Thief Guild Quest - Loud and Clear

[Darkwing Dark 【✠⚔✠】©]

After completing taking care of business, Loud and clear does not start. Even using console command setstage TG02 0, setstage TG02 10 does not start it. Has anyone find a fix for it or incompetent bethesda ever address a fix for it?

[alexander_dougherty]

Never had this issue.
Did you use console commands to get, advance or finish the previous quest?
because that can skip quest triggers and cause an issue like this.

[Darkwing Dark 【✠⚔✠】©]

i did not use console commands to skip any quest throughout my gameplay. Loud and clear is the only game breaking bug that occured. Did alot of googling, tried all the console commands that were brought up. Nothing. Even setstage TG02 0/10 while taking care of business is still active didn't make anything happen. its almost like the quest stage didn't exist. right now, Im using setstage TG02B 0 to unlock the side jobs and the fence. And using tcl off to explore goldenglow estate. Im expecting having to use the console to move to TG03 once im ready.

[Darkwing Dark 【✠⚔✠】©]

Tried a new game without mods, still encounter the same bug.

Since no one has an answer to this, Im guessing this is a bug not even the stupid bethesda developers can fix.

Oh well.

Its pretty much ruining the game experience.

[Nabinkemper]

If this is happening on a new character, it is either a mod issue or corruption of the game files.

You can try a file verification first -
From your Steam library, right-click Skyrim SE > Properties > Local Files > select the button "Verify Integrity of Game Files."

If you are using mods, you may have to try uninstalling them, and reinstall a couple at a time, then test and see which one is possibly causing the issue. Keep trying through the whole mod list.

If that doesn't help, a full uninstall and reinstall of the game may be needed. Take a look in the pinned topic "helpful Links & References" on how to properly clear the game and mod files and start again with a clean install.

[Ihateeverybody]

Just random thoughts:

What is the Status of Maven Blackbriar? Is she (at the time of the quest) still just an owner of a meadery or is/was she something else (I am being coy about game progression so as not to spoil).

Also another strange thought: Had you been doing anything with regards to the Dark Brotherhood. Reason I ask is that Snowshod Kid owns a half stake in the Meadery and has a role in that quest line.

I am more interested in what your game world state was when you completed the Last Quest that DID work as intended in the Thieves Guild Line.

[Darkwing Dark 【✠⚔✠】©]

In my new game, i immediately went to Riften before getting the dragonstone and started thief guild questline. I saved before finishing taking care of business to see if loud and clear works. Once I find out loud and clear is still bugged, I reloaded to before completion for Taking care of business and just went back to whiterun, leaving the thief guild questline on hold. I'll go back to it at another time when I'm ready for it.

After hours of tinkering with mods, it sucks to encounter such a game breaking bug like this. I'll probably restart modding and testing when I'm going for another playthrough. I'll just use the console to clear my way through and finish this playthrough.