So as the title says Chasing Echoes won't start. I've toggled all my mods' .esp's, reinstalled dawnguard, everything. When I try to use setstage I get the beginning dialogue for the quest (where Serana tells you about the courtyard in Castle Volkihar) but the quest isn't added to my journal, and I can't open the door to the courtyard. What the hell am I supposed to do? I did use setstage 10 , it only gave me dialogue, not a journal update.

just realized you used black type. So, it's kinda funny you did that. *shakes head*

wow i just see that im gone change now thank you

any one ?

• When asked to put the ingredients inside the vessel, they will be removed from your inventory, but the vessel will not be filled, and Serana will keep telling you to put the ingredients in, causing the quest to be unfinishable. ^?
  • It is possible to manually advance to the next stage of the quest by opening the http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Console and typing setstage DLC1VQ04 75 .
  • This can also be caused by multi-follower mods. Typing 'set playerfollowercount to 0' will let the quest continue normally. Once back out of the Soul Cairn set the value back to the number of followers you have.
• When asked to speak to Serana after putting the ingredients inside the vessel, speaking to Serana does not advance the quest. ^?
  • It is possible to manually advance to the next stage of the quest by opening the http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Console and typing setstage DLC1VQ04 80 or 90 .
• Dead Thralls cannot enter the Volkihar Courtyard. Entering the Courtyard can cause the thrall(s) to vanish from the game after returning from the Soul Cairn. Kill and leave the bodies of the thrall(s) in a safe place before entering the Courtyard. ^?
• When Serana asks for the journal, it might not be removed from your inventory. ^?
  • It can be dropped or stored once you rescue her mother and return from the Soul Cairn.
• You may not be able to enter the Soul Cairn. ^?
  • Open the console and type set DLC1VQ04SoulTrapped to 1.

So you having a problem with the chasing echo's quest for dawnguard? Try this from unofficial elder scrolls page just skip the quest or I try to find out what's going wrong. This is from the bug section.