Warning: Avoid this game-breaking bug!

Phinix1

This is a public service announcement until ZOS gets this game-breaking bug fixed.

If you happen to have the werewolf skill tree, and happen to transform into a wolf during the final stage of the quest to assault Molag Bal when you have the power of the Aedra (golden armor), you will become permanently bugged so that any time you transform into a wolf from that point on, you will not transform back when the timer runs out. Instead, you will see the interface spammed with "Immune" over and over and become unable to fight, interact, loot, or complete quests until you log out.

Further, even when you are NOT transformed your character will still be permanently glitched. You will see wolf footprints in the snow instead of regular footprints, and many quests that require interactive teleportation will fail and prevent progress. Hozzin's Folly in Bleakrock where you are supposed to be transported into the mine is one example where this completely blocks progress.

Re-logging will NOT fix this. Dying and zoning will NOT fix this. Even dropping the werewolf line will NOT fix this. I have tried all three, and I still have werewolf footprints and cannot progress through the main Cadwell's Silver quest because of this.

My character is permanently ruined because of this until ZOS manually edits my database. I have been waiting for ~6 hours on a ticket now and have yet to hear from anyone in support, though I am sure they are busy.

Don't let this happen to you!

@ZOS_GinaBruno maybe you could pass this along?

Govalon

6 hours does not sound like permanent

Phinix1

Govalon wrote: »

6 hours does not sound like permanent

Well, thanks for your constructive feedback Mr. Reading Comprehension Mc. Forum Admin.

The glitch is permanent. IF they are able to do something to fix it, it will be due to support intervention. So, in this case, permanent = no in-game method of resolving this yourself.

There, don't you feel better now?

Messy1

Congratulations on finding this bug! ZOS should definitely compensate you somehow for the inconvience, but more than that for prestige of (possibly) being the first person to experience this game breaking bug.

Phinix1

I would never expect or accept compensation. All I desire is for them to fix my character so I can continue to enjoy the game, and hopefully for other people not to get nailed by this in the meantime.

I find it hard to believe however that I was the first person to try fighting Molag Bal as a werewolf.

EDIT: Apparently Hircine, Meridia, and Molag Bal are all still trying to figure out the fate of my character's soul.

starkerealm

AlienDiplomat wrote: »

I find it hard to believe however that I was the first person to try fighting Molag Bal as a werewolf.

First one to try it? Probably not. I might have actually used the berserker transform when I finished the main quest the first time on my Nightblade ages ago.

But... you might actually be the first person to finish the fight as a werewolf. I ran it back when there was a 30 second timer, and no way to refresh it during the fight. You ran it after Blood Rage gave you the option to keep your transform in near stasis so long as you're in combat. That might be the key here.

...or it could be a new issue with 1.6.

cote-bmsb16_ESO

This one time in Cyrodiill.. I fell in a hole and I couldn't get out..So I got pissed, wrote a ticket, and went to bed. Some GM or someone scooped me outta the hole, and I was able to play the next day.

I hope ZOS comes to the rescue for you.

Troneon

Another reason why I am glad I don't want to be a vamp or a ww.

Mathius_Mordred

On the plus side the WW is now a very viable combat form, I cleared a VR7 Dolmen totally in ww form and it was far easier than my usual fight. The WW is now very very powerful and Bloodrage allows us to take on end bosses with impunity, and I'm only on Berserker III atm!

Thx for the tip, hope you get it sorted asap.

EDIT:

Two things to try. Port to somewhere, this often resets your character.
Get healed, you can get bitten again later and your stats are all still there.

McDoogs

I used to level WW in that aedra form on the final stage of the main quest, the mobs would respawn and i'd one shot them all, over and over. WW 10 in just a few minutes!

Phinix1

Just a quick update...

Dropping the WW line didn't fix the problem with quests not working. HOWEVER, after I went through getting bitten and completing Hircine's quest again, and got WW back, the problem seems to have been resolved.

I could tell some update script runs when you get the WW tree back, as when Hircine transforms you out of the temporary WW form you get for the quest, there was a pause and my character flashed between WW and regular a couple times. I think there was something in the background that just needed to be reset and apparently the script that gives you the WW tree at the end of the quest is coded to reset it.

Tested letting the timer run out on WW and I transform back again without issue.

ZOS_JessicaFolsom

Thank you, @AlienDiplomat. We've passed this along to the Dev & QA teams. We're sorry to hear you ran into this.

Mathius_Mordred

Glad to hear it worked, in a fashion.

Snowefox

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Phinix1 wrote: »

This is a public service announcement until ZOS gets this game-breaking bug fixed.

If you happen to have the werewolf skill tree, and happen to transform into a wolf during the final stage of the quest to assault Molag Bal when you have the power of the Aedra (golden armor), you will become permanently bugged so that any time you transform into a wolf from that point on, you will not transform back when the timer runs out. Instead, you will see the interface spammed with "Immune" over and over and become unable to fight, interact, loot, or complete quests until you log out.

Further, even when you are NOT transformed your character will still be permanently glitched. You will see wolf footprints in the snow instead of regular footprints, and many quests that require interactive teleportation will fail and prevent progress. Hozzin's Folly in Bleakrock where you are supposed to be transported into the mine is one example where this completely blocks progress.

Re-logging will NOT fix this. Dying and zoning will NOT fix this. Even dropping the werewolf line will NOT fix this. I have tried all three, and I still have werewolf footprints and cannot progress through the main Cadwell's Silver quest because of this.

My character is permanently ruined because of this until ZOS manually edits my database. I have been waiting for ~6 hours on a ticket now and have yet to hear from anyone in support, though I am sure they are busy.

Don't let this happen to you!

@ZOS_GinaBruno maybe you could pass this along?

You happen to remember the quest name bro? I have the same issue, but im getting cured now, thanks!

Maotti

^ God of schemes.

Elektrakosh

Thanks for the heads up. I hope they fix this ASAP.

Volkodav

cote-bmsb16_ESO wrote: »

This one time in Cyrodiill.. I fell in a hole and I couldn't get out..So I got pissed, wrote a ticket, and went to bed. Some GM or someone scooped me outta the hole, and I was able to play the next day.

I hope ZOS comes to the rescue for you.

If you ever get stuck in a hole again,use your map to TP out to some wayshrine.Works.

AlnilamE

WhiskeyRiver.AZub17_ESO wrote: »

cote-bmsb16_ESO wrote: »

This one time in Cyrodiill.. I fell in a hole and I couldn't get out..So I got pissed, wrote a ticket, and went to bed. Some GM or someone scooped me outta the hole, and I was able to play the next day.

I hope ZOS comes to the rescue for you.

If you ever get stuck in a hole again,use your map to TP out to some wayshrine.Works.

Can't TP in Cyrodiil.

Stranglehands

It is a time-honoured tradition in elder scrolls that werewolves are buggy as hell. A lesser-known devotion to Hircine is the lord of bugs

Nebthet78

What is with these/this Troll necroing threads all the time?? It's getting extremely annoying now!

Tectonaut

There is a "get me unstuck" button in the help/support section of the menu. Costs a tp fee, but works everywhere including pvp zones.

k9mouse

Tectonaut wrote: »

There is a "get me unstuck" button in the help/support section of the menu. Costs a tp fee, but works everywhere including pvp zones.

There is also the /stuck command that one can use. It will kill your char and transport you to a near by wayshrine like a normal death world. However, it still cost you an armor repair. Another way is to use one's friend list or one's guild roster and "Port to player" option. This way, it will not cost you an armor repair.

Gidorick

Nicely done @Phinix1 Found a bug and figured out a way to fix it in-game.