Summon Spell Not Working

[4K_240hz_MLED]

I press and hold and the flame atronach doesn't ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ appear

[AllergicToBrainRot]

Are you casting it close to you? If you don't have the perk to summon them further away. It won't spawn further away from you.

[ĿIFE oƒ ƤIE]

Aim at the ground closeby...

[steventirey]

The aiming crosshair will change colors if the target location is too far away or otherwise invalid. Summons and the rune spells have to be cast rather close to you, at least until you get the perks to increase the distance.

[4K_240hz_MLED]

Originally posted by steventirey:

The aiming crosshair will change colors if the target location is too far away or otherwise invalid. Summons and the rune spells have to be cast rather close to you, at least until you get the perks to increase the distance.

I do try summoning them close to me, but most of the time it doesn't do anything. This is with both the spells and the scrolls.

[Scrogdog]

Sometimes summoning can be a little wonky. For example, summons appearing well away from where you intended. This occurs mostly when things are close and crowded; such as a winding staircase in a dungeon. You point in front of you, but your summons appears at the top of the staircase.

Sometimes you don't even know where they are. But you know they are somewhere because you hear the sound that occurs when atronachs appear.

Some areas are terribly prone to this sort of thing, far more than others. Say, the other-worldly area known as Apocrypha you must often traverse in Miraak quests. That place can be rather frustrating at times.

No cure that I know of, I'm afraid.

[Perplex]

Do you have a lot of absorb magic items or effects on you?

[hexnessie]

Did you get the Atronach Stone sign by any chance? Or use any other spell absorption gear?

I find that spell absorption makes it harder to cast summoning spells. You kinda absorb your own spell and nothing happens.

[4K_240hz_MLED]

Originally posted by hexnessie:

Did you get the Atronach Stone sign by any chance? Or use any other spell absorption gear?

I find that spell absorption makes it harder to cast summoning spells. You kinda absorb your own spell and nothing happens.

Oh ♥♥♥♥ yeah, I had the Atronach birthsign at the time.