Sometimes the VATS button is unresponsive, and when that happens can't right click to aim either, nothing happens. Usually happens after reloading a weapon. Only happening since latest patch. http://www.rpgwatch.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11799 the same issues

After reloading any "single bullet at a time" weapon while in stealth mode (crouching), click the fire button once and it will restore your controls. It won't fire a shot, just enable your controls again.

Work-around until a proper fix is released.

This happens to me all the time with the .357 magnum. I have also noticed another problem. Say I plan to fire off six shots, reload, and fire off six more shots all in VATS. My character will fire off the first six shots no problem, and he'll also reload without problem. However, after he reloads, he just stands there and won't fire off the next shots that were planned. The animation continues for the same amount of time as if he was firing the shots, but my player just stands there and does nothing as Boone and EDE attack and get killed by the cazadores we were fighting. It is usually after this happens that none of my buttons respond.

Doesn't matter if you are crouched or not. Reloading a single bullet weapon without moving stops you from interacting with anything until you move or fire.

They've removed one bug and replaced it with a similar and equally annoying one. :facepalm: QA FTW!

I've been noticing this problem as well. When I stopped playing last night I was in the middle of fighting a bunch of deathclaws at Quarry Junction without problems. Somehow I left myself logged in with steam, launched the game then had my game broken patched. Then to my dismay discovered that VATS is completely nerfed now. :banghead: I had managed to avoid most of the reported bugs in this game until now. it really is very hard playing the game with VATS broken now.

Yes I forgot to mention that's happening as well. Totally killing the combat in this game. To the powers that be: time for another hotfix!

Agreed. They shouldn't wait for the rest of the upcoming patch to be fixed. This needs to be fixed now because the game is now unplayable for me. I'd rather have the pre-patch game right now - at least that generally worked for me.

Grats on messing up VATS!!!

Not just VATS, I'm having this same problem with shooting from crouch/stealth position. I lock up and have to wait a sec and then I click my mouse to get going again.. horribly annoying and I too hope there is a fix soon. This didn't happen prior to the latest patch/hotfix.

Before the patch, I would occasionally be unable to fire the Cowboy Repeater for several seconds after reloading.

Now, with the path, reloading the CR locks me out of VATS, PIPboy, zoom, and ESC every time. I have to move while standing (not crouched) to regain those controls.

I haven't been using VATS, so I don't what it will do if I reload during a VATS session.

Edit: Yup, reloading in VATS is bad. My guy just stood there stuck in VATS mode after reloading and never took his final shot. The enemy continued shooting at me, and VATS mode didn't end until Veronica punched the guy's head off.