So after major crashes due to faulty combination of mods, I uninstalled Skyrim, deleted my saves (all of them), deleted the entire folders etc. and went back to a clean slate.

I proceeded to add mods slowly but surely testing to see if there's no CTD upon getting in the game. I have maybe 30 mods running but that's not the issue.

The issue:

In the unbound quest upon entering the keep with Ralof and fighting the imperials. He gets the key and opens the door. Then... that's it... he stays there, top of the stairs, repeating the same old "Let's go!".

I tried:

Using console commands and spawning him further. (He runs back to the top of the stairs)
Using console commands and advancing quest stage. (Doesn't do anything)
Disabling all mods and lauching from the .exe instead of skse.

Nothing.

Anyone else encountering this?

I can still proceed, I can still finish the quest... it breaks the immersion and it breaks the encounters (past the interrogators I see no other imps) but upon exiting the cave I see no other issue.


Has this been encountered by anyone else?

Got the same problem really wish I could find a fix