Animal Research: The Insatiable Scholar

[StabbyINKTTV]

28 minutes ago, Gristle said:

Are you using Sexlab P+?

idk, i've got all of the basics installed for Ostim & SexLab same as always when starting over with fresh installs but for some weird random ass this time its not wanting to work right and when i double checked my LO nothing is out of the normal then what i normally use 

[killer905]

1 hour ago, StabbyINKTTV said:

idk, i've got all of the basics installed for Ostim & SexLab same as always when starting over with fresh installs but for some weird random ass this time its not wanting to work right and when i double checked my LO nothing is out of the normal then what i normally use 

Please make sure you don’t have SexLab+ or are using version 1.17. More information here: 

 

[StabbyINKTTV]

8 hours ago, killer905 said:

Please make sure you don’t have SexLab+ or are using version 1.17. More information here: 

 

yeah i don't have that installed at all. 

[Galadran]

There is a weird issue I've encountered with Tirwin's Room. After building it, Tirwin does not follow me inside wneh I enter, and remains outside the instance. Also at quest stage 180, when she decorates the room. She leaves and returns back to Whiterun after being dismissed. Also it seems i can't progress past the decoration part (the quest never updates or completes).

 

I've built the hatch inside Archmage's quarters in the College. Don't know if that could mess something up.

[killer905]

21 minutes ago, Galadran said:

There is a weird issue I've encountered with Tirwin's Room. After building it, Tirwin does not follow me inside wneh I enter, and remains outside the instance. Also at quest stage 180, when she decorates the room. She leaves and returns back to Whiterun after being dismissed. Also it seems i can't progress past the decoration part (the quest never updates or completes).

 

I've built the hatch inside Archmage's quarters in the College. Don't know if that could mess something up.

Load save before you setup trap door for Tirwin Room and check in other Player Home.

[Jubei69]

Hi, could anyone explain what's meant to happen with the Seeds of Lust quest please? For starters, the initial marker is for outside the Black Brier Lodge but there's nothing there. Ingun is inside the building but the moment I pick the lock to go inside, the guards immediately become hostile. Worse still, even if I kill the guards & advance the quest via console commands, the doors refuse to open from the inside for her to follow us outside. The whole mod's been really good up to this point but this quest seems to be a bit of a mess. How do I get inside to talk to her without the guards attacking me? Any help gratefully received, thanks

[killer905]

22 minutes ago, Jubei69 said:

Hi, could anyone explain what's meant to happen with the Seeds of Lust quest please? For starters, the initial marker is for outside the Black Brier Lodge but there's nothing there. Ingun is inside the building but the moment I pick the lock to go inside, the guards immediately become hostile. Worse still, even if I kill the guards & advance the quest via console commands, the doors refuse to open from the inside for her to follow us outside. The whole mod's been really good up to this point but this quest seems to be a bit of a mess. How do I get inside to talk to her without the guards attacking me? Any help gratefully received, thanks

There should be an NPC in front of the building, I think his name is Khorst. If he’s not there, I recommend loading a save file and skipping the dialogue. Alternatively, enable him.

[Jubei69]

31 minutes ago, killer905 said:

There should be an NPC in front of the building, I think his name is Khorst. If he’s not there, I recommend loading a save file and skipping the dialogue. Alternatively, enable him.

How would I enable him? 

[killer905]

13 minutes ago, Jubei69 said:

How would I enable him? 

(xx) is the load index of Animal Research.

 

before you reach building

Open console

PRID xx39A41B

enable

If he still not there or dead use
 

Disable

Resurrect

Enable

[lekhanhtrung1989]

I'm having trouble. My mission was to talk to Ingun about the dog, but nothing happened.

[Gristle]

On 4/1/2026 at 1:20 PM, Galadran said:

I've built the hatch inside Archmage's quarters in the College. Don't know if that could mess something up.

I'm not even sure how it was possible to build the trap door there. The Archmage's Quarters location doesn't have a "LocTypePlayerHouse" keyword. Do you have a mod that might have added such a keyword?

[Gristle]

12 hours ago, lekhanhtrung1989 said:

I'm having trouble. My mission was to talk to Ingun about the dog, but nothing happened.

If the objective is "Speak to Ingun about the dog" then you're on stage 80. Does Ingun not have dialogue? The only conditions to this dialogue ("Did you enjoy watching Tirwin with Bravil?") is that it be Ingun and stage 80, so there's not much to go wrong.

