Riften skooma dealer : V

» Thu Aug 09, 2012 9:05 pm

I've "glitched?" on this quest several times? The Jarl sends me to Cragslane Cavern to disrupt the skooma dealers so I can become a thane... I've done this a couple of times but the Jarl doesn't recognize, or the game doesn't progress, after killing the drug dealers? I've got several other "collect bounty" in the Miscelaneous quests that don't clear either? (That's no big deal, just keeps the list long). Any ideas on how to fix this? or progress with the Riften thane? I've already gone back to older saves. Is it my disc?
Thanx

» Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:12 pm

There's some part where you have to go into a warehouse in the docks, but that may be before you get sent to Cragslane - where you find out that they are in Cragslane. Have you done the warehouse part?

Are you sure you killed everyone in Cragslane? If it's the cave I'm picturing it had some side chambers.

I've got a bunch of "Collect bounty from Skald." entries and I've been able to do the Skooma Dealer one so those shouldn't matter. :confused:

» Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:21 am

had you alread cleared this cave before getting the quest?

UESP says:

Bugs

If http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Cragslane_Cavern has been cleared before receiving the quest, you will need to go to more trouble to complete it.
- When this occurs, you need to clear the cavern three times in order for the quest to complete. You need to kill a total of seven bandits to "disrupt the operation", but only the three bandits respawn after you have cleared it. Travel far away and wait thirty days for the cavern to reset. Return and kill the bandits three times to get a total of seven.
- http://www.uesp.net/wiki/File:Pc22.pngYou can use the console command player.setstage FreeformRiften01 40 to advance to the next quest stage.
- http://www.uesp.net/wiki/File:Pc22.png An alternative workaround is to repeatedly resurrect one of the dead bandits via console until you have a total of seven dead NPCs.If you exit the cave during the fight and re-enter, the quest may not advance.
If you exit the cave during the fight and re-enter, the quest may not advance.