Custom Follower won't use ward Spell

[Ezarr]

I gave my custom follower a ward spell (greater), but is not using it at all.

 

I tried combat style "spellsword" and "csHumanMagic" and nothing.

 

Please help.

[SirDuke]

Could be a few issues!

Let´s check some points:

1.) Does the follower have enough magicka?

2.) NPCs only use LEFThanded protection/healing spells. Did you check the hand?

3.) Sometimes the AI is even that clever, that it uses the "Ward-Spell" only agains magic attacks. Make sure, the follower is fighting an enemy mage.

[Ezarr]

5 minutes ago, SirDuke said:

Could be a few issues!

Let´s check some points:

1.) Does the follower have enough mana?

2.) NPC only use Two-handed master spells, or one LEFThanded normal spells. Did you check the hand?

1- How do I check this? 

 

2- Ward spell is left handed.

[SirDuke]

You´re using the creation kit, right?

Open the actor tab, select the follower and check his stats, especially "magicka" (assuming the level is still the same or higher)

 

Or easier, in game:

( I think it was delivered wich SKSE or SkyUI; but you shouldn´t play the game without it... )

open the command console ( the "tilde" button, I guess ) and click on the char. You should see the basic stats on the left side of the screen.

 

 

 

4.) Here come problem check number four: how did you?

 

3 hours ago, Ezarr said:

I gave my custom follower a ward spell ...

Through the CK?

I mean, that sometimes doesn´t work.

It would work on a nearly vanilla game. But highly modded games might prevent followers from being updated.

Try adding the spell through console command

[Ezarr]

Yes, I'm using CK.

 

1- I checked the base magic on my follower and it was 50. Then I give it an offset magic of 500 but in game through console, it showed it still was on 50 magic.

 

2- I used console to give it ward spell but still didn't use it.

 

3- I attacked it with magic spells but my follower never used ward to protect.

 

6 hours ago, SirDuke said:

Sometimes the AI is even that clever, that it uses the "Ward-Spell" only agains magic attacks. Make sure, the follower is fighting an enemy mage.

Vigilants always use ward as a shield even when I use melee weapons against them.

[SirDuke]

Now you got me...

 

You gave him the spell, through console?

 

You gave him the CORRECT spell for lefthand, only?

 

You made sure, the follower has enough magicka? (Did you try raising the magicka through console, too? used the command "modav magicka 9999999"?

 

You made sure, he has a spellsword or magic combat style?

 

And he got into a "magical fight"?

 

And it still doesn´t work?

 

Last thing could be, use the console command "recycleactor" on him and check it again.

(always have a backup savegame)

 

If all of this doesn´t help...

Then sorry man, I have no other idea.

?

[Ezarr]

Well, the thing is this is a follower that I plan on releasing for people to download it. So, doing all that by console won't really work I guess.

 

I changed the class to "vigilant1hMeleeClass" but that didn't worked either.

 

I give up. I'm gonna release it as it is.

 

Thanks a lot for your help man.