can't kill molerats with repellant stick : Fallout 3

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:37 pm

this is the first time i've ever run into this problem, but i can't kill the mole rats for moira with the repellent. I've done it before, however i just redid my FO3 mods and now i can't get the kills to register with a new character. I've tried overriding the stick with a simple patch and even deleting the quest from FWE, however neither of these two moves did anything. here's my load order in case someone can figure this out.

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Fallout3.esm
Lings.esm
Anchorage.esm
ThePitt.esm
StreetLights.esm
BrokenSteel.esm
PointLookout.esm
Zeta.esm
LingsDLC.esm
HairPack.esm
Ambient Temperature.esm
Inventory Access.esm
BridgeTown.esm
IMCN.esm
Impervious Power Armour.esm
CRAFT.esm
calibr.esm
xCALIBR.esm
xCALIBRuniverse.esm
Project Beauty.esm
FO3 Wanderers Edition - Main File.esm
Mart's Mutant Mod.esm
Xepha's Dynamic Weather.esm
DCInteriors_ComboEdition.esm
FireLightFix.esp
DarNifiedUIF3.esp
Project Beauty- Broken Steel.esp
Project Beauty- Point Lookout.esp
Crosshair Toggle.esp
no blur on hit.esp
DoF-PureNormal.esp
CASM.esp
Feng Shui.esp
GeneratorSound.esp
1PipboyPDA.esp
UPP - Pack 1.esp
UPP - Pack 2.esp
UPP - Experience Perks.esp
UPP - Quest Perks.esp
UPP - Beverage Perks.esp
Makes Sense Bounty Hunter 0.91.esp
tubRRCompound.esp
Stealth Kills Enabled.esp
Stealth Kills Enabled - Pitt Compatibility.esp
BlackWolf Backpack.esp
BlackWolf Backpack - Blank's Container Patch.esp
solarcharger.esp
BusworldV1.05d.esp
NPCs Sleep Tighter.esp
MiniHideout.esp
Rivet City Realignment.esp
ClutterFreeWorld.esp
CanterburyCommonsInteriors.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - Main File.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Anchorage.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC The Pitt.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Broken Steel.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Point Lookout.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Mothership Zeta.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - Alternate Travel.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - Followers Enhanced (BrokenSteel).esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - Project Beauty (Followers Enhanced).esp
Refurbishes [ALL].esp
Tailor Maid.esp
Tailor Maid Anchorage.esp
Tailor Maid PITT.esp
Tailor Maid Brokensteel.esp
Tailor Maid ZETA.esp
Tailor Maid Black Retex.esp
WeaponModKits.esp
WeaponModKits - Zeta.esp
WeaponModKits - FWE Master Release.esp
7_HolsterForHandGunsV1_1.esp
ZL-ACR.esp
ZL-ACRForFWE.esp
AS50 - CALIBR.esp
CGW_CALIBR.esp
AntiArmorRifle.esp
TheFingerOfGod.esp
BerettaTwoTone AH.esp
AlexScorpion's and Weijiesen's Smoking Fun.esp
TheProudAmerican.esp
Omegared99-PA.esp
Deep eyes Nocturne.esp
MossbergSup.esp
Stun knife.esp
Red Eye Mask & Goggles.esp
Red Eyes FWE Patch.esp
3EFdrg.esp
BoSDX.esp
Outcast DX.esp
Dogmeat Leather Armor - CRAFT.esp
Dragonskin Tactical Outfit.esp
DragonskinBonusPack.esp
Nuka Cola Theme 3000.esp
Powered Power Armor.esp
PPA - Operation Anchorage.esp
PPA - Broken Steel.esp
PPA - The Pitt.esp
PPA - Mothership Zeta.esp
PPA - Ambient Temperature.esp
PPA - FWE.esp
PPA - Readius.esp
SteinerCombatGear.esp
ImmersiveHealth.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Anchorage.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC The Pitt.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Broken Steel.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Point Lookout.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Zeta.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - Master Menu Module.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - FWE Master Release + DLCs.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - FWE Master Release + Project Beauty.esp
Imp's More Complex Needs.esp
IMCN - 5 DLC Merged.esp
IMCN - FWE Compatibility and Ingestibles.esp
IMCN - MMM Meats, Bloods, and Eyeballs.esp
IMCN - Ambient Temperature.esp
Ambient Temperature HUD.esp
Ambient Temperature - OA.esp
CombatEnhanced-Package v02.esp
ACE2-0.esp
Magic Pip-Light (40 Brightness).esp
Realistic Interior Lighting.esp
Realistic Interior Lighting - BS.esp
Realistic Interior Lighting - OA.esp
Xepha's Dynamic Weather - Main.esp
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Xepha's Dynamic Weather - The Pitt.esp
Xepha's Dynamic Weather - Broken Steel.esp
Xepha's Dynamic Weather - Point Lookout.esp
Xepha's Dynamic Weather - NightTime SneakBoost.esp
AAAlbino_LingsBOG+eXcalibr.esp
EwwGhoulyBody.esp
Solace.esp
tubunarFWE.esp
xCALIBRuniverse.esp
xCALIBRUniverse - WMK.esp
xCALIBRuniverse_FWE_FPS.esp
eXcal_FWE.esp
Merged.esp

Total active plugins: 142
Total plugins: 154

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:47 am

As far as I know, none of those mods should effect the repellant stick so that it shouldn't work. I assume though you aren't killing the mole-rats in one hit because, as you probably know, it takes two hits for the reppelant to work.

As the Vault startes:

The repellent effect will not register if you incidentally occur instant kills of the mole rat, such as through the sneak attacks afforded by the Chinese Stealth Armor or Stealth Boy. You will not get credit toward the completion of the quest unless the repellent has the chance to work on each mole rat before they expire. So, when using this weapon to complete the Wasteland Survival Guide quest, do not use sneak attacks to kill the mole rats.

Hope that kinda helped.