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Millennial nostalgia and retro compilations are pushing older Bethesda quirks back into the spotlight. That attention makes old bugs feel fresh again.
Fallout New Vegas Two Bears High-Five Glitch—Is It Real? is scripted hostility between two characters preventing normal interaction. They stand frozen, trading damage while ignoring combat commands.
Classic tension between scripted rivals creates this odd forced embrace. Studies indicate proximity triggers override standard AI, locking them in a standoff. Simply use console commands or reload to skip the sequence.
Distance or a reload usually breaks the deadlock immediately. Patience rarely fixes pathing conflicts baked into their encounter design.
- Can companions trigger the Two Bears situation during normal play?
Yes, specific dialogue choices and positioning can force their rivalry into view.
- Is this bug fixed in current versions or remasters?
No patch removed it; the underlying script still activates under the same conditions.
