Unsolvable problem!

[AyyKekLmao]

Hi there!

 

Straight to the problem - I am a lvl 26 dark elf and I would like to join the college of Winterhold (+ I need to get there because of the Elder scroll business) and I got the quest "Visit the college of Winterhold". I went to the college but Faralda didn't appear at the bridge to "test" my mage skills. If I used the command to place her at me, she still didn't ask me to demostrate anything to her. The only options were "I would like to learn more about destruction magic" (or something) and "What do you have for sale". I tried reseting the quest with a command but that didn't help either - she didn't come to the bridge. Then I tried completing the quest with a command and that didn't help either - I still can't get past the gate which would be unlocked by Faralda.

 

THEN I looked up a video on Youtube where someone explained that I could get into the college from a cave underneath - WHICH I TRIED ASWELL. The youtuber said, that as I get into the college and near the gate, Faralda would appear.... but she didn't. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't really want to make a new character (She's my third in a month). I tried looking for other command but couldn't find anything that would help me and as it appears, nobody has this problem.

 

Could anybody give me any advice please?

 

Thank you

Edited August 3, 2017 by AyyKekLmao

[LeddBate]

It might (MIGHT, I say) be a mod causing Faralda not to be where she is supposed to. I presume you're using NMM. Go to the plugins tab. Disable (NOT un-install, just DISABLE) all mods EXCEPT the DLCs and USLEEP. (You are using USLEEP, right?) Try loading the last save before approaching the College BEFORE you started trying console commands. You'll get a warning about missing content, just ignore it and load in. Approach the College. Is Faralda at the entrance ready to test your worthiness? Then the good news is that you have a mod (or two, or more) that is overriding that scene. The bad news is that it may take you quite awhile to figure which one(s).

 

If it turns out to be a mod you can do without, then you should be able to proceed. Also, you might be able to re-enable the offending mod(s) after getting admitted to the College.

 

Here's some troubleshooting guides. One basic, the other advanced.

 

Here are some things you should consider when you add more than a handful of mods:

 

1) Mod Conflicts. If your Skyrim crashes to the destop (CTD) the moment the loading screen appears, it is very likely you have a mod conflict. Add only one or two mods at a time (and test them) to avoid having to plow through dozens of mods trying to find the one that's causing your game to crash. Also, RTFM. Mod authors WILL tell you what other mods (and/or types of mods) that their mod conflicts with. But that doesn't do you any good if you don't read that info before installing. Sometimes a patch is available to prevent a ctd from happening (or to prevent the mod from conflicting in some other way, like overwriting some scenery and causing weird in-game effects like floating trees and Mammoths raining from the sky. (Yes, that happens.)

 

2) Overwrites. When NMM installs mods, it will often stop and ask you a question like: "Do you want this mod to install (whatever) over (whatever) that already exists due to (whatever)? with about eight different options. Again, many mod authors will tell you what options to choose when installing their mod. When those instructions are not present, I've found it is usually best to answer "Yes to all" or the equivalent answer offered.

 

3) Load Order. Load order is literally the order that the mods are loaded into your game. This is just as important as overwrites. A "poor" load order will cause lots of issues ranging from weird in-game effects to CTDs. You can manually alter your load order in the "Plug-In" tab of NMM, but there's a better way. Download LOOT and install it. Point it at your directory where your mods are and let LOOT sort them. Not only will LOOT give you a better load order, but it will warn you about mods that need "cleaning" of dirty edits in them. And you can do that with TES5Edit. It's quite simple to use. However, be warned that some mods have INTENTIONAL dirty edits. Cleaning those mods will likely break them. How to know? Simple, the mod author will warn you if his/her mod has deliberate dirty edits.

 

4 SKSE. SKSE is short for "SKyrim Script Extender." Many popular mods use really cool and helpful interfaces like MCM (Mod Control Menus.) These mods require SKSE to function. Download SKSE and watch Gopher's video (linked in the description at the SKSE site) for what SKSE does exactly and how to install it. Don't worry, Gopher explains it clearly and concisely.

 

Now here's an advanced guide for troubleshooting your game. Don't try to take it in all at once. Just read it a bit at a time and apply what seems appropriate to your issue(s). If any of this guide helps you, give Darstyler a kudo. It's his guide.

