ohh yeah, i friggin hate that quest but for some reason still pick it up in every playtrough where i find myself in Blackreach on the pc i have the mod that adds quest markers on them but on the ps3 its just awful

How are you my friend, yeah quest marks are always helpful...

well on some quests i keep them off myself but for this particular quest... heck, id wish bethesda added the markers in a patch or something

and ive been fine, ty hopefully that applies both ways?

thanks i am fine too, so far...lol

There are tons of them down there! Far more than you need.
Easy-peasy...

aye but most of them are in pretty out of the way places tho

Since the latest patch my game is crashing frequently. It takes around 20 to 40 minutes (max) and the whole system just freezes. I did not experience such frequent crashes prior to the update. This is practically a game-breaker, 20 minutes of gameplay before having to hard-reset the PS3 is not in the slightest bit enjoyable.

Maybe you should consider reinstalling the game + update + DLC's,... !!!

Yes but this shiny blue color makes you dizzy.... !!!!

1-I've tried erasing the game data, DLC's and patch.

2-Ps3 recovery mode: Restore File System & Rebuild Database.

3-I've installed the game without the patch, then I've created a new character and played until the game was installed, this took me about 20 minutes...(the game runs amazing unpatched when you leave Helgen)

4-Once installed (4.444 Mb) - reboot.

5-I've installed the patch first, I then loaded the new game I created in step 3. And surprisingly the performance is a little bit worse, getting more stuttering every time a new cell/area is loading.

6-Reboot

7- I Installed all DLC's

8- I've loaded my 14Mb save game.

9- Waited 34 in-game days and saved my game in a new slot.

10- Reboot - Deleted all save games, I'm using only one.

11- LAG - CRASHES ??

Conclusion, DLC's + 1.9 really broke my game. Bethesda is doing it again. And nop, I'm not using any kind of glitches like oghma infinium... I play legit. My disk is perfect, without scratches, dust or fingerprints, it's just perfect (skyrim is my favorite game u know)

I am confused here my friend about your steps, and btw a don't say a thing about 34 hours waiting...

1. Have you other games installed on your HDD ????

2. It is possible to do a disk format ????? (so all data will be wiped out from your HDD.)

So if your PS3 has not any major problems, or your HDD has not bad clusters or any other problems you must not have any problems playing the game from the beginning.
(player level 0)

So for any case make a save backup....

STEP 1: Do a Restore PS3 system (Settings - System settings - Restore PS3 System) and follow the instructions.

STEP 2: Install first SKYRIM without internet connection, then update to 1.09 with internet connection.
(Play for 30 minutes, so you begin from scratch, so level 0 don't forget that...don't import any saves, or shi$$ like that.)

...AND TELL ME WHAT HAPPENS...

then we will talk about further details...

Do you have installed all DLC's Mark?

So only for the history, i bought the same new super slim like you for a couple of weeks. (A white one with 2 controllers and the same 500GB disk anyway)

So i play skyrim with the 1.9 patch with no major problems, (with a 13MB save file, if that matters....) so what do you think of..., maybe i am lucky or your PS3 is cursed...

Can you explain that to me...!!!! PLEASE.

Man, my new PS3 is running exquisitely

Anyway, I'll can explain it when you tell me if DLC's are installed and completed in your new ps3. I think this is the root of all the problems... + 1.9 of course.

Yeah I know the game runs really well with no DLC's installed...

They are installed but not completed. I only did Heartfire...my dear super slim friend.

I have only 4 main quests left, beside two dozens of side quests.

My Game lags since 1.3 plus glorious pop-ups. It's not that bad because it's not unplayable but i thought i would finally run smooth. All i read is "general improvements" with EVERY patch but i can't see them. Even now that the graphics are obviously downgraded.
Also the contrast seems fuc#ed up sometimes. It's dark as hell in some moments.

Hehehe, it's a good machine, right? I'm really happy with my little friend.

So, basically our in-game situation is different, I've completed all the main quests, just did a small number of side quests.
Now I've completed all DLC's and the performance is worse than ever.

Believe me, I've tried all the possible combinations reinstalling the game, patch and DLC's and nothing seems to work. I'll end up creating a video to prove that my game is back in the state who was with patch 1.3, lag, lag, lag, crash.

thanks for the info, (btw i luv my white little friend too ), i am really curious right now, i am wonder what will eventually happen if a start dragonborn, or even Dawnguard. ?????

Will it be worse, only time will tell, i keep some feedback later if i start playing with the DLC's anyway.

I really don't know, but I wish you the best of luck Mark

Thanks, but you don't play skyrim anymore..????

please try to figure something out.

just for the record - what wxactly do you mean by "finishing Dawnstar"??? last time i checked it was called Dawnguard

Yeah !!!! sorry my friend about the mistake Dawnguard and no Dawnstar of course.

Updated my previous post aswell.

its just the second time i spotted you making that typo, no offence

Yes you know, Dawnquard - Dawnstar (the half word is the same..!!!)

as for that typo, give your best shot....No offense taken.

By the way i prefer the American spelling of the word offense and i see you prefer the British spelling of the same word: offence.

\Is that all that questreally is? How many do you need to collect?