Attack sometimes not working? : V

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 7:29 pm

Are there any spells used by mages that prevent you from attacking ? Sometimes in the heat of battle I cannot trigger an attack, either with a one handed-weapon or a spell, even though i have magicka.... it can get extremely and literally game-breaking...

any clues?

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 6:57 pm

no clue, never happened to me in 3 different playthroughs

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:10 am

Are you using an FPS limiter?

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 1:28 pm

Your Stamina is not drained down is it?

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 9:04 pm

Never had it with weapon attacks, but sometimes the left hand healing spell, which is always equipped, and my build absolutely relies on, simply doesn't trigger. I have no idea why, but it certainly isn't lack of magicka, I have over 600. No option but to run and hide until it works again.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 2:20 pm

Bad controller or mouse?

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 6:54 pm

Xbox 360....I've had same problem....shows me swinging,close enough to hit ( was using 2h) no damage indicator or anything

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:53 pm

Logitech G13 gameboard (wired) :cool:

.... so it isn’t a hardware controller issue. Happens when i use my normal keyboard too.

No FPS limiter but it could be just my slow old computer. It's just that it is not a consistent problem, neither does it coincide with FPS drops.

The fact that most spells seem to have a (small but noticeable) delay before they even start charging makes this a double PITA.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 10:55 pm

Never had it with weapon attacks, but sometimes the left hand healing spell, which is always equipped, and my build absolutely relies on, simply doesn't trigger. I have no idea why, but it certainly isn't lack of magicka, I have over 600. No option but to run and hide until it works again.

This also happens to me :/

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 10:29 pm

When my character has a pile of bodies, the attack on the third or fourth opponent will occasionally not connect at all. I can move forward or push the opponent back, but if my character is low on stamina or health it becomes a real problem.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 2:02 pm

i had the same for a while, but it stopped suddenly. no idea where it came from, since my mouse is perfectly fine and far from being a bad mouse.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 9:49 am

Dice rolls. You're just being unlucky.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 8:33 pm

I often have unresponsive keys/buttons. But it's probably down to a dodgy PC or console

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 10:29 am

I find that will happen to mostly spells versus weapons for me, but you just need to sheath your weapon(s) and un-sheath them. Fixes the problem every time.

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:27 am

I'm using a logitech keyboard too no delay for me.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 7:08 pm

I have this problem too since 1.4. At first I suspected a physical problem with the mouse, but that's ruled out because:
1) It also affects shouting with the Z key on the keyboard.
2) It's fixed by sheathing and drawing weapons.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 7:56 pm

Are there any spells used by mages that prevent you from attacking ? Sometimes in the heat of battle I cannot trigger an attack, either with a one handed-weapon or a spell, even though i have magicka.... it can get extremely and literally game-breaking...

any clues?

I had this when the game was version 1.3. I was once fighting a giant when all of a sudden I was unable to move the right hand. Switched to the bow, same thing. I had to reload the game several times before things got back to normal.

This hasn't happened in version 1.4. yet.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 9:19 pm

No FPS limiter but it could be just my slow old computer. It's just that it is not a consistent problem, neither does it coincide with FPS drops.

The fact that most spells seem to have a (small but noticeable) delay before they even start charging makes this a double PITA.

To eliminate any Hardware sourced issues, play the game on Low and see if the issue comes back. I say this because you mention the delay in spells and few have reported that issue. If it does not, then add back the eye candy until it starts again.

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 9:56 pm

Thanks, happens for shouts too, so it could be related to eye candy.

Does anyone with a high-spec PC get this?

» Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:21 pm

I am on Xbox, so no relation to settings, as there aren't any. IIRC, it has only happened facing larger groups of bandits or forsworn, outdoors, so maybe my poor old console just gets a bit overwhelmed.