Here’s a post about three problems I’m seeing in my current modded playthrough with Harrowhark. I’ve been poking at this for a bit, and so far, haven’t been able to solve these issues for the most part (though at least in terms of issue number two in this post, I may have a workaround?).

Advice from experienced Skyrim modders is welcome here. Talk to me if you have suggestions!

Issues described behind the fold.

Problem One: Immersive College of Winterhold shows no MCM

This is the biggest and most annoying of the problems. As I understand it, the Immersive College of Winterhold mod is supposed to have an entry on the MCM section of my menus.

I have stuff there, but not for ICOW. I wouldn’t care about this except for the part where the mod’s page on Nexus talks about stuff I’d really like to try, such as automated retrieval of alchemy ingredients from anywhere else I have them in the game.

And if I can’t get at the mod’s MCM, I can’t try those features!

Multiple Reddit threads and forum posts mentioned running this command in the console:

setstage SKI_ConfigManagerInstance 1

So I tried that out, and it didn’t help the problem. I basically saw it wait a few minutes and then helpfully inform me that I had eight MCM menus added. But I had eight to start with, and running this command doesn’t seem to change this in any way, shape, or form.

I have likewise attempted to install Jaxonz MCM Kicker into my load order. Which, as I understand it, basically runs that exact same console command upon game startup. Still, no change in behavior.

I have reinstalled the Immersive College of Winterhold mod from Vortex, with no obvious effect.

Problem Two: Can’t get Colette to give Restoration training in the Hall of the Elements

As I’ve observed in multiple posts in Harrowhark’s playthrough, I’ve done several sessions of training in the Hall of the Elements. Four of the five college trainers have generally worked correctly, and given me the expected bumps in Destruction, Alteration, Illusion, and Conjuration when I stand near them.

Colette, not so much. Even if she’s present in the hall and the other students are gathered around her, I usually don’t get Restoration bumps off of her when I’m also standing near her.

Last night was I think the first time I saw an exception to this. The steps I did to make her do this were:

1. Wait until the other students are nearby, in learning mode
2. Initiate a conversation with her (in this case, I bought five rounds of Restoration training)
3. When I exited the conversation, she started actually properly raising my Restoration

But if anybody knows of a better way to get around this, let me know?

Problem Three: Bow of Shadows has stopped making me invisible when I wield it

This one, unlike the other two, is not related to Immersive College of Winterhold. But it is related to the Bow of Shadows, hands down my favorite weapon from the Anniversary Edition.

Which has stopped actually making me invisible when I wield it, and that makes me sad. 🙁

I thought that installing this mod over here would address this problem, since I’m running Inigo as a follower. But apparently not? I tried disabling that mod, and that didn’t seem to fix things.

What’s confounding this issue: the Bow of Shadows was functioning correctly for me for a while, even after installing that mod. It’s only been in the last several sessions that something happened to make it stop working, and I do not know what that might be.

Relevant info

Here’s what my load order looks like right now according to Vortex (pulled out of the loadorder file in my Game Application Data Folder).

Note that in general I have had a small number of conflicts with this load order, but at least as near as I could tell, nothing I couldn’t solve by taking Vortex’s suggestions on resolving them. Since I am using Vortex, by definition this means that yes, LOOT is in charge of handling this load order for me.

But I am definitely not against moving anything around in here if that might be helpful.

