Message to Whiterun bug

[infidreamer]

I'm playing the Civil War as an Imperial. I finished both Dragon Rising and Jagged Crown, and finished the whole business with delivering axes, and I'm supposed to speak to Prefect Cipius and receive orders for the Battle of Whiterun. I can't, though. When I talk to him, he just delivers generic lines ("Keep an eye out" or something). I activated and deactivated the quest in my journal. I left the cell, waited 31 hours. No luck. He refuses to proceed with his orders.

I tried skipping this and directly starting the battle using the "Force start siege" option in the Civil War Overhaul (CWO) debug options, but that makes the game go a bit crazy. The Jarl and his court don't seem to have realised there's a battle about to begin - they just keep talking about me meeting the Greybeards (I haven't done that yet). Legate Rikke acts normal and gives me instructions, but the siege itself doesn't happen.

Please help, and don't ask me to reinstall or anything of the sort. Is there a console command to force Cipius to talk?

 

Laptop details

LAPTOP: Lenovo G50-80

PROCESSOR: Intel Core i3-5005U CPU @ 2.00 GHz

RAM: 2 GB

GRAPHICS: AMD Radeon M330

OS: Windows 8.1 Pro, 64 bit

 

Game details

INSTALL LOCATION: C://Program Files x84/The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim/

SKYRIM VERSION: 1.9

SKSE VERSION: 1.93

MOD MANAGER: Nexus Mod Manager 0.63

OTHER PROGRAMS: LOOT

 

