While hotly anticipated, Bethesda's latest Skyrim DLC, Dragonborn, is unfortunately not without its share of issues. Many gamers have encountered problems with the game's new dragon riding mechanic. Responding to player issues, Bethesda addressed some of players' concerns on their support page. Check out the list below to see if problems you may be experiencing were intentional, or just an unfortunate glitch.
When mounted on a dragon, you are able to equip Ritual spells but unable to cast them.
- This is by design; you cannot cast Ritual spells while riding a dragon.
When engaging in combat while mounted on the dragon, it is not possible to lock onto another perched dragon. Likewise, if you are fighting a dragon and it perches, it will automatically switch to a new target.
- You cannot attack a perched dragon; they will need to wait until the enemy dragon takes flight again.
Turning into a vampire while riding a dragon causes your character to fall.
- You should reload a save prior to this occurring and avoid transformations while riding a dragon.
Sometimes when riding a dragon, it will fly straight up into the air for an extended period of time.
- In almost all cases you can wait 30-60 seconds and the dragon will return to its normal altitude.
Post-Dragonborn: Cannot ride the first dragon tamed after returning to Skyrim and speaking with an NPC.
- To resolve this, you can load a previous save, or fast travel away and tame a different dragon. This only happens on the first dragon tamed after completing the Dragonborn.
How do I use the ability to ride a dragon once I have it?
- RESOLUTION: The Bend Will shout works like any other shout. You must hit an enemy dragon with the full three-word version of the shout in order to tame it, and force it to land. Once it lands, you can mount the dragon and ride it.
- NOTE: You cannot tame all dragons; especially powerful dragons (Paarthurnax, Alduin, and most "named dragons" for example) will resist the effects of this shout.
Skyrim's Dragonborn DLC is currently available only on the Xbox 360, but Bethesda had previously stated that it "will be available on PS3 and PC early next year."