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“I don’t have any save data! It’s a new game!” Joren shouted at his monitor.
And on the screen, the cart began its eternal journey to a Helgen that would never, ever arrive.
He tried to alt-tab. Nothing. Ctrl+Alt+Delete? The task manager appeared, but it was overlaid with Skyrim’s UI—his processes listed as “Frost Troll.exe” and “Broken Quest Marker.sys.”
He was about to force-quit when the screen flickered.
Here’s a story based on that frustrating, all-too-familiar infinite loading glitch. The Cart That Never Reached Helgen
“Hey, you,” Ralof said. “You’re finally awake. Your Quick Account was approved. But you’ll be staying here. Forever.”
A pause. Then, almost sheepishly:
Joren had been staring at the swirling Nordic knot for forty-seven minutes.