Inigo has been edited in the new CK, tested in SSE, and cleaned with SSEEdit. Landscape edits are intentional. Inigo does not require cleaning.
Inigo's eyes were re-built in line with SSE's new meshes.
You can now refresh the aliases of npcs that Inigo can talk to with a new option found in the Talking section of the "Mind if I ask you something?" topic if one of them has been altered by another mod. The new option is "Think about the people you'd like to talk to. Maybe you're forgetting someone?" (Please read the description page section on npc scenes before reporting an issue.)
A new way to start the spider conversation has been added for those who use a spider replacement mod. It will now be available once you've settled the matter of your shared past, providing Inigo has fought a number of mudcrabs.
All random dialogue quests can be shut down manually with an option that appears at the top of his main topic list if one of them is running when it shouldn't.
Countless lines have been re-conditioned (many fired at a slightly different rate in the SE and have been adjusted to take this into account).
A new note has been added called "A load on my mind" that triggers his random loading screens when in Inigo's inventory. Remove it if you don't want to see the custom Inigo loading screens.
Since an Inigo MCM isn't currently possible for the Special Edition, CdCooley has kindly added a way for you to place Mr D on Inigo's belt without it (on by default). The guy's a genius, what can I say. Use the console command below, replacing the # with the number corresponding with the option you prefer: (0 = not visible, 1 = large back, 2 = small back, 3 = small front)
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I'm currently working on V3 (where Inigo's quest will continue and end). If I have to stop for some unexpected reason this post will disappear. V3 is massive and I've had various setbacks (actors dropping out, my back going, covid, my pc exploding), but work continues. It will take as long as it takes. If you ask when it's coming out you will just be referred to this message.
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If you used Wabbajack to install a 'modlist' containing Inigo (especially if you can't talk to Inigo), or if you installed Inigo as part of a 'collection', read this before you post:
While I can still answer basic questions about Inigo the way he SHOULD be, if you need any support for any problem involving Inigo, first read the ENTIRE readme/FAQ and any documentation from the 'modlist' author, then read the entire Description page of the Inigo mod, then if you still have the question/problem, ask it in whatever support forum the modlist creator provides first, as I can not help you when I have no idea what they have done to change Inigo.
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One example of this is Total Skyrim Overhaul, which evidently makes modifications to Inigo without Smartbluecat's permission, and without warning to Inigo support, so we get repeated reports of a 'problem' that turns out to be something they changed on purpose. And we still have no idea what all they changed or why.
An Important Message from Gary and Eolhin (Updated July 2022)
Eolhin: Both sections are now updated, spoiler tags added to reduce length to scroll past. Expand to see the actual updates.
Gary: "Due to a slew of real life trials and troubles neither myself or Eolhin are currently able to reliably monitor these pages for the time being. On my side, this year hasn't been much better than the last, and I can't justify spending the little free time I have here when I could be using it to work on Inigo. Usually the wonderful Eolhin takes care of the day to day Q and A, etc, but she can no longer perform that role for reasons she outlines below. We humbly ask that those in the community who can help others, do so when they are able. Inigo has been out for a very long time and most of the issues/questions you may have will have already been solved/answered many times. If you get stuck, read the front page, FAQ, and sticky posts, search the forums, watch the user guide video, or give it a good old fashioned google. A massive thank you to those who step up and answer what they can in our absence. Stay safe and well, guys and remember to keep an eye on the Smartbluecat YT channel and twitter for news and progress updates."
Updated post/new information:
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"Dearest friends of Inigo,
As many of you know, my life hasn't been the same since covid. The years just before covid were no picnic either, but since the pandemic things got worse... then continued to get worse. Far less security from my day job has meant relying on more freelance which in turn has left me less time to focus on unpaid work like Inigo. Progress is still ongoing, but it has slowed to a crawl. There was a time when I could afford to work on Inigo every day, now I have to grab an hour here or there when I can. There are factors outside of work; real life problems that will remain personal, that have also restricted my free time. That could change at any moment, but for now rent, bills, and family have to come first.
