So, after defeating some rad scorpions in an attack on sanctuary hills, I carried on normally and noticed that the settlers will -only- congratulate me when I choose to enter dialogue, normally, I wouldn't care. But this is also effecting the vendors in my settlement, so I can't barter or trade gear, or anything, the only people not fazed by the congratulatory virus are companions, and special characters, (like Shefield and Shaun). wondering if there is a quick fix to this or if it's just a burden I'll have to live with until the 1.4 update?

I noticed a similar glitch involving a farmer. Having killed an apparently random group of wolves I saved and quit. When I loaded the game up, a farmer ran up to me and thanked me, but his script was bugged and didn't end properly. From then on he followed me around like a companion, until I got tired of him stalking me and sprinted far enough away he stopped following me. After a few hours he had vanished completely like the game had cleaned him up.


So it may work in your case too. As long as you're fairly close their bugged scripts can't exit properly, so try fast travelling away and waiting a day or two. With any luck the bugged people should be back to normal.

Yep, same thing happened to me at a different settlement. After saving and reloading didn't help, I just left. Came back several game days later and the issue was resolved.

Heh, this is literally a bug, involving radscorpions. Get it?

OK, technically radscorpions are not bugs, but arachnids? Eh whatev.

It happens sometimes. The fix is just to wait dor a day or two.