Please help

I'm playing on XBOX 360 through the main story quest 'The Fallen.' It's the one where you have to lure Odahiving to Dragonsreach (in order to interrogate him about Alduin's whereabouts) However, when I use my Dragon shout to call Odahiving on the porch at Dragonsreach, NOTHING HAPPENS!

I have done the following things but nothing seems to get Odahiving to appear:

I have learned the Dragon shout from Parthurnax
I have attended the peace treaty negotiations chaired by the Grey Beards
I have killed Parthurnax
I have confirmed with Jarl Barlgruuf in Whiterun that we are ready to lure the Dragon
I have used the Dragon shout on the porch area at Dragons Reach (NOT Dragonrend as I know this is something different for getting the dragon to land)

Any clues would be much appreciated- I have seen on Youtube what is supposed to happen- Odahiving gets trapped, but on my version of the game, he doesn't appear at all! Am I supposed to complete all the other quests before coming back to this one?

Thanks

You don't deserve to continue because you killed Paarthunax

You need to fight him for a short time and then physically lure him inside the structure. Walk backwards, or turn and run. Anything to get him inside the building. If you stand on the balcony you'll be there forever because his health will regenerate infinitely.

Thanks but Odahiving doesn't appear at all- so I can't even lure him in even when I've used the Dragon call. Has any one else had this problem? Help please

Thanks

when you use the dragon shout to call him, make sure to hold down the shout button a bit longer than normal so the full shout can come out. if you just tap the button, the full shout doesn't come out sometimes. good thing to know for higher power shouts like fire breath too.

You using all 3 words of the shout? You need to do that, or the shout has no effect. (And kudos for bumping off Paarthanaax.)

there seems to be a 360 bug or glitch that requires you to call him then hit him with dragonrend so that he'll come in and down... I have no idea what to suggest if he's not even showing up... maybe reload (not to the one where you've killed Paarthurnax, I'd say... out of personal preference more than really any idea that it might be a bad file to summon a dragon on) an old save and go forward through the steps again?

that svcks, man... good luck. I hate when my game bugs at a crucial point. it's so addictive it's painful when we can't push it forward.

Are you in Dragonsreach? If you stand on the small bridge leading to it or somewhere in Whiterun, Odahiving will fly around the city, but he won't come down. You have to be inside Dragonsreach, on the balcony which you can access if you walk upstairs (directly behind the Jarl's throne, but a floor higher). You will see the dragon trap, and when you stand on the edge of the balcony, you should be able to call Odahiving just fine.

Thanks so much for your help guys. I'm an idiot and you're amazing.

Geckoman you were right- you have to hold down the shout for much longer. I tried it and it worked so am really chuffed. I'm kinda new to these sorts of games so guess I am showing my naivety.

Thanks again- I thought no-one would actually reply!

John

no worries. that was where i actually figured out for the strongest version of each shout you have to hold the shout button down much longer or you just get the weak level one version of the shout.

glad you are back up and running.

you are perhaps less of an idiot than you think... if we suggested it there's a possibility we have experienced making the same mistake ourselves.

good luck.

by the way- welcome to the forums!

I had a problem with him the 1st time, I kept fighting him on the balcony but he never went into the hanger to get trapped.
DUH, I finally ran back and he followed.

Yeah, me too..... after knocking him down to zero health for the third time..... I ran into the 'hangar' to down some potions as my health was low, and he followed me in...... That was a facepalm moment.