To be honest, I've considered posting that I can no longer work on Inigo; that due to circumstances outside my control, I have been forced to abandon the project (to stop the endless questions filling up my inbox, if nothing else), but that isn't true. No one wants the years of work I've already completed on Inigo V3 to reach fruition more than me, I still get, all too brief, periods where I can fully immerse myself in his development, and his character and story are always on my mind. I do however think it's best for people to understand that I am no longer in a position to dedicate my life to his development. I wish it were not the case, but there you have it.
Despite my apparent lack of progress, I still receive occasional donations. I am beyond grateful for this, and the extra support has really helped. That said, I have a request for those of you who are considering donating explicitly to support Inigo's development: please don't. Given the situation outlined above, I'd much rather people donate for what they've already enjoyed, not what they expect to enjoy in the future. Let's be honest, the way my luck has been going, if I do manage to finish V3 an asteroid will hit the UK just before my finger hits the "publish" button.
In better news, some substantial freelance work fell into my lap a few months ago which, should it continue as it has been, may give me the security to continue work on my best blue buddy properly for, intermittent, yet more prolonged, blocks of time. That would be fantastic, so fingers crossed!
I continue to be in awe of the community that surrounds Inigo. The constant love and support from that quarter has made these recent terrible years all the more bearable. With or without Inigo, you guys are utterly amazing.
Stay fantastic and be kind to one another.
Much love always
Gary"
Eolhin: Update in spoiler tags:
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"My brother, who I lived with and have been taking care of all this last year, passed away recently due to the cancer, which metastasized and ate his lungs. Just two weeks before he passed away, our mother, who is disabled and has dementia, and who I also care for, fell and broke her hip. The anesthesia made her dementia MUCH worse, so she was in a nursing home/recovery center when my brother passed away. I had a brief few weeks to get a TON of paperwork, arrangements, and other such taken care of. During that time, I tried to still do at least some of the Inigo support, though I am sure you will have noticed that I did not respond to everything, and things are not getting covered like they used to. Now the nursing home has sent mother home, but she is still worse off than she was before breaking her hip. I am averaging two to three hours of sleep a night, sometimes less, and I can't leave her alone at all. I have to get someone to stay with her even to just get the groceries and prescriptions, or any other errands, and that is not always easy to arrange. She frequently needs help during the night, thus the sleep deprivation. Which is all to say, I will be even less available for now than I was when caring for my brother. I hope that things will settle down, and I will be able to get decent sleep again eventually... but that is far from certain. So as I said before, I don't know how things are going to go for a while here, and I may not have the chance to answer things at all for stretches of time, like recently. As Gary said, anyone with long-standing knowledge of Inigo who can check in and answer questions should please try to do so more often."
There is a complete list there of what it contains, as there is a lot more than just the Riding Patch now. Here is the short version of the list:
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Compatibility fix for users of Kinggath's Bards College Expansion CC (not dependent). Inigo Riding Patch (for anyone using both SKSE64 and RaceMenu). Story Manager Patch (for everyone, but particularly users of Legacy of the Dragonborn). Dialogue fixes (minor text, and condition fixes). Forwarding a minor USSEP music fix that Inigo had been overwriting. Inigo no longer discharges enchanted weapons too fast.
Yes, you can use this if you already have the Riding Patch and are in the middle of a playthrough. See the Installation section for instructions.
Has Smartbluecat ever thought about asking if anyone in the community would be willing to spend some time to help create a preview of what's been worked on so far in the 5 years since there's been any news ? That way he wouldn't have to spend what limited time he has to work on the mod creating a preview and could instead focus on modding when possible. Also it would be sad to see all that work he put into v3 never finished, with that in mind there are some really talented modders out there working in the creation kit daily who may be willing to help Gary with the greatest follower mod of all time. Authors like Icecreamassissin and his team, creator of the Legacy of the Dragonborn, would have the skills necessary to bring v3 to fruition and may be willing to pitch in if asked. Anyways thanks again for creating and sharing this mod. Inigo keeps the game interesting even after all these years, and the countless times I've had to start a new game or do the same quests, having Inigo around with his hilarious banter has made it still fun to play and it's crazy how every now and then he'll still say something I hadn't heard him say before, it just shows all the care and thought that went into his creation, which is why I still hold out hope that one day we'll get to see Inigo's story continue.
