Glitch in giving equipment to Malborn with 360 controller

[AbleGnome]

How do I give Malborn my equipment with a 360 controller?

 

Apparently, this is a chronic glitch with both Xbox and PC users with a 360 controller. Am I wrong about that?

 

Every time I ask anyone how to give him my equipment, I get the brilliant response "It worked for me!"

 

I know this is an old problem, but what is the solution? Thanks very much.

[prod80]

Cant find anything related to that on the internet? Not in any bug reports surrounding that quest or NPC, nothing at all :\

 

UESPWiki

If by some chance the guards have died prior to this quest (a dragon attack, for example), they may not respawn for the quest once it starts and thus will not ask for your invitation and will not unlock the door, preventing you from proceeding from the quest. This bug is fixed by version 1.5 of the Official Skyrim Patch.

Razelan may not speak with you for a distraction, preventing quest progress if there are no other guests to provide distractions. ?
Sometimes the next quest will not be started after the completion of this quest. This bug is fixed by version 1.5 of the Official Skyrim Patch.

Several party guest NPCs may not appear at all, or if they are currently involved in other active quests. This bug is fixed by version 1.2.2 of the Unofficial Skyrim Patch.

The Thalmor Robes are supposed to function as a disguise, but this does not work, even as an Altmer. Despite having the same effect, MQ201ThalmorDisguise, only the Hooded Thalmor Robes work. You can obtain one from the wizard upstairs. It is also possible to smuggle these robes into the Embassy and use them as disguise.
Some quest related items will not be removed from your inventory when Delphine takes it. This includes weapons, such as Ulfric's War Axe.
If Etienne Rarnis dies before talking to him, the quest will not progress to the next stage. Reload if this happens.
You may not be able to retrieve your equipment, as the chest will be empty. ?
Dragon priest masks given to Malborn may not appear in the chest in the kitchen. ?
After Delphine takes your stuff and you exit the dialogue window, you may be frozen and unable to access your inventory, map, magic, or skill perks menu. You can access the start menu and fast travel but you will remain frozen. ? To fix this on the PC, use console command, setstage MQ201 100

It is possible that upon arrival to the embassy, you will be immediately be attacked. As you are unable to fight, you cannot progress. Reloading from an older save may fix this. ?

 

 

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Quest preparation and completionEdit
■Sometimes, upon completion of Diplomatic Immunity, the quest, A Cornered Rat, does not trigger and the main quest-line cannot progress.
■ 360 If the embassy is discovered before the quest, it may not count towards the "Explorer"Achievement.
■ 360 Dwarven Armor, Elven Armor and Dragon Priest Masks may disappear if given to Malborn.
■In some cases, when trying to return to Delphine to receive the invitation to the party, she will become hostile and will make an attempt to kill the Dragonborn. This will make the quest unable to be completed, and the Dragonborn will not be able to proceed in the storyline. ( Sometimes, completing other quests and then returning to Delphine may fix this bug.)
■ 360 If a Dragon has attacked and killed the exterior guards at the embassy, upon taking the carriage to the embassy party the game may freeze. This can prevent the Dragonborn from completing the quest normally. ■Solution: Using a two-handed weapon to hammer Shadowmere or Frost through the main gate so the horse can then be mounted as a means of teleporting through the gate. Once through the initial gate the player must then glitch themselves over the fence separating the main gates from the Solar building, this can be accomplished by riding toward the left side of the building that would've been entered for the party and then leaping at the wall with the short fence section atop it, done correctly the horse will glide upward along an invisible rail and over the top of the fence and into the courtyard beyond. Once this is accomplished, enter the unlocked back door of the party building and proceed through the building (no enemies will be present) and to the chest the Dragonborn would have normally retrieved their items from, this triggers the remainder of the quest (including spawning the enemies not present on the way in from the back) as it would have normally occurred had the party section not been disrupted by a random dragon attack killing the guards.
■If the quest is repaired in the above fashion, the Unusual Gem at this location may not spawn, however one of the gems previously acquired (most often the one in the Riften palace) will respawn, still allowing No Stone Unturned to be completed.