[Galadran]

On 4/1/2026 at 10:42 PM, killer905 said:

Load save before you setup trap door for Tirwin Room and check in other Player Home.

Is is possible/safe to completely restart the quest and start over? I've only noticed this issue after the new home construction finished and it would mean losing a lot of playtime.

[Galadran]

For the sake of testing, I've loaded an old save and built Tirwin's room in Breetehome. Same issue unfortunately, upon completion, she does not follow the player inside the new house zone and when dismissed, she returns to the Bannered Mare. If I teleport her inside, the quest updates to buying furniture at a general Store, but I can't buy anything at Belethor's or other stores to proceed.

[killer905]

1 hour ago, Galadran said:

Is is possible/safe to completely restart the quest and start over? I've only noticed this issue after the new home construction finished and it would mean losing a lot of playtime.

That’s why it’s worth saving your game or using the quick-save feature. It’s not guaranteed to work, but give it a go:
completequest VAR_TirwinRoom
resetquest VAR_TirwinRoom
setstage VAR_TirwinRoom 10
or
setstage VAR_TirwinRoom 20

[lekhanhtrung1989]

13 hours ago, Gristle said:

If the objective is "Speak to Ingun about the dog" then you're on stage 80. Does Ingun not have dialogue? The only conditions to this dialogue ("Did you enjoy watching Tirwin with Bravil?") is that it be Ingun and stage 80, so there's not much to go wrong.

Yes. Ingun: Come here, Bravil. But Bravil didn't come to her, he remained seated in the stable.

[willsigs123]

Hello,

Quick question. Is me having no map markers for the Animal research questline a bug or feature of build 054? 

I just started up the questline so I am still on the wolf research quest. 

 

 

Love from Sweden

[killer905]

4 minutes ago, willsigs123 said:

Hello,

Quick question. Is me having no map markers for the Animal research questline a bug or feature of build 054? 

I just started up the questline so I am still on the wolf research quest. 

 

 

Love from Sweden

The quest markers should appear from the start, when you accept the job from Tirwin.

[willsigs123]

1 hour ago, killer905 said:

The quest markers should appear from the start, when you accept the job from Tirwin.

Hmm okay, thanks for the quick answer. I guess its a feature now, makes it more interesting

[Jubei69]

Hi, can someone please tell me what the hell is supposed to happen in the Dremora quest? If I go in the room with the ghosts first, the eye of Nocturnal 'might', repeat 'might' be in the secret room behind the wardrobe. Out of 3 attempts now it's only been in there once. However, every time I bang the ghost his missus gets hostile & starts slinging shock spells all over the place till someone kills her. He then won't speak to me so the room is empty, even if I know it's supposed to be in there, it ain't. The one time it was in there, after taking it to Nocturnal & getting her riddle, the grey cowl (which I know for a fact was in the other locked bedroom) had somehow vanished for some ungodly reason. On top of that, there were people banging on the bed in both the bedroom & the bed in the cell so they'd somehow managed to teleport in there, despite both doors having master locks on them lol. Due to this, there was hardly anyone left in the main room, coz they'd all gotten locked in there after teleporting. This mod had been running so well up until these last few quests. I previously only had to use the console once, which was right at the begging when Tirwin wouldn't enter the cave with the bear in for some reason but both this one & the previous spriggen one have been a total nightmare for me. What is supposed to happen here with the grey cowl & the eye of nocturnal & more importantly, how do I sort it? Thanks

[lols123_]

Hi everyone! 
 

I tried to find any help on the forum, but does anyone have same issue as me in quest “The naked scholar”. 
 

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So I talked to Nirya and I went to Onmund to have sex with Tirwin, I went to Fort Snowhawk to talk to him, but he just stay there on the stairs, the fight starting automatically with solder. I tried to restart save, to wait for him to come back, but no success  

Any suggestions? 
 

