Tuesday, July 3, 2007
A Shadow Over Hackdirt bug
GAME: TES IV: Oblivion
PLATFORM: Xbox 360, PC
QUEST: A Shadow Over Hackdirt
DESCRIPTION: Since rescuing the Argonian merchant's daughter in Hackdirt, for some, their mercantile skill is stuck and won't level up/increase no matter how much they barter.
PC BUG FIX: Download the latest Oblivion patch.
Xbox 360 BUG FIX: Download the latest patch from Xbox Live.
Submitted by: Squash that Bug! staff
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Ahdarji's Heirloom bug #1
GAME: TES IV: Oblivion
PLATFORM: Xbox 360, PC
QUEST: Ahdarji's Heirloom
DESCRIPTION: Depending on how a person does the quest, it sounds like some people are legitimately able to get 2 rings, and the quest only looks to see if the player has 1 ring. Since it's a quest item, they're unable to just drop the extra ring.
PC BUG FIX: Open the console with the ~ key and type player.removeitem 00035E95 1. This will remove one of the rings and the quest can now be completed.
Xbox 360 BUG FIX: Download the latest patch from Xbox Live.
Submitted by: Squash that Bug! staff
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A Shadow Over Hackdirt bug #2
GAME: TES IV: Oblivion
PLATFORM: Xbox 360, PC
QUEST: Ahdarji's Heirloom
DESCRIPTION: When the countess goes to sleep she doesn't put the ring in the jewelry box, but keeps it on her finger. There is no second ring in the jewelry box either.
PC BUG FIX: PC Solution: Open the console with the ~ key and type player.additem 00035E95 1. This will add the ring and the quest can now be completed.
XBOX 360 BUG FIX: This bug is unresolved on the Xbox 360 platform. Submit your fix!
Submitted by: Squash that Bug! staff
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Bruma Gate bug
GAME: TES IV: Oblivion
PLATFORM: Xbox 360, PC
QUEST: Great Gate
DESCRIPTION: Activating the Sigil Stone at the top of the Bruma Gate doesn't result in the closing of gate.
PC BUG FIX: Make your way out of the Sigil Tower and leave the plane of Oblivion the way you entered. When you leave, you will trigger the gate closing event as if you had been transported there via activating the Sigil stone.
XBOX 360 BUG FIX: Same as above.
Submitted by: Squash that Bug! staff
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Shum gro-Yarog gone bug
GAME: TES IV: Oblivion
PLATFORM: Xbox 360, PC
QUEST: Buying a house in Skingrad
DESCRIPTION: Shum gro-Yarog, the Orc you're supposed to speak to in order to buy the house, is nowhere to be found.
PC BUG FIX: Press the tilde (~ ) key to bring up the console and type in the following code:
player.additem 00028FB6
This should spawn gro-Yarog.
XBOX 360 BUG FIX: This bug is unresolved on the Xbox 360 platform. Submit your fix!
Submitted by: Squash that Bug! staff
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Mystery at Harlun's Watch bug
GAME: TES IV: Oblivion
PLATFORM: Xbox 360, PC
QUEST: Mystery at Harlun's Watch
DESCRIPTION: At an early part of the game I found & cleared the 'Swampy Cave' SE of Cheydinhal. Now, when trying to do the fighters guild quest "Mystery at Harlun's Watch" I get to where the bodies are... but they aren't people. They are dead skeletons & zombies with bonemeal & mortflesh on them. (I don't know what they're supposed to have). When at the green arrow, I don't get the pop-up to clear the cave of trolls.
PC BUG FIX: Open the console and type "setstage FGC10Swamp 40" - this will set the mission a step forward, to when you get the directive to clear the cave of trolls. You can proceed as normal.
XBOX 360 BUG FIX: Download the latest patch from Xbox Live.
Submitted by: Squash that Bug! staff
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Vidkun gone bug
GAME: TES IV: Oblivion
PLATFORM: Xbox 360, PC
QUEST: Mages Guild: Cheydinhal Recommendation
DESCRIPTION: Certain players have been finding that when they enter the well to discover the fate of Vidkun and retrieve the Ring of Burden that Vidkun is not there.
PC BUG FIX: Open the console with the ~ key and type player.additem 2e5ac 1 to spawn the Ring of Burden in your inventory.
XBOX 360 BUG FIX: Download the latest patch from Xbox Live.
Submitted by: Squash that Bug! staff
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Leyawiin Recommendation bug
GAME: TES IV: Oblivion
PLATFORM: Xbox 360, PC
QUEST: Mages Guild: Leyawiin Recommendation
DESCRIPTION: Players are able to pass Kalthar in Fort Blueblood.
