Need help regarding a quest bug - Saarthal

[_L]

Before you tell me to go Google and look up eventual solution - I did try that.

Problem? After being sent to look for enchanted artifact in Saarthal during one of Winterhold College's quests, I get stuck. Namely - I take the amulet, I get stuck in room. Yes, I do realize I am supposed to put amulet on and use magic but that's the problem.
After putting amulet on there is no visual change in room and the old man still tells me to put it on - somehow this is, I think, where lies the problem. Game seemingly doesn't recognize me putting it on, most likely.

Tried restarting from entering the cave, TLCing my way through, putting on enchanted rings... nothing seems to work. And that's second quest I have stuck and it is starting to piss me off.
Help?

[_L]

Oh - and even after loading earlier save file I still have the amulet :/

[Stoob]

You don't have a save from when you first enter Saarthal, before you entered that area?

[_L]

I do - and as I did say before, even when loading this save I still have this amulet. Reloading save just before entering the area also doesn't work.

[cfs111]

How do you already have the amulet? Did you get it by console?

[_L]

I didn't! That's the point. Even after deleting the save of entering Saarthal and loading earlier it is still here, despite me not having it in the first place in that moment of game and espite not visiting Saarthal and continuing the quest.

[cfs111]

Weird, this is the only thing I can think of to try;
~
player.removeitem 000233d0 1 <enter>
~
wait a minute
~
player.additem 000233d0 1 <enter>
~
Put the amulet on. If nothing happens cast a destruction spell or Fus shout at the section of wall that the amulet was originally.

[dcain3456]

Use magic on the door like you're told.

[Docsprock]

Use your Fus Ro Dah on the wall where the amulet was hanging. (while wearing the amulet)

[_L]

As I said before - neither magic nor shouts work on doors, with or without amulet, outside or inside. (and I am NOT told to use magic, I'm told to put amulet on even after it's on)
I did attempt at removing amulet using console and sadly it doesn't seem to work? I still have it even after entering the command...

[cfs111]

Do you have any mods? Have you sorted the order with LOOT?
Don't think it will work, but try "setstage mg02 35" in the console. If it works and your journal updates then tcl through the wall. You can then;
prid 0001C1A1
moveto player
this will bring Tolfdir to you.

[Roscaria]

Strange. I used flames on the door and it opened

[mpd1958]

When you stand back in front of where you took the amulet off the wall does there appear to be a flame coming from the door/wall? If yes then do as Roscaria said and use a flame spell. If that doesn't work then you have a major scripting glitch.

The only thing I can suggest is to revert back to the earliest save you have prior to entering the ruins and delete all saves after that, then exit the game and verify your cache integrity. This might get rid of the scripting error that is causing the problem.

You will need to re-clean your master files with TES5edit after integrity check.

[_L]

@cfs111 - I have few most popular mods. I will check if console commands will help. Also: LOOT?
@mpd1958 - No. There is no visual change, with or without amulet. And I am not being told to use magic, had to read guides to know that is what supposedly should work.
Right now I deleted that save and I keep on playing from earlier spot but that ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ amulet is still in my inventory despite not even entering Saarthal in this save file. Verified cache so far. Will check out the thing you just mentioned if everything else fails.

[_L]

After checking out commands, after inserting "setstage m02 35" I have this message: "Stage 35 not found". Does it mean script's not there?

[mpd1958]

That would be my guess, it sounds like somehow your game and/or save files have become corrupted.

There is a program/mod called "Script Cleaner" you can find on Google and Nexus I believe. I would look into that next. It is suppose to clean your saves and delete/erase orphaned scripts that are not suppose to be there. This might get rid of the amulet scripting and allow you to continue the quest normally.

Here is a really silly questtion that just popped into my head. Do you have the right quest activated?

I ask because I believe there are actually two quest that deal with Saarthal. The one about the three amulet fragments, and the Collage of Winterhold quest "Under Saarthal" dealing with the orb. Just wondering