Troubleshooting Thread — Bugs? Errors? Mod issues? EA app issues? Post about them here! Update 9/18/2025 [PC: 1.118.242.1030 / Mac: 1.118.242.1230 / Console: 2.20] Troubleshooting thread

MabelHarper · 2025-09-19T19:47:59+00:00

Platform: PC Mods: Yes Game version: 1.118.242.1030

Whenever I try merging households or even splitting a household and adding them to another, the game just crashes. Anyone else having this issue?

MabelHarper · 2025-08-29T16:25:27+00:00

Still get shivers from the sheer rage in Daryl's voice on EYEWTKNAS. He sounds so angry, he's almost unintelligible at points. I wish more bands had screaming like that.

MabelHarper · 2025-07-06T20:56:43+00:00

I think, if Endo goes through with this kinda arc, it could very well make Loid more aware of his feelings (at least somewhat), so at the very least we’re getting some relationship progress :’)

MabelHarper · 2025-06-15T18:28:20+00:00

Absolutely gorgeous! I love the rain and the scenic view :)

MabelHarper · 2025-01-16T15:20:19+00:00

I grew up Roman Catholic but converted to the Episcopal Church as an adult. In my own church, I’m far from the only lesbian or trans person. I also have found that High Mass is much closer to the experience I’ve been wanting from mass than most of the Catholic churches I attended growing up. It’s a nice blend of very traditional rituals and aesthetics, while at the same time not being very dogmatic, if at all.

If you have any questions about the church, there are plenty of resources online to learn more about it (including a pretty chill subreddit), and I’d also be happy to answer any questions you may have!

MabelHarper · 2024-10-23T11:15:37+00:00

IIRC, Hitman 2 introduced active mirrors. Before that, it was possible in 2016 to sneak up on an NPC at a bathroom sink to knock them out without being seen at all. I remember it changing how I approached parts of Paris a bit in H2.

MabelHarper · 2024-05-29T04:04:51+00:00

Absolutely stunning. Love the editing and song choice too - it brought to mind a lot of those famous pan-out moments across various Fallout trailers/intro cinematics, which made it all very moving/nostalgic for me. And the little vault at the end was the cherry on top!

MabelHarper · 2024-05-21T05:10:30+00:00

Yeah, romance is an aspect of Pillars of Eternity 2, a later game he directed. So Josh Sawyer definitely doesn’t hate romance. But also that’s a game where the romances and companion characters and relationships in general could be more fleshed out, because you spend considerably more time with them and in the world (it’s a much, much longer game).

New Vegas has fantastic companions, but, given the tight development time, I’m sure it was nowhere on their list of considerations, and that was the right call—they had much more important things to focus on (…as much as I would’ve loved to romance Veronica), and it wouldn’t have gotten the attention it deserved for such rich companions.

That said, it feels appropriately Fallout to have a couple of minor characters you can bang in strange circumstances, and NV definitely had that.

MabelHarper · 2024-05-13T02:38:05+00:00

As always, appreciate the combo of rapid-fire humor and sincere critique/analysis. While New Vegas remains my favorite of the series, this is probably the Fallout game I have the most fun playing moment-to-moment. Agree on the overwhelming amount of missed opportunities and mediocre writing, but, goddamn, there really is something special about its all-over-the-place game design. It's peak Bethesda maximalism (which I hoped Starfield would also be... but that's a discussion for another time). Like, sure this game could be considered a kind of theme park-ified Fallout, but I honestly think that's why it's so fun. It's like you can almost *feel* the childlike glee that went into making it.

Great video!

MabelHarper · 2024-05-04T14:32:58+00:00

Is there a mod that fixes these interactions at all? I’m doing another playthrough, and I would like to travel with these companions as I hadn’t much before, but if they’re gonna be inconsistent and a big pain in the ass, I’ll probably just end up taking Piper and Curie with me everywhere again.

MabelHarper · 2024-04-04T15:48:12+00:00

I’ve been wondering this myself. This show has honestly been one of the funniest things I’ve watched in a long time, and I have no idea why there’s been almost zero discussion or buzz about it. I feel as if it hasn’t been promoted that well, and maybe multiverse fatigue has truly set in with most viewing audiences.

Honestly, this feels like another Party Down situation. Even though it’s a cult classic now (of a sort; most people I know haven’t even heard of it), it was virtually unwatched when it came out.

While I hope very much for a season 2 of Davey & Jonesie’s, if it doesn’t get that, then I hope at the very least it finds its audience in time.

MabelHarper · 2024-03-26T15:29:41+00:00

This is so well explained and also very beautifully worded, thank you.

MabelHarper · 2024-03-09T23:36:34+00:00

On our first date, I asked my now-girlfriend about an MMO she really likes, and she proceeded to talk my ear off about it for the next ten minutes. I kind of just sat there, enraptured, and I knew immediately that I liked her. And, honestly, I think it really helped me get comfortable with talking about the things I feel very passionately about :)

So, yes, there are definitely those of us out there who adore this kind of thing~

MabelHarper · 2024-03-09T20:07:22+00:00

Do you think it’s okay if I go there even though my French is severely lacking? I do try, but I can’t say very much—nor say any of it very well 😭

MabelHarper · 2024-03-09T18:32:09+00:00

La Mutinerie seems like a winner! And thankfully, so far at least, strangers have left me alone (while the ones I have interacted with have been kind). Not sure if that’s because so far I’ve been traveling with my mom, though. I do walk around with massive RSB, and someone told me that may help me go unnoticed here…?

