Nchuand-Zel Puzzling Locked Gate

[Lady Aeleanor]

I have encountered this spot before, and promptly forgot about it after finishing the quest. Near the end of the level in "Nchuand-Zel Control" close to where you find Staubin's body, there is a "Locked Gate: Needs Key". Inside is what looks like a chest (but isn't) with a red swirling aura around it. I used console command to get a closer look, and it turns out it's a "Dwemer Charging Device" and it says "needs key". There is also a Locked Chest in there with "Requires Key" when you select it. Does anyone know what this is, and how you access it?

[cfs111]

Did you pull the lever?
https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Nchuand-Zel

[Lady Aeleanor]

Originally posted by cfs111:

Did you pull the lever?
https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Nchuand-Zel

What lever? I've already read this walkthrough and a dozen others. The Wiki doesn't even mention this location. None of them do.

I posted this on the Nexus Forums. Here's a link to the post, which has attached images that I uploaded there. Gives a better view of what I'm talking about.

https://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/7987883-locked-gate-in-nchuand-zel/

[cfs111]

Must be mod added then go to the chect open console and click on it with mouse the mod id that added the chest will show, just match that to your load order.

[Lady Aeleanor]

Originally posted by cfs111:

Must be mod added then go to the chect open console and click on it with mouse the mod id that added the chest will show, just match that to your load order.

No, it's not mod added. I don't have any mods that modify dungeons or architecture. I also don't have any that add quests to the game. I've encountered similar Dwarven devices throughout other Dwemer Ruins. Also, when it was first released, I originally played Skyrim SE vanilla. No mods. Period. And it was there then, as well. It looks like a device that charges a cube or a Dwarven weapon.

[tulle040657]

It's a mod, this is what it looks like in my game

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1864241889

[Lady Aeleanor]

Originally posted by tulle040657:

It's a mod, this is what it looks like in my game

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1864241889

Where you're standing, to the right of your character, is there a series of Dwemer machinery? Cogs turning, vents and the like? And to the left of where your character is standing, slightly further over, is there the body of Staubin? If not, then you're in a different spot.

[SpeedFreak1972]

Well 1 thing is certain there isn't a charging device in the base game so it must be a mod

[tulle040657]

Originally posted by Hawkwind:

Originally posted by tulle040657:

It's a mod, this is what it looks like in my game

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1864241889

Where you're standing, to the right of your character, is there a series of Dwemer machinery? Cogs turning, vents and the like? And to the left of where your character is standing, slightly further over, is there the body of Staubin? If not, then you're in a different spot.

I am standing Here

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1864262160

[Lady Aeleanor]

As I said, I do have mods, but they're either body (my character, Serana, Valerica, Ysolda), hair, bathing, sleeping, armour, weapons, animation (running, sitting etc.) and that's all. I have NO mods that alter dungeons or mod environments.

[Lady Aeleanor]

Originally posted by tulle040657:

Originally posted by Hawkwind:

Where you're standing, to the right of your character, is there a series of Dwemer machinery? Cogs turning, vents and the like? And to the left of where your character is standing, slightly further over, is there the body of Staubin? If not, then you're in a different spot.

I am standing Here

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1864262160

Well, that's the spot alright. I don't get it. I have no mods that would change a dungeon layout.

[SpeedFreak1972]

what armor and weapons mods?

[Lady Aeleanor]

Originally posted by SpeedFreak1972:

what armor and weapons mods?

Elvenia Armour, Faction Crossbows, LynxLux Invisible Helmets....and that's it.

[Mephitic]

I just explored Nchuand-Zel as well and saw the same as tulle040657 - I suspect one of your weapons mods must be adding the charging thingie. As cfs111 said, determine the mod's id in the console and match it to your load order and that will tell you which one.

[★Kelvy★]

This what you are looking for
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1864470918
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1864470637
PS The cube is for a notice board quest.

[Lady Aeleanor]

Thanks for everybody's replies. I think I tracked it down. A mod I never realized I had, I think, is causing this. It's called "Dwarven Black Weapons". Apparently, with this mod, a number of Dwemer Ruins have these "Charging Devices" for charging the unique Dwarven Black Weapons in the mod. There's one to charge each of the types (mace, greatsword, axe etc.) I was going out of my mind trying to figure out what the heck it was.....