end quest problem with cozumel

[Grey Roger]

Meanwhile, I created another install without the extra fixes so I could test your savegames and confirmed the problem. And I've no idea how it happened. I've never seen that happen in any version of the game I've played, from stock unmodified, through numerous Build Mod versions, including the May 2018 version. Nor do I recall seeing a report of anything similar. Which means whatever caused it is probably not fixed in the newest update.

On the other hand, it shouldn't happen in the newest update, and for that matter shouldn't have happened in the May 2018 version. I used some console trickery to give myself the idol, zap myself to Cozumel, make Danielle an officer, and trigger the conversation with her and Clement. Then I made my way to the temple, through the labyrinth, and was able to place the idol.

You had the "Mysterious Plants" sidequest active. This was horribly bugged in the May 2018 version, but although I'd normally give up at this point and blame any problems on that quest, I'm pretty certain that it can't be responsible for the inactivity of the idol square. You also had the "Nigel Blythe" quest active, which was also bugged and also can't be responsible for fouling up the temple. Both quests have been debugged and should work better with the updates installed.

By the way, if you want to see Danielle as your partner in crime while playing as female yourself, try this. Start as Nathaniel or any other male character. That should make the game give you Danielle; the check is made right at the start of the game and not repeated. Now go to a tailor and buy any female outfit - you can get a better one once you find it and have the money. You're now female and so is Danielle.

 

[Maria47]

And I've no idea how it happened. I've never seen that happen in any version of the game I've played, from stock unmodified, through numerous Build Mod versions, including the May 2018 version. Nor do I recall seeing a report of anything similar. Which means whatever caused it is probably not fixed in the newest update.
On the other hand, it shouldn't happen in the newest update, and for that matter shouldn't have happened in the May 2018 version.

Wow, I can't tell if you're impressed or mad at me, or both. If this happens again you should say 'You got Maria'd', like when someone has a disease named after them. I used to work in R&D and one of the most frustrating things was when a user broke something in a way you didn't even know was possible.

You had the "Mysterious Plants" sidequest active. You also had the "Nigel Blythe" quest active, which was also bugged

Yeah, the Blythe quest was bugged to the point of softlock. Was either an escort quest or part of the main quest that interrupted him running off in Port Royale so it never progressed. Dunno about the Plant one though, I never bothered to do it.

By the way, if you want to see Danielle as your partner in crime while playing as female yourself, try this.

Huh, that's interesting. Is it only a 'Spawn Danielle' check, or is it a whole gender check? I don't much like the idea of being misgendered for the whole game but if it works that'll be really cool!

 

[Grey Roger]

Wow, I can't tell if you're impressed or mad at me, or both. If this happens again you should say 'You got Maria'd', like when someone has a disease named after them. I used to work in R&D and one of the most frustrating things was when a user broke something in a way you didn't even know was possible.

Neither - you're not to blame for there being an unusual bug, though perhaps credit is due for finding it. Mostly I'm puzzled as to how it happened, let alone how to prevent it from happening again.

Yeah, the Blythe quest was bugged to the point of softlock. Was either an escort quest or part of the main quest that interrupted him running off in Port Royale so it never progressed. Dunno about the Plant one though, I never bothered to do it.

If it didn't break before, "Nigel Blythe" would certainly have broken when you're supposed to talk to Nevis Pirate Settlement store owner Kate Blowhorn about paying Florens Clauss' debt. Her dialog file had none of the code for the quest so she would not have had anything to say about Clauss. That's one of the bugs in "Nigel Blythe" fixed in the update. The quest can now be played to completion - I've done it.

Huh, that's interesting. Is it only a 'Spawn Danielle' check, or is it a whole gender check? I don't much like the idea of being misgendered for the whole game but if it works that'll be really cool!

You won't be misgendered so much as transgendered. You change gender when you take a different gender outfit, just as you do when you pick a female outfit right at the start of the game.

"PROGRAM\Storyline\standard\StartStoryline.c" checks your gender and if you're female, it assigns Danielle the name "Nathaniel Hawk", along with a random choice of one of the various "Blaze" outfits, and changes the character to male. But the game code still calls the character "Danielle" because it would have been too much effort to create a whole new character and then check which one is in use every time Danielle/Nathaniel does something in the story. All of this effectively means that Danielle is now identifying as a man.

 

[pedrwyth]

Had a vague memory of this and sure enough

I looked into my archive and found a save in the alcove if it is the only way to proceed, but that meant my 3.3 (aka 3.4) playthrough did work. Tried your save and pressing F11 before placing the idol seems to solve your problem.. However if not just ask for the save to at least see how it now ends (or rather doesn't)

So got a compatible game put in your save pressed f11 and hey presto - one cut scene. I bothered to copy it here because the other thread would never come up in a search for cozumel (unless you used IDOL and posted by pedrwyth that is!!)