Everlasting Snow Glitch and Dragonborn Bugs

[Rowan]

Hey TESA, it's been a while. Wasn't getting much help on the official forums so that I'd see if I could get some help here. Right now I have 3 bugs that I'm trying to work out.

 

1.It won't stop snowing. It snows EVEN INDOORS! The Clear Skies shout doesn't work, and neither does the "Force Weather" console command. The sky texture and lighting will change but the snow effect does not go away. I'm pretty sure this is a camera effect independent of anything whether related and I just need to find a way to clear it.

 

2. In Dragonborn I wasn't able to get a word of power from the word wall in the Raven Rock mine. The dragon script was just a weird red color and nothing happened when I walked up to it.

 

3. I died in Apocrypha and returned to Nirn but now can't get back by reading the Winds of Change book. The quest is stuck on the first stage still. If anoyone knows or can find out the cell name for this quest location I'd appreciate it. I just want to get back in there and complete the quest.

 

Thanks guys, I hope you can help me out.
 

[Hanaisse]

1. It won't stop snowing. It snows EVEN INDOORS! The Clear Skies shout doesn't work, and neither does the "Force Weather" console command. The sky texture and lighting will change but the snow effect does not go away. I'm pretty sure this is a camera effect independent of anything whether related and I just need to find a way to clear it.

You probably won't be able to clear this without going back to a save before it happened or starting a new game.

 

2. In Dragonborn I wasn't able to get a word of power from the word wall in the Raven Rock mine. The dragon script was just a weird red color and nothing happened when I walked up to it.

Have you tried going back to it again?

 

3. I died in Apocrypha and returned to Nirn but now can't get back by reading the Winds of Change book. The quest is stuck on the first stage still. If anoyone knows or can find out the cell name for this quest location I'd appreciate it. I just want to get back in there and complete the quest.

What happens when you read the book?

Posting your load order may also help to see if you have any mod conflicts.

[WillieSea]

1. The snow/rain is a NIF mesh that surrounds the player, so it 'looks' like its snowing all around you. It also follows you around. Reload previous or start a new game to fix.

 

3. The books are glitchy for some people. (Myself included. I used my teleport spell instead from the Levelers Tower.)

[Rowan]

Hey guys, thanks for the responses. Because I kept experiencing more and more bugs (mostly script and quest related) with Dragonborn and I didn't have a save before the snow glitch I decided to go with a completely fresh reinstall and a new character. The glitchy character had well over 200 hours on her and I figured it was time to start anew and experience some of the new mods Nexus has to offer with a fresh character.

I'm still at the installation stage and am trying to make sure that Skyrim installs into a directory other than Program Files but I can't find the location choice option anywhere in Steam. I did a bit of research and found a page that suggested that Steam will only ever install into the same directory within the steamapps folder and that to move the instalation out of Program Files it's necessary to move Steam itself out of the directory. If this is indeed the case, how do I go about doing that?

Edited August 21, 2013 by Rowan

[WillieSea]

Steam allows you to install it anywhere. I installed it on my D: drive.

I also believe Steam will allow you the option to install the 'games' anywhere you want. There should be an option for it when your installing the game.

 

This assumes you have updated your Steam client, since its a new feature.

[Rowan]

I've tried installing Skyrim several times now and It never asked me where I wanted it installed. And yes, it's definitely up to date. Is there some sort of manual way to do it? I don't see any options in settings or preferences.

Edited August 24, 2013 by Rowan

[WillieSea]

Well, I personally hate steam. I know the first time I install a game, it allows me to change the location if I want. But its been a month since I installed a new game.

[Hanaisse]

Moving your Steam install.

[Rowan]

Ok, thanks guys, and thanks for the link Hana

[Bowie]

I solved this by turning off snow shaders in the options, from the skyrim launcher. Hit the "advanced" tab and uncheck "snow shaders"

[IngridFarlan]

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