Blackreach Elevators? : V

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 2:36 pm

So I have done the quest Elder knowledge and I left through the tower of Mzark. At the top the golden gate wouldn't open so I went back down and left through a different one and that gate doesn't open either. I don't feel like walking through Alftand again. Is this a common problem or am i just missing something?

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 3:02 pm

Obvious question, but did you activate the gate-opening lever nearby? I just ask as I nearly missed it and found myself wondering the same thing.

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 1:32 pm

there should be levers to open the gate to leave. you are talking about the exits right? cus theres like 10 exits of blackreach, and yeah every one in an elevator that goes outside with the gate, there should be a lever by the gate that opens into the outside world.

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:30 pm

Lever is on the right hand side when you goto the door.

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:03 pm

Wait there is a lever? :facepalm:

Time to go to Alftand. Ugh.

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 2:10 pm

they are the inside, unreachable unless you've used the elevator to come up. No shortcut way into Alftand ^^

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 3:15 pm

Yeah after reloading a save to get rid of a glitch I forgot to open the Mzark gate with the lever and fast travelled away (I had already done this journey and wanted to get my progress back before playing properly again). I then realised I forgot the lexicon and had to backtrack to Mzark the hard way anyway because the map icon doesn't unlock until you open the gate. :facepalm:

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 1:31 pm

In blackreach there's like 4 elevators to different parts of skyrim. I had to go back through alftand again because I didn't discover the tower of m? Exit and I lost it when trying to find it again :facepalm:

Same as above I fast travelled straight out and forgot the lexicon :facepalm:

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 1:53 pm

This helped me immensely. Staring at so many gold things made me miss that lever as it blends in. YIPPEE!!!!

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 10:30 am

Just so you know I've discovered entrances to Blackreach while exploring two other ruins. They are un usable without the Attunment Spheres you get to do Elder Knowledge tho.

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 10:50 pm

I did exactly the same thing, couldn't open the door, thought it was a bug so fast travelled out, when I wanted to return to Blackreach I had to go ALL the way through the ruins again looool, on the way out, did the same thing,........... then found out about the switch next to the door :dry:

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 4:54 pm

Just so you know I've discovered entrances to Blackreach while exploring two other ruins.

Yeah, Mzinchaleft (or something) and Raldbthar (or whatever) also connect to Blackreach, but you can't go up to surface trough them before first clearing them from the top. The dwemer sure did lock things thorougly before disappearing :hehe:

Edit: wow, i actually got those names correct :ooo:

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 4:08 pm

Well seeing as everyone else has assumed this is spoiler central I'll say there are

Spoiler

4 entrances to Blackreach, all of which are their own dungeons and must be activated at the end to get inside.They cannot be used inside to get out otherwise you can easily end up at the end of their prospective dungeons. And going though a dungeon backwards is madness.

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 9:23 am

Well seeing as everyone else has assumed this is spoiler central I'll say there are

Spoiler

4 entrances to Blackreach, all of which are their own dungeons and must be activated at the end to get inside.They cannot be used inside to get out otherwise you can easily end up at the end of their prospective dungeons. And going though a dungeon backwards is madness.

Um.... this IS the Spoilers forum....

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 9:47 am

Um.... this IS the Spoilers forum....

Hah, sorry thought I was in general.

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:30 am

Hah, sorry thought I was in general. :tongue:

Oh, maybe it got moved? There's no way to tell from "here"....