+1, bc I would love to see V3 come out in form even if someone else worked on it, been having Inigo by my side in minecraft since I was a kid, and as a grown man now I want to take him on more adventures
Sorry it has taken so long to reply, my fridge died, so the last week and some has been complicated.
No, no one else can really create an update, as he would have to spend just about as much time explaining what he was willing to share as he would have done creating the update himself. Also, work on sections that are important to the story are still being treated as spoilers by him, so his work on things like that is not included in updates.
In order to save time and typing, let me just copy here my reply to someone else who was offering to help, with more information about the state of V3, so if it sounds a bit off, it is because it was in reply to someone else's question on the subject.
As for someone else finishing V3, believe me, I have talked to Gary about it, and he took the time to explain in excruciating detail why no one else can finish it for him. He has the lines pretty much recorded, though he might eventually add bits here or there, and he has most of the world space built (see videos about it on his YouTube page), but only he knows the full story(s). He still has to build the quest stages and story manager nodes, the event recording variables, and link all the bits together into a coherent whole. It isn't just a linear progression, it is a complex web that reacts to and changes with the actions of the player, and only he knows where all those paths lead, tucked away in that brain of his. And he currently doesn't even have time to write it all out, as if he had that much time, he would spend it actually DOING it, rather then writing about it. So without the story, without all the possible stories, that weave it together, it is like the parts of an incredibly complex leggo set, all separate with no instructions or picture. Sure, they might be fun to play with, but you aren't going to get the construct that the designer of that leggo set actually intended without those instructions or even a picture. (Also, very painful to step on if you drop stray bits.) So what remains to be done for V3 is mostly all things only Gary can do, I fear.
@MakeMorePancakes: I am not certain, but I vaguely recall that long ago, someone built a blue Khajiit for Minecraft, in homage to Inigo. I don't play that, so what I know of it is old hearsay. You wouldn't believe the non-Skyrim places Inigo pops up though.
Those are set in different times, and locations. Inigo's quest is tied to Skyrim locations. Not to mention substantial differences in the Creation Kit from back then. Gary would have to redesign the whole thing from scratch. That just isn't going to happen. If Beyond Skyrim expanded into those areas, then Inigo could come with you, but that would not be re-creating those games, just the areas in the current time frame of Skyrim.
Hello I am having an issue I hadn't had ever before and would be very grateful for any help, (and i wish to apologise in advance for the spoilers for those unfamiliar with Inigo's quest).
After doing mind vibrations meeting Langley, getting the spell and giving my opinion on Langley at Inigo's request in an inn, i can't ask inigo about our shared past (i already told him when i met him that i'm not the person he remembers). Several days have passed (or rather weeks truth be told) and still nothing, when i dismiss him he will go back in riften to his cell.
The only thing of note that happened differently to any other playthroughs (inigo has been present in my load order since 2020 i love him so much) is the fact that i downloaded both remiel and xelzaz and had told inigo to relax in elysium estate for the duration of the dawnguard dlc, after which bad vibrations proceeded as normal. I have scoured every forum that had a similar issue to no avail and the only reason i wouldn't want to revert to an older save is that during the time i have waited for the shared past question to pop up i'd made about 17 hours of progress and i'm currently at the impasse of losing all those hours and leaving our dearest companion hanging like so.
Any help is highly appreciated and i'd just like to mention again how much i've enjoyed this mod over the years.
edit:forgot to mention that inigo did not have his weapons for some reason when i met him, something i found strange as it never happened before in any playthroughs
To start with the last point first, did you install Morrowloot, and the Inigo patch for it on this playthrough? Or anything similar? Because that mod makes ebony actually very scarce, the patch creator decided that they would take away Inigo's ebony sword, and mark his bow as unplayable (to the player). (Inigo will complain if his bow is missing from his inventory, as he is fond of it.) They leave his bow in his inventory, but because it is marked as unplayable, you won't be able to see it when you go to trade with him, and you can't upgrade it. He should be able to use it in a fight if he does not have any better ranged weapon though. There were also a couple of other mods that forwarded those changes for some strange reason, if you are not using Morrowloot. It doesn't actually harm him, but it does confuse a lot of people, and that patch should not be installed mid-game. Also, if Inigo was installed as part of a collection/mod list, sometimes the list author will make alterations that we don't know about, in which case, you need to bring this up with them.
