I know this has been covered a million times before. I cannot, for the life of me get anything to stay in my display cases. I've done the thing where you drop said item in the floor, leave the cell, return , put it in the case , leave and return again. Every time I return the item(s) are sitting on the floor or on top of the case. I've tried like 20 times and nothing works. Thing that gets me is these are items I've put in my cases countless times in previous games.

Try leaving the HF house and returning after a few ingame days.

Some items will super glue them selves to the floor where you first dropped them, no matter what you do. All but one circlet cannot be moved, a few helmets and other assorted items. One of my characters is having trouble moving dwarven helmets and all the others can, so no idea why it would change.

Even if the physics is normal for the item (Sjyrim normal) if you add it back into your inventory you have to drop it and rush out the door all over again.

On the PS3 items you move can return back to where they were dropped, sometimes after the room as been loaded a fair few times and everything was OK. If you are on the PS3, you will just have to keep trying, maybe try saving the game after it is dropped and then loading that save game and then rushing out the door. Also on the consoles to prevent memory issues, do not drop too many things, do small batches like 10 at a time.

Items sitting on top of the case might mean you are trying to put to much in there in one go, the item is glitched, or the display case just plain does not like it.

The too much at once thing might be right on. I was basically using the bigger cases for the dragon claws. It takes the one, but not the other. I am trying to add both at the same time. Ill try leaving the one in the case, hang on to the other for a few in fame days then try again.

I know. It's pretty bad, huh?

Worked fine in Morrowind and Oblivion...

That's progress for you.

Actually I have no idea why they just made the display cases empty boxes...

Why you don't 'click' to place the weapon (like ie. Hjerim).

I have a mod that fixes the manor on Solstheim...

Surely there is a good one for the Hearthfire homes?

(my new project - I'll let ya know)

Thanks, your intent is good but it isn't going to do me any good. I'm on PS3

Display cases are useless. Just sell everything and you will not need them, so less materials toy use up on stupid junk.

I use them to display unique weapons I have gathered throughout my characters travels.

That's the nice part of owning a home, displaying what you collect on your adventures. If you want to sell your rare items be my guest.

Yeah this issue is really annoying. The first time I put something in a case it winds up on the floor but it usually stays after the second attempt. Even the unofficial patches don't fix this.

I've had these issues before but never to this extent. They always fix themselves.

[quote name="Gryphon" post="22980899" timestamp="1378135101"]I know. It's pretty bad, huh?
Worked fine in Morrowind and Oblivion...
That's progress for you.

Actually I have no idea why they just made the display cases empty boxes...
Why you don't 'click' to place the weapon (like ie. Hjerim).

I've always wondered why Beth made display cases empty boxes. Its way too tedious and a lot of the time even when I get the items into the case, I'm not satisfied how it looks.