LE Blood on the ice fix

[lightpwnr]

I have noticed a lot of people have had problems with the blood on the ice quest; specifically finding the bloody scene. I am one of those people; i've completed almost every quest am max level and still cannot trigger it. If someone could set it to auto start i would be very happy.

[CptTrollahkiin]

Seconded, even with the latest patch which should supposedly fix the issue of this quest not starting, it cannot start on my second character. On my first character, I managed to start and finish it successfully without any problems.

 

Some things I checked:

 

• All of the NPCs needed are alive
  
• I didn't join Dark Brotherhood
  
• I entered Windhelm a lot more than 4 times
  

 

Also I tried stalking Calixto at night. It appears he waits outside the Candlehearth Hall, but Susanna the Wicked simply never leaves that inn.

 

If I pickpocket the Key to Hjerim and enter it, I get inactive investigation targets with "Investigate InvestigationTarget" prompt. Picking up Butcher journals and fliers doesn't help either.

 

I would very much appreciate a fix (bat command also acceptable) which would set up the murder scene starting the quest properly.

 

EDIT: I even reverted to a very early save (was lvl 8, Windhelm not even discovered), took the carriage to Windhelm, entered and exited 4 times at night, didn't work. Entering and exiting Windhelm by fast travelling to Whiterun didn't work either.

Edited February 15, 2012 by CptTrollahkiin

[Seshiri]

I entered windhelm for the first time and the quest stared. I ran up to the stables unlocked it then windhelm unlocked it and walked around found the quest in progress and started it. I can't proceed there is no blood on the ice at all.