Hello all! Lately I have seen a slew of threads pop up about various bugs that users themselves can already fix themselves.

PLEASE NOTE: THESE BUG FIXES WILL NOT WORK FOR EVERYONE. THEY SHOULD WORK FOR THE MAJORITY HOWEVER.
If you have tried all the steps mentioned, please post with the specific issue and ALL steps you have done, as well as your PC specs wrapped in a spoiler tag.

Here are a few off the top of my head, and I will keep this list up to date as much as possible:

Red Logo/Loading Screens
Check your Skyrim Data folder (steam/common/skyrim/data) and look for a 'fishy' ini file. It may be the name of a mod you have (killable_children_1_0_1.INI, Tytanis.INI, realisticwater.INI, etc etc.), or it may be skyrim.INI. I don't know about other users, but I personally noticed the all-cap INI ending, and moved it out of the folder. This fixed my Red Logo, as well as fixed other users Red Logo's.

Probable Cause:
Saving ini file in console command within Skyrim

Solution:
Remove (DO NOT DELETE) any strange ini file from the Skyrim DATA folder. Once you confirm the Red Logo is back to silver, it is safe to delete the ini file you moved.

Bugged Radiant Quests
While exploring, you can (and often will) come across a quest item for a quest you've never received. Once you find the quest start, the quest becomes 'bugged' and it appears that you are unable to complete it. Using console commands, you can force drop the quest item and reclaim it to continue.

To find the ID of the item in question, head on over to http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Main_Page and search for your item. Then open up the console and type the following command:

player.removeitem  

The quantity should always be 1, but there may be exceptions.

You can also try exiting the quest-givers area (fast travel somewhere, fast travel back) and reattempt to talk to the NPC with the quest item. This personally worked for me.

Game Time Unsynched
Taken directly from this thread http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1291005-bug-game-day-not-in-sync-with-game-time/:


Shadow Artifacts
Some people may have noticed that their shadows are completely bonkers in Breezehome after the 1.3 patch. I am referring to the rings of shadows that look absolutely horrid, and can actually hurt your eyes if you look at it too long. The 'simpliest' fix is to set iBlurDeferredShadowMask= to a value to like 5 or 7.
Alternative, there is an in-depth guide located http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/11/23/tweaking_skyrim_image_quality/2 that showcase some hardcoe shadow modification in the ini files.

Stuck Spell Effects
Players sometimes get attacked by a Spriggan, and will find that the effect has 'stuck' to their player. This is also true with other various spells (Such as Ice Lance, Frost, Fire, etc etc). To fix this simply open up console and add the specific spell to yourself, then remove it. I have not personally experienced this bug, so I cannot comment from personal experience if it works or not.

player.addspell 

Note: If you already have the spell (Ice Lance, for example) You may have to remove it then readd it again. Again, I am not clear on how this process actually works, as I have not personally encountered it.

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Spells


I modified the original quote for easier reading.

Headless Body Glitch
While using TIM and TGM, it is possible to be decapitated, yet you will not die. This results in a humorous glitch, that will ultimately crash the game after so long.
To fix this simply open up console and type:

sixchangesixchangeplayer.removeitem  (I am still looking for the head stump code.)sixchangesixchange

No Spoken Dialogue
Quite simply, some NPC's become mute for some reason or another. You'll see the subtitles, but there is no spoken speech. To fix this, use a http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=3117#content to unpack Skyrim - Voicesixtra.bsa

Random CTD's
There is not a 'confirmed' fix to this, but I have discovered a few 'stability' tricks that may or may not help. Each person's setup is different, so there is no way of knowing exactly.

First, you need to do a personal check list:
Have you installed any texture packs?
Have you tinkered with the ini files?
Do you have the necessary specs?

These are things that I have personally done to reduce the frequency of CTD's on my machine.
My specs/mods

I was using ugrids 9 and crashed usually every 5 minutes or so, depending on what I was doing. I reduced ugrids to 7, removed FXAA (and disabled it) injector, reduced some shadow settings in my ini file, as well as other various reductions in the ini files. If you wish to reduce your ini tweaks, but don't know where to begin, the best solution is to start from vanilla again by removing ALL .ini files from both Skyrim's Data folder as well as the ini files located in my documents/my games/skyrim, and re-verifying cache integrity via Steam, then slowly working up to the settings you had until it starts to crash again and scale it back a notch. If you have extremely similar specs as mine and wish to use the ini settings that I have personally found to be the most stable, PM me and I will send you the info.

