Fallout 4-Followers using their fists instead of weapons

[Zaybren]

Hello to all and thank you for any help in advance. Also, this is my first post so I apologize if anything is incorrect and I do not post correctly. 

My problem was my PC was handling the game well (I was holding FPS above 55 most of the time). However I was getting constant stutter doen into the single digits and it made the game unbearable to play. Therefore, I went ahead and downlaoded and ran BethINI. The game now works terrific except for this one large issue, in my opinion. My companions now only fight with their fists or any melee weapons they find. Before installing and running BethINI I was using Companion Infinite Ammo and UNbreakable Power armor and I had no issues. However, as soon I ran the game this issue started. I figured it was because I downloaded BethINI mid-game and needed to start a fresh save. So I started a new save but the issue persisted. Then I went ahead and reinstalled every mod in my load order to see if that would fix the issue, it did not. However, my companions will use guns if I give them ammo for it but that defeats the purpose of how I want to play and makes it tedious, especially on Survival mode. Also they will not even use their default weapon, it is either fists or a melee weapon. I really wish I could have come to the solution on my own so I would not have to bother anybody with this but I have reached a wall. Thank you in advance to anybody who is willing to help me.

 

Also, yes I do know that my LOOT is fairly large but I would like to point out that I had no issues before installing BethINI. The only mod on this list that is out of place is "Better Companions" I placed it there manually because I got rid of "Infinite Ammo and Unbreakable Power Armor" because the mod author reported it did the same thing without any conflicts. That being said except for my one issue with the followers BethINI has worked great! Thank you very much for any help.

 

 

 

