EsbernMain Quest bugged for me : V

» Mon May 28, 2012 4:43 pm

So when I got to the ratway where Esbern is at he was totally bugged out. His subtitles flash by before I can read them and his voice never gets played. I had to run out of his area 3-4 times before the door would open, and I had to do the same before he would even follow me. (he just sat at his chest/table and twitched like a crack head).

Any thoughts on if this can be fixed? Has this happened to anyone else?

Also, I finally got him out of the ratway after about an hour, do I really have to follow his dumb-ass all the way to riverwood?

» Mon May 28, 2012 9:41 pm

Now he is walking a giant circle around the first mill you come to, this is so much freakin fun.....

» Mon May 28, 2012 11:36 am

Bumping this incase anyone know the console command to skip the escort part of this quest so I can get on with the freakin game....

» Mon May 28, 2012 1:34 pm

I have the same problem. Dialogs flashing by and nomatter what dialog I choose I can't get the door open.

» Mon May 28, 2012 2:03 pm

...and I had to do the same before he would even follow me.

So we're going to have to suffer this where characters don't follow you....again?? >:-(

» Mon May 28, 2012 7:07 am

I dont know about anyone else, but has there ever been a successful escort quest in ANY rpg, EVER!? Why do they keep putting them in games when they are such a pita, has anyone ever had fun doing an escort..?

» Mon May 28, 2012 3:24 pm

I'll just share http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Esbern#Bugs with you guys.

Hope it helps.

» Mon May 28, 2012 7:36 pm

I'll just share http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Esbern#Bugs with you guys.

Hope it helps.

Already did this, he still just walks in circles.

» Mon May 28, 2012 2:58 pm

Bumping this incase anyone know the console command to skip the escort part of this quest so I can get on with the freakin game....

I just used fast travel to riverwood, and he appeared next to me there (just as with a follower).

» Mon May 28, 2012 12:40 pm

fo realz, fast travel homeskillet

» Mon May 28, 2012 7:27 pm

I'll just share http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Esbern#Bugs with you guys.

Hope it helps.

Oh, my... "Jump on to the table and use the shout Unrelenting Force to push him back, and the quest should continue" :laugh:

How this guy, being of such importance to the main quest, managed to sneak through quality testing with all these bugs I'll never know.

I did some research yesterday and found a simple solution so I can hear his voice and get him to follow. If you just delete the files 'Skyrim.ini' and 'SkyrimPrefs.ini' located in 'My Games\Skyrim\' folder it should set this strait. The game will create new ones when you start the game, but you will have to setup your settings again.