Thanks Hagatha. I guess some of the quests are just buggy, unfortunately.

We need a really good mod that can help us all move stuff from house to house btw. I hope that someone will make one when the Creation Kit comes out, OR that I'll have the guts to try my hand at it myself! LOL

Tracy

I am working on the Companions Radiant Quest(which will never end!) Vilkas wants me to find an escaped criminal roaming the Rift. The map marker telling you where to go to find criminal moves from place to place on the map. Sometimes it is in Riften at various places and sometimes it is outside Riften at other various places. Did anyone else have this problem? Can I skip this quest and still proceed in game? I have chased the criminal about five hours now and I am tired.
I must have a "buggy" game. I have completed seven Animal Exterminations, five Family Heirloom Quests, four of the other quest and there are five quest I can not trigger.

The Creation Kit and 1.4 patch for all platforms will be out soon. Looks like the patch fixes several quest bugs, among other things. That's good news.

http://www.bethblog.com/2012/01/19/news-on-the-creation-kit-and-game-updates/

Kazzmo, unless those are the main questline (they don't sound like they are), you can skip them.


Thanks AnneG

Ok, all, be patient with me. I just got back to the beginning after a few days, and have got some questions. How in the world do you pick potions up? I have it targeted and it says press E to pick it up, but all it does is the potion floats in the air in front of me.

I use the Xbox controller for Windows, JeanK, but I've noticed that if I go to pick something up and hold the button down a little too long, then I wind up grabbing the item and dragging it around the screen instead of picking it up and putting it in my inventory. When you go to pick something up, just hit the key you need quickly and then let off it, and see if that helps.

looney4labs, Thank you, they are not main quest, so I will move on.

Thanks AnneG

Great Kazz, glad you are able to progress now. I'll be playing this game for years!

Looney-"I'll be playing this game for years". Me too!

I'm having such fun just wandering around, finding places by accident, kicking butt on occasion, and just recently finding that someone was selling a beautiful set of glass armor which I bought right away. It's gorgeous and my character looks awesome! LOL

btw---I found a little shack and have fallen in love with it. I can't wait til I can either learn the Creation Kit OR have a modder do it for me, but what I'd love to do is to fill in the blank walls where there are missing pieces of wood, to put a door in the empty doorway, clear out the cobwebs, and put a few decorations on the walls. I'm excited about that and hopefully I'll be able to do it or to have it done soon!

(This is Anise's shack btw, in case anyone else wants to check it out)

Anyway, I'm ready to climb into my monitor and live here so if you don't see me for a few days, I've left my body behind and am going to live in my character's body for awhile! (she's alot thinner than I am btw, so this would really be fun for me right now. lol)

Take care everyone and see ya soon,
Tracy

Thanks for your suggestion Anne, that worked.

Now, I'm on my first quest to get the golden claw from the bandits at Bleak Falls Barrow. I killed a bunch outside and went into the temple. Can't find the claw. There is a chest on upper level but I broke all my lockpicks trying to open it. Is it in there? Maybe I should go back to the trader and see if I can get some lockpicks from him.

I went further into the temple and now am stopped at a gate where if I pull the lever arrows shoot at me. Still trying to figure out if I need to go there, lol.

Hi everyone. I've been playing Skyrim for 260 hours now (with breaks ) and have not yet chosen which side to fight the Civil War with. For those of you that have chosen is there any advantage or difference between either side. I am sort of leaning towards the Imperials. Any thoughts?

I have played through twice and have chosen each side and in my opinion there is no difference in how it effects the game. So I would assume that it is just a matter of taste in which faction you prefer. I, myself, am more of a rebel so the Storm Clouds attracted me initially.

I've done the companion quests up until the one where you get lyncanthropy. Is this curable? I don't want the disease for the rest of the game although I'm willing to try it out on a temporary basis.

Rowan, yes it is curable. You can do it or not do it. I still have it in my quest book as I don't think I want to be a werewolf though son likes it.

Glad that's sorted for you, JeanK!


Tracy, I do like that cabin a lot. I thought Anise was this sweet old lady for most of the game and then I picked the lock to her basement and saw what she had down there. Then when I came out she yelled "now you know my secret." and attacked me and I had to kill her. *lol* I've read that most of the containers in her house are safe for storage. I'd check that out though, just to be sure. The Creation Kit should be out this week or next Monday/Tuesday. I can't wait!

First thing I'm doing is making all the animals friendly to me. I'm so tired of going out to pick herbs and getting attacked over every hill by something. Then I'll start making houses. One of the first ones will be for sure a dwemer home, like the kind you see in Markarth. If any of you have been in The Hag's Cure, the alchemy shop in Markarth, it'll be a copy of that interior and I'll be adding a basement to it. I just want to get started. I haven't modded anything since November. I hope I'm not too rusty and that the Creation Kit is not too different from GECK, the kit for the Fallout games.

oooo - a video game where you get a sickness, and you have a choice of whether to have that disease for the rest of the game or to get cured of it....this sounds a lot like my life, folks. my best friend compares life to a video game regarding the choices we make on a daily basis. I'd like to know more about this disease in this game, how you get it, what it does to you, what it is, and how you get cured?

Hi Oldman , Thank you for the response. I will definitely choose one and start working on completing the quest.

I just found this on Youtube and thought I'd share.

That one makes me giggle, Annie. Especially the pickpocketing part. *lol*


I found a mod that actually disturbed me....
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/01/19/unlock-your-inner-brony-in-skyrim/#more-90008


And for any members here that might be fans of the show Futurama, you'll probably get a really big kick out of this mod here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od-b82jxj4E

Annie, that was funny
Thanks for the laughs.

Annie, that was funny!

Annie just wishes she were that clever herself.

AnneG -- thanks for sharing that one. I will remember to watch the skies!

How do you cast the "Clairvoyance" spell? It supposedly helps me to find quest targets. How close do I have to be before something shows up? I was thinking it would show like a light trail or something, but I don't see a thing.

Ok got that figured out. Now how can I assign hotkeys for weapons or spells? I need a strategy guide.

AnneG--that's cool that you've found that cabin too. I had the same thing happen btw...there she was in her robes looking all elderly and "normal" and the next thing I know I was having to kill her. Wow. LOL

Love your ideas for a Markarth-style house btw. I am in love with all of that Dwemer architecture in Markarth and so I'd love to see what you end up creating!

btw---since I am a total newbie to modding, I was wondering if sometime down the road I might get a few lessons and tips from you? I'd still love to learn the Construction Set for Oblivion, but also the Creation Kit when it comes out, and I just haven't known how to get started when it comes to modding.

Take care and btw, no pressure! If there is another person or website that gives modding tips I'll be glad to use that instead. I just figured since I was here GB-ing I'd ask.

Tracy