At least the controls don't freeze, but now if you reload while moving, it replays the end of the reload animation again on the next shot.

Actually. I have an even worse freezing problem now. I'll be holding a weapon and I can't aim it in FPS mode. Nor will any controls respond - I can't switch weapons, can't activate the Pipboy. nor can I escape to the menu. In addition, sometime I'l reload and it will reload the rifle forever, until I have no bullets left. every bullet that is loaded goes away. Almost unplayable now for me because of these problems.

Same here.

I didn't have the lever action reloading problem before the patch, but now I do.

I think I'll just start a new game as an EW user, at least until it gets fixed.

Same here. I just got this bug. I _think_ I fixed it by jumping when it was broken.

symptoms are you crouch (ctrl) then right mouse click with cowboyrifle makes targeting reticle dissappear. you zoom a tiny amount but not like when it's doing the propper animation. you can let go of the mouse button and you are still able to move.. hitting space I think fixed it for me.

I was just randomly hitting keys like ctrl etc. but I think it fixed when I jumped. if some one else can verify this it would be helpfull.

Nope, jumping doesn't fix it but firing off a round unaimed seems to unfreeze it for me. But that's not a great solution if you are trying to sneak and snipe.

Just get the mod that fixes it.

http://newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=36317

Not my mod.

This was not an issue before the new patch for me. while I may use that fix if they don't fix this in the next week or so, I do expect them to fix this issue as it seems to be exe related or data related. (I've had about 4 files "repaired" over the last few days. one of them was the install.vds file thing and the falloutnv exe was replaced a few times).

Thanks for the info though, don't let me make you think I'm not happy that 3rd party fixes exist

That seems to help avoid the problem about half the time, the other half, I sitll get freezes.

I thought I could just sidetrack this and continue playing my gun skill character by toting around a shotgun for a while.

Newsflash: This bug affects shotguns as well.

Riot Shotgun should be ok along with sawed-off and caravan. Bolt action and semi-auto weapons don't seem to be effected so the god-mode guns are still golden.

I made a mod that add Jinx the Mauser to avoid the problem with Lucky

Im glad to see that im not the only one.
I was experimenting with fpsclamp to avoid that horrible microstutter, and i thinked that it could be related, but i remember well, in the previous update this wasnt an issue.

Its very game breaking, horrible. Occurs with all animations, including pistols and rifles and shotguns. Like endless reloading or draeing.

I'm suffering from the same problem.

Can't remember to have experienced the glitch before the patch. But then, none of the weapons concerned used to be among my standard ones. I'd now like to change my style of playing, but that's impossible.

From what I have read about the bug before this patch, I must say that it is much worse now. People stated they experienced disabled controls "for a second", but I am unable to use any controls (like aiming, ammo switch, pipboy etc) until I tap one of the move buttons.
The bug appears regardless of whether I'm crouched or standing, and whether I reload a whole magazine or only 1 - 2 rounds. It obviously also comes up whenever I switch ammo type.

I'm going to try the mod referenced above, but I sincerely hope they will fix this most annoying issue soon.


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The mod doesn't work for me; tested on Dinner Bell and the Cowboy Repeater.
And I think I can now say that I definitely didn't have this bug before the patch.

Without fps clamp set, this bug is less annoying, but nevertheless happens. Its game breaking, i cant play with it, all my long weapons have the issue.
Moving or doing anything not solve the problem. I remember that sometimes it happened on last version, but it was acceptable. Now its impossible.

Im not planning to redownload all the game (AGAIN) just to not apply the patch.

BETHESDA FIX IT once and for all.

Try a left click of your mouse, that always restores my controls after a revolver reload.

This bug affects NPCs sometimes too. I have a follower I made and she will get stuck in the reload animation - bullet after bullet, and never end. I have to take the weapon away for it to stop. I not sure how an exe patch is going to fix this. I think the problem is in the animation file. Though I guess it could be both.

Did not solve. The issue is particular recurrent when im using fpsclamp on ini to avoid the horrible microstutter. So im "forced" to choose between microstutters and the damned reload bug.

Personally, with the stutter, i find it very annoying to play. This issue is know and reported since Oblivion, but beth dont care. My computer can run at Ultra settings in HD @60fps, but without the clamp it stutters like hell.