I play on 360 (no Xbox live or Internet connection for now) and have all the DLC available. Just recently I've lost the ability to basic attack. If I have a spell I can charge it. If I have a bow I can draw an arrow and hold it. But if I have any weapon like a mace, sword, or axe, I can only power attack. Tapping the button does nothing. Holding it down results in a power attack as per usual. I have no idea why this is happening. I was in raven rock and it just seemed to happen after reaching level 177.
How could I fix this?
Edit: I have tried two controllers and messing with the key bindings. Nothing worked.
32 Answers
- It may just be a bugged save file. Make another character and see if basic attacks work.
- Delete all of your DLC, play the game, save, and download the DLC again.
- Delete all of the patched, then re-install them.
I have Skyrim for PC and had a very similar problem happen after downloading Dawnguard. I believe the issue was that new DLC Animations had not properly transferred/ overridden old ones. It shouldn't be a saved bug file, though you should make a new one just to test that theory. Try these in the following order:
1) Does it work on a new character? If so, it's a save bug.
2) Download the latest patches/ updates. You NEED to do this, so get a free silver xbox live account and go to a friend's house to use their internet if necessary.
3) Delete and re download the dlc.
4) If that doesn't work, uninstall skyrim from your harddrive, then re download/ install the game and the dlc, and MAKE SURE you've downloaded the latest patches/ updates.
