kylecouch25 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Ok so...i finished the Innocence Lost quest, and have been still playing for several in game days, have slept many times and have been overall rather care free. I never got the "We Know" letter from the messenger, and With Friends Like These... never triggers. So the entire Dark Brotherhood questline is broken because I Astrid never takes me in my sleep ( pun intended :P ). But srsly...any advice here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevkiev Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Dunno if this'll work, but that bug's mentioned in wiki: Sometimes it can take several days to receive the Courier's letter even with sleeping. If the courier still does not appear, try fast traveling to a different hold and waiting. GL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainRC Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 (edited) Dunno if this'll work, but that bug's mentioned in wiki: Sometimes it can take several days to receive the Courier's letter even with sleeping. If the courier still does not appear, try fast traveling to a different hold and waiting. GL I've been having the same problem lately, and I found that tidbit of advice and tried it. Didn't work and still waiting after three game weeks. Maybe Astrid just didn't get the memo. However, I did find a way to continue the quest. Unfortunately, it will require a little cheating. In the absence of the courier delivering the message, you can either go to the Abandoned Shack, then press the ~ key, click the door, and then type in "Unlock". The door will be unlocked and you will be able to go inside. OR, you could get there from anywhere by typing in "coc AbandonedShackInterior" and just materialize inside the shack. Either way, when you enter, you'll find Astrid and her three prisoners there. From there you can proceed, although you will have missed out on Astrid's speech before making your decision. Edited October 20, 2012 by CaptainRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadboy Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 (edited) Sometimes the note is just randomly in your inventory. Any time I played the quest it worked to be honest. As people have indicated though you dont always get contacted in your sleep quickly. GL(note to self fix spelling for English speakers :) thank god for google translator :) ) Edited October 20, 2012 by sadboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylecouch25 Posted October 20, 2012 Author Share Posted October 20, 2012 Well Ill try going to the shack and see what happens then. Damn shame it comes down to that though, so immersion breaking lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anb2004 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 (edited) Hope TS wont mind.. yup, i confirmed that this also happening with me. never got that "we know" mysterious note from courier even tho i tried everything like load previous save, console commnad etc. so i decided to take a shortcut by visiting the abandoned shack and do some B&E with magic word in console to let me go inside..luckily astrid and three victims was already inside. talking to astrid only give me "sister", but when i kill one of the victim, suddenly the quest "With Friends Like These" is completed, even tho i dont have that quest yet. so what exactly i want to ask, does anyone here try the same thing ? and will there is a side effect by doing this, lets say it can lead to another "buggy" quest ? thanks Edited December 7, 2012 by ebony_ivory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilrejected Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Tried the Unofficial Skyrim Patch and see if it fixes the quest ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbgamet Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 did you all get the kid's crappy plate? you have to return to the kid after killing old lady. I am assuming you did, but you didn't really say you did... otohsometimes i wish i could kill messengers... annoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QT31415 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 You can't have immersion WITH a courier. He finds you hidden at 100+ with muffle, silent, at night in the shadows on the edge of a roof in a foggy snow storm of a town you snuck into unseen. :wallbash: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tupera Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I hope this helps all you Brotherhood fans that can not get the courier to give you the mysterious note after completing Innocent Lost... no matter what you try. This was the case for me and, after two hours of vanity, I found a solution. 1. Using the console (tilde key in game), start the quest "With Friends Like These..." by typing (with spaces): setstage DB02 10 2. Then go to the Abandoned Shack where Astrid is (located East of Solitude). The shack will be a landmark (shaped like a house with a skewed roof), use it to guide you there. 3. The door to the shack will be locked. Again, using the console, give yourself the key by typing (with spaces): player.additem 0002E3F8 1 4. Enter the shack and kill one of the three kneeling people (does not matter which one). Talk to Astrid (perched on a shelf in the corner) and the quest will hopefully continue as normal. If so, she will give you the pass phrase and location to get into the Dark brotherhood Sanctuary. Long live the assassin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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