Dawnguard: Quest bug "Awakening"

[Seracen]

I'm bumping this because I have the exact same problem and have tried everything I can think of and combed the internet for a fix. I've tried setstage DC1VQ01 10 (awakening quest id) and nothing happens, I've unchecked mods and reloaded countless earlier saves.

 

Does someone know how to fix this?

So, after a full day of toying around with this, I have found a workaround.

 

I don't want to reset my game, or start a new game save, as I've got too much invested in my character. I'm afraid you'll have to use the setstage commands to BYPASS "Awakening" altogether.

 

It sucks, b/c you don't get to see the bit of dialogue when you rescue Serena. However, youtube solved that in a matter of moments. If you really want to, you can still go ahead and solve the puzzle, but for our purposes, you don't even have to enter Dimhollow AT ALL.

 

Make CERTAIN to finish the "Dawnguard" quest first, having talked to Isran and all that. Then make sure you travel somewhere safe (away from the Dawnguard base), b/c I don't know how they'll react to the next bits.

 

Firstly, type "player.setstage DLC1VQ02 5" to start the "Bloodlines" quest, which starts immediately after "Awakening."

 

Then type "prid 02002B74" in order to select Serena.

 

Finally, type "moveto player" in order to teleport her next to you (otherwise she stays stuck in her crypt).

 

Now you have all the dialogue and quest options as if you had completed this buggy as hell quest!

 

Again, this will allow you to bypass the quest altogether, and continue with Dawnguard. I haven't completed the quest yet, so I don't know if this will adversely affect things later on. However, the Awakening quest was pretty self-contained, and the only NPC that goes on to do anything is Serena, so this SHOULD work.