Skyrim is an awesome game, many quests, many different things to do, almost too much, because of this there are a lot of bugs in the game that are difficult to get around. One bug that is horrible because it affects the main game's story is the quest, A Cornered Rat. This is bad because within the quest there is somewhere you need to go but unfortunately, Esbern won't open door. That's right, you need to get past and speak with Esbern, but for whatever reason the door in A Cornered Rat won't open.
Luckily there is a fix to, "Esbern won't open door"
In this video will tell you exactly what you need to do to make sure that you can proceed in the quest, A Cornered Rat. This is important because this quest is part of the main quest, given to you by Delphine- a former blade (Blades played a big part in the Elder Scrolls game Oblivion) this is not some small side quest, this NEEDS to be done in order to continue the story... and if Esbern won't open the door, you can imagine your frustration.
What exactly is the fix to make Esbern open the door?
Well, there is a command you enter into the console which allows it to open and proceed with the quest. You basically need to set the games quest to a certain point. If you are on PC you also can download the audio files for Esbern's talking, since with this bug Esbern doesn't say anything, and it can be annoying to try to figure out what's happening in the story.
I believe the console command to fix the door issue is
setstage mq202 160
Typing this in the console will prevent Esbern won't open door and fix your quest issue.
If you are still having issues with him not opening the door for a cornered rat, please let me know and I will do my best to help you through the issue. But until then, good luck and enjoy playing the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim! It's one of my favorite games, don't let a small bug like this hurt your opinion of the game!
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