Problems & Solutions

[wunderbar]

Hah, yeha, same Fluffy. But, ehh, if you've got a choice, go for what's higher quality. Besides, since you'll likely be staying on that setting, in other games, there may be a noticable difference. I think the only important factor is the 41k - CD quality is 16-bit, Studio is 24-bit. Still not sure why the game is so fickle about sound, though.

[sora3]

HOLD IT!

 

When the steam forums got hacked' date=' there was one person who saved everyone alot of time and money about the launching crash at startup.

 

Set your sound to cd quality not studio quality. It saved me having to get a new laptop and i didn't even need to update my ati graphics card which is up 11.5b patch.

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Actually, you can remain on Studio quality, it just has to be 41k, 24-bit. This is available on Studio Quality AND CD quality - I just studio and the game works just fine. Also, that crash has to do with the actual game sounds. If changing your Playback device audio quality doesn't work, you'll probably have to get better drivers for your sound card.

 

There's also a nasty bug that a lot of people are having where the game will black screen CTD, but also kill the graphics drivers (or bug em, not sure), and a hard reset will be required - happens on Vista, XP, even 7, too... nobody really knows how to fix it.

 

This one I'm all to familiar with. Usually the Black Screen of Death is associated with the game engine crashing and then crashing Windows itself due to a bug with the sound files. It's very similar to the audio file crash with Half Life 2. It's random when it happens but it is suggested you change the sound to the above as it slows down the rate of the crash.

[HanPL]

Hmm first major bug I encountered so far.

 

In Markharth I didn't buy house from Steward right after this option becasme available.

Now he only gave me few "go kill this and that " but 0 options to buy house.

Many people had that problem so it seems games break the option to obtain new house in Markhart... ;/

[Irishredneck]

Arrows!!

 

I took one to the beautiful face of my Orc tank and after 4+ hours of playing, saves, restarts, etc. IT'S STILL THERE! I see it in first person.. extended from his cute green nose like a Pinocchio-telling-lies nose.

 

The arrow is not in my inventory, and I bought a stack of like arrows, equipped them, and dropped them with still no joy.

 

Any advice??

[Mouse]

It will go away... eventually. For me it took maybe 10 hours.

[wunderbar]

Hmm first major bug I encountered so far.

 

In Markharth I didn't buy house from Steward right after this option becasme available.

Now he only gave me few "go kill this and that " but 0 options to buy house.

Many people had that problem so it seems games break the option to obtain new house in Markhart... ;/

 

Exact same issue here. When I first met the Jarl, the woman by his throne asked why I had come, and I told her to purchase a house. So I talk to the Jarl, and he tells me I can't purchase a house without first doing more for Markath. So, I do all that Forsworn crap, and even kill some of them for him. Now, the Jarl is calling me his trusted friend, blablabla. However, the dialog option to buy a house is now completely missing.

 

A patch can't come soon enough.

 

Also, not a huge issue, since it's only happened twice, but this weird thing is going on with Skyrim for me. The game runs fine, but, twice now, the game has closed. No black screen, no sound loops, no error messages - the game, without any warning before hand, will simply close to desktop. It's the weirdest thing, although really not a priority since it almost never occurs.

 

lol, Irish, I've got no idea how to fix that... Maybe try going to "showracemenu" in console - switch race, or alter some feature of your orc, then switch back, and see if that removes it?

[pandabear]

I'm not sure if this has been covered, but if you get the bug where you have an arrow stuck in your head that won't fade away, open the console and type sexchange, then type sexchange again and close console.

[wunderbar]

Ahh, for those having issues as I was with purchasing a home in Markath, I've figured it out.

 

Your first prompt for buying a home is with the Jarl, but actually, you have to talk to his Uncle in order to purchase it. I did the Forsworn prison thing, and then two separate quests for the Jarl. After retrieving his father's shield, I was able to talk to the Uncle, purchase a home and become Thane.

[Lumpyhead]

 

Also' date=' not a huge issue, since it's only happened twice, but this weird thing is going on with Skyrim for me. The game runs fine, but, twice now, the game has closed. No black screen, no sound loops, no error messages - the game, without any warning before hand, will simply close to desktop. It's the weirdest thing, although really not a priority since it almost never occurs.

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Yeah I get this problem once in a while. What's interesting is that it saves right as it crashes because when I restart the client I'm exactly where I crashed. I think it might be an autosave bug or something.

