Conjuration issues : V

» Fri Dec 09, 2011 10:12 am

Has anyone else encountered a problem where their elemental summons wont spawn in certain places? Ive never had this issue, but recently when i try to cast the summon, it wont work and I have no idea why. I hear the cast noise, but my mana immediately fills back up and the elemental is not summoned. Any Ideas?

» Fri Dec 09, 2011 3:41 pm

Does the crosshair turn white before you release?

» Fri Dec 09, 2011 12:36 am

Yup. And I can even try casting over and over at the same spot without moving and eventually itll work

» Fri Dec 09, 2011 6:15 am

I read yesterday that it won't work if you target too far away. I meant to test cast it on the ground right in front of me, but I forgot to try it. Might be worth a shot, though.

» Fri Dec 09, 2011 3:58 am

Try looking down at the ground right in front of you and cast. There are distance restrictions and if your crosshairs are a little too high when you cast it will do exactly what you describe

» Fri Dec 09, 2011 4:58 am

Its def not a distance issue. And like I said, I can cast 3 or 4 times in the same exact spot and it wont work til the 3rd or 4th time. Theres no reason game-wise that it shouldnt cast. Is this a bug or something?

» Fri Dec 09, 2011 1:14 am

Hmm. Not sure. I've also had a similar thing where I think it's successfully cast, no visible atronach...until I go further into the cave/dungeon/wherever and it'll suddenly pop up at my back.

» Fri Dec 09, 2011 1:30 am

As others have said, making sure the crosshairs are white and not red means you are able to cast in that particular spot. One other thing that I found is that if I fail a cast and immediately try and cast again there is a small delay because when I release the trigger my Magicka is starting to regen and it has to be subtracted again to cast.

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 11:27 pm

*Sigh* Ill say it again, its not a distance issue. The cross hairs are white and Im not casting in water or anything. I can be casting at my feet or at the max distance that the two points I have in that perk will allow. It doesnt matter. Even if I have full mana out of my pool of 496, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesnt

» Fri Dec 09, 2011 12:53 am

Since I know you don't have problems with range since you've mentioned it several times, I'll say that it's also happened to me, it just won't summon, everything looks good but the damn thing won't summon. Also sometimes my Wall spells won't stay either they just instantly fade out. Definitely glitchy, standard Bethesda stuff.

» Thu Dec 08, 2011 11:30 pm

Yeah, sounds like youre having the same issue as me, Fudge. That would really svck if its just a Beth glitch...

» Fri Dec 09, 2011 2:50 pm

has happened to me a few times
not enough to be a problem but definitely a glitch or something

» Fri Dec 09, 2011 2:25 am

I have run into this glitch constantly, and sometimes my summons appear 20-30ft away instead of where I was aiming.
Any way I cast it, it makes the noise, but of the 3 possible responses, I get 'no summon' or 'summon 20ft away' more than four times as often as a summon actually appearing where I wanted it to.

Note: I do in fact watch my cursor when casting.

» Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:29 am

Yeah... Sounds like a glitch then

i havent had this problem, thank god. I feel for the people who r cuz i love my summons

A few days later: It started happening to me last night! :brokencomputer:

» Fri Dec 09, 2011 12:11 pm

Has anyone else encountered a problem where their elemental summons wont spawn in certain places? Ive never had this issue, but recently when i try to cast the summon, it wont work and I have no idea why. I hear the cast noise, but my mana immediately fills back up and the elemental is not summoned. Any Ideas?

I never really had that issue until one area in the main quest. I would summon a pet and it would spawn on another level somewhere well out of range.

» Fri Dec 09, 2011 3:13 am

This happened to me a BUNCH of times.

Ends up it was working all along,but for some reason my summon would get summoned somewhere really far away from me that I wouldnt even notice.

» Fri Dec 09, 2011 5:50 am

Been summoning for 27 levels, no issues like that so far.

» Fri Dec 09, 2011 12:41 pm

I have had some casting issues when I am at a corner between the floor and a wall or outside when I am at the edge of a small hill I am casting on.....my wild guess is it seems to prefer a flat surface.

» Fri Dec 09, 2011 9:30 am

Yes! I have had this problem too and it's definitely some kind of glitch they need to look at. I have to cast three times before the damn thing appears, and it's annoying particularly when you have enemies running towards you.

Edit: Oddly enough, it happens more with a Frost Atronach than a fire one? Bah...

» Fri Dec 09, 2011 6:41 am

I wonder if you are casting in a dead zone, and the pet is being conjured into the ground?

I've lost several dragons that way... I kill them and they sink underground never to be seen again.

» Fri Dec 09, 2011 2:55 am

I've had this problem as well. The source is apparently magic absorb. I had the atronach stone on and saw that my conjuration spells failed more often. When I had the mage stone I would only see failure when I activated my dragonskin power.