Here is a list of things you may do to stabilize your game :

/// Useful informations :

• Dangerous mods list.

• CTDs troubleshooting page on Reddit very usefull informations concerning CTDs...

• Verify gamecache.

/// Load order / mods conflicts :

• Use L.O.O.T once and click on the "sort plugins buttons".

• Create a wryebash patch including leveled lists.

• Create a merged patch with Tesedit excluding leveled lists

/// Settings / memory :

• Have you installed the skse patch ? >> memory blocks log.

• Backup your ini files and delete the files. Skyrim.ini / SkyrimCustom.ini / SkyrimPrefs.ini found in C:\Users\Utilisateur\Documents\My Games\Skyrim then use your vanilla launcher to autodetect and use best settings for your computer.

/// Cleaning and correcting potential bugs :

• Clean your master files to eliminate potential problems.: Gopher's videos cleaning your masterfiles on the Nexus Tesedit page.
  Start Tes5edit, simply untick everything, (right-click/select none) and add only a tick to the esm/esp you want to check + update.esm, Tesedit knows what to do and will load all the dependencies automatically.
  - Begin with loading only Skyrim + update, ITM / UDR + save ctrl +s and close.
  - Then load Skyrim + update + Dawnguard, ITM / UDR + ctrl +s and close.
  - Then load Skyrim + update + Hearthfire, ITM / UDR + ctrl +s and close.
  - Then load Skyrim + update + Dragonborn, ITM / UDR + ctrl +s and close.

• The method above can be used to clean mods. If I'm correct LOOT should tell you which plugin you should clean. You may load all your mods with Tes5edit and use the (right-click in the left pane) apply filter to show conflict losers. Wait till Tes5edit has finished. Caution : don't try to modify anything while using this filter, it's not intended for.

• In the left pane, Expand the subsections and examine conflicts. Once an entry is expanded to the bottom and selected, the right pane shows which mods modify the entry. The last one on the right is the last loaded in your load order and the conflict winner.

• Expand the following subsections, depending on where the problems occur. Cells for CTDs inside buildings, grottos, etc... and worldspace for exterior. The goal is to target mods that edit the same places and conflict. Open the bloc note and write those mods.

• Once done, close Tes5edit and open each mod with Tesedit, one by one and use the UDR cleaning procedure (Gopher's videos cleaning your masterfiles on the Nexus Tesedit page) to ensure all the deleted references will be transformed in disabled references = no CTDs from this point.

• If you suspect a mod in particular, using the conflict looser / winner method above, you can decide to change its load order or uninstall it.

/// Save game :

• Don't uninstall mods at mid-game, there are no clean save in Skyrim but using save script cleaner can help removing orphan scripts.

/// Meshes healer :

• Read here, this is potentially a cause of CTD that you can resolve by following the mod procedure on this page.

[Fkemman11]

Hi there!

 

Straight to the problem - I am a lvl 26 dark elf and I would like to join the college of Winterhold (+ I need to get there because of the Elder scroll business) and I got the quest "Visit the college of Winterhold". I went to the college but Faralda didn't appear at the bridge to "test" my mage skills. If I used the command to place her at me, she still didn't ask me to demostrate anything to her. The only options were "I would like to learn more about destruction magic" (or something) and "What do you have for sale". I tried reseting the quest with a command but that didn't help either - she didn't come to the bridge. Then I tried completing the quest with a command and that didn't help either - I still can't get past the gate which would be unlocked by Faralda.

 

THEN I looked up a video on Youtube where someone explained that I could get into the college from a cave underneath - WHICH I TRIED ASWELL. The youtuber said, that as I get into the college and near the gate, Faralda would appear.... but she didn't. I don't know what to do anymore. I don't really want to make a new character (She's my third in a month). I tried looking for other command but couldn't find anything that would help me and as it appears, nobody has this problem.

 

Could anybody give me any advice please?

 

Thank you

Look for console commands to start the quest. Wiki should give you what you need. You could also just try reshuffling your load order, go back to another save, leave the area for awhile and come back. Though now that I think about it, I bet you need to complete some of those miscellaneous quest if you have let them pile up.