Spoilers: As for the main problem, if you choose to tell Inigo that you are not the person he remembers, then after he meets Langley, and completes that, he has a bit of an existential crises and thinks you will get rid of him for not being who he thought/claimed to you. In order to have that conversation with him, you have to fight alongside him several times, in a clearable area, so clearing a dungeon, or bandit camp, or such. At one point, on exiting combat, he will say something about he will miss this. That is a sign he is ready to have that conversation.
Inigo is not set up with timing the way many other followers are, his progress is more story based than time based, so you may end up with things happening with very different timing/spacing from one playthrough to another. Also, if you chose that you were the friend that he remembers on a different playthrough, that will have the post-Langley conversation happening much faster (because he is having less internal conflict). Given you left him to relax while you went and did other things, I suspect you just haven't filled the requirements for that conversation to come up yet. So go out and have some good fights with him with you, listen for that exit line (it can be easy to miss if you have other followers talking as well). Even if you don't hear it, once it plays he can have the conversation, so after clearing some places, then try sitting down to talk to him again. After sitting, give him a minute to clear his thoughts, and see if he starts a conversation.
Inigo is intentionally written to have things not happen exactly the same from one playthrough to another. You will likely be hearing lines you did not hear in previous playthroughs. This is to help him seem more like a living person than a cardboard cutout (and it works, in my opinion), but for people used to games and mods playing out exactly the same each time, it can be confusing and make it seem like something is wrong. From what you have said, I suspect you just need to fight beside him to fulfill the requirements, and the conversation should still happen eventually. Nothing you have said leads me to believe there is actually something wrong. But if after further adventuring, it still doesn't come up, check back in here. There are ways to tell if another mod has grabbed him, or is blocking his progress.
Thank you very much for your response, you were correct about the morrowloot thing, i also had a patch installed for inigo its just that i've been playing with it for so long i had forgotten all about it.
As for the main issue i had i did just as you said, entered two dungeons, cleared them and inigo said the line where he's going to miss this, thank you so much!
As a sidenote, looking for answers through various forums for solutions i had just become aware of many interactions with inigo i had never had before and was left baffled to tell you the truth at how many interactions he has and how many i had missed over the years.
Again i thank you so much for your response and i wish both you and SBC all the best!
Smartbluecat, I'm sorry if you received multiple uploads of the same pic my pc was misbehving at it wasnt registering the images as being uploaded Im doing the same thing to the other follower mod authors pages as well. but what you see, is my default travel team
@foxcarthing: If you mean 'has the means' as in has the game and Creation Kit still installed, all the partially complete files ready, and waiting to be worked on, then yes, he does. If you mean the time, health, and energy to work on an unpaid project, however much he cares about it, that is more in question right now. He still hopes to get the time to work on it, and hasn't given up entirely, but there are a lot of things that are not under his control, or mine.
With so much time that has gone by I wonder how he feels about all of it now. I wonder if he'd change anything when 3.0 comes out or if it'll simply be the conclusion. I 100% believe he still cares for Inigo considering the amount of surprise banter patches that come out even after all this time but I'm so curious to see if there would be changes.
Changes to the story so far, or Inigo, or his existing lines? No, I highly doubt that. The lines would be expanded, of course, and stuff added. But aside from fixing small problems, like I have been doing with the patch, it will mostly be additions, not any substantial changes. Follower modding has changed a lot in the years since Inigo, and some things that Gary did not know at the time have been figured out, so he MAY make some quality of life and feature additions with that new knowledge in V3. But as far as I know, there is no intension to change Inigo's story or spirit. More interactions are, of course, always a possibility, though very limited due to his limited time.
