Skyrim main quest line broken?

[Dark_Dimension]

(06-29-2012 09:33 AM)Arjahn Wrote:  I've been playing through The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and the game runs fine until I get to the old man in the prison cell (sorry, forgot his name) as part of the main quest. It's supposed to go that you talk to him and he opens the door, but after I talk to him the door just stays closed, and if I try to noclip into his room I can't talk to him. Also, if I stab him, he attacks me (the bastard). I've tried reinstalling the game and still, nothing happens.

I will make life easy for you since I had the same problem.

Access your console by pressing the tilde key (~)

Type this in exactly:

setstage MQ203 60

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This will basically skip you having to talk to Esbern and having to convince him to go with you to Riverwood. At this stage in the quest, you need to access Sky Haven Temple to learn the secret of Alduin's Wall.

If that console command doesn't work, try some variation of the spacing of the numbers until your quest log gets updated.