The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Forgotten City
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Nick  [developer] Oct 5, 2015 @ 1:13am
KNOWN BUGS AND WORKAROUNDS: Please check here before posting a bug report.
A note on stability: This mod should not affect the stability of your game. It was tested extensively on multiple PCs running a base Skyrim install with the latest patch without encountering a single crash. If you are experiencing crashes, it is most likely being caused by your system and mod load order.

I keep getting a bug which was supposed to have been fixed in the latest version. Help!
Sometimes save games carry bugs from previous mod versions with them. To overcome this, after you update the mod, load an old save game from before the mod was loaded.

I'm not getting approached by the courier! Help!
Try entering and leaving a shop, as it should prompt the courier to arrive.
A workaround is to open your console in game with ~ and type "coc 000forgottencity01". You'll be transported to just inside the beginning of the game. If that doesn't work, the mod hasn't been correctly installed. If this happens, go to the Skyrim splash screen and click "Data Files" and ensure that "ForgottenCity.esp" is checked, and click OK. If it's not there, the mod hasn't downloaded yet.

This mod's music keeps playing after I leave the city:
Passing through the entry hallway (entering or leaving) should stop all Forgotten City music from playing. If all else fails, simply remove the mod from your load order; you don't really need to keep it loaded once you've finished the story.

Getting a permanent radiation effect on you
In version 1.4.0 onwards, entering the main city area will automatically remove the radiation effect. If you're getting a residual issue, passing through the entry hall will remove the effect.

Player gets stuck in the portal
Waiting for a couple of minutes usually sorts it out.
This is a rare bug and appears to occur on older PCs running a lot of mods. If after a few minutes it hasn’t worked, you can type “coc 000forgottencity02” to teleport to the correct cell, albeit in a strange spot.
Alternatively, you may wish to consider starting a new character, or loading a save game from a lower-level character (which usually has less "save-bloat"). This is reported to fix the portal bug.

Quest to defend the city from bandits / looters gets stuck
In Version 1.4.0 onwards, if more bandits fail to appear, enter the main city area. This should prompt the bandits to arrive.

Screen goes black under water
Open the console and type “teofis” or “ts”. Remember to do it again after leaving the water, or the lighting will look a bit odd.

Cassia dialogue freezing at end
Other players have reported that leaving the ruins, going to Skyrim, then returning and talking to Cassia again fixes this problem.

Gauntlets and boots are multi-coloured.
This only occurs when your texture settings are set to "Low" or "Medium". I suggest increasing your texture settings. If your PC won't run this, please use this as an excuse to go out and buy a new PC. ;-)

A key NPC dies unexpectedly in conversation.
This is fixed in version 1.4.0 onwards.

I keep dying when falling from the Citadel balcony.
This is fixed in version 1.4.0 onwards. If for some reason you're still dying, simply turn on Immortal mode temporarily with console command "tim".

When I try to open the Lakehouse door I heard a voice saying "My letter..."
You can only open the door once you have the letter on the table. If forme reason that doesn't work, open your console with ~ and type "setstage 000fcquest02 100"

I want to go back and play this again, but I forgot to save before I went in.
Save your game outside the city. Quit. Disable the mod. Start the game and reload your last save. Save again. Quit. Enable the mod. Start the game and reload your last save. You're done.
Last edited by Nick; Feb 13, 2016 @ 9:43pm
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frostybaby13 Oct 10, 2015 @ 5:36pm 
I'll have to try the disabling as the console command didn't solve it. I was so looking forward to using my Talisman of the Silver Tongue!

Thanks for the hard work and the quick reply! Wonderful mod experience, can't wait to replay!
Elleden Oct 11, 2015 @ 3:05am 
Originally posted by Nick:
Originally posted by frostybaby13:
I've been playing quest mods since Morrowind and this is my favorite. I loved the storyline, absolutely epic. BRILLIANT WORK!!!

Bug: the mod battle song is in a loop, even when I enter/exit as described in the troubleshooting tips. Saving and reloading doesn't work, neither does completely exiting the game and restarting.
Thanks for your comments. Use console command "REMOVEMUSIC 000FCMUSCOMBAT". If that doesn't work, and you've already finished the quest, you may wish to consider simply disabling the mod.


Wouldn't that remove the items we got from the quest, the Talisman of the Silver Tongue and The Arbiter's Helmet?
Boylaska Oct 11, 2015 @ 8:24am 
Got the Cassie bug at the end. I go into conversation mode and get the "you're welcome" option but I can't click it. Cassie also completely quiet. Using console commands doesn't work. I didn't get the reward. I've got no quests active related to the mod either.
When typing in setstage "000fcquestcassiareward 100" I get "Item "000fcquestcassiareward" not found for parameter quest". When I type in "completequest 000fcquest01" I get nothing, apart from "Compiled script not saved!"