Finally got a laptop I can play on, and I'm getting my buddy back. Thank you so much for this wonderful guy. Your work is so amazing and I appreciate it so much. I just cannot say thank you enough for sharing this guy.
New mods come out all the time and keep this game playable, and so I am still here. One thing doesn't change for me and that is Inigo. I simply cannot play without him. ASLAL, right into the Bee and Barb and from there to the prison before I do ANYTHING else. Simply the best follower. To this day I still hear him say things I swear I've never heard before.
I asked him to wait in the bee and the barb basement while doing tje taking care of business thieves guild quest, and he glitches behind a wall lol. This was before he gave me the map marker and whistle and everything. Is there a console command to save him?
LITERALLY RIGHT AFTER TYPING THIS, I exited to often and came back in (yes, I'd already tried it a few times) and he was back lol. I'd still love to know how to summon him in case it happens again but I'm not as urgent anymore lol
If you read the FAQ towards the bottom of the mod Description page, we have a console command there for an emergency summon in case he gets stuck or lost before you have done his quest and gotten his summon the normal way. So for future reference:
This will move Inigo to in front of you (rescuing him from whatever navmesh hole he was trapped in), so stand with a clear area in front of you for this.
Open console (~) Type in: setpqv InigoStatus Recover Inigo Hit enter. Exit console (~)
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INIGO SE is here!
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Get Inigo for the original version of Skyrim HERE. The current SE version is essentially the same as V2.3 for the
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Placing Mr D on Inigo's belt in V2.4 -
Since an Inigo MCM isn't currently possible for the Special Edition, CdCooley has kindly added a way for you to place Mr D on Inigo's belt without it (on by default). The guy's a genius, what can I say. Use the console command below, replacing the # with the number corresponding with the option you prefer: (0 = not visible, 1 = large back, 2 = small back, 3 = small front)
setpqv InigoStatus ShowMrD #
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WARNING: Do not try to control Inigo with options from other mods.
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Watch the User Guide Video and read the FAQ before asking a question or reporting an issue.
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My Nexus Interview
My First Colin Burton Interview - February 2019
My Second Colin Burton Interview - September 2019
Kinggath Podcast With Smartbluecat And Gopher - September 2019
I'm currently working on V3 (where Inigo's quest will continue and end). If I have to stop for some unexpected reason this post will disappear. V3 is massive and I've had various setbacks (actors dropping out, my back going, covid, my pc exploding), but work continues. It will take as long as it takes. If you ask when it's coming out you will just be referred to this message.
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If you're interested in seeing a little of what I've been up to with V3 check out the Making Inigo V3 playlist.
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While I can still answer basic questions about Inigo the way he SHOULD be, if you need any support for any problem involving Inigo, first read the ENTIRE readme/FAQ and any documentation from the 'modlist' author, then read the entire Description page of the Inigo mod, then if you still have the question/problem, ask it in whatever support forum the modlist creator provides first, as I can not help you when I have no idea what they have done to change Inigo.
(Updated July 2022)
Eolhin: Both sections are now updated, spoiler tags added to reduce length to scroll past. Expand to see the actual updates.
Gary: "Due to a slew of real life trials and troubles neither myself or Eolhin are currently able to reliably monitor these pages for the time being. On my side, this year hasn't been much better than the last, and I can't justify spending the little free time I have here when I could be using it to work on Inigo. Usually the wonderful Eolhin takes care of the day to day Q and A, etc, but she can no longer perform that role for reasons she outlines below. We humbly ask that those in the community who can help others, do so when they are able. Inigo has been out for a very long time and most of the issues/questions you may have will have already been solved/answered many times. If you get stuck, read the front page, FAQ, and sticky posts, search the forums, watch the user guide video, or give it a good old fashioned google. A massive thank you to those who step up and answer what they can in our absence. Stay safe and well, guys and remember to keep an eye on the Smartbluecat YT channel and twitter for news and progress updates."
