Sun damage = corrupted save AHHHHHH

[bedbo]

Being a vampire is cool and all but not being able to save/quicksave outside is super annoying, I keep forgetting about it and fcking myself. I can't find anything on this, are there any fixes available AT ALL?

[RequiemsRose]

i think there are mods that help balance vampirism better but admittedly i dont really mod (even the supposed "required" unofficial patch). Mostly i just remember to snack on a beggar before i leave any town, never use the wait feature, and only use sleep when i need to level up. Also, stacking "hands of midnight" and vampirism, both of which you can get through DB playthroughs, is just plain a bad idea if you are the the forgetful kind. Every single town in the game had beggars that sleep in relatively remote areas, even the ones that are semi-public are largely far enough away to not get noticed feeding even IF they logically appear to be in plain sight (like the sleeping bag for the beggar roped into the DB storyline that is right next to the pond in Anvils main entrance).

As long as you stay well fed the drawbacks like sun damage arent an issue...but ESPECIALLY that hands of midnight + vampirism combo has also given me locked death loops between autosaves saving when you exit/enter buildings and those two effects getting you nuked dang near instantly by existing outside in daylight. If you have an older save available, that might be your solution. If vampirism itself is the problem but you can still currently play to an annoying degree, then you can get cured by talking to Raminus Polus at the mages guild (be aware you will no longer be able to catch vampirism from fighting wild vampires after doing this quest, leaving Vicente Valtieri as one of the few ways you can change your mind, assuming you havent progressed the DB storyline enough that he can no longer help you...the other option is the count of Skingrad, Janus Hassildor).

[lonetrav]

The question is about "not being able to save/quicksave outside". Is this a known problem?

[Drunkenstein]

errr drink someones blood? Sun damage does not occure at stage 1.

[bedbo]

Originally posted by lonetrav:

The question is about "not being able to save/quicksave outside". Is this a known problem?

Outside isn’t the issue. What I meant was any save made while your character is under the “sun damage” status will crash the game when loaded, which, yes, is a known problem (Unofficial Patch doesn’t fix this). It can be avoided but is super annoying since I am a chronic quicksaver. Seems like it’d be a simple thing to patch but I’ve never found a fix and am asking here

Originally posted by Drunkenstein:

errr drink someones blood? Sun damage does not occure at stage 1.

I want late-stage vampire powers

[lonetrav]

Originally posted by bedbo:

... What I meant was any save made while your character is under the “sun damage” status will crash the game when loaded, which, yes, is a known problem. ...

Thanks - I didn't know this. In hindsight, I could have consulted uesp, the problem is mentioned there. Sorry.