I finished the story before with another outcome and didn't experience the bug. The outcome I get this bug with is when saving the city and destroying the dwarven's law.
Last edited by Boylaska; Oct 11, 2015 @ 8:36am
Boylaska Oct 11, 2015 @ 8:39am 
Originally posted by Merc Boylaska:
Got the Cassie bug at the end. I go into conversation mode and get the "you're welcome" option but I can't click it. Cassie also completely quiet. Using console commands doesn't work. I didn't get the reward. I've got no quests active related to the mod either.
When typing in setstage "000fcquestcassiareward 100" I get "Item "000fcquestcassiareward" not found for parameter quest". When I type in "completequest 000fcquest01" I get nothing, apart from "Compiled script not saved!"

I finished the story before with another outcome and didn't experience the bug. The outcome I get this bug with is when saving the city and destroying the dwarven's law.
EDIT: I got around this bug by going outside the Forgotten City (so in open Skyrim) and then back to Cassie.
Krakensilver Oct 11, 2015 @ 10:47am 
Very end, Post Arbiter fight:
I kill* him, and take his helmet, I escape the tunnels, and then I travel back in time again. I then get the whole "the dwarven law has been broken", then the dwarven centurions attack. After talking to him again, I get thrown back to my own time, except the Centurions are still attacking.
*- he dies to a FUS DO RAH
Aero 7 Oct 11, 2015 @ 2:22pm 
Originally posted by Luci:
Originally posted by xx_PRO_GAMER:
yeah thta's my problem i beat the mod and cant go to that timeline
If you beat the game by getting the 'best ending' where everyone lives, then the palace should still be there. I went there after the questline finished and the whole palace other than the gauntlets which I had already took had been reset with all enemies respawned. If you still can't find the gauntlets there then you can speak to the guy working the forge in the underground area where the arbiter was and he'll give you the schematics for making all the Immaculate Armor pieces and you can smith yourself a pair of Immaculate Dwarven Gauntlets.
Thank you I went to a save in the game where I have 1 minute to save myself from the radiation.
Last edited by Aero 7; Oct 11, 2015 @ 2:24pm
Teekus Oct 12, 2015 @ 6:24am 
After I returned to my own timeline the quest does not complete and Cassia's brother follows me around everywhere. If I try and talk to him it just says 'this person is busy' and he won't talk. I tried jumping back down the well and talking to Cassia waiting outside the citadel but nothing happens when I try and talk to her. If I use the command completequest 000fcquest01 the quest completes but he still follows me around.

Is there a command to fix this?
John Fish Oct 13, 2015 @ 2:44am 
Small bug report: the arbiter accused me of having beast blood (being a werewolf), even though I had cured myself earlier in the tomb of Ysgramor. If he can read my mind he surely should know that too :)
Elleden Oct 13, 2015 @ 5:57am 
Originally posted by John Fist:
Small bug report: the arbiter accused me of having beast blood (being a werewolf), even though I had cured myself earlier in the tomb of Ysgramor. If he can read my mind he surely should know that too :)
Confirmed, I even said it wasn't true, and he called me a liar.
Jay Oct 13, 2015 @ 7:55am 
Originally posted by avrie05:
Originally posted by Luci:
Another bug: Cassia's Plea note is still set as a quest item after completion; I can't get rid of it without using console commands.
I have the same issue ... Luci, What command do you use to remove quest items from your inventory? That's a trick I haven't learned yet ... Thanks
The command I used for the letter was 'player.removeitem "42036d8c" 1', though the first few numbers may be different depending on your mod load order. Just type 'help "cassia's plea"' in your console (or any other quest item that's stuck in your inventory) and it should show up with the item's ID and you can remove it then.
Defonos Oct 13, 2015 @ 1:33pm 
Another poster mentioned it, but after breaking the law the (2nd time) I go to the lakehouse, retrieve the letter (this time its in the Jarls corpse) and key. The lakehouse door is a wall and no action is possible. I see the door flicker during the animation where the timeportal is created then it's just a wall.

Gonna try the "setstage 000fcquest02 100" thing to see if that works, even though i have the letter
chubbyooo Oct 16, 2015 @ 2:04am 
i can't enter the citadel after going to the past
Ocpeth⛧ Oct 16, 2015 @ 5:49am 
:steambored:
Coins Oct 17, 2015 @ 5:37am 
I can't turn in the necromancers journal to Brol. He just keeps quitting the conversation.
Gob Oct 17, 2015 @ 9:15pm 
I got a wave of steam coming off my left hand going almost to the ground a bit after i entered into the city, any idea on how to get rid of it?
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