Thank you all in advance :,)

[killer905]

1 hour ago, Jubei69 said:

Hi, can someone please tell me what the hell is supposed to happen in the Dremora quest? If I go in the room with the ghosts first, the eye of Nocturnal 'might', repeat 'might' be in the secret room behind the wardrobe. Out of 3 attempts now it's only been in there once. However, every time I bang the ghost his missus gets hostile & starts slinging shock spells all over the place till someone kills her. He then won't speak to me so the room is empty, even if I know it's supposed to be in there, it ain't. The one time it was in there, after taking it to Nocturnal & getting her riddle, the grey cowl (which I know for a fact was in the other locked bedroom) had somehow vanished for some ungodly reason. On top of that, there were people banging on the bed in both the bedroom & the bed in the cell so they'd somehow managed to teleport in there, despite both doors having master locks on them lol. Due to this, there was hardly anyone left in the main room, coz they'd all gotten locked in there after teleporting. This mod had been running so well up until these last few quests. I previously only had to use the console once, which was right at the begging when Tirwin wouldn't enter the cave with the bear in for some reason but both this one & the previous spriggen one have been a total nightmare for me. What is supposed to happen here with the grey cowl & the eye of nocturnal & more importantly, how do I sort it? Thanks

And why are you attacking the ghosts, eh? The secret room is behind the wardrobe (just like Delphine, who has her own secret room in the inn) – right in the room with the ghosts. 

All NPCs, apart from the ghosts and one specific NPC, SHOULD NOT be in locked rooms. At the moment, it looks as though SexLab is detecting beds in these rooms and assuming people are having sex there, etc. I suggest loading a save file before entering the party venue.

Sometimes NPCs disappear from cells, and it may be necessary to quit the game and load save "before" entering.

[killer905]

1 hour ago, lols123_ said:

Hi everyone! 
 

I tried to find any help on the forum, but does anyone have same issue as me in quest “The naked scholar”. 
 

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So I talked to Nirya and I went to Onmund to have sex with Tirwin, I went to Fort Snowhawk to talk to him, but he just stay there on the stairs, the fight starting automatically with solder. I tried to restart save, to wait for him to come back, but no success  

Any suggestions? 
 

Thank you all in advance :,)

Huh? There definitely shouldn’t be an Onmud in Fort Snowhawk. They suggest entering the command

prid 0001C1A2
moveto player

before speaking to Nirya. Then, speak to Nirya, and if he appears, move him to your room so you can continue.

[Jubei69]

32 minutes ago, killer905 said:

And why are you attacking the ghosts, eh? The secret room is behind the wardrobe (just like Delphine, who has her own secret room in the inn) – right in the room with the ghosts. 

All NPCs, apart from the ghosts and one specific NPC, SHOULD NOT be in locked rooms. At the moment, it looks as though SexLab is detecting beds in these rooms and assuming people are having sex there, etc. I suggest loading a save file before entering the party venue.

Sometimes NPCs disappear from cells, and it may be necessary to quit the game and load save "before" entering.

You misunderstood, I didn't attack any ghosts. It was his wife who became hostile each time when she woke up. I solved all that eventually by toggling camera off & checking whether the eye & the grey cowl were in the rooms before I unlocked any doors. I've encountered another problem with entertaining the guests though now. Tirwin won't fuck anyone. She just stands behind one of the bars the entire time so I had to do them all but when I finished, Otto remained upstairs. When I then used the console AGAIN, after he said Tirwin had to bang some animals nothing happened. No options for dialogue, nothing. I don't know if it's a scripting issue or what but like I said, these last 2 quests have been a massive pain in the ass to get through. The mod went from pretty much plain sailing to being a real slog.

[killer905]

9 minutes ago, Jubei69 said:

You misunderstood, I didn't attack any ghosts. It was his wife who became hostile each time when she woke up. I solved all that eventually by toggling camera off & checking whether the eye & the grey cowl were in the rooms before I unlocked any doors. I've encountered another problem with entertaining the guests though now. Tirwin won't fuck anyone. She just stands behind one of the bars the entire time so I had to do them all but when I finished, Otto remained upstairs. When I then used the console AGAIN, after he said Tirwin had to bang some animals nothing happened. No options for dialogue, nothing. I don't know if it's a scripting issue or what but like I said, these last 2 quests have been a massive pain in the ass to get through. The mod went from pretty much plain sailing to being a real slog.

Ghosts shouldn't be hostile when they get out of bed (depending on the PC's gender), and the fact that Tirwin isn't having sex with anyone is strange, to say the least, and you're the first one to point this out. Unfortunately, I don't have an answer to this problem, and the only thing that comes to mind is that Tirwin has glitched.