+300 Speed Boost

[Xamrin]

I don't have the foggiest clue how this one happened. I was playing the game normally when I noticed I was moving absurdly fast and checked my status. My Speed was boosted by 300 points!

While this glitch is technically beneficial to me I don't like that it isn't something I earned like Speed boosting spell, also moving too fast is really awkward with all the sudden stops I make. Now some of you guys are probably thinking, "Check your active effects in the spell menu!"

I already did. The only thing there was Magicka + 30 that I got from the outfit I was wearing.

 

I have a sprinting mod installed but I don't think that has anything to do with it. I will say this glitch occurred while I was messing around with the Doomstones. I was trying to get the temporary Fortify Skill and Fortify Attribute skills from them so I'd have them on my spell alter. Obviously the effects of the stones faded but after that my Speed got an absurd boost. What's more is that on the screen it's displayed as 40(My base Speed) + 300.

 

This tells me it's a buff and not a change in the base stat, yet I don't have any buffs like that in my status menu. I'll post some screenshots including my mod order.

 

http://i.imgur.com/ahjhz7c.png

 

http://i.imgur.com/SMVqUFT.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/ij8wrUw.jpg

[Xamrin]

Also, despite having TWO charm spells I can't make any at the spellmaking altar.

[Xamrin]

Forget it. I started a new game.

Also the lack of a charm spell was caused by Supreme Magicka, which I uninstalled.

[DrakeTheDragon]

I think I found your culprit. Look into the comments of this mod:

http://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/7484/?

 

This "DA Sprint.esp" in your load order made me search the mod it comes from, and while I didn't yet run the EXE to see if it's inside, the comments about a persistent +300 speed boost which doesn't go away as it should were pretty telling to me.

 

The mod should only apply said +300 boost temporarily while you hold the sprint key down, but it's of course very possible that for one reason or another the revert back to normal fails.

 

Not only enchantments or magic effects can apply a boost to your skills. Scripts can, too, such as this mod does.

 

edit: Also related to your other topic about a +600 boost in another section, as this scripted +300 effect of course can also stack.

[Striker879]

According to a post in that mod's comments made by drummerman55 on July 11 2016 (which was a reply to a post by spliffmaster back on June 2 2011) you can fix the stuck stat change using the Unofficial Oblivion Patch's Fix Attributes (found in the Mics Items section of your inventory ... if you use the UOP).

 

Good detective work Drake ... you da' Man!!

[DrakeTheDragon]

Couldn't help it, Striker. Everything to do with speed increases in the load order made me curious, if I didn't know it. Luckily it was easy to find by a search for "sprint" in the mod database, and the author name fitting the initials D and A was doing the rest. Finding the same bug reported also in the comments was just icing on the cake. It was 10 minutes of lookup work at top, not really deserving too high praises. :sweat:

[Xamrin]

Yeah, I should have figured it out. I understand the nature of the glitch now.

To open the mod's options menu you have to hold the Sprint Key as well as both Strafe Keys.

But if your timing is a bit off the Speed boost will remain and can even stack.

But now that I know the console command to get rid of it I'll be cool.

 

Also, thanks for mentioning the stat change thing in UOP, Striker.

I've recently been having problems where my armor stats are being debuffed by their sum. (In other words, to zero)

Thanks for the help, guys.

Edited October 29, 2016 by Xamrin