■If an Altmer wearing Thalmor armor, may be treated as a Thalmor.
■If the dragonborn have been messing around with the fortify restoration enchanting loop and topped the HP cap (i.e. anything over 10 million HP), this quest is impossible to finish by usual means. The player will die instantly when the enchanted object is removed, and the quest-specific party gear cannot be enchanted.
■If Delphine becomes hostile, when returning to Solitude Stables, then reload a save from before advancing the quest at the Winking Skeever in Solitude and complete the quests "Bound Until Death" and/or "A Daedras best friend". (I completed "Innocence Lost" questline)

Giving and getting back items glitchesEdit
■After speaking to Delphine before riding to the embassy, it is possible to be frozen in one spot, unable to move or use items or skills. Also, the game may crash when retrieving the items in Riverwood with the "Take All" command. This can be solved by emptying the Dragonborn's inventory as much as possible into a safe house chest after speaking to Malborn.
■People who have downloaded the game on Mac through a port may find that they cannot retrieve ANY gear at all from Delphine upon completion of this quest.
■It is advised to not give money to any companion before attempting the quest as all but 1,500 of it may be gone.
■If Delphine is given money for safekeeping before leaving for the Embassy (for example, all of it), when the quest is completed, it may not actually be gotten back. The inventory status on the bottom will indicate that the same amount of money given her is back, but the physical Gold item won't be in the inventory. The gold amount on the bottom status header will still increase and decrease with any additional gold obtained or spent.
■If Amethysts are given to Delphine and retrieved after the quest, they may become stolen.
■Dead Thralls may disappear when the Dragonborn is transported to the Thalmor Embassy.
■Some items may not be returned by Malborn or Delphine. These include: Stolen gold, Dragon Masks, some heavy armor, the weapon Chillrend, any Elder Scroll and Ancient Shrouded gear. Any unique Items are considered to be at risk. There is no known fix for this.
■If you leave arrows with Delphine for safekeeping, they may be marked as "stolen" when you try to retrieve them

Glitches during the questEdit
■The chest with the items may not have them as the door leading into the room may glitch making Malborn unable to lock the door. Even restarting the quest may not help it.
■When talking to Delphine before leaving you may not be given the Party clothes and when entering the carriage, the screen may go black and you may not travel or be able to move, attack etc.
■Sometimes Malborn spawns and appears on the map to be halfway between Ilinalta's Deep and Fort Greymoor. Since the Dragonborn can't complete the quest or leave the party, the only option is to load a previous save point. **It is possible to physically wait, with the game un-paused, until he makes his way to the Embassy. (Timing may vary.) The reason for this glitch is unknown, though it may be caused by having a companion or follower.
■Sometimes upon entering the Embassy, NPCs will not appear. It is also possible that the NPC's appear, but slide around instead of walking. Either way, Malborn cannot open the door and the quest must be restarted.
■If the Dragonborn re-enters the Solar after killing the guards that were dragging Malborn to the dungeon and freeing both prisoners, their follower may appear and accompany them through the rest of the quest.
■Sometimes, upon clearing the dungeon in the Embassy, regardless of dialogue options with the prisoner, the event with Malborn and the soldiers entering the dungeon will not occur, and the quest will not continue. ■This may not actually be a glitch, it could be caused by not reading the books required.

■ 360 After taking the Books in sneak mode and killing Ruindil, the Thalmor and Malborn appeared and killed Malborn at the wooden Stairs which are leading to the cell.

If the Dragonborn is a High Elf, they may shrink and remain shrunk for some period of time, reload on the auto save after coming through the door to correct the issue. If a Werewolf, transform and stay in beast form for a while then change back. This works for some glitches as well.
■If playing as an Altmer and in disguise, one of the guards in the first room after Malborn closes the door will always be suspicious, drawing his weapon as the Dragonborn approaches. Nothing should happen so long as the Hooded Thalmor Robes are kept on and no weapons are equipped. (Attempting to initiate dialogue or getting really close to the guard MAY cause him and all other guards to turn hostile). No other Thalmor in the Embassy seem to be affected by this.
■The guard in front of the Solar does not leave his post if the Dragonborn (as an Altmer and disguised) persuades him that Elenwyn wants to see him inside. It is unknown why this occurs but does not make a major difference as everyone inside the Solar will be hostile regardless.
■Upon speaking to the prisoner he may glitch into the wall, if so he will do this no matter what is said to him.
■Sometimes the guards will only say "speak quickly" and will not take the group's invitations or let them in.

 

 

Google? Nada :\

[prod80]

Found something now tho.... but it's related to Skyrim patch 1.2... which version are you?

 

"had the same problem... think its because the "drop and store" commands both use the same key as "sheath/draw weapon" i reset to default then remapped... works fine as long as i remember that my "sheath" is also "drop" annoying that half the "press this key" actions were changed by me or bethesda but your screens never update"

 

 

so, try and reset to default, then setup the controller again and see if this fixes the issue.