ok, im sure you guys know of the "death of a taxman" quest in seyda neen, right?

well, for some reason... even though i got the rumor to pop up finally about him missing, his name didnt become a topic to discuss, so i went and discovered his body on my own, and it still didnt become a topic...

so, the quest cannot be progressed through or even finished cause his name doesnt pop up in NPC topic lists...

i dont get why... could've sworn it worked fine BEFORE i patched the game with the MCP... i think, anyway.

so, how do i get around this? i know its not that big of a deal, and because of the MCP, theres a little door on the ground leading to a test area where i can grab 1,000,000 gold, but still... its annoying me!

how do i get his name to pop up as a topic? is there a command for it, or something?

I don't think mcp even touch this quest but here you go.

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Death_of_a_Taxman

...thats just a link to the quest walkthrough, isnt it?

that doesnt help me... i said my problem is... the tax collector's name is NOT a topic i can discuss, normally it would become a topic after that rumor is mentioned, right?

well, it doesnt... which means i cannot progress in the quest...

nevermind, i guess i just wont do the quest... :facepalm:

It isn't the MCP affecting the quest. It doesn't work that way. Regarding the quest itself, the rumor doesn't affect the quest at all. The topic is supposed to be added when you check Processus Vitellius' corpse. The topic is supposed to appear as 'murder of Processus Vitellius', not just his name. If that doesn't work, do as Leonardo2 suggested and talk to Socucius Ergalla and see if that helps. It not, only thing I can think of is some mod messed up the quest.

Oh, and the plugin that comes with the MCP is just a showcase there so you can check out some of the features quickly. You aren't supposed to actually use it in a game.

(Edit: Rewrote for clarity and because it came off as a bit rude when I reread it.)

Don't give up just yet. I think you have missed something here.
Anyway just talk to http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Socucius_Ergalla in the http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Census_and_Excise and you have started the quest "http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Death_of_a_Taxman". :wink_smile:

You could use the "addtopic" console command if all else fails.

You can also update Journal entries yourself through the console, that sometimes helps