Knife Point Ridge Mine Glitch

[DwX]

Hello i need to kill a bandit leader in Knife point ridge mine , when i go there there is an arrow marker where the leader suppose to be but hes not there, i tried sleeping skipping time and all that stuff nothing helps , maybe someone knows the way how to make him spawn? And i must do this quest for achievement where you buy all plots of land. Loading old save file is not optional

[smr1957]

From https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Knifepoint_Ridge Bugs Section
"If you have already received the quest Boethiah's Calling and have the objective to kill her current champion, you will be unable to complete the quest Kill the Bandit Leader in Knifepoint Ridge. The quest marker will point to where the bandit chief stands instead of over his head, and even if you kill everyone in the mine, the quest will not be completed. Waiting until Knifepoint Ridge has reset does not fix the problem.
- This bug is fixed by version 2.0.1 of the Unofficial Skyrim Patch."

Or, as a very last resort, there is this console command - but you should preferably have the Unofficial Patch installed if you do not (though this will progress the quest should it be caused by something else):
"- First uncheck the quest tracker (in case of another bug), then type this command in the console: setstage Favor154 20. This will finish the quest, allowing you to turn it in to the Jarl; however, you won't get the gold reward."

Preferably, before you ever use a console command, you should try loading a previous save - since you say this is not possible, in the future, try to remember to make frequent manual saves - just in case you ever have to roll back (which hopefully, you never will have to).

[DwX]

Hello thank you for helping me, so i completed that Boethiahs calling quest, yes i do make frequent saves but this quest was done long time ago so i dont want to lose so much time spent. About the patch i instaled this game about a month ago and there where no updates or anythig so i guess iam using the latest patch, And lastly about the console is it safe to use this command? Because it says that it might lock achievements and i dont want that to happen.

[DwX]

I tried that console comand and it worked, Also got an achievement i was going for so console didnt block them, thank you very much for your help

[smr1957]

Since you have already completed the Boethiah quest, there may be some other bug causing your issue, so since you do not have a recent save, use that command to complete the quest (but make a save before doing so - just in case there are any problems).

As to that command, the uespwiki is considered a reliable source, so the command should be safe to use - but, as always, the console should only be used as a last resort, only if there is no other way to fix an issue, and only if the command is listed either in the uespwiki or suggested by a known reliable forum member (In the pinned topic Helpful Links and References, see Section 6, Miscellaneous - Reliable Forum Regulars, for a list and explanation).

As to use of the console, it does not disable achievements, though improper use of certain console commands may make it not possible to get a specific achievement. But, they do not disable achievements as a whole. (That message that is shown, is more a way of discouraging people from using the console improperly.)

Also, the patch I am referring to is the Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch - https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/266

That is a mod that needs to be downloaded. it fixes literally thousands of bugs that were not taken care of by Bethesda. There are also another number of fixes that you should have. See this guide:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2738338974
(from PINNED TOPIC Helpful Links and References, Section 1, General Information
It covers all the basics that you need and is actually quite simple to follow.

[smr1957]

Originally posted by DwX:

I tried that console comand and it worked, Also got an achievement i was going for so console didnt block them, thank you very much for your help

That's great, DwX! I was writing the above so didn't see you post - but basically I was writing what you discovered - so all's good.

Congrats on getting that achievement, and enjoy!