Waterfront House Chest Items Disappearing

[JB]

I stored a large amount of items in the chest soon after the game crashed they all were gone only leaving shovels related to a quest and a key.
anything i can do to get it back?

[King Nerevar]

reload an older safe.
There is no other way.
or you search for the id of every item and cheat it by player.additem ******* X

[ManualMakron]

How long have you been playing on that character?

[JB]

Playtime says 26 hours.

[ManualMakron]

Originally posted by joseelizondo1999:

Playtime says 26 hours.

Did you try reloading on a previous save? Also are you relying on autosaves and quicksaves?

[JB]

Yes. The previous save was the problematic one i do have a four hour earlier one that i have not tried. Yes i use quick saves often and autosaves as well.

[ManualMakron]

Originally posted by joseelizondo1999:

Yes. The previous save was the problematic one i do have a four hour earlier one that i have not tried. Yes i use quick saves often and autosaves as well.

You've got backups of both, you could try them. However they usually end up being corrupted or similar.
Quoting The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Wiki:"Unlike people, containers do not have a weight limit, allowing you to place many items within them, but be careful. There is a glitch with inventory lists which causes items to disappear from containers that have a large number of items stored in them. Saving and reloading can clear the glitch or you can keep removing items until the 'lost' items re-appear."

[dajayosan]

I've noted all the items in chests of drawers and cabinets in Battlehorn Castle to disappear and be replaced with assorted clothing and shoes, IF I'M GONE FROM THE CASTLE FOR 3 DAYS GAME TIME. This is actually very precise since at 72 hours everything is in place, but at 73 hours everything disappears and reverts to near worthless items. This is not true for items in a treasure chest which remains unchanged. More than once I've been involved in playing somewhere else for an extended period of time, simply to return to Battlehorn Castle and find everything gone. I go back through my saves until I find a time when everything is in place, then resume play. In short, I watch the in-game clock closely and return to the castle before 72 hours has passed. It's a pain in the ass, but I haven't found anything else that works. I bought everything possible for the castle figuring that once I had full possession of the place everything would remain in place. Nope! Things still disappear.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Sorry to hear that you may have lost some items.

This game has alot of problems, you really need to make hard saves more often. Preferably before starting new quests and after completing them.

It is also wise to save your game before you drop anything on the ground and after obtaining any items you don't want to lose. The game is unpredictable. It can crash at any time. Better safe then sorry.

To Dayayosan, not all containers in Battlehorn Castle are safe for storage. Look at the list of safe containers to find out which ones to use for storage,

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Battlehorn_Castle_(place)

I usually use the six open topped grain sacks in the Imperial City Market District for storage. There are three on each side between the shops. They do not respawn and are safe for storage.

[dajayosan]

Thank you for the input and the link. All good information. I haven't actually lost any items as of yet because I've always reloaded a previous save and replayed the game. In any case the information on safe storage areas is absolutely invaluable so again Thank you very much!

[ManualMakron]

The items might become "invisible". You should still be able to access them, if that is the case though.As mentioned above, not all containers are safe. You should look up on the wiki which are safe and which aren't. That way you'll find out if the one you're using is safe or not.

[The Florist]

Do try if there is code for the items you lost. Bad news is, you have to find the code yourself.

http://vgstrategies.about.com/od/pccheatso/a/OblivionPCitems.htm

I use these to get items I need (= cheating ) :)