Skyrim: Dragonborn - The Path of Knowledge Quest (STUCK! Please help!)

[Lil' Guppy]

Alright so I'm pretty dang close to finishing this quest, when I literally run into a brick wall. I am working on the quest in Nchardak, and need to get into the aqueduct room. However, I can't. I opened the gate to get to the main door, but there isn't an option to open it to enter that room. For those who have played, it's not one of those doors you can simply disable and then walk through. I need help. If any of you know how to get this fixed, please tell me. I do not have a save I can go back to, and would prefer not to skip this quest if possible. Please, and thank you. <3

[Eternie]

You should take this as a lesson to always do a save before you enter a new ruin!
So that you can go back! Or if your save game gets corrupted and decides to crash....

You need save gave to go back to. Or be willing to loose whatever you have done in the meantime.

If you google "UESP the path of knowledge" that should give you a good description of how to progress. Chances are you haven't found the lever to go further ... look everywhere.

[Uncle64]

Check here, and go to the section of BUGS.

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Dragonborn:The_Path_of_Knowledge

Do you have Neloth whit you?

[Lil' Guppy]

I'm usually pretty dang good about the saves, but my last separate save was a number of levels back and I am far from willing to go back that far-- I mean, it's back in Skyrim and I've done a TON since then. Anyway, Uncle64, Neloth is with me. In fact, he's tried to open the door himself but can't do it-- so he just stands there. Yippee.

If all else fails, do you guys know the item code for the book?

Thanks for the quick responses. <3

[Uncle64]

Ok. it was only 22 hours ago. But check the Viki if it can help you.
What you have got is one common bug.
I have run in to that bug to.

[Eternie]

Which door are you talking about the main door that Neloth opens? When you need to accompany someone ..it is usually best to let them go through a door first that way you both go through and Neloth needs to open the first door.

Have you read the link advice from Uncle64[SwE] ?

So do you have a better idea of what you need to do?

Nchardak also could be played in several ways going one direction may give you 2 controls orbs whereas the other way only one. I found it a fun quest to play with swimming around. but you'll also need to get neloths following via the navmeshed path even though you will be swimming.

[Uncle64]

I know what door he talks about. I have run in to that bug before. In my old "Sofia" character save. Before I did use any patches at all.

Did solve it by checking the same link I did give him and roll back some hours of saves. That is better then solve it by using console and have one ruined game.

[Eternie]

Agreed Uncle64[SwE]


the amount of tries of getting set stage commands to work and getting the game to be more and more glitched.

Forcing a eventual total clean reinstall all in an effort to save a couple of play hours ... instead leads to several hours of forced hard labour uninstalling skyrim cleaning out all the required files and researching "How to do a Clean installation?"

So that glitches like this in Nchurdak don't happen.

[Solomon Hawk]

You're going to really have to go back to a previous save. Sorry.
Look on the bright side, maybe you won't make the same mistakes again.

[Uncle64]

One more thing, always let the npc that you are following open doors and go first.

[Lil' Guppy]

It's the door to the aqueduct, not the main door.
And to those getting a little Smart Alec... be nice please. Thanks.

Does anyone know the item code for the book?

[★Kelvy★]

You take cube after being shown the pumps and use it to open door, You use the cubes you collect along the way except the last (three walkway bridges, you get the last cube) but Neloth brings that back that cube you use on the bridges.

[Eternie]

Dear Limerence you seem intent on getting the quest over with I'll give you some suggestions

1 google "youtube Skyrim: Dragonborn - The Path of Knowledge Quest" which will give you a lot of walkthroughs to choose from. this links one of them - I tried to post a link it didn't display sorry
Which will show you what to do or perhaps what you missed.

2. If you have read all of the UESP link above and follow the advice given there it should tell you how to progress the quest further

3 is definately restart with an earlier save!

I'd suggest getting the code for the book on its own will crash your game as quest items are treated differently. The code for the book would be findable on the uesp page that was linked.

You would be better off trying to progress the quest to the next level but that needs exact commands to be entered into your console .... any slight errors could wreck more than it solves.