Automatically generated by Vortex

Skyrim.esm
Update.esm
Dawnguard.esm
HearthFires.esm
Dragonborn.esm
ccasvsse001-almsivi.esm
ccbgssse001-fish.esm
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ccbgssse003-zombies.esl
ccbgssse004-ruinsedge.esl
ccbgssse005-goldbrand.esl
ccbgssse006-stendarshammer.esl
ccbgssse007-chrysamere.esl
ccbgssse010-petdwarvenarmoredmudcrab.esl
ccbgssse011-hrsarmrelvn.esl
ccbgssse012-hrsarmrstl.esl
ccbgssse014-spellpack01.esl
ccbgssse019-staffofsheogorath.esl
ccbgssse020-graycowl.esl
ccbgssse021-lordsmail.esl
ccmtysse001-knightsofthenine.esl
ccqdrsse001-survivalmode.esl
cctwbsse001-puzzledungeon.esm
cceejsse001-hstead.esm
ccqdrsse002-firewood.esl
ccbgssse018-shadowrend.esl
ccbgssse035-petnhound.esl
ccfsvsse001-backpacks.esl
cceejsse002-tower.esl
ccedhsse001-norjewel.esl
ccvsvsse002-pets.esl
ccbgssse037-curios.esl
ccbgssse034-mntuni.esl
ccbgssse045-hasedoki.esl
ccbgssse008-wraithguard.esl
ccbgssse036-petbwolf.esl
ccffbsse001-imperialdragon.esl
ccmtysse002-ve.esl
ccbgssse043-crosselv.esl
ccvsvsse001-winter.esl
cceejsse003-hollow.esl
ccbgssse016-umbra.esm
ccbgssse031-advcyrus.esm
ccbgssse038-bowofshadows.esl
ccbgssse040-advobgobs.esl
ccbgssse050-ba_daedric.esl
ccbgssse052-ba_iron.esl
ccbgssse054-ba_orcish.esl
ccbgssse058-ba_steel.esl
ccbgssse059-ba_dragonplate.esl
ccbgssse061-ba_dwarven.esl
ccpewsse002-armsofchaos.esl
ccbgssse041-netchleather.esl
ccedhsse002-splkntset.esl
ccbgssse064-ba_elven.esl
ccbgssse063-ba_ebony.esl
ccbgssse062-ba_dwarvenmail.esl
ccbgssse060-ba_dragonscale.esl
ccbgssse056-ba_silver.esl
ccbgssse055-ba_orcishscaled.esl
ccbgssse053-ba_leather.esl
ccbgssse051-ba_daedricmail.esl
ccbgssse057-ba_stalhrim.esl
ccbgssse066-staves.esl
ccbgssse067-daedinv.esm
ccbgssse068-bloodfall.esl
ccbgssse069-contest.esl
ccvsvsse003-necroarts.esl
ccvsvsse004-beafarmer.esl
ccbgssse025-advdsgs.esm
ccffbsse002-crossbowpack.esl
ccbgssse013-dawnfang.esl
ccrmssse001-necrohouse.esl
ccedhsse003-redguard.esl
cceejsse004-hall.esl
cceejsse005-cave.esm
cckrtsse001_altar.esl
cccbhsse001-gaunt.esl
ccafdsse001-dwesanctuary.esm
Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp
Skyrim Project Optimization – Full Version.esm
Occ_Skyrim_Tamriel.esp
RealisticWaterTwo – Resources.esm
BSAssets.esm
BSHeartland.esm
BS_DLC_patch.esp
Campfire.esm
Occ_Skyrim_AnnEdition.esp
SkyUI_SE.esp
JaxonzMCMKicker.esp
Cutting Room Floor.esp
tcbm.esp
Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp
Weapons Armor Clothing & Clutter Fixes.esp
SoundsofSkyrimComplete.esp
Dawn of Skyrim.esp
HappyLittleTrees.esp
goodbrother.esp
SkyTEST-RealisticAnimals&Predators.esp
WACCF_Armor and Clothing Extension.esp
EMCompViljaSkyrim.esp
Cloaks.esp
Cloaks – USSEP Patch.esp
art_StarsightEyes.esp
BowOfShadowsFix.esp
SimplyKnock.esp
IcePenguinWorldMap.esp
Ars Metallica.esp
Cloaks – Dawnguard.esp
BardsRebornStudentofSong.esp
Inigo.esp
Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp
ForgottenCity.esp
The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp
Eli_InigoBloodchillPatch.esp
Hedge Mage Armor.esp
Lucien.esp
moonpath.esp
Ish’s Souls to Perks.esp
Forgotten City Music Fix.esp
FemaleGuards.esp
HearthFires Display Case Fix SE.esp
HearthfiresDollsAreUgly.esp
InnoLostAlt.esp
JZBai_PracticalFemaleArmors.esp
RUSTIC SOULGEMS – Unsorted.esp
ScoutArmor.esp
Immersive Citizens – AI Overhaul.esp
CollegeOfWinterholdImmersive.esp
CWICRFSEPatch.esp
CWISPOPatchSE.esp
Relationship Dialogue Overhaul.esp
Convenient Horses.esp
Serana Dialogue Edit.esp
RealisticWaterTwo.esp
RealisticWaterTwo – Beyond Skyrim Bruma.esp
RealisticWaterTwo – Myrwatch Patch.esp

Any ideas?

If anybody has suggestions, or other info you’d like to see before offering suggestions, let me know? Since this is my first serious business modded playthrough, it’s absolutely possible that I’ve got something set up wonky here.

Any advice about other relevant tools I might want to look into would also be welcome. Thanks in advance, all!