Unable to learn word of power in Raven Rock mine?

[Michael]

Just came to Solstheim and haven't engaged in any Miraak stuff yet and this is the first thing I've done yet for some reason I cant learn the word :/ The chanting music comes on and the word lights up from a short distance out, but when I get close enough to actually LEARN it the word disappears and the screen effects stop happening. What do I do here?

[Michael]

As you can faintly make out here in this screenshot the screen effect is still there when I get up close but extremely toned down and the word has disappeared completely yet I cant learn it http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198085533340/screenshot/930435938228060702

[Michael]

Whereas this is how the screen starts looking if I take a few steps backwards http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198085533340/screenshot/930435938228066810

[FiftyBucks]

From the wiki "The Dragon Aspect Word Wall may fail to activate when you get close enough, where the word of power will stop glowing and all the words will turn red. PC users can get around this by using "tcl" to turn off collisions before approaching the wall. This bug can also be overcome by using the Whirlwind Sprint Shout, into the word, when the textures are normal.
Learning at least one of the other words of Dragon Aspect before approaching the wall may mitigate this glitch." I get this glitch every time.

[DrNewcenstein]

This is why you save often. You could have saved at the Bloodskal door, and it might have fixed it.

[Michael]

Originally posted by DrNewcenstein:

This is why you save often. You could have saved at the Bloodskal door, and it might have fixed it.

Thank you Captain Hindsight. I'd rather have silly little easily fixed bugs like this than be having to think of saving my game every 2 minutes to be honest. More than a little bit immersion breaking.

[Prs722]

Saving your game every 2 minutes is also a wimpy thing to do. Where is the challenge if you can just instantly restart every battle until you win.

[Matthew]

Originally posted by DrNewcenstein:

This is why you save often. You could have saved at the Bloodskal door, and it might have fixed it.

Would be great is the game had more autosave slots. Also, unless we mess around with the console commands, when the answer is to "reload an old save", that's a sign the game should've been delayed a few more weeks.

[Mitz Ananim]

Originally posted by FiftyBucks:

From the wiki "The Dragon Aspect Word Wall may fail to activate when you get close enough, where the word of power will stop glowing and all the words will turn red. PC users can get around this by using "tcl" to turn off collisions before approaching the wall. This bug can also be overcome by using the Whirlwind Sprint Shout, into the word, when the textures are normal.
Learning at least one of the other words of Dragon Aspect before approaching the wall may mitigate this glitch." I get this glitch every time.

Didn't even cross my mind to try whirlwind sprint, solved my problem ezpz. Thanks so much, you are a saint!