ALso, I am a champion with a good rep. Wasn't holding a weapon. Tried stripping to vault suit. I have fallout fixt.

Fallout Fixt is a mod right? It could be a bug with that so try it without it and see what happens.

Well it's not like I NEEDED the hardened armor so I just beat it. I mean it wasn't my 1st, or fifth playthru. :)

Originally posted by Handymanjr:

Fallout Fixt is a mod right? It could be a bug with that so try it without it and see what happens.

I have never had this problem, nor in the vanilla game.

I found other people who have had this issue by searching on line. Same thing, started a new game and ran straight to the hub (in order to drop the journals on the ground and swap files in the saves...old trick) Upon arrival in a fresh game Mrs Stapleton is just standing there, won't initiate dialogue at all. Next time I play (may be awhile) I will see if it happens again. HPA just increases rad resist right? I'm usually done with the glow by then so not like I really needed it anyways, carrying radaway etc..

Hardened power armor actually has improved resistance to damage, possibly even thresholds.

Does it? By the time I get to the point of that quest barely anything hurts me anymore. Well except crazy rolls where the whole group of mobs gets crits on me and I miss all my shots. quote=BreakinBenny;611701360818906892]Hardened power armor actually has improved resistance to damage, possibly even thresholds. [/quote]

yeah same here, if someone has the solution because not being able to complete the quest nor buying books is pretty annoying (old topic i know)

I've encountered this same problem and still can't seem to find a resolution. No matter what I do, I haven't been able to initiate a discussion with Mrs Stapleton.

And my search leads me here. She’s broken. I started a new character and ran to the Hub as a test, didn’t talk to anyone - and she simply doesn’t interact, at all. Like she’s frozen.

And I’ve never used a Fallout 1 mod.