Updated post/new information:
"Dearest friends of Inigo,
As many of you know, my life hasn't been the same since covid. The years just before covid were no picnic either, but since the pandemic things got worse... then continued to get worse. Far less security from my day job has meant relying on more freelance which in turn has left me less time to focus on unpaid work like Inigo. Progress is still ongoing, but it has slowed to a crawl. There was a time when I could afford to work on Inigo every day, now I have to grab an hour here or there when I can. There are factors outside of work; real life problems that will remain personal, that have also restricted my free time. That could change at any moment, but for now rent, bills, and family have to come first.
To be honest, I've considered posting that I can no longer work on Inigo; that due to circumstances outside my control, I have been forced to abandon the project (to stop the endless questions filling up my inbox, if nothing else), but that isn't true. No one wants the years of work I've already completed on Inigo V3 to reach fruition more than me, I still get, all too brief, periods where I can fully immerse myself in his development, and his character and story are always on my mind. I do however think it's best for people to understand that I am no longer in a position to dedicate my life to his development. I wish it were not the case, but there you have it.
Despite my apparent lack of progress, I still receive occasional donations. I am beyond grateful for this, and the extra support has really helped. That said, I have a request for those of you who are considering donating explicitly to support Inigo's development: please don't. Given the situation outlined above, I'd much rather people donate for what they've already enjoyed, not what they expect to enjoy in the future. Let's be honest, the way my luck has been going, if I do manage to finish V3 an asteroid will hit the UK just before my finger hits the "publish" button.
In better news, some substantial freelance work fell into my lap a few months ago which, should it continue as it has been, may give me the security to continue work on my best blue buddy properly for, intermittent, yet more prolonged, blocks of time. That would be fantastic, so fingers crossed!
I continue to be in awe of the community that surrounds Inigo. The constant love and support from that quarter has made these recent terrible years all the more bearable. With or without Inigo, you guys are utterly amazing.
Stay fantastic and be kind to one another.
Much love always
Gary"
Eolhin: Update in spoiler tags:
"My brother, who I lived with and have been taking care of all this last year, passed away recently due to the cancer, which metastasized and ate his lungs. Just two weeks before he passed away, our mother, who is disabled and has dementia, and who I also care for, fell and broke her hip. The anesthesia made her dementia MUCH worse, so she was in a nursing home/recovery center when my brother passed away. I had a brief few weeks to get a TON of paperwork, arrangements, and other such taken care of. During that time, I tried to still do at least some of the Inigo support, though I am sure you will have noticed that I did not respond to everything, and things are not getting covered like they used to. Now the nursing home has sent mother home, but she is still worse off than she was before breaking her hip. I am averaging two to three hours of sleep a night, sometimes less, and I can't leave her alone at all. I have to get someone to stay with her even to just get the groceries and prescriptions, or any other errands, and that is not always easy to arrange. She frequently needs help during the night, thus the sleep deprivation. Which is all to say, I will be even less available for now than I was when caring for my brother. I hope that things will settle down, and I will be able to get decent sleep again eventually... but that is far from certain. So as I said before, I don't know how things are going to go for a while here, and I may not have the chance to answer things at all for stretches of time, like recently. As Gary said, anyone with long-standing knowledge of Inigo who can check in and answer questions should please try to do so more often."
Gary(Sbc) and Eolhin
There is a complete list there of what it contains, as there is a lot more than just the Riding Patch now. Here is the short version of the list:
Compatibility fix for users of Kinggath's Bards College Expansion CC (not dependent).
Inigo Riding Patch (for anyone using both SKSE64 and RaceMenu).
Story Manager Patch (for everyone, but particularly users of Legacy of the Dragonborn).
Dialogue fixes (minor text, and condition fixes).
Forwarding a minor USSEP music fix that Inigo had been overwriting.
Inigo no longer discharges enchanted weapons too fast.
Yes, you can use this if you already have the Riding Patch and are in the middle of a playthrough. See the Installation section for instructions.
No, no one else can really create an update, as he would have to spend just about as much time explaining what he was willing to share as he would have done creating the update himself. Also, work on sections that are important to the story are still being treated as spoilers by him, so his work on things like that is not included in updates.
In order to save time and typing, let me just copy here my reply to someone else who was offering to help, with more information about the state of V3, so if it sounds a bit off, it is because it was in reply to someone else's question on the subject.
