Started the quest called Wilhelm's Spectre. So I reached the first puzzle room where you have to play with the levers to open the caged doors. First off, this is my 4th character playthrough and I haven't had any problems last time. Unfortunately, this time, event though I can open the caged doors to go deeper into the crypt and the lever room itself, I can't seem to open the caged door at the entrance (or now would be the exit). I even read the Skyrim wiki to see if I am doing it correctly and the caged door to the exit can't be opened.

So I am wondering does anyone else have problems with this bit especially after the latest (1.4) patch?

Since the dungeon has an alternate exit at the end (typical of the LONG Bethesda dungeons), isn't it possible that this gate was supose to close and NOT allow characters to backtrack all allong (and the patch just fixed it)? Just speculating.

i think that Koross has only just begun the quest and needs to exit in order to get the claw.

Unless they screwed it up, there's a way to open all three doors (with just two levers IIRC - I'm not in game right now, and haven't done this on my current toon). Maybe go back to a save prior to trying the levers. I *think* it's the far lever on your right as you walk into the lever room, and the near lever on your left (don't pull the other left lever at all.... it's a trap....)

Unfortunately that doesn't work too Serethil.

@theKarnage: You have to kill Wilhelm first and then take his diary and give it to the tavern keeper outside to get the claw. Which means I have to exit the place. But if the caged door can't be open, it means I can't exit which means I can't get the claw which means I'm trapped.

Bummer. I'll have to go do this one tomorrow on the current toon, see what's happened with it.

Do you mean Shroud Hearth Barrow? It's not Wilhelm you have to kill. It's the guy pretending to be a ghost in the barrow--Windaliius. When you kill him get his diary, take it to Wilhelm the innkeeper in Ivarsted, and he'll give you the claw you need to get to the next section. If you're still trying to get to Windalius

I am on a new character, and did this quest today- with the patch- no problems here.

Sorry Wilhelm is the name for the quest. Anyway ... Udey reported nothing wrong so I guess it must be my end. Geez. Btw, I did

Maybe I should go somewhere else and wait a month and re-test it again.

Yeah, I'd let it reset, the Spoiler setting is only if the levers are in their original position.

This would be a very weird and oddly localized error. If you are on the PC just tcl it. I went back after posting and tried it again, works fine. Got the fake lever and the real ones and any comination of gates open/shut.

Anyway, after I have left that area alone for some time I have finally returned to Shroud Hearth Barrow with the same character ... and it works fine now!

Geeez, must be a freak one off thing.

Well, that's good to hear, Koross!