Dark Brotherhood Quest broken?

[vonslee]

Hey all so I know that this is a common issue, but when I get back from talking to Delvin Mallory about the amulet Astrid starts yelling at me for starting the siege of solitude.

Here's the kicker though.

I sided with the Imperials and killed Ulfric during the Civil War, so I don't understand what's going on. I completed that quest line ages ago.

I play on a pretty heavily modified skyrim and have had CTD issues and disappearing textures but I've gotten through the main quest, Companions, College, and Thieves Guild quest lines along with a few side quests and I really don't want to have to start over again. Can anyone help?

*EDIT* I have used console commands to solve the issue, but I am unaware of any issues it may cause so smart people please let me know if I messed it up or potentially messed it up.

1. Type "setstage DB04a 200" into the command console (This completes the last stage of "The Silence Has Been Broken" and removes the letter of credit from your inventory. This also enables conversation with Astrid.)
2. Type "setstage DB05 10" into the command console (This starts the "Bound Until Death" quest and allows you to talk to Astrid about the details of the quest, like "Any advice for this contract" and stuff like that.)

Here's my load order if it helps.

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Update.esm=1
Dawnguard.esm=1
HearthFires.esm=1
Dragonborn.esm=1
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FNIS.esp=1
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imp_help_dbrn.esp=1
Dragon Horns and Tails.esp=1
HeartBreaker.esp=1
VioLens.esp=1
FollowerWander2.esp=1
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Backshields.esp=1
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Beards.esp=1
LovelyHairstylesCE.esp=1
SFO_SkinFeatureOverlays.esp=1
RealShelter.esp=1
HDT Havok Object.esp=1
Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp=1
Man Those Borders!.esp=1
OwnCivilWar.esp=1
LocalizedGuildJobs.esp=1
Civil War Repairs.esp=1
Guards_Armor_Replacer.esp=1
imp_helm_legend.esp=1
imp_helm_dawn.esp=1
CampArgentum.esp=1
Immersive Patrols II.esp=1
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Frostfall.esp=1
UIExtensions.esp=1
SkyUI.esp=1
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MainMenu.esp=1
IcePenguinWorldMap.esp=1
RaceMenu.esp=1
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Immersive Weapons.esp=1
Vikings Weaponry - Johnskyrim.esp=1
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Runandwalkpaces.esp=1
Smoking Candles.esp=1
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Smoking Torches.esp=1
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iNeed.esp=1
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FreckleMania2.esp=1
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BSHeartland - Textures.esp=1
XPMSE.esp=1
Animations.esp=1
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radiantBlocker.esp=1
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12FemaleBrows.esp=1
VOBS.esp=1
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Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp=1
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RSPatch.esp=1

[AoFA | FightDrug *-* [GER]]

hmm... maybe its the OwnCivilWar mod maybe it helps to disable them maybe the game things the siege of solitude is active because of it

[vonslee]

I remember a similar issue with the Imperial Guards in Windhelm after the siege of Windhelm and something on the internet said to use a console command but I don't remember which one it was. Would something like that work here?

[AoFA | FightDrug *-* [GER]]

maybe that work open the console ingame and write : setstage cwsiegeobj 9000
maybe that work when i think right it should force the game to see that the siege is done try after that to talk with astrid

[vonslee]

Right, so I tried that. There's a new issue.

It said I completed the Battle of Windhelm, then it gave me a new quest, marked "[...]". The description is "I will help General Tullius quell the Stormcloak rebellion and reunite Skyrim by restoring Imperial control." And the object is "Report to General Tullius" but when I go to talk to him there is no new dialogue and if I I type in setstage cwsiegeobj 9000 again it completes the quest as "The Battle for [...]"

Soooo what gives?

[alexander_dougherty]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von vonslee:

Right, so I tried that. There's a new issue.

It said I completed the Battle of Windhelm, then it gave me a new quest, marked "[...]". The description is "I will help General Tullius quell the Stormcloak rebellion and reunite Skyrim by restoring Imperial control." And the object is "Report to General Tullius" but when I go to talk to him there is no new dialogue and if I I type in setstage cwsiegeobj 9000 again it completes the quest as "The Battle for [...]"

Soooo what gives?

Either the root cause of the problem isn't being addressed, or you've bypassed a quest trigger with the setstage command.

[vonslee]

Well what would the root be? theoretically I shouldn't be getting any more civil war quests bc I completed the questline ages ago. I made a save right before I did the command so I'm not too worried, are there other things I can try?

[smr1957]

Have you removed any mods and continued the game on that same save?

Have you used any console commands previously to complete any quests, bypass anything, or ressurrect a named/unique NPC?

EDIT - One more thing, is your FPS capped at 60, or are you exceeding that?