If there are alternate bug fixes, post them here and I will update accordingly. If you know of other bugs and their fixes, post them as well and I will update this accordingly.

Good luck, we are all counting on you.
-Noodles.

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To remove the glowing eyes bug you open the console and first add the spell "Draugr Abilities" and then remove it again. This works for lots of other magical effects that can get stuck to your character (like spriggan leaves, ice lances etc) by finding the appropriate spell and adding and removing it.

If Esbern's speech file doesn't play but you see his subtitles for a split second in the quest "A Cornered Rat" use a tool such BSA Unpack to unpack your Voices.bsa file.
One such tool can be found here : http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=3117#content


Also could a mod sticky this?

Do you have the specific spell codes on hand?

Fantastic post. Thank you for the information and for setting up a one-stop-shop thread for all these fixes. Bookmarked.

Thanks! I'm actually shocked noone found this sooner. Its been up for a few days and still the same bug threads keep popping up.

When you come across these threads you should reply to them with a "here's your fix" and a link to this one. It won't stop the repeated threads completely, but one day, with enough hard work and perseverance, you might be able to corral 20% of the common bug complaint type stuff to this one thread. Maybe.

I have WAY too much on my plate to respond to each thread, but I'll do what I can

You open the console and type "help blagh 0" where "blagh" is the spell you want. Use quotes for spells with spaces. You can then use page up and page down to scroll through the list to find the spell code you want.

Cheers!. Updated several bugs on the main post.

I'd like to modify one of my fixes for the Esbern problem, in my original post I said to unpack Voices.bsa when you should actually unpack "Skyrim - Voicesixtra.bsa".

Posted this on the bug list thread, but it might be helpful here too.

For people with the bug where Battle Music plays constantly, or no music plays at all, I think I found a fix.

It's really complicated, so be ready for a headache.

Step 1) Start a New Game.
Step 2) The Battle Music *should* be replaced by the normal music after a few moments.
Step 3) Congratulations, you've suvived the super-complex fix. Music *should* now play normally.


Worked for me, not sure about anyone else. O:

Added more bug's and fixes. Spread the word!

Excellent thread

I have found 2 issues and 2 fixes, here is link to threads I made about them:

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1313582-weaponhand-outline-in-1st-person-view-while-using-aa

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1309963-heat-distortion-shader-rendering-through-solid-objects

Thanks for doing this. I'm afflicted by the bugged items issue, and I hoped I'd found a solution. Unfortunately, the fix you have listed didn't do the trick. For me, this bug is keeping me from completing four or so quests. The one (and only one) I tried your fix for was this one: http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Return_to_Grace I cleared the amulets from my inventory, but adding one after acquiring the quest didn't move things along. I tried dropping it and picking it up, but that didn't work either. Could you be more specific about which quests (or which category of quests) can be fixed in this manner?

It seems like there is a specific amulet you have to use. Not just any old Amulet of Talos, but a specific one off of a corpse.

I haven't done this quest, but if what the OP said in his reply to you is true, then maybe you can still use some console tricks. Try finding the body you were supposed to loot the amulet from and open the console. With the console open, click on the body and type what you would to add the item to your inventory, but w/o the "player." Example: additem 1
That should add the item to the body's inventory, and you can try looting it off of him.
No idea if that will work, but I hope it helps.

There is most likely another "Amulet of Talos" that specifically loads on the corpse. ie: Amulet of Talos that you normally find could be item code 00000001, but this one 'should' be 00000002, if that makes sense. It'll still say Amulet of Talos, but be flagged as a quest item.

You're quite likely right, but the UESP doesn't list the quest specific object ID. I have the same issue for the book collection quest for the mage's college: I have a book stuck in my inventory, and I'm guessing that adding the book's base ID to my inventory won't advance the quest.

http://ccadarted.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/kudos_bar8.jpg

Keep up the great work!

F71D1 worked.

And thanks!