Moonlight Tales - Well Escape Fix
⚪ Last updated 2021⚠️ Install Order · 6 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.9% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #26 of 217 Patches mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
When Sinding escapes from the Falkreath jail cell at the beginning of Ill Met By Moonlight, there is a single use animation of him climbing out of the well. Moonlight Tales replaces this animation with a new Howl animation. This means that Sinding does not climb out of the jail, and sometimes it prevents the quest from advancing properly. This simple patch uses Dynamic Animation Replacer to revert to the vanilla animation for the escape scene only. This allows the Moonlight Tales howl animation to be played the rest of the time.
Requirements:
Dynamic Animation Replacer
Moonlight Tales
Installation:
Install using your favorite mod manager. That's it.
Compatibility:
Should be compatible with most everything.
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Moonlight Tales - Well Escape Fix is a patch that addresses a bug in the Moonlight Tales mod where Sinding's escape animation from Falkreath jail could cause him to get stuck, preventing quest progression. This fix ensures the quest advances properly. It has 985 endorsements and was last updated in October 2021.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved fix with 985 endorsements and over 25k downloads
- Directly solves a game-breaking quest bug for Moonlight Tales users
- Lightweight patch that only touches the problematic animation
⚠️ Cons
- Requires Moonlight Tales to be installed, so it's useless without the main mod
- Last updated in 2021, so it may not be compatible with newer versions of Moonlight Tales or Skyrim
- Potential conflicts with other mods that alter the same jail escape scene
For Skyrim players who use Moonlight Tales and have encountered the bug where Sinding gets stuck in the well, preventing quest progression. If you don't use Moonlight Tales, this patch is irrelevant. Skip if you're on a mod setup that doesn't include Moonlight Tales or if you've already patched the issue another way.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure Moonlight Tales is installed before adding this patch, and load the patch after the main mod in your load order.
- If you're using a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, let it handle the file placement to avoid overwriting issues.
- Test the Falkreath jail escape scene early in your playthrough to confirm the fix works with your other mods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Wartortle
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Downloads
- 25,127
- Endorsements
- 985
- Category
- Patches
- Created
- 10/11/2021
- Updated
- 10/11/2021
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