NPC weapons glitch

[URAGR8M8]

Anyone know how to get your NPC party characters to use their weapons? I've got the glitch (I seem to get it most times I play through) where Ian just plain refuses to use weapons anymore. I had him using a .223 pistol for awhile, but then I gave him some knives to carry while I was at my carry weight maximum.

At some point in a fight he swapped his .233 for a knife and now that I have taken everything off of him sans the .233 and .233 ammo he refuses to use any weapons. Not only that he doesn't seem to want to fight preferring to run up to enemies and stand next time them without at least using punches and kicks. Any simple ways of getting him to use his gun again?

I had him put his knife away by telling him to use his best weapon the next time we go into combat to get it off of him and I tried telling him to use his best weapon again but he doesn't seem interested in the .223 anymore.

 

[Frank Horrigan@BIS]

I doubt this might be the problem, but could it be that both his arms have been crippled? He should then still be able to attack unarmed though. Might be that this differs between the games, can't remember.

 

[horse]

i had the same problem once, what i did was tell him to put away his weapons, took them, saved the game, reloaded, and it worked again.

no clue whatsoever caused it, and i cant offer any "real" solution. good luck

 

[URAGR8M8]

Thanks guys. He didn't have crippled limbs (but I remember to watch out now since it explained why dog meat kept walking instead of running a little while back - plus he ran from every fight, lol). I took all of his stuff away and then gave him the gun with ammo and he seems to have decided to start using it again. Good news since he can do some damage with that .223.