Can anyone help me? I'm in over my head here.

My husband is doing the Civil War quests with a new character. He doesn't want to do the main quest with this character but would like to be able to use Call Dragon during battles. We're having problems getting Odahviing to show up and attack. This is what I've tried so far.

First: psb got the Call Dragon shout, unlocked all three words. Would not work so
Second: Used setstage to finish Dragonslayer quest. Odahviing now shows up, but doesn't attack. So I figured you can't skip the intermediate quests. So
Third: Tried using setstage to advance step by step through the MQ.

We now have VERY ODD results. I think it can't figure out whether Odahviing is imprisoned or not. He flies around but he looks like a limp dishrag. Still doesn't attack. Since that didn't work,

Fourth: reverted to save from before third step.

So now it occurs to me it's probably some sort of faction issue.

Fifth: add Odahviing to player faction, add player to Odahviing faction.

Still no attack. He shows up, circles at a high distance for about three circles, then leaves. That's all I can figure out to do. Has anyone out there gotten this to work? I can't find anything about it anywhere. Please help!

On my game where I earned Oda the legit way the shout is broken. I use it, he comes and circles around and roars a little then takes off. So you may have done it right and just wound up with a bugged shout like I did. Really the Call Heroes or Storm Call is better anyways out of the long refresh shouts.

Those shouts may be more effective but that doesn't mean they're as dramatic. I had a blood dragon swoop in during one of the sieges and it was the highlight of the entire quest line for me.


(The best part of a new release is having so many oldies stop by, good to see you again Allerleirauh!)

Yeah I see your point but a broken shout where Oda just circles aimlessly and doesn't attack isn't dramatic either.

It just seems worthwhile trying to fix this, rather than settling for an alternative.


I imagine when the CK is released it will be easier to figure out what console commands are necessary to accomplish this, or it's something that can be simply modded in. If not, it may be necessary to set up certain quests with console commands and then preform key actions manually. This isn't a terribly good alternative, but it's something.

If she has got Odaving flying above her she has the shout. I'm guessing It's just bugged like mine which means no console commands will fix it. Other then maybe reloading a save before she did anything and trying again to see if she can get a nonbugged shout.

Now if Odaviing dropped a deuce on the guy you were fighting, then flew off, that would be epic!

well , too be honest with you love im not surprised it didnt work, the amount of console commands you chucked at it.....basically, if you want to get that call then do the MQ , or wait until a mod comes out for it, because if your not ment to get it before that stage of the quest, then your not ment to get it.

trust me i once tried to fast forward the whole shivering isle MQ , and my chracter crashed.