I would not wish they remove them. It's just that for some reason, I seem to have been getting an abnormal number of attacks and it is getting annoying. Somehow, on the other hand, I had only ONE of thoses vampires attacks in cities since DG has been installed. the whole thing seems pretty much random.

Actually I really enjoy the random attacks at Lakeview Manor (only got one at Winstad Manor). If you make sure the spouse, housecarl and steward are properly outfitted (give them good arrows and upgraded weapons), it's a lot of fun watching them take out the attackers.

I don't get many attacks yet at Lakeview. Don't have any other homes via the DLC as I'm not sure you can have more than 1, or can you?

You can buy all three actually. I believe there's even an achievement for it.

are u using the pickpocket perk?

You just ask each one to follow you, then give them what armor, weapons and health potions you want them to have, you can give the children daggers. The only one you need to use reverse pickpocket on is the bard, or at least I found no other way to give them a decent weapon.

thanx,i thought that they unequipped them after they leave your service ? Aela my wife always does

So what causes the attacks?

Fast travelling?

If so could you fast travel to a nearby location and walk to your house; thus preventing attacks?

No, the attacks are totaly random

People can complain all they want considering they have been patching the game up alot for free simple fact its not a mmo sub based game people can qq and quit playing its not gonna hurt bathesda one bit they have already got yer money so enjoy what you get or simple stop playing oh dont like house attacks the game is mod friendly and im sure you can make or get someone to configure the encounters or tone them down yourselves.

I really don't mind the attacks, I have lakeview manor for all but one of my characters and the only one who has any problems is when my lvl 13 Merchant, no combat or defensive skills, has a giant attack. Lost my steward that go around.

Exactly how I feel about em.

I agree.

I can appreciate why they added it, but after a long day of dragon slaying I just wanna come home, tinker around with some gear, smoke some skooma and relax.

For me the main thing that makes a place "feel like home" is feeling safe there, especially if you have little dragonborn babies running around.

Not really an attack on the house, but Braggen returned to Lakeview Manor ready to kill any trespassers, knocked off the dragon and I noticed a lot of action down on the road near Pinewatch, I thought maybe the usual Dawnguard welcoming home committee might have got waylaid somehow. A few things have gone on down there when Braggen first arrives, so thought I would take a look.

A bandit, was attacking a peddler, unfortunately by the time Braggen got there he had already lost his horse. M'aiq the liar was also involved, being attacked by a deer of all things, there were about 5 deer who were all hostile. The peddler was also hostile to Braggen which was unusual, he never hit anyone but the bandit. Had to cast calm spells on the peddler and deer to avoid any innocent casualties. Some mage went and did that once to the foxes who all attacked Braggen, but I could not see anyone else around. They might have hit and run while Braggen was up at the house fighting the dragon. Maybe the local necromancer is branching out a bit?

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Had to kill the deer in the end, they kept attacking when the spell wore off.

Hire a high-level steward (Preferably another housecarl) and equip your default Housecarl and your Steward with High-end Weaponry.

While it won't stop the attacks, and you may lose a horse (The chickens and the cows are at least smart enough to flee at lightpseed) it makes it considerably less irritating when your private security can annihilate any opposition.

Braggen's chickens at Lakeview Manor were not smart enough last night to flee at lightspeed. An ancient dragon landed right in front of them and made roast chicken.

Strangely enough I lost Braggen's steward Vilkas as well, never lost a person before in any of the attacks. Neither the dragon nor the dawnguard crowd attacked Vilkas who started out up on the armory balcony and died near the house construction workbench, so it is a bit of a mystery what killed him. I was a bit slack and he had run out of health potions, and a bit careless giving Erandur the staff of chain lightning to play with, he had Rayya down on her knees with it. But I am not sure that would have had much effect on Vilkas who was over near the workbench.

A group skeevers were attacking a stray dog down on the road, a dragon started out attacking something just past Pinewatch, Braggen and Erandur and a conjured Dremora Lord were on the other side of the coach attacking the dawnguard down near the pond, Rayya started with the dawnguard then changed to chasing the dragon that was doing a wide circle around the area. And Shadowmere was halfway down the hill past the animal enclosure, so ended up protecting the cow from the dragon when it landed. Braggen went for the dragon as soon as it went toward the house, the dragon was attacking the cow and chickens, not Vilkas. Braggen's other horse never moved from the stable, which was smart considering the dragon was facing the other way. The dragon was not there long enough for the horse to attack it, just long enough to roast a couple of chickens.

I am thinking either the staff Erandir was using somehow killed Vilkas, or there was another group of enemies I never even saw. It was night, and that coach driver was a mistake, he blocks the view. I could not see Vilkas.

I was actually down there looking for Lydia my missing steward from Heljarchen Hall, my last save is way back at Windstad Manor, so Vilkas is stiil safe, and I will be giving him and Rayya a ton of health potions first thing when I see them. Neither of them had any health potions left, they have survived a lot of attacks. The dawnguard will be getting more than enough time to sneak up on us. And Erandur will be losing that staff before we even arrive, it worked great on enemies but too dangerious to house staff. Will have to find him something a bit safer.

On the two previous attacks with Erandur as a follower, it was only Braggen, Erandur and Shadowmere defending. Rayya and Vilkas never got involved, and the cow and chickens escaped down the hill away from the fighting. Both previous attacks started the same way with the dawnguard attacking from the pond direction and the usual dragon flying around. Braggen and Shadowmere had no problems with the damage taken from the staff, so it never occured to me it might be dangerious to other defenders. The staff of chain lightning is permanently banished to being a dust catcher.

have you cured Vilkas of lycanthropy ?

Ages ago Vilkas and Farkas were cured, but he has still never died before, and he nearly always ends up with Lakeview Manor, he survived legendary dragons and mass groups attacking on the second attempt without problems, I was just too busy running around fetching stuff and house decorating and forgot to check the health potions. I drop the next lot off and go down to check on missing house stewards, he gets enough potions to open a health store. The go before this one I had Aela there as house steward, since it is such a dangerious post with Braggen's house, but there is only so many times you can listen to "something has shifted in the moons brother". I went back to Vilkas real quick.

My beloved Uthgred the Unbroken was broken..killed by bandits...yea now its Forsworn and Bandit genocide...im gonna run out of factions soon.

First, thanks for relating your wild ride in defending the homestead. Quite a story.

Second, I have noticed with Jenassa that she really, really likes to loot staves. I never even notice it until she uses it. Suddenly, an enemy I am about to attack is paralyzed. I am like, WTF? I turn around and Jenassa has got a staff in one hand. Where did you get that thing Jenassa? Or another time I am getting hit by fireballs. During the battle I am thinking it must be an enemy mage. But when the battle is over I find out it Jenassa who has been shooting fireballs with a staff she picked up somewhere. I have also seen this with other NPCs as well.

I am now of the opinion that you need to keep close tabs on followers' inventory since they really do seem to like looting staves.

Braggen is a vampire, and Erandur is a strong user of fire spells, which is why I am giving him a staff to use, he is not always that careful where he fires. I have also noticed him shooting Shadowmere a few time by accident when using a bow. Braggen can easily take some friendly fire, but still I would rather it was something other than actual fire. And since Braggen does not really use staves, at least this way I get see see some of them working.