So I've run across a problem. I've had Lydia as my companion and I've been making her carry all my dungeon loot because she's built like an ox apparently. :P Anyway, so here's the problem, I was doing my thing and making her pick up things and ended up giving her six Iron Shields. Now I can't get them off of her. It keeps telling me that I can't take my follower's starting equipment or whatever. She started with a Steel Shield. >:[
halp?
Kill her and take her stuff? Have you tried giving a better shield? Has the game been patched since you got it?
What version are you playing Julian? It sounds like some sort of bug.
Anyways I finally caved and rolled an alt. An Argonian mage. This is gonna be awesome. Next I'm gonna make an archer.
He's even more temporary here.Originally Posted by Loony BoB
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She's rocking a full set of Dragonplate, including the shield. I've already accepted that she's stuck carrying the steel equipment she started with.
To answer both of you, it's version 1.0something. I haven't updated it at all since I began playing, so maybe I'll just try that and see if it helps.
EDIT: I'm playing on 360.
Last edited by NorthernChaosGod; 01-09-2012 at 06:30 PM.
streme Wheelie
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I had the same problem as Julian. Everything I gave Lydia ended up as her "starting equipment" in addition to being stolen. When she died - heroically - I went and sold all the crap she had nicked off me. Then I stored the Legendary Glass Battleaxe she had been using in my house as a symbol of rememberence.
Lol, classic. I ran across two dragons fighting each other the other day. It was actually quite fun to watch.He's even more temporary here.
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Lol, I've actually gone back to older saves a couple times to save her from death. I was pretty sad the first time I saw a Snow Bear had killed her.
If my horse Frost dies I instantly re-load a prior save. I love Frost. <3
streme Wheelie
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I would have done that except I didn't realise until way way way too late. Lydia, unlike the other companions I tried to replace her with, was actually useful and would sneak and not many any noise and wouldn't bump me into an enemy I'm trying to stealth kill. So I just assumed she was doing her job until one day she wasn't there any more. I went back to the last place I remember seeing her - fighting the dragon at Kynesgrove - and there was her beautiful self, lying dead on the ground. I wept.
Also Shadowmare or whatever the Dark Brotherhood's horse is called: it died somewhere and I can't find it to make it respawn. Gosh.
Holy trout, I just looked into horses and I want one. I want Shadowmere.
If it actually died, it's probably impossible to get it back (unless you're playing the PC version). The only two ways it can actually die - as far as I know, anyway - is by either falling damage, or by being directly killed by the player. I've never seen my Shadowmere "die" in a battle against an actual enemy. It only gets downed, then gets back up.
streme Wheelie
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It apparently "respawns" 24 hours later at the place of death, according to UESPWiki. Which I would think is a pretty trustworthy source.
Really? That's pretty awesome then. I always reload if I accidently hit (and kill) my Shadowmere with my hyper-enchanted two-handed daedric greatsword of doom. If it does respawn, I shouldn't have to worry about that. Gotta try this out.
Just got the Standing Stones cheevo after visiting my tenth.Apparently the game is counting how many times I've visited one rather than how many I've found.
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