Missives - Stuck Journal Quest Fix
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.4% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #132 of 274 Patches mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This patch should fix the "Track Down" Objectives in missives from becoming stuck in your journal forever after Completing or Failing them.
I did some tinkering into missives and discovered that some of these quests don't have the conditions "Completed" or "Failed" set in their quest stages, as miscellaneous quests this doesn't matter but if you use a mod that changes these into side quests this will be a problem; If you use any mods that do that, you will need this patch.
Troubleshooting:
This won't fix any stuck quests you have straight away, however If you install this mid save; you will need to use the console in game to remove the stuck quests.
Before you do this make sure your character is outside of an interior. (Be out in the world or outside in a city)
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For quests completed use the command:- setstage _m_quest<Hold>track<Target> 100
For quests failed use the command:- setstage _m_quest<Hold>track<Target> 105
<hold> equals "Whiterun/Falkreath/Haafingar/Reach/Eastmarch/Hjaalmarch/Rift/Winterhold/Pale"
<Target> equals "Vampire/Fugitive/Thief"
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Make sure the IDs have no spaces
For example:
I want to complete a "track fugitive quest in whiterun" I will type in the console below:-
setstage _m_questwhiteruntrackfugitive 100
If you don't know or can't find the quest that's stuck, use "help _m_quest" to find it.
Compatibility:
My main patches only affects the 3 types of Track Down quests from missives nothing else.
Make sure my changes load after other missive patches in your load order.
Missives - Voice and Quest Expansion is compatible, however, it's best placed after my patches in your load order.
I would highly recommend making a consistency patch if you want to use my patch alongside other mods that use missives as a master.
There is a patch for Headhunter - Bounties Redone users can use instead of the regular one, It carries over all of Missileman's Quest Edits so you don't need their patch - make sure to go endorse both!
A small patch for the Missives mod that fixes 'Track down' objectives getting stuck in your journal after completion or failure. With 274 endorsements and 68,785 downloads, it's a community-trusted fix for a common annoyance. Last updated May 2025.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved fix with 274 endorsements and 68,785 downloads.
- Directly addresses a frustrating issue that breaks journal immersion.
- Lightweight patch that does exactly what it says—no bloat.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires the Missives mod to be installed, so it's useless without it.
- Only fixes one specific objective type; other journal bugs may remain.
- Compatibility risk if Missives updates and changes how objectives are tracked.
For Skyrim players who use the Missives mod and hate seeing completed quests stuck in their journal. If you've ever failed a 'Track down' missive and had it linger forever, this is your fix. Skip if you don't use Missives or don't care about journal cleanliness.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the Missives mod installed first, and load this patch after it in your load order.
- If you're using a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, just download and enable—no manual file placement needed.
- Test by accepting and failing a 'Track down' missive to confirm the journal entry clears.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Spark22551
- Version
- 1.2
- Downloads
- 68,785
- Endorsements
- 274
- Category
- Patches
- Created
- 1/26/2025
- Updated
- 5/13/2025
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