  0  0     Fallout4.esm

  1  1     DLCRobot.esm

  2  2     DLCworkshop01.esm

  3  3     DLCCoast.esm

  4  4     DLCworkshop02.esm

  5  5     DLCworkshop03.esm

  6  6     DLCNukaWorld.esm

  7  7     Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch.esp

  8  8     SpringCleaning.esm

  9  9     ArmorKeywords.esm

 10  a     Gunners Overhaul 1.1.esm

 11  b     HUDFramework.esm

 12  c     Homemaker.esm

 13  d     SimSettlements.esm

 14  e     WorkshopFramework.esm

 15  f     MiscHairstyle.esp

 16 10     AnS Wearable Backpacks and Pouches.esp

 17 11     Armorsmith Extended.esp

 18 12     AnS Wearable Backpacks and Pouches - Power Armor Carry Capacity.esp

 19 13     AnS Wearable Backpacks and Pouches - Ballistic Weave.esp

 20 14     The Eyes Of Beauty.esp

 21 15     DX Commonwealth Shorts.esp

 22 16     DX Vault Girl Shorts.esp

 23 17     No more monochrome - Color setting for the Pipboy!.esp

 24 18     Quick Save.esp

 25 19     Vivid Weathers - FO4.esp

 26 1a     Vivid Weathers - Nuka World.esp

 27 1b     Vivid Weathers - FO4 - Far Harbor.esp

 28 1c     Vivid Weathers - Natural Bright.esp

 29 1d     wasterArmor.esp

 30 1e     VisibleCompanionAffinity.esp

 31 1f     UltraInteriorLighting.esp

 32 20     ValdacilsItemSorting-Weapons.esp

 33 21     WestTekTacticalOptics.esp

 34 22     Red Rocket Settlements.esp

 35 23     BTInteriors_Project.esp

 36 24     Unique NPCs.esp

 37 25     Unique NPCs_Red Rocket Settlements.esp

 38 26     GunnerOverhaul_UniqueNPCs.esp

 39 27     3dscopes.esp

 40 28     Scouter_V1.1_by_Ruddy88.esp

 41 29     Scouter_AWKCR.esp

 42 2a     RichMerchants.esp

 43 2b     Realistic Survival Damage.esp

 44 2c     Crafting Workbench.esp

 45 2d     Crafting Workbenches - Pre War and Manufactured.esp

 46 2e     Crafting Workbenches - Power Armor.esp

 47 2f     Crafting Workbenches - Junk Items.esp

 48 30     Crafting Workbenches - Automatron DLC.esp

 49 31     Crafting Workbenches - Ammo.esp

 50 32     Crafting Workbenches - Ammo Special.esp

 51 33     DarkerNights.esp

 52 34     subwayrunnnernodynamic.esp

 53 35     BTInt_Optimization.esp

 54 36     SuperMutantRedux.esp

 55 37     SuperMutantRedux VIS Patch.esp

 56 38     SuperMutantRedux_ArmorSmithExtended.esp

 57 39     SuperMutantRedux_Insanity.esp

 58 3a     Unique_NPCs_SuperMutantRedux.esp

 59 3b     OutcastsAndRemnants.esp

 60 3c     CrimeTown.esp

 61 3d     ImmersiveScrapping_SeasonPass.esp

 62 3e     CombatZoneRestored.esp

 63 3f     TrainBar.esp

 64 40     AA FusionCityRising.esp

 65 41     AA FusionCityRising - HotC.esp

 66 42     Eli_Armour_Compendium.esp

 67 43     BetterSettlers.esp

 68 44     Unique NPCs FarHarbor.esp

 69 45     BeastWhisperer.esp

 70 46     Vivid Weathers - FO4 - Quest.esp

 71 47     SurvivalOptions.esp

 72 48     Diamond City Enhanced.esp

 73 49     Eli_Faction Housing Overhaul - Prydwen.esp

 74 4a     The Sanctuary Bridge.esp

 75 4b     W.A.T.Minutemen.esp

 76 4c     MaxwellsWorl.esp

 77 4d     AmazingFollowerTweaks.esp

 78 4e     Vivid Waters.esp

 79 4f     LooksMenu Customization Compendium.esp

 80 50     Leaders Of The Commonwealth.esp

 81 51     Eli_Faction Housing Overhaul - Railroad HQ.esp

 82 52     BetterSettlersCleanFacePack.esp

 83 53     BetterSettlersMortalPack.esp

 84 54     AtomCatGarage.esp

 85 55     AutomatronUnlocked.esp

 86 56     autoweapons.esp

 87 57     AutomatronUnlockedNukaParts.esp

 88 58     AzarPonytailHairstyles.esp

 89 59     BetterSettlersNoLollygagging.esp

 90 5a     BetterSettlersCCAPack2.0.esp

 91 5b     BetterGenerators.esp

 92 5c     BetterJunkFences.esp

 93 5d     BossChestsHaveLegendaries.esp

 94 5e     Campsite.esp

 95 5f     Campsite-AWKCR.esp

 96 60     Campsite-Full-Sleep.esp

254 FE   0 CGOsoundsplugin.esp

 97 61     D.E.C.A.Y.esp

 98 62     dD-Enhanced Blood Basic.esp

 99 63     el_AgentOutfit.esp

100 64     EnclaveX02.esp

101 65     Friffy_Piper Outfit_Standalone.esp

102 66     Goggles on Forehead.esp

103 67     Insignificant Object Remover.esp

104 68     K9TacticalHarness.esp

105 69     KSHairdos.esp

106 6a     LongerPowerLines3x.esp

107 6b     LooksMenu.esp

108 6c     Lore Friendly Posters.esp