@MakeMorePancakes:
I am not certain, but I vaguely recall that long ago, someone built a blue Khajiit for Minecraft, in homage to Inigo. I don't play that, so what I know of it is old hearsay. You wouldn't believe the non-Skyrim places Inigo pops up though.
Tysm for explaining :)
After doing mind vibrations meeting Langley, getting the spell and giving my opinion on Langley at Inigo's request in an inn, i can't ask inigo about our shared past (i already told him when i met him that i'm not the person he remembers). Several days have passed (or rather weeks truth be told) and still nothing, when i dismiss him he will go back in riften to his cell.
The only thing of note that happened differently to any other playthroughs (inigo has been present in my load order since 2020 i love him so much) is the fact that i downloaded both remiel and xelzaz and had told inigo to relax in elysium estate for the duration of the dawnguard dlc, after which bad vibrations proceeded as normal. I have scoured every forum that had a similar issue to no avail and the only reason i wouldn't want to revert to an older save is that during the time i have waited for the shared past question to pop up i'd made about 17 hours of progress and i'm currently at the impasse of losing all those hours and leaving our dearest companion hanging like so.
Any help is highly appreciated and i'd just like to mention again how much i've enjoyed this mod over the years.
edit:forgot to mention that inigo did not have his weapons for some reason when i met him, something i found strange as it never happened before in any playthroughs
Spoilers:
As for the main problem, if you choose to tell Inigo that you are not the person he remembers, then after he meets Langley, and completes that, he has a bit of an existential crises and thinks you will get rid of him for not being who he thought/claimed to you. In order to have that conversation with him, you have to fight alongside him several times, in a clearable area, so clearing a dungeon, or bandit camp, or such. At one point, on exiting combat, he will say something about he will miss this. That is a sign he is ready to have that conversation.
Inigo is not set up with timing the way many other followers are, his progress is more story based than time based, so you may end up with things happening with very different timing/spacing from one playthrough to another. Also, if you chose that you were the friend that he remembers on a different playthrough, that will have the post-Langley conversation happening much faster (because he is having less internal conflict). Given you left him to relax while you went and did other things, I suspect you just haven't filled the requirements for that conversation to come up yet. So go out and have some good fights with him with you, listen for that exit line (it can be easy to miss if you have other followers talking as well). Even if you don't hear it, once it plays he can have the conversation, so after clearing some places, then try sitting down to talk to him again. After sitting, give him a minute to clear his thoughts, and see if he starts a conversation.
Inigo is intentionally written to have things not happen exactly the same from one playthrough to another. You will likely be hearing lines you did not hear in previous playthroughs. This is to help him seem more like a living person than a cardboard cutout (and it works, in my opinion), but for people used to games and mods playing out exactly the same each time, it can be confusing and make it seem like something is wrong. From what you have said, I suspect you just need to fight beside him to fulfill the requirements, and the conversation should still happen eventually. Nothing you have said leads me to believe there is actually something wrong.
As for the main issue i had i did just as you said, entered two dungeons, cleared them and inigo said the line where he's going to miss this, thank you so much!
As a sidenote, looking for answers through various forums for solutions i had just become aware of many interactions with inigo i had never had before and was left baffled to tell you the truth at how many interactions he has and how many i had missed over the years.
Again i thank you so much for your response and i wish both you and SBC all the best!
Im doing the same thing to the other follower mod authors pages as well. but what you see, is my default travel team
If you mean 'has the means' as in has the game and Creation Kit still installed, all the partially complete files ready, and waiting to be worked on, then yes, he does. If you mean the time, health, and energy to work on an unpaid project, however much he cares about it, that is more in question right now. He still hopes to get the time to work on it, and hasn't given up entirely, but there are a lot of things that are not under his control, or mine.
This will move Inigo to in front of you (rescuing him from whatever navmesh hole he was trapped in), so stand with a clear area in front of you for this.
Open console (~)
Type in:
setpqv InigoStatus Recover Inigo
Hit enter.
Exit console (~)
There you go.