Bug: Unable to progress on Anarchy Magebane quest

[Gyumaou]

I am playing through my second playthrough (ironman, potd, 1.0.2.0021) following the anarchy path. I started with the Burning Library, went on to Lethian's Crossing, and recently to the Blade Grave.

After completing the Lethian's Crossing part of Mark's quest I chose to go to the Blade Grave, but before heading there I went back to LC to give back the Magebane helm. I then completed the Blade Grave arc, ended the edict and retrieved the Dauntless.

When I went back to Ashweald to speak to Mark he gave me the option of going back to LC (even though I had already completed that quest) because I did not have the helm on me (he commented on me giving it away) as well as the proper option of going to the Stone Sea. For some inexplicable reason I chose to go to LC which again gave me the Forge Master's Prize quest. The quest completed immediately (as I had already done it) and left me without a main quest. I went and retrieved the Magebane but upon returning to Ashweald Mark did not appear.

I tried going to Bastard City to talk to him here but that did not do anything. I tried to give back the helm and take it again but no joy. So am left unable to proceed and because I'm playing on ironman mode I cannot go back to an earlier save.

Save attached.

I would appreciate some save surgery to put me on the Stone Sea quest so I can move on.

Thanks

 

[Obsidian_Taylor]

Hi @Gyumaou !

Sorry you're experiencing this issue. Thanks very much for the detailed description and the save, it is all very helpful!
We are looking into the problem and hopefully we will be able to get it fixed soon (including a fix for your Ironman save).

Thanks for your patience!
-Taylor

 

[Obsidian_Taylor]

Hey @Gyumaou !

Our team was able to adjust your save so that you will be able to continue playing. The attached save is in a spot as if you had just spoken with Bleden Mark and agreed to go to the Stone Sea. I've tested it and was able to finish the game from that point, so there shouldn't be any issues arising from the adjustments. If there are, let us know and we'll see what we can do!

Thanks again for your patience, and for bringing this issue to our attention. An upcoming patch will have a fix in so future players don't end up in the same spot.

-Taylor

 

[Gyumaou]

That's brilliant, thanks for the fix! Seems to work for now, I have progressed partway through the stone sea quests with no issues.

Always happy to help find bugs.

Thanks again.

 

[Mosas]

I'm having this exact same glitch. how do I resolve it? I literally can no longer progress the game.

 

[Obsidian_Taylor]

Hi @Mosas !

Sorry to hear you're also experiencing this issue. We just put out Patch 1.0.4.0048 which includes a change to prevent this issue from occurring, but unfortunately it won't fix saves that are already in this state. There are two things we can do to try to fix your playthrough:
One option is for you to reload an earlier save from before turning in your most recently-completed quest to Bleden Mark. With the changes in Patch 1.0.4.0048, this conversation will no longer have the option that will put you into the stuck state. Of course, this method won't work if you're on Trial of Iron or if you don't have a save from around that area, which leads to the second option...
Option Two is for you to post your current save to the forums here, and our team will look at it and try to make whatever changes are necessary in order to put you back on the right path. On Windows, the save files for Tyranny can be found at C:\Users\%username%\Saved Games\Tyranny. If you name your save in-game, that same text will be in the file name so it will be easy to find.

Thanks for your patience!
-Taylor

 

[Mosas]

Alright, here are two saves from after the fact, unfortunately my only earlier save is about 4-5 hours prior to this, and I really don't have the desire to replay all that content again the exact same way to avoid a bug. Hopefully this will work. Thanks for the help.

 

[Obsidian_Taylor]

Hi @Mosas !

I've loaded up the save you sent me and tweaked it to put you back on track. The attached save file is in Ashweald, immediately after speaking to Bleden Mark and agreeing to go pursue the Azure Shield in the Stone Sea. The way that the fix had to work, there was some dialogue from Bleden Mark that you missed, so I've included it here in case you don't want to miss anything.

Spoiler: Bleden Mark's Stone Sea instructions

"For a century, the Azure Shield went from one Regent's Knight to the next - it seems like such a little thing next to a Disfavored shield, but it's a powerful relic all the same. Finding it in the maze of the Stone Sea will be a challenge."
"I have an agent that could point you to the Stonestalkers - a tribe of Beastmen that have filled the power vacuum left by the fall of Azure. Only they know the landscape of the Stone Sea."
"Look for Haygren in Halfgate. He's something of a sleeper agent so he won't know you're coming. Should he give you any trouble, simply inform him that this is his chance to see his wife again."
"When you're ready, meet me here once more. We'll discuss what's next."
The few patches of color on the Archon begin to darken as the edges of his form ripple and blue, diffusing into an intangible blackness.

Please let me know if this save doesn't work out for whatever reason.
Thanks for your patience!
-Taylor

 

[Mosas]

I still have "The Foremaster's Prize" as a main quest option. Will the game proceed fine as long as I don't ever try completing it?

And will its presence in my Primary Quest log cause an issue later on when I return to Bleden?

 

[Obsidian_Taylor]

If you return to Eldian and ask for the Magebane Helm back, "The Forgemaster's Prize" will be marked as completed in your Journal. You can then give it back to him if you wish, or keep it for yourself. It shouldn't cause any issues either way, but it might be a safer bet to go close out that quest with Eldian, since that's the state it should be in at this point in your game.