Can't travel to Solstheim

[SonicSong]

Hi,

I'm having no other serious trouble with the game, but when I try to go to Solstheim, it won't let me. The first time, it loaded the traveling by boat clip, then stopped and went back to the sailor on the dock. I tried talking to him several more times, and it either immediately goes back to him or the loading screen comes on, then goes back to the dock. I can keep talking to him to increase my Speech, but that's about it. It doesn't knock it off my quest list or actually load the island. Anyone know how to fix this? Thanks!

Note: I don't have any mods installed

[Bomb Bloke]

If you have a save game from before the first time you spoke to the captain, go back to that and give it a try again. Something may've broke during that initial conversation.

Although it shouldn't matter, have you been attacked by the cultists yet?

In Skyrim's Data Files display (accessed from the game launcher), your load order should have Dawnguard.esm at the top, followed by HearthsFires.esm and DragonBorn.esm, in that order. There may be other entries but their order doesn't matter so much for now.

(Unless you do have some mods loaded, such as the unofficial patches... Frankly, if you lack those then I suggest installing them!)

If you check your world map, has Solstheim been added as a fast travel destination? If there, the arrow marker will show up somewhere around the top-right of the map (as opposed to at the dock where you attempted to leave from).

[Uncle64]

I dont understand.
You can travel to soilsteim. But you cant get travel home?
Boat clip? what is that?

Do you have installed the patches as Bomb Bloke asked?

[SonicSong]

I did try going back to a save game immediately before the conversation. I tried different lines of dialogue, but it didn't work.

Yes, I was attacked by the cultists and went through the dialogue where he is initially unwilling to go because of his memory.

I'm not sure how to access the data files display. I don't have the unofficial patches, either-- I've seen them, but am always paranoid about downloading unoffical add-ons. Where is a safe place to get it?

Solstheim isn't a fast travel destination option for me.

And I manually traveled to Solstheim (not fast traveled). The first time I go through the dialogue, it loads the cinematic part, then goes to the loading scene and back to the dock. If I try again, he grudgingly agrees to take me, but then anything after the initial request simply goes to the loading screen and back to the dock, rather than showing the boat trip to Solstheim.

[Uncle64]

Ok.
I say, listen to what Bomb Bloke says, install the unofficial patches.
You can find the DL locations for them here on the forum on the ticket topics.
Use one old save before you go to Solsteim.
And you need to check the load order. You can use loot for that.

If that dont work, feel free to post in this tread. It is yours you know :)

And the safe place for the patches is Nexus. It must be nexus.
You cant get them anywhere else. But you need to get one free account.

[Bomb Bloke]

Originally posted by nightwingsgurl:

I'm not sure how to access the data files display.

When you launch Skyrim via Steam, you'll get a "launcher" screen from which you can start the actual game. "Data Files" is an option on that launcher.

[BHX1138]

Did you start the Dawnguard quests ?

[NAPOLEONCITO]

I'm playing vanilla too, just turn off survival mode, fast travel anywhere, save the game and restart it, return to the dock and talk to the sailor again, and you can travel to Sosltheim. I had the same problem as you and this is the solution ;D.

[Katie]

This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.