Load order

GameMode=Skyrim

Skyrim.esm=1
Update.esm=1
Dawnguard.esm=1
HearthFires.esm=1
Dragonborn.esm=1
Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch.esp=1
Skyrim Project Optimization.esm=1
Skyrim Project Optimization - Dawnguard.esm=1
Skyrim Project Optimization - Dragonborn.esm=1
WM Flora Fixes.esp=1
Master of Disguise - Legendary.esm=1
Campfire.esm=1
daymoyl.esm=1
ClimatesOfTamriel.esm=1
TravellersOfSkyrim.esm=1
Cutting Room Floor.esp=1
SkyUI.esp=1
1nivWICCloaksCRAFT.esp=0
EnhancedLightsandFX.esp=1
Interactive Clutter - Legendary.esp=1
ELFX - Hardcore.esp=1
tpos_ultimate_esm.esp=1
ELFX - Exteriors.esp=1
RealisticRoomRental.esp=1
Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul.esp=1
EnhancedWetnessandPuddles.esp=1
Relationship Dialogue Overhaul.esp=1
Complete Crafting Overhaul_Remade.esp=1
Complete Alchemy & Cooking Overhaul.esp=1
3DNPC.esp=1
AmazingFollowerTweaks.esp=1
RDO - AFT v1.66 Patch.esp=1
RRR_ELFX-Patch.esp=1
Helgen Reborn.esp=1
tpos_ultimate_cutting_room_floor_patch.esp=1
SoS - The Wilds.esp=1
OBIS.esp=1
OBISDB.esp=1
Civil War Overhaul.esp=1
SoS - Civilization.esp=1
Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp=1
Original Opening Scene.esp=1
SoS - The Dungeons.esp=1
TAZ_lightingDLC.esp=1
ELFX - Weathers.esp=1
Blowing in the Wind.esp=1
Blowing in the Wind - ELFX Exteriors Patch.esp=1
Travel By Boat.esp=1
Point The Way.esp=1
RealisticWaterTwo.esp=1
SoS - Civilization-PatchELFX.esp=0
more idle markers.esp=1
Immersive Citizens - RRR patch.esp=1
Inconsequential NPCs.esp=1
RealisticWaterTwo - Legendary.esp=1
Run For Your Lives.esp=1
Cloaks.esp=1
tpos_ultimate_helgen_reborn_patch.esp=1
1nivWICCloaks.esp=1
1nivWICCloaksNoGuards.esp=0
DeadlyDragons.esp=1
NARC-Deadly Dragons.esp=1
Crime Overhaul.esp=1
AMatterOfTime.esp=1
dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp=1
dD-Dragonborn-Dawnguard-EBT Patch.esp=1
Footprints.esp=1
Immersive NPC in the dark.esp=1
vImmersiveBeds.esp=1
CrimeDecay.esp=1
Long lost smelters by Hyralux.esp=1
ImmersiveStables.esp=1
Hunterborn.esp=1
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NoSneakAttackSound.esp=1
AnonymousPeople.esp=1
PumpingIron.esp=1
SimplyKnock.esp=1
WetandCold.esp=1
WetandCold - Ashes.esp=1
Convenient Horses.esp=1
Locational Damage.esp=1
dD-Reduced Splatter Size.esp=1
Auto Unequip Ammo.esp=1
TravellersOfSkyrim - Vanilla.esp=1
When Vampires Attack.esp=1
CoT-WeatherPatch.esp=0
CoT-WeatherPatch_NL1.esp=0
CoT-WeatherPatch_NL2.esp=0
CoT-WeatherPatch_NL3.esp=0
CoT-WeatherPatch_NL4.esp=0
MIDFollowMeCloser.esp=1
suspiciouscityguards.esp=1
FireAndIceOverhaul.esp=1
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ReadAndLearnSpeechcraft.esp=1
abotFiresHurt.esp=1
AHZmoreHUD.esp=1
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Immersive Patrols II.esp=1
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TradeBarter.esp=1
Purewaters.esp=1
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RND_Dawnguard-Patch.esp=1
Hunterborn_RND-Patch.esp=1
Frostfall.esp=1
Religion.esp=1
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_admod.esp=1
Hunterborn_Campfire_Patch.esp=1
Chesko_WearableLantern.esp=1
AFTv166FollowCloserAddon.esp=1
Default Teammate Weapon Draw Distance.esp=1
Real Feeding V3.esp=1
Balanced Quest Rewards.esp=1
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Bandit Patrols.esp=1
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Replace Your Criminal Face.esp=1
HoldBorderBanners.esp=1
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ArtOfTheCatch.esp=1
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wizDynamicThings.esp=1
Dead Body Collision.esp=1
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Melt_Down_Everything.esp=1
AESMoreSmeltableDwarvenScrap.esp=1
PC Head Tracking - MCM.esp=1
PC Head Tracking - Patch.esp=1
Modern Brawl Bug Fix.esp=1
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RDO - Cutting Room Floor Patch.esp=1
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SleepTight.esp=1
FNIS.esp=1
FNIS_PCEA2.esp=1
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ImmersiveStables-PerseidRealisticInnsPatch.esp=1
Long Lost Smelters -Winterhold.esp=1
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TKDodge.esp=1
DSerArcheryGameplayOverhaul.esp=1
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AFT_iNPCFix.esp=1
VioLens.esp=1
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[snelss0]

Before you read the following advice, be advised that moving/altering/deleting mods from your active save can create issues. Weird issues, kind of like the one you are having. I would recommend that anytime you have to alter/move/delete a mod, you start a brand new game. If you don't want to do that, learn to use a script cleaner. I believe they have one of Skyrim.

Looking at your load order:
1. CoT and ELFX should not both be doing weather editing. CoT is a beast when it comes to editing skyrim weathers. Just reinstall ELFX and disable the weathers option.
2. Complete Crafting requires 2 mods you don't have. It also wants them in a specific load order, so make sure you read that mod page for the information.
3. I'm not seeing an SOS patch for CoT. It says on the main page it needs one. Maybe I missed it.
4. As for your problem, it could be some conflict perhaps with a sound mod or with perhaps No NPC Greeting. Perhaps he has a triggered distance to you. I really can't say because the mod is hidden and I don't use it, so maybe someone else can help you more.
5. Lastly, I would just recommend in the future, put your FNIS, animations (files FNIS updates), and your skeleton (if you use XPMSE) down at the very bottom of your load order just under any that demand to be last such as Alternate start if you ever use that mod; which I recommend, not only because it's awesome, but because it helps your scripts load into the game early, which is a good thing.