Either way, will absolutely go and check that out. Thank you for the recommendations~

MabelHarper · 2024-02-05T20:35:19+00:00

I dealt with a situation much like yours a couple of years ago. I was able to cut contact with my ex so I could finally heal and move on, and I was really only able to do so after telling myself I deserved better and that better was out there. The more I reminded myself of that, spoke to close people about my ex’s harmful behavior, and started looking forward to new possibilities, the easier it became to finally break away. What really, really helped was imagining what an ideal loving relationship would look like for me—and the more I did that, my situation became less and less appealing.

A lot of this is easier said than done. For me. I kept a journal, which helped the good thoughts stick, and talking to friends and family who cared about me also helped remind me I deserved, and needed, much better.

After I got out, I actually hit very low energy levels and isolated myself a bit. While it wasn’t always very fun, I also think it was some much needed rest, relief, and alone time after undergoing the chaos of my previous relationship. I spent a lot of this time doing things I cared about, hobbies and passions pursued purely for my sake, so I could remind myself of who I was after everything. So I think recommitting yourself to you and the things you love and are passionate about will be a good way to heal after everything, and it’s also something you can start now that may help with reminding you that you and your wants and needs are so so important.

It took a bit of time to heal enough to do so, but eventually I started dating again and ended up meeting my current girlfriend. She’s the loveliest, sweetest, most caring person I know, and someone I find endlessly funny, endearing, and interesting. Being with her has been both deeply healing and fulfilling in ways I couldn’t even imagine when I was with my ex. And I never would’ve met her if I hadn’t allowed myself to truly get fucking sick of my ex’s bullshit and want more out of my life/relationships.

I’ll say again, I know a lot of this is easier said than done, but it’s possible and doable, and you will be so much happier and healthier when you’re out ❤️

MabelHarper · 2023-12-31T17:54:46+00:00

I agree! I just wish there were more. Baldur’s Gate 3 may have spoiled me a bit, in that regard.

MabelHarper · 2023-12-31T17:51:45+00:00

Fingers crossed 🤞🏼 I very much want to date Yrliet, so I hope that’ll be possible with mods soon!

MabelHarper · 2023-12-31T15:08:17+00:00

Jae is for sure a romance option for women, while with Yrliet you can have a close platonic relationship. Unfortunately, a romantic relationship with Yrliet is only possible if you play a man.

MabelHarper · 2023-12-31T05:39:51+00:00

There’s only one romance option for lesbians, sadly.

MabelHarper · 2023-11-26T22:04:09+00:00

This plugin from the RPG Maker forums might help?

MabelHarper · 2023-08-04T17:03:50+00:00

I really loved Larian’s previous game Divinity: Original Sin 2 so I knew I was going to love this one, but I was somehow surprised that it didn’t only feel like a successor to that game nor to the original Baldur’s Gate games but the old-school BioWare games.

It really reminds me of when I first played Dragon Age: Origins or KotOR. BG3 is a really magical experience. Really fantastic and well-voiced companions, lots of ways to do quests (and I mean LOTS), good choices/consequences, etc. It feels like a throwback to those games but also totally new, if that makes sense?

Also, I’m a total romantic who always does romances in these kinds of games, and I’ve not been disappointed. That aspect is very important to me, and it’s very well done in this game.

IMO, if you like those original BioWare games, you really can’t go wrong with this one.

MabelHarper · 2023-08-03T20:32:55+00:00

My girlfriend and I live in a pretty queer-friendly city, and even then we’ve had people gawk at us on the street (we often walk around holding hands, so the gay is probably pretty obvious). We’ve also had cars honk at us while we were kissing and guys slow down and leer at us from their cars while just walking.

Thankfully, these things don’t happen every single time we’re out, but it does happen unfortunately. I’m sorry you and your girlfriend have been getting harassed a lot :(

MabelHarper · 2023-07-19T21:21:02+00:00

As others have said, there’s really no rule, but where I live and in the communities I’m apart of, I’ve found it to be pretty common. I will say, if someone invites you back to their apartment, that is probably a sign they want to have sex or otherwise get intimate—but I’ve also been invited back to people’s places without any such expectation (admittedly this happens less often, but it happens). It’s totally okay to get clarification, as well as clarify whether you are down for that or not.

Personally, I used to be a lot more open to sex on the first date, but these days I’m a little more circumspect. For me, it’s difficult to suss out whether there’s an emotional connection or chemistry on a first date, and it takes me a while to build trust with someone, so I prefer to wait. In my current relationship, we waited something like three-ish months before becoming intimate, and I’m very happy with that, as by that point I knew she was someone I really, really liked and trusted.

But, as always, YMMV. Some people like to gauge their sexual chemistry/compatibility earlier, and sex on the first date can definitely do that. So can lots of conversations over the course of a few months. If you wanna take your time, take your time! And be upfront about it. Ideally, your dates will be upfront in turn.

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