[afro-herbalist]

I have a weird texture bug, or a few of them.

 

-Textures around my eyes become black/yellow stripes (seriously). Unknown cause

 

-Some textures of mountain rocks seems to be INCREDIBLY low resolution (even when ALL settings are maxed out)

 

-Some snowed over textures seem to be completely lacking in detail (EG. The wooden floorboard textures in some "tower ruins". They just look like solid white, with black lines in them (cant be more than 12 shades of colour). Almost looks like a missing texture bug

 

Anybody know anything about how to fix these issues? Or are the latter two just how the game was SUPPOSED to look (but that would be VERY strange lol)

[Kashked]

Problem: You have finished College of Winterhold before the main quest, specificly the "Elder knowledge"-part of it, this causes a certain orc librarian not to give you the book you need to continue the quest.

 

Solution: Write in the console "setstage MQ205 80". Then head straight north from the college until you find the hideout of a certain septimus (this will not be marked as a quest objective, but you have to find him). Then continue on the quest as the questlog proposes.

[Ryanhabs]

Problem: If any of you are the adventurous type like myself and like to take time to just roam and explore without any real objective, be very careful the ares you explore, upon entering numerous different areas / ruins/ dungeons I have gotten quest updates. once that update is in your quest log you can not undo it and I now have 3, probably more quests that are stuck and are unable to me manually finished. Particularly, The cursed tribe, and speak to the Jarl of rifton. The tribe one I won't get into due to spoils... the speak to the jarl one she wants to make me thane but something I have done has bugged it so the quest never completes. Theres also a 3rd that I know of so far that involves a place way to the north east. The quest is rises in the east and I stumbled across the zone looking for standing stones and got thrown in to the final stages of a quest.

 

This is just a heads up for the adventurers out there.

[Vyrce]

I'm sure quite a few people have run into this but since i cant seem to find a notice of it anywhere else here i'd figure id throw my 2 cents in.

 

Blood on the Ice I think it is where you have to find the killer in windhelm(?) is broken/ or I'm just and idiot and cant seem to get a killer to go after it's next target. which i assume is the next part since I've hammered out all the other clues i could find.

[gregathit]

I'm sure quite a few people have run into this but since i cant seem to find a notice of it anywhere else here i'd figure id throw my 2 cents in.

 

Blood on the Ice I think it is where you have to find the killer in windhelm(?) is broken/ or I'm just and idiot and cant seem to get a killer to go after it's next target. which i assume is the next part since I've hammered out all the other clues i could find.

 

 

 

It happens at night in the merchant market....just look for the sneaking dude. You can save the chick if you kill him quick enough.

 

 

[DocClox]

Not exactly a bug, but does anyone know a good way of "parking" a horse?

 

[spoiler=Spoiler: DB Quest]

I've got Shadowmere from the DB quest, which is cool. Sadly I'm playing a very stealthy type and Shadowmere is the ultimate in anti-stealth. We come across a fort with bandits or foresworn. I dismount and vanish. Shadowmere charges forward and aggros the guards. This wakes up the whole camp and puts everyone on high alert. That in turn greatly increases the odds of my being spotted in the event I feel like joining in.

 

In fact, the best thing is generally to leave him to it, and go and find another camp to beat up where my horse can't hog all the fun.

 

 

 

I know that if I dismount I can proceed on foot and the horse won't follow. That works well until I fast travel. What I really want is an option to dismiss my four legged friend until I need him.

 

Any ideas?

[Presto]

I'm sure quite a few people have run into this but since i cant seem to find a notice of it anywhere else here i'd figure id throw my 2 cents in.

 

Blood on the Ice I think it is where you have to find the killer in windhelm(?) is broken/ or I'm just and idiot and cant seem to get a killer to go after it's next target. which i assume is the next part since I've hammered out all the other clues i could find.

 

 

 

It happens at night in the merchant market....just look for the sneaking dude. You can save the chick if you kill him quick enough.

 

 

 

The quest is broken for me too. I may have done some of the stages out of order and that caused a problem. Now the killer just hides in the abandoned house and doesn't leave EVER. When I go there to confront him he attacks me but if I attack back the guards are alerted and a bounty is raised. Even worse I can't kill him, he just goes to one knee and gets up eventually. Pretty much no way to finish the quest as the next stage won't trigger.