Solitude is sort of 'stuck'...

[simsim899]

So I've just got this really weird problem, and I have no idea how to fix it, or what's causing it :S Basically everyone in solitude is 'stuck'. As in, they stay in the same place all day, and all night, standing up, not doing anything. Most people are just standing in the winking skeever, blocking the door actually, but those that have shops are just standing in them. But no one is standing outside in solitude, everyone is inside a building. The shops also won't open anymore, they remain locked throughout the entire day, and night. If I break in, some people will sell to me, but some tell me to get out, even though it's the middle of the day and they should be open. Even weirder though, if none of the guards seem to be effected :S Every other npc is, even ones added by mods (except for some reason one mercenary added by inconsequential npc's?) So the entire city is empty, except for guards wandering around. Even the carriage driver is stuck in the winking skeever! I have no idea what could be causing this.. The only mod I've installed since this has happened is Undeath. But I'm not sure if I should uninstall it as it might mess up my save game :s

Anyone got any ideas, or had this happen to them before? I'd really appreciate if someone can help me, it's driving me mad!

Thanks.

[Tajjara]

Can I see your full mod list? I can think of a few things that would cause this but it'd be easier to narrow it down with more info.

[simsim899]

Hey thanks so much for replying :) Here's my loadorder (it's a lot btw):

 

 

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[Tajjara]

Okay. First:

 

Do you have saves backed up from before this problem happened?

 

Second:

 

Sometimes 'Run For Your Lives' and 'When Vampires Attack' can cause this. Are you using the latest version of each? An older version of 'Run For Your Lives' had an issue where residents would cower or run inside thinking there was a dragon attack in the city, but the attack would never occur and they'd stay scared and hiding. I don't know if the problem can be taken away once it's happened, even if the mod is removed. That's if this one is the cause. If not we'll go from there.

Edited October 8, 2014 by fragmentedbeauty

[simsim899]

Hi again, I really appreciate you trying to help :)

Uh yes, I'm pretty sure I do, but I've done quite a bit since, so would only really want to go back to a previous save if that was the only option.

Also, I just checked and no, I don't actually have the latest versions of each. Thanks for pointing that out, I'm going to update them now and I'll let you know if it fixes it.

Thanks!

[simsim899]

So, I updated to the latest versions of both mods and the problem's still there.. :( Any other things I could try? I really hope I can get this fixed, and I also really appreciate you helping me, thanks :)

[Tajjara]

Unfortunately your problem might be there for good now that it's occurred. You might have to roll back. Still, to test, try clicking on an npc, opening the console, and typing 'disable' then 'enable. See if it resets their behavior. If that does nothing, as another test, select the same npc, go outside, and in the console type 'moveto player'. See if the npc starts to act normal.

[simsim899]

Hi sorry, I thought I should reply to let you know what's happened. Luckily I did fix it, but you were right, I did have to roll back to a previous save :( I tried all the things you suggested first but nothing worked at all. Also, even after I went back to a previous save, the problem kept happening :S I would go to Solitude, see the NPCs standing outside like normal, and then suddenly they'd all start cowering and run inside. I exited the game, and tried again with the save, went to other places and then Solitude, but every single time it happened :/ So, I've had to uninstall both the mods 'when vampires attack' and 'run for your lives' (as I don't know which one was causing the problem), and start from the save from before the problem happened, and now it's all back to normal. It's a shame though cus I liked those mods :( Oh well, I may reinstall them again later and hope I don't get the problem again. Thanks for your help!

[Tajjara]

I'm still using those two mods and I've not had an issue since updating them. I wonder if a mod you have is conflicting with it, or a mod I have is preventing the bug.

[VanaeAlcarus]

necroooo

 

This just happened to me, and what was going on was the vampires sent to attack me got lost in Solitude. The NPCs were hiding indoors.