained THING to kill me. How rude!

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Naturally that didn't go to well for him. Not at all. Though I do have this lovely ape-skin rug to adorn the walls of Caer Darrow keep now!

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Well, with that plan in ruins like everything I touch, I once again sought out the portal in Dalaran to return to the strange little gnome.

Getting tired, I broke the bad news to him:

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Great. Well this is going to be a while to find all of these pages. It was time to take my leave and perhaps go hunt that 500 pound "chicken..."