CTD when casting bound sword

[Dan3345]

Seems to be the only fix..sucks doesn't it.

[2xGHoSTx2]

for me its crashing even if i use it on my left hand where as bound bow works fine but i havent tried the axe does any one know how to fix this problem?

[weirdal1]

Automatic update from steam broke our saves. They have changed some ID spells ("bound sword" in this case).That's it! :wallbash:

[hellstorm102]

running no mods that affect the spell.

 

left hand works just fine.. but right hand results in instant ctd

 

well my specs are as follows:

 

 

cpu = amd pehnom ii 4core @ 3.2

gpu = 2 x 5750 1 gb (only use 1 for skyrim)

os = win 7 64 bit

 

catalyst = 11.11c no caps

 

 

if this is also happening on xbox then maybe they will adress this in the next patch? one can hope...

Edited April 23, 2012 by hellstorm102

[afx777]

I think it's a corrupted save game, I started a new character and had no problem.

 

I read on here saving a game in werewolf form causes saved games to become corrupted.

[jefthereaper]

seriously this post is no help at all, am i seriously the only person on earth that has actually been working on finding the mod that courses this glitch? damn!

i have been trying to find the mod that courses this for months, but every time i let my guard down and install more then 1 mod at the same time i get this crash,

i seriously waisted more then 3 months on looking why this happens

now today it happened again right after i installed roughly 50 weapon and armor mods with some few bits and bobs like better horses and enchantment freedom

 

starting a new game wont solve the glich, it has something to do with the perks that enhance the bound weapon, only if you have a full perked conjuration tree then the glitch will happen, problem is in a new game you dont have those perks so you cant test it, when you get the perk and you save, shut down the game and re start the game the glitch starts all over

[evolvingflesh]

The following mod fixed the bound sword causing CTD in my game:

 

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=16288

 

As a general suggestion, install the unofficial skyrim patch first, before installing specific-bug-fix mods such as the apparent helpful one above. That mod link is here:

 

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=19

Edited May 8, 2012 by evolvingflesh

[PhAtMaNBethesda]

Know this thread is kinda old, but anyone found a solution to this yet?

[Inheritor901]

I don't know how long this bug has been in my game since I used the bound sword for the first or second time yesterday. I don't have any saves to go back to that don't have it and I really don't want to start over. Works fine in left hand but the right crashes it. All other bound weapons work fine. I have no perks for bound weapons. Someone said that saving as a werewolf might cause it and I might have done that. I don't get how that would affect the bound sword though. Edited August 7, 2012 by Inheritor901

[Krysee]

Edit: I have to prefix this to state that I had the spell crashing me on either or both hands, and this did in fact fix me. This may not be the solution to all sources of crashes, and you don't need to start a new game if this works, so it's at least worth a try.

 

A thorough websearch on this issue lead me to a topic on another board. Not a member there, don't care to be, and I'm not going to link, but the credit for this goes to "arglargl" over at "skyrimforums.org".

 

So, here's what you do to fix the bug:

1. Unequip everything. EVERYTHING. Some things that don't seem to be enchanted still might give you effects.
2. Check magic effects, make a list of what's left.
3. Make a proper save just in case things go south.
4. Open console, click yourself (or 'prid 14', whatever makes you happy), enter 'ressurect' and close the console.
5. Check magic effects, note that the list is now empty.
6. Cast Bound Sword, verify that it works. It should.
7. F5, F9. Now all your perk-given and racial magic effects should be back.
8. Check magic effects, use the console to replace the ones that didn't automatically return.
9. Cast Bound Sword, verify it still works. It should. Make sure you verify with left hand, right hand, and both together.

To find and restore your magic effects, open console, use the HELP command: HELP "effect" ... surround the effect with quotes. For instance:

 

help "force without effort"

 

There will be a number of entries, shouldn't be too hard to read, but what you're looking for is the code next to the SPELL entry of your effect. Use the ADDSPELL console command to recover it:

 

player.addspell E8281

 

It's some unknown invisible spell effect that's being attached to the player. Knowing this, perhaps somebody with editor/script experience can track it down and annihilate the bug?

Edited August 28, 2012 by Krysee