Oblivion talk:Ulterior Motives

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Contents 1 Problem 2 Reactions to necromancer robes 3 Guards attacking Count 4 Killing them fast 5 Glitch on Save 6 Bounty on Count's Head 7 How come the Count doesn't want to talk to me??? 8 Help with the quest!!! 9 Battle Glitch 10 Cannot get a meeting with the count??

[edit] Problem

I had 2 quests at the same time so my game is messed up. I had cure for vapirism at the part where i had to give antidote to the count and ulterior motives where i had do kill necromancers when count had to come. Put the thing is that the count didn´t come and i cannot finish ulterior motives because count didn´t come and can´t finish cure for vapirism beacause i cannot speak to the count and give him the antidote, what should I do ^{—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Tompson3 (talk • contribs).}

[edit] Reactions to necromancer robes

Surely the reactions mentioned in the notes aren't specific to this quest, are they? If so, wouldn't this information make more sense on the Necromancy page? ^{—The preceding unsigned comment was added by JustTheBast (talk • contribs).}

I dont see any notes about reaction to Necromancer Robes either on this page or the Necromancy page169.145.3.12 12:38, 12 June 2008 (EDT)

There were notes as of Feb 16, 2007 when the comment was initially made; they have since been removed. JustTheBast was correct that the comments made by various people are not specific to this quest. --Robin Hood (Talk • E-mail • Contribs) 12:40, 18 June 2008 (EDT)

[edit] Guards attacking Count

If this is a relativity new game and you haven't spent time in Skingrad ( or talked to Glathir ) and he talks to you on your way out there is a chance the guard captain will talk to you when you go outside and wait. The count came and while he walked back after the fight the guard was still there and for some reason attacked the count (could be because he is a Vampire or due to him attacking the necromancers.) This can be solved by killing the guard.

This note was added to the main article, but it still needs more cleanup and in particular a bit more in the way of reasons about why this happened and how to prevent it (e.g., would a calm spell or demoralize spell work instead of killing the guard?). --Nephele^Talk 16:29, 22 April 2007 (EDT)

[edit] Killing them fast

I find it amusing that I managed to kill all three attackers before the count showed up, and that the game wasn't scripted for that eventuality. When the count shows up he just goes on about how he saved your life. Ya thanks Mr Vampire, like I really needed your help. Come on I'm in the Mage's guild, of course I've taken the time to make some nice spells that end conflict quickly. I understand the Count is an Noble and is still likely to mock you for walking into a trap, but the least they could have done was had him have a script in case he shows up and finds all the attackers dead. --Djsyntic 16:52, 5 May 2007 (EDT)

[edit] Glitch on Save

I'm not sure what's causing it, but every time I attempt to save or wait (and the game auto-saves) where you're supposed to meet the Count, my game crashes. My 360 just freezes and I have to do a hard shut down. I can save before I get there, and if I leave it works fine, but right there it won't work. Has anyone else seen this happen, or do I just have a really weird bug? --Mikekearn 23:40, 11 June 2007 (EDT)

[edit] Bounty on Count's Head

This never really happened to me, but I was wondering what would happen if you yield to the other two necromancers very quickly? Since the count attacks them anyways, will he get wanted for murder? Would this lead to an annoying thing where it says the Count is fleeing or something similar (like Bralsa Andaren)? You would need to wait until he kills every guard in the city to talk to him :P... Anyways, should this be noted in the bugs section if it is true (I haven't tested it)? CRACK-A-BACK 16:03, 26 July 2007 (EDT)

First, I doubt that the other two necromancers would even yield to you. Second, even if they yielded to you, that wouldn't mean that they had yielded to the count, so they'd still go after and attack him. Third, bugs should only be included in an article if they've been tested and are reproducible. So, no, I don't think it should go in the article. Sorry :) --Nephele^Talk 22:50, 1 August 2007 (EDT)

[edit] How come the Count doesn't want to talk to me???

I did everything in the quest and I killed the necromacers, but when the count comes he keeps on walking and dont even stop for me to talk to him.What can i do to prevent this? ^{—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.219.67.120 (talk • contribs).}

See the bugs section. To finish the quest you need to talk to Raminus Polus. --Nephele^Talk 21:32, 27 October 2007 (EDT)

[edit] Help with the quest!!!

When i killed the necromancers, the count comes and doesnt talk to me. he just keeps on walking and when i went to talk to Ramus, he still asks me if i went to Singkrad yet.How can i fix this??? ^{—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.214.5.23 (talk • contribs).}

ME TOO THIS HAPPENS!! PLEASE HELP!!

[edit] Battle Glitch

If you begin combat after the necromancer ambush and have one or more necromancers chase you into a nearby Oblivion Gate, strange things will happen. This was my experience:

1) Once inside the gate, not sure whether it is time-related or location-related, but at some point the one Necromancer that followed me into the gate froze in an attack crouch position. You can kill him, but he cannot follow, talk, or fight back.

2) Once I exitted the gate, I ran to the edge of the map near Skingrad with daedra, random animals, townsfolk, and necromancers in tow. Obviously this chase would cause one or more of those groups to get in a fight with each other. What was strange was that when that fight happened, the fight spilled over into map regions outside the Oblivion map boundary.

3) Finally, after the fight at the edge of the map, I ran by the Skingrad town gate. The daedra ran into the home of the Horse Stable owner and four townsfolk ran in after it. When I walked inside immediately after them, the daedra was nowhere to be found and the four townsfolk laid right next to each other in perfect symmetry.

4) Was unable to end the quest. Could not find Mercator or the Count anywhere.

So the moral is: Don't run into an Oblivion gate to escape an ambush that is part of a quest.169.145.3.12 12:58, 12 June 2008 (EDT)

[edit] Cannot get a meeting with the count??

when his servent tells me to wait a day, i waited a day, came back to him and he keeps saying that i have not waited a day. i have probably waited 2 months game time and he still refuses to get me a meeting, i even waited outside the castle and in a different city. i need help bad ‡ ^{—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.240.170.71 (talk • contribs).}