Summerset isle quest glitch

[EratheEmrys]

After speaking to Delvin, he tells me about the summerset isle quest but it doesn't start? (Plus he'll keep repeating the same dialouge on loop without prompt) I'ved tried typing the console command to start the quest; didn't work. Tried taking to the npc that opens the quest; didn't work. It was suggested that I clear any missions with Vex before approaching Delven, tried that; didn't work. I would like to complete the theives questline for the last theives guild acheivement.
Any ideas? or is this a lot cause?

[AC Denton]

Summeret isle? What?

[Liv]

Originally posted by //HeyItsAnthony:

Summeret isle? What?

The Summerset Isle mod. http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/68406/?

To the OP, might want to post it on the mod page not here.

[Docsprock]

I think its Summerset Shadows. The rival thieves guild near Windhelm.

[Rez Elwin]

OP must be talking about the Summerst Shadows quest, it is part of the thieves guild where you have to elminate a rival guild called the Summerset Shadows. The mod requires you to be
Arch-mage, and has nothing to do with the thieves guild.

As for your question OP, are you letting Delvin talk all the way? If you skip his dialouge he may repeat it, if you are and it doesn't work try to verify your game files, and sort your mods with LOOT, and earlier save may also help.

[EratheEmrys]

Originally posted by Docsprock:

I think its Summerset Shadows. The rival thieves guild near Windhelm.

Yes, sorry, I do mean Summerset Shadows. I was in game at the time I made the post and was going from memory as I was unable to get google working.

Originally posted by Rez Elwin:

OP must be talking about the Summerst Shadows quest, it is part of the thieves guild where you have to elminate a rival guild called the Summerset Shadows. The mod requires you to be
Arch-mage, and has nothing to do with the thieves guild.

As for your question OP, are you letting Delvin talk all the way? If you skip his dialouge he may repeat it, if you are and it doesn't work try to verify your game files, and sort your mods with LOOT, and earlier save may also help.

Originally posted by Rez Elwin:

OP must be talking about the Summerst Shadows quest, it is part of the thieves guild where you have to elminate a rival guild called the Summerset Shadows. The mod requires you to be
Arch-mage, and has nothing to do with the thieves guild.

As for your question OP, are you letting Delvin talk all the way? If you skip his dialouge he may repeat it, if you are and it doesn't work try to verify your game files, and sort your mods with LOOT, and earlier save may also help.

It's not a mod. It's one of four city influence quests / special requests given by Delvin before I can advance to the quest Under New Management.

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Summerset_Shadows_(Quest)

I was in the first few playthroughs. Admittingly I did start skipping when it looked like running through old save files or turning mods off was not going to work. It's weird. He'd tell me about the new quest then the dialouge option "so what's this special request?" would pop up, then after he's taked through once, it would pop up again without prompt then he would start looping through the same dialouge. I thought at this point maybe running through some errands for Vex might force the last city influence quest to work. I ran out of ideas. I'm considering uninstalling all mods and the game and reinstalling everything. But I've already done this recently before the issue and want to do this as a last resort.

[EratheEmrys]

Hold the phone! I may have found the problem!

Quoted from a gaming fourm;

Trigger Thieves Guild quest - Summerset Shadows Summerset Shadows given by Delvin Mallory of the Thieves Guild, who instructs to speak with Torsten Cruel-Sea of Windhelm. Quest is not added and speaking to Torsten presents no option to talk about the quest.

Reason: Linwe, leader of Summerset shadows was killed in an earlier "Kill the Bandit Leader" radiant quest, causing Summerset Shadows to bug and not start.

To fix:

• Do not speak with Delvin first to start the quest. Preferably, leave one or two Thieves Guild
• Small Jobs quests unfinished by not speaking to Delvin or Vex to complete them yet. I left one done but incomplete by not speaking to Vex before following the steps below.
  
• Go to Uttering Hills Cave - coc UtteringHillsCave01
  
• Kill existing bandit chief there.
  
• Replace with Linwe using code - player.placeatme 0007d679
  
• Go back to The Ragged Flagon to complete all the necessary Small Jobs quests. I went back and spoke to Vex to complete my one and remaining Small Jobs quest.
  
• Then speak with Delvin, and Summerset Shadows quest will be added.

I'm going to try this with hopefully positive results. Thanks anyway guys