[AoFA | FightDrug *-* [GER]]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von vonslee:

Right, so I tried that. There's a new issue.

It said I completed the Battle of Windhelm, then it gave me a new quest, marked "[...]". The description is "I will help General Tullius quell the Stormcloak rebellion and reunite Skyrim by restoring Imperial control." And the object is "Report to General Tullius" but when I go to talk to him there is no new dialogue and if I I type in setstage cwsiegeobj 9000 again it completes the quest as "The Battle for [...]"

Soooo what gives?

i hope you dont save it :o i have a other idea it starts the next quest from the DB manuelly open the console and write : setstage DB05 10
that should work i test it by me ^^

[vonslee]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von smr1957:

Have you removed any mods and continued the game on that same save?

Have you used any console commands previously to complete any quests, bypass anything, or ressurrect a named/unique NPC?

EDIT - One more thing, is your FPS capped at 60, or are you exceeding that?

I have not used any sort of console commands to complete quests, I only used an unlock command once to open a master locked chest because I lost 40 picks and I only got like 6 gold out of the chest anyway, and used resurrect to restore a bunch of Imperial guards that died during some skirmsh but they were non-essential so I don't think that should be an issue.

I also used tgm a few times so I van fast travel even though I was overencumbered.

That I can remember I have not uninstalled any mods, at least on this save, though I have had trouble getting these mods to play nice together.

And no, my FPS is pretty consistently under 60 fps, unless I set the settings to medium quality, then it sticks around 60 fps.

[smr1957]

Ok, just wanted to rule out the obvious causes of game problems.

The CTD and missing texture issues sound like the game is running out of memory at times, but that should not effect quests in the game. I would tend to think that it is a mod conflict.

Unfortunately, I must apologize to you, as I do not have the time to really help on this - too much going on in real life right at the moment - so I have only been able to check the forms very infrequently these last few days. I see that Alex has stopped by, however, and he is extremely knowledgeable about the game.

Again really sorry I can't be of more help right now, but good luck, and I hope you get it all sorted out. I will try and check back when I am able.

[vonslee]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von -= AoFA =- Fightdrug *-* GER:

i hope you dont save it :o i have a other idea it starts the next quest from the DB manuelly open the console and write : setstage DB05 10
that should work i test it by me ^^

I tried that, it only started the Kill Vittoria Vicci quest but it didn't help me with the "Silence has Been Broken" quest which is what I'm stuck on bc I can't give the letter of credit to Astrid :/

[vonslee]

Potential fix? I May need some smart people to come here and yell at me if I messed something up but I think I figured something out.

I looked up the quest ID for "The Silence has Been Broken" and used console commands to finish the quest. I then used the suggestion by AoFA Fightdrug to start the next quest, "Bound until Death". This removed the letter of credit from my inventory and allowed me to talk to Astrid again. better yet it seems as though I can continue the quest.

So, the question is am I good to keep going or will this lead to bigger problems? I'm not gonna overwrite the save from before the commands in case I need to go back.

[AoFA | FightDrug *-* [GER]]

for that i have a solution too open the console and write : setstage db04a 200
after this the quest should be manually done and i think you get the reward too but this one i cant really test because i have allready done the quest so better save before you try it

[AoFA | FightDrug *-* [GER]]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von vonslee:

Potential fix? I May need some smart people to come here and yell at me if I messed something up but I think I figured something out.

I looked up the quest ID for "The Silence has Been Broken" and used console commands to finish the quest. I then used the suggestion by AoFA Fightdrug to start the next quest, "Bound until Death". This removed the letter of credit from my inventory and allowed me to talk to Astrid again. better yet it seems as though I can continue the quest.

So, the question is am I good to keep going or will this lead to bigger problems? I'm not gonna overwrite the save from before the commands in case I need to go back.

i have do that sometimes by the companions with a random quest that was buged because the enemy dont spawm i never had problems after this ^^ but better make a backup save ;)

[vonslee]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von -= AoFA =- Fightdrug *-* GER:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von vonslee:

Potential fix? I May need some smart people to come here and yell at me if I messed something up but I think I figured something out.

I looked up the quest ID for "The Silence has Been Broken" and used console commands to finish the quest. I then used the suggestion by AoFA Fightdrug to start the next quest, "Bound until Death". This removed the letter of credit from my inventory and allowed me to talk to Astrid again. better yet it seems as though I can continue the quest.

So, the question is am I good to keep going or will this lead to bigger problems? I'm not gonna overwrite the save from before the commands in case I need to go back.

i have do that sometimes by the companions with a random quest that was buged because the enemy dont spawm i never had problems after this ^^

Awesome, so I'm gonna continue my game as normal then. I saved immediately before and after in different save slots so if I need to come back I will.