BUG: Dragonborn: Unearthed Quest No Courier

[Aukan Stonehand]

I recently played through the entire Dragonborn DLC (During which the LODs wouldn't go away, so they overlapped the actual buildings until I entered one and purged the cell buffer). Unearthed was the FIRST quest I started. It's been over an in-game month and Ralis still hasn't sent me a courier. I tried going to the dig site, there is no progress by the miners. Ralis' first diary showed up, and I read and took that.

I'd rather try to resolve this without forcing the quest through the console. I've heard that sleeping for 48 hours in Solstheim is supposed to fix this problem, but that hasn't done anything.

I'm not convinced mods are the problem, as the only files overwritten from Dragonborn are textures (Other than the Unofficial Dragonborn Patch). I know this because I use ModOrganizer, not the Steam Workshop.

If anyone can provide insight into this problem, I'd be grateful.

[Urgh]

I never get a letter from Ralis until I return to Skyrim. Not sure if sleeping is needed, maybe. Ehm, I also pay Gjalund to go back and forth. Not sure if that makes a difference.

[Aukan Stonehand]

It made no difference- I had already gone back to Skyrim, done a questline, adopted a kid, and traveled around the whole province. After going back and finishing Neloth's briarheart quest, still no message from Ralis.

[★Kelvy★]

Usually after 3 days or so you will get message

[Aukan Stonehand]

I'm well aware of this. The whole reason this thread exists is to find out that what usually happens ISN'T happening. I've already stated it's been well over an in-game month.

That's not a very helpful response, and it adds nothing to the conversation.

[Urgh]

"Ralis may hire the miners, but never get anywhere with them - despite the passage of days (or even months), the courier never arrives, and when you check the dig site, they haven't reached the entrance. ?
Check the site once, talking to Ralis, then sleep in a bed in Solstheim for 24 or 48 hours. Repeat for each stage."
http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Dragonborn:Unearthed (just to confirm it may be buggy by itself)

Relevant? http://steamcommunity.com/app/72850/discussions/0/846944689756867705/ (it may be a completly different mod making trouble)

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Dragonborn_talk:Unearthed#Quest_not_advancing

As to why, blame the daedra :)

[Aukan Stonehand]

I know the quest itself is the most likely source of the problem, so that first link doesn't help much.
As to the second one, the original question was never answered, hence why I'm trying to revive the topic.
I'm not sure if I've tried the *exact* method described in the third link, but I will try that.
So far, sleeping hasn't done anything for me.

[Urgh]

2nd: it was answered. He/she/it/whatever said it was a house mod.

3rd: Min time sleeping to work tends to be 3 days. Try a week or more. Or get arrested, that seems to kick things back on the rail.
Or last resort is console. All info in the link(s).

[Aukan Stonehand]

FIXED IT. As I said, it wasn't a mod.
Multiple quests involving couriers have been held up, as I haven't seen a courier in a long time. I opened up the console, selected 00039FB7 (courier) and typed moveto player.
After talking to him, I received letters from Ralis, Quintus in Windhelm, someone in an Interesting NPCs quest, an inheritance letter, and about 12 holiday flyers.

[Smilodon]

Bug #3955402. Welcome to Skyrim.

Edit:

Originally posted by Aukan Stonehand:

I'd rather try to resolve this without forcing the quest through the console.

Why? It's a quick, simple solution that isn't cheating in the slightest, as you're just making the game play by its own rules (getting a quest to where it's supposed to be).

[Aukan Stonehand]

Because forcing quests with couriers through the console has never ended well for me- general bugginess and some parts of the quest get skipped. If it didn't involve couriers, I'd be fine with it, but courier-related quests tend to be rather script-heavy. Messing with scripts is never a good idea unless you know EXACTLY what is changing.
I use the console all the time, it's just that forcing script-heavy quests is something I try to avoid. Particularly with a large amount of mods (many of mine are also script-heavy) installed, it's a good idea to be careful and try not to force anything if you can help it.

In any case, the problem was fixed- not by forcing the quest, but merely by *moving* an NPC.

[eecarter999]

yes I have the same issue, i looked at forums, wrote to tech suport and they gave me the same advice. open the command consol for the game and type in setstage DLC2dunKolbojornQST 100 and then i get the message complied script not saved! so i must be doing something wrong.

[krymzonbladez]

Sorry to necro this, having a similar problem. I actually advanced the quest via console since it had been like 2-3 months in game time and no courier. Only now the issue is that the digsite is still covered in ash with no way down into it. I tried leaving the cell, went to skyrim and wandered around and came back, still full of ash.

[Aukan Stonehand]

Already tried moving the Courier to your location?

[Old toothpaste]

if for some reason yall are still having an issue with this just wait three days and get arrested that worked for me

[austinsyers]

Originally posted by Old toothpaste:

if for some reason yall are still having an issue with this just wait three days and get arrested that worked for me

Why do people feel the need to chime in an add absolutely nothing to the conversation? The problem is the courier isn't showing up when he should. You commenting that he showed up what he's supposed to for you is useless.