PC BUG FIX: 1. Open the console by pressing ~ and type TCL and hit enter. This gives you the ability to fly through walls and doors. Go up to the locked door and run through it as if it weren't there, and you should have access to Kalthar.
2. Open up the console, type ~ and enter
setstage MG07Leyawiin 70 -- the game will then proceed as if you've spoken to Kalthar.XBOX 360 BUG FIX: Download the latest patch from Xbox Live.
Submitted by: Squash that Bug! staff
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Slow motion movement bug
GAME: TES IV: Oblivion
PLATFORM: PC
DESCRIPTION: Slow motion movement.
PC BUG FIX: This is often the result of a joystick or controller plugged into the computer. Editing the Oblivion.ini may correct this issue. The Oblivion.ini file is located in the My Documents\My Games\Oblivion directory. In the [Controls] section, change the “bUse Joystick=1” setting to “bUse Joystick=0” or simply disconnect the peripheral. Make sure the settings are saved. Note, changes to the Oblivion.ini file will not be saved if Oblivion in running when the changes are made.
Submitted by: Squash that Bug! staff
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Gweden Farmhouse bug
GAME: TES IV: Oblivion
PLATFORM: Xbox 360, PC
QUEST: The Sirens' Deception
DESCRIPTION: The player is locked inside Gweden farmhouse if they exit too quickly.
PC BUG FIX: The latestpatch fixes this. Or, open the console with ~, activate the door and type "unlock".
XBOX 360 BUG FIX: Download the latest patch from Xbox Live.
Submitted by: Squash that Bug! staff
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The Ultimate Heist bug #1
GAME: TES IV: Oblivion
PLATFORM: Xbox 360, PC
QUEST: The Ultimate Heist
DESCRIPTION: At the end of the final cut-scene the player does not leave cinematic mode. Countess Umbranox is sitting strangely in her chair and the Gray Fox leaves without passing on his reward.
PC BUG FIX: Enter the console with the ~ key and type player.placeatme 00014653. This will summon the Gray Fox and he will finish his dailog after that.
XBOX 360 BUG FIX: This bug is unresolved on the Xbox 360 platform. Submit your fix!
Submitted by: Squash that Bug! staff
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The Ultimate Heist bug #2
GAME: TES IV: Oblivion
PLATFORM: Xbox 360, PC
QUEST: The Ultimate Heist
DESCRIPTION: The Ancestor Moths do not bring you the Elder Scroll.
PC BUG FIX: Press the tilde (~) key to bring up the console and type in the following code.
player.additem 00022DB0
This will summon an Elder Scroll.
XBOX 360 BUG FIX: This bug is unresolved on the Xbox 360 platform. Submit your fix!
Submitted by: Squash that Bug! staff
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Vampire cure bug
GAME: TES IV: Oblivion
PLATFORM: Xbox 360, PC
QUEST: Till Death Do They Part
DESCRIPTION: Some players do not receive the Vampire Ashes topic if the player picked up vampire ashes before getting the quest. The Bloodgrass topic is not added if player finished the Main Quest before starting quest. Hal-Liurz does not follow player properly when asked about the cure. The player is able to collect a reward more than once from the Count.
PC BUG FIX: Open the console by pressing ~ and type player.additem 000977E4 1 to put the Cure Vampirism potion in your inventory.
XBOX 360 BUG FIX: Download the latest patch from Xbox Live.
Submitted by: Squash that Bug! staff
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Vampire face bug
GAME: TES IV: Oblivion
PLATFORM: Xbox 360, PC
DESCRIPTION: For some, once you become a vampire, when you save and load, your character has the default race face.
PC BUG FIX: Load a saved game prior to you being a vampire, and then load your vampire game.
XBOX 360 BUG FIX: Load a saved game prior to you being a vampire, and then load your vampire game.
Submitted by: Squash that Bug! staff
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When The Vow Breaks bug
GAME: TES IV: Oblivion
PLATFORM: Xbox 360, PC
QUEST: When The Vow Breaks
DESCRIPTION: A second instance of Rockshatter appears back on Bjalfi's dead corpse after saving and reloading.
PC BUG FIX: Open the console with ~ and type.
player.removeitem 00014EC4 1*
*...the final input being how many you want to remove. Replace the 1 with that number, so you could have, for example:
player.removeitem 00014EC4 10, which would remove 10 Rockshatters.
XBOX 360 BUG FIX: Download the latest patch from Xbox Live.
Submitted by: Squash that Bug! staff
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