Camps/Dungeons/Fauna not Respawning

[Onyx]

Hi All,

This probably belongs in the bugs forum but just wanted to see if anybody else has experienced this as I found nothing on the net.

Since the patch, I have started a completly new game (instead of loading from my master save at the begining) to create a new char. This is dangerous cause usually when I do this the start bugs (Dragon not showing up etc) but this seemed to go ok.

However, now I have noticed that bandit camps/dungeons and fauna do not respawn. Usually they respawn after a few game days but for me it has been a game month or two since I took out the initial ones (Embershard, Silent Moon, Steam,) and they have still not respawned.

I have not yet seen the Grey Beards so not sure if this is effecting anything. Right now this is not an issue, but might be later in the game when I have cleared all/most of the dungeons

Anybody else experienced this or know why this might be happening?

 

[Volsung]

Some of the dungeons don't respawn for me and the camps. I'm not sure if its a bug or just randomly generated when they/if they will respawn.

 

[Onyx]

Thanks Volsung. The camps I have noticed this one where all ones that have respawned quickly on other saves. Will continue to play and see if this fixes it self. Not such a biggie now, but can effect gameplay later down the line where there is nothing to kill lol

Also enemies do not respawn at un-marked camps or standing stones either

 

[Volsung]

Also enemies do not respawn at un-marked camps or standing stones either

As far as I know, these are not scripted to respawn at all. Not 100%, but from what I've heard and seen first hand.

 

[Onyx]

I have seen them respawn on my other chars (linked to my previous master save that seems to be the most bug free one). At places close to helgen there is a bandit camp with 3 bands (just west of it I think) and they are also back when I head back that way (usually several days/weeks after I kill them) and also they return at stones which they do not do here either :S

 

[Volsung]

Very strange. Must just be random generated for each game?

 

[Onyx]

Aye possibly. Thanks for the feedback Volsung

 

[Stone]

Moved to help section.

 

[Ebony Knight]

I don't know about stones/camps but dungeons across Skyrim are all on a 30 day(in game) reset. Once you have cleared a dungeon you must wait a full month for it to become inhabited again.

 

[Onyx]

I don't know about stones/camps but dungeons across Skyrim are all on a 30 day(in game) reset. Once you have cleared a dungeon you must wait a full month for it to become inhabited again.

Thanks for that, maybe I have not been patient enough! Will test out waiting a month and see if they respawn.

Thanks!

 

[Garrison]

Once a location respawns, does the 'cleared' map label get removed?

 

[Ebony Knight]

Once a location respawns, does the 'cleared' map label get removed?

I don't think so

 

[Garrison]

Too bad; I guess you know that you've visited once. Would be a nice enhancement to have an additional label called "Respawned" to replace "Cleared". Then you would know when they repopulate.

 

[Ebony Knight]

Definitely a good idea for the modding community to consider.

 

[Onyx]

Once a location respawns, does the 'cleared' map label get removed?

I do not think so. On previous chars, the locations had the "cleared" status but when I went there the enemies had respawned.

 

[Ross Jenvey]

I don't understand what is happening to my game, but enemies don't re-spawn at all, for example, I go to the shrine of Mehrunes Dagon and the Dremora have disappeared, I go to dragon lairs and they haven't re-spawned all the loot spawns but the enemies do not, is anyone else having this problem? I'm playing on Playstation 3 it was after the last patch that this started happening, I started a new character, but it's just happening to this one now too. Any information as to what the problem is would be greatly appreciated
Thank you

 

[BSE]

As Ebony Knight said, most dungeons are on a 30-day respawn schedule. However, if you visit the dungeon before the 30 days are over, the 30-day timer restarts at zero. Not sure if that helps.

 

[Ross Jenvey]

I'll give it a try but I was travelling between Markarth and Riften a lot and that's something like 51 hours I think. I'll give it a try though, thank you

 

[Phobos]

Once a location respawns, does the 'cleared' map label get removed?

I had to go through 17 locations today that i had already visited looking for a missing unusual gem. Many of them said cleared but there was still plenty of NPCs to take out on the inside.