Went explorin' around Helgan and found the Bonechill Passage which is supposed to lead to a dragon's lair, only thing is the game crashes to desktop as soon as I go past where the wolf hangs out just inside the entrance. I've tried multiple times now, I even went and did a bunch of the story quests then came back and tried. Is anyone else able to get through the passage or is this messed up for everyone and not just me?

Here is a screenshot of my map if anyone wants to head there and try to get through it themselves.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/613842195055692689/141404F19010EB1D550BF58C19160445B4AD2ACA/

Also I have the digital download version from steam.

The same happens to me. I'm completely unable to pass Bonechill Passage, because the game kicks me to the desktop.

Some people is saying that playing that part of the game in windowed mode solves the issue - I haven't tried it yet -, but it should be treated as a bug. I really like that cave and this bug is spoiling it.

posted a yesterday or so that its totally bugged

Tip: when you get in, follow the wall, dont get close to the ice pillar, there is a hole in the ground that will crash the game. on your way back you need to go backwards (no joke) until you reach the wolfroom, now turn around and follow the wall, you might need to make some quick saves, in there, then follow the wall furthest away from the pillar out again. took me about 25 crashes in both directions

Yes I made it through there just fine. Didn't crash or freeze or anything.

wow strange, i have the steem version of the computer, and all the latest nvidia drivers for my gfx card

Thank you bref,

I passed through playing in windowed mode, but I dislike exit from the game for changing settings, relaunch Skyrim in windowed mode for beating Bonechill Pass, then exiting the game again for returning to full screen mode setting and starting Skyrim again for continuing beyond the bugged pass. This breaks the flow of the game completely for me.


Same here.

Many posts about this cave in the "PC ISSUES" forum.

----Switch to Windowed Mode just in that passage and you won't crash.


Then once you're out, go back to your regular mode.




It's some sort of graphical/resolution bug. Playing in Windowed Mode seems to bypass the bug.