Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Gates Not Closing

[stripeysox]

Hi all :)

I have been working my way through Oblivion and encountered a massive problem; the gates won't close even when I have slain all daedra and collected the Sigil Stone from the sigilim sanctum.I admit I have rage quit a few times thanks to this!

The first gate at Kvatch worked perfectly, ejecting me to the ruins of Kvatch on collecting the stone. However, when I tried to close the next, non-storyline gate I picked up the Sigil Stone and the screen went white with crashing sigilim sanctum sounds (like Kvatch) then left me standing in the sanctum. No big issue for the extra gates as I was able to find my way out manually but when I entered the next storyline gate (outside Cheydinhal) the exact same thing happened again. I have tried manually finding my way out again but when I first entered Oblivion I got to the main part of the realm by jumping off a cliff.ridge which the gate had opened on and I cannot get back up to the gate.

I have tried the cheat codes (first time I have EVER resorted to cheat codes in any game back to when I started gaming with a PS1) and whilst many others I have tried as test runs have given me many spare alchemy ingredients, the code to close the gate will not work.

I have tried searching the Internet high and low and only found two cheat codes to help, one of which only works outside the gate (fat lot of good!) and the one I have been using without success.

Can anyone help out with any other codes or better yet, direct me to a patch to repair the gates? I have tried downloading a couple of patches but neither have helped. Would very much appreciate any help!

Thank you in advance :)

PS: Loading from an earlier save point does not help as I have tried again from before the gate and still the stone does not send me back to Tamriel and when I go in the cliff seems to be the only way down.
PPS: I am confident I am spelling the codes correctly as I copy them letter for letter

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

You should save your game before touching the sigil stone so you can experiment. Try reloading your save a few times and grab the sigil stone to see if it ever works correctly and teleports you out. The script that is responsible may not be working correctly.

If you can't close a gate by normal means, try typing CloseCurrentOblivionGate into console while in the Oblivion realm. Doing so should close the gate you are in and teleport you outside.

If it doesn't your game may be corrupt somehow. You might have to start over, otherwise you can just teleport outside by using the console.

player.moveto 1C462

This command will teleport you to the beggar in the Imperial City Market District.

Have you downloaded and installed the unofficial patches? They might help fix the problem, but the problem with your save may be permanent for your current playthrough.

[stripeysox]

I have done just that, one save outside the gate, one in front of the stone and one on the cliff trying to get back up. I've tried doing everything different I can think of, from avoiding the guys I have to rescue to slipping past all daedra to taking the stone by the code...no difference.

That's the code that doesn't work for me :( Well, it worked on one of the non-storyline gates but only one and certainly not the storyline one I am stuck in now.

I will try the player teleport code next- thank you! Not encountered that one before. That said, by now I just want to start over as this has actually been for a few months on-and-off and its losing the game magic that keeps me interested in the storyline of the game. I hope it isn't the actual version of the game that is corrupt...

Yes I have, but they don't seem to have helped with the gates issue.

Thank you for your advice :) Much appreciated!