109 6d     ManufacturingExtended.esp

110 6e     More Where That Came From Diamond City.esp

254 FE   1 NoLoopingWeaponSounds_DLC_Nuka.esp

111 6f     NukaRadBans.esp

112 70     PAMAP.esp

113 71     ValdacilsItemSorting-ArmorByClass.esp

114 72     PD_LowerWeapon.esp

115 73     Quieter Settlements - Recommended Settings.esp

116 74     Quieter Settlements - Contraptions.esp

117 75     Quieter Settlements - Vanilla.esp

118 76     Quieter Settlements - Wasteland Workshop.esp

119 77     TurretStands.esp

120 78     Homemaker - Streetlights Use Passive Power.esp

121 79     Homemaker - Unlocked Institute Objects.esp

122 7a     LegendaryModification.esp

123 7b     LegendaryModification2LM.esp

124 7c     LegendaryModification2LMAKPatch.esp

125 7d     LegendaryModificationMisc.esp

126 7e     OCDecorator - No Experience.esp

127 7f     OCDecorator.esp

128 80     OCDecoratorDLC.esp

129 81     OCDispenser.esp

130 82     SC_ExpandedScrapList.esp

131 83     UltraInteriorLighting_Automatron.esp

132 84     Hunter's Outpost.esp

133 85     ScrapDeadThings.esp

134 86     ImmersiveScrapping_ScrapMoney.esp

135 87     ExoticWorkshopCreatures.esp

136 88     BeastMaster_ExoticCreaturesPatch.esp

137 89     CBBE.esp

138 8a     Sporty Underwear.esp

139 8b     rhlegendary.esp

140 8c     Journey.esp

141 8d     Lower Damage Requirement For XP.esp

142 8e     Danse Morph.027683.esp

143 8f     Deacon Morph.45AC9.esp

144 90     THBrows.esp

145 91     MacCready Morph.02740E.esp

146 92     Old Longfellow Morph.1006E5B.esp

147 93     Porter Gage Morph.100881D.esp

148 94     Preston Morph.019FD9.esp

149 95     TrueReporter.esp

150 96     ABundleofTape.esp

151 97     SimSettlements_XPAC_Conqueror.esp

152 98     ProjectValkyrie.esp

153 99     TrailerParkDreams.esp

154 9a     DOOMMerged.esp

155 9b     F4NVServiceRifleRedux.esp

156 9c     mk14.esp

157 9d     WattzLaserGun.esp

158 9e     ellen.esp

159 9f     AsukaClothOfficer.esp

160 a0     llamaCompanionHeather.esp

161 a1     llamaCompanionHeather-VIS - AE Patch.esp

162 a2     SimSettlements_MegaPack_YearOne.esp

163 a3     WVSimSAddon.esp

164 a4     Altairp's Animal Farm.esp

165 a5     SSEX.esp

166 a6     DX_Banshee_Recon_Armor.esp

167 a7     CraftableAmmo.esp

168 a8     CraftableAmmo_plus.esp

169 a9     AlienAssaultRifle.esp

170 aa     AlienAssaultRifle-Sorting.esp

171 ab     BasementLiving.esp

172 ac     Crossbow.esp

173 ad     SCAR-L.esp

174 ae     Colt1911.esp

175 af     DD_bleu_Ump_Extreme_Lore_friendly_edition.esp

176 b0     DOOMSCARLK.esp

177 b1     M1014.esp

178 b2     M1014- AWKCR Compatibility.esp

179 b3     M14.esp

180 b4     mk14-awkcr.esp

181 b5     Skibs-IF88Redux.esp

182 b6     Skibs-IF54Redux.esp

183 b7     Wasteland Heroines Replacer All in One_1.0.0.esp

184 b8     PlatinumCurieV2.1.esp

185 b9     AnS Wearable Backpacks and Pouches - AWKCR.esp

186 ba     3dscopes-crossbow.esp

187 bb     ASVektor.esp

188 bc     BattleRifle.esp

189 bd     3dscopes-g67.esp

190 be     3dscopes-lk05.esp

191 bf     3dscopes-m14.esp

192 c0     3dscopes-servicerifle.esp

193 c1     3dscopes-ump.esp

194 c2     3dscopes-vektor.esp

195 c3     3dscopes-wattz.esp

196 c4     3dscopes-xm73.esp

197 c5     Companion Presets - Extra.esp

198 c6     Crafting Workbenches - Removed Crafting Experience.esp

199 c7     LegendaryModificationCSA.esp

200 c8     LegendaryModificationGroknak.esp

201 c9     TheEyesOfBeauty.esp

202 ca     X6-88 Morph.BBEE6.esp

203 cb     Immersive HUD.esp

204 cc     BetterNightVision.esp

205 cd     DarkerNightsDetection.esp

206 ce     ManufacturingExtendedFH.esp

207 cf     M2216.esp

208 d0     BetterCompanions.esp

209 d1     StartMeUp.esp

Edited February 17, 2019 by Greg
Added spoiler tags

[Greg]

I found this in the description of the Better Companions mod:

 

 

REMEMBER TO GIVE THEM ONE AMMO FOR THEIR GUNS ELSE THEY WILL NOT SHOOT ANYTHING WHEN THEY ARE EQUIPPED.

 

i also see this in the QA:

 

 

Q. Why my companions are not switching to assigned weapons?
Make sure you load this mod at the very end of your load order. Make sure they have at least one ammo for their guns. If they still doesn't switch then reset the mod via going into Maintenance menu.