Need some Help: Missing Quest-NPC

[DeBruce]

Hi folks,

after some time playing WoW and Kotor i decided to install PotC and play it again. I was very pleased to see that build 12 was out and so I installed the mod too.

Till now all works fine, but suddenly an serious bug (i think its a bug) appeared:
everytime (tried it with differnt savegames) i reached the french town and went into the tavern to accomplish the quest of the spanish admirals son, the dialog is there but not the npcs normally waiting in the tavern to lead me to the admirals son...

its really serious, because i cant leave the tavern now and i didnt finished the "mainquest" yet - so still need to talk to the french captain in the tavern too...

would be nice if anyone is able to help me....


[version: UK-version of PotC & build12]

 

[High Sea Lass]

Odd. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" />

If you are running only the stock game and Build 12 (the <i>full</i> version, not the "online" one) then you can try to reinstall the Build - it does not overwrite any saved games.

The only thing I can tink of is some file getting corrupt, but don't take my word for it! Just trying to help. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" />

 

[SirChristopherMings]

Ahoy DeBruce,

It looks like you ran into a possible bug that Petro encountered, see this thread;

<a href="http://forum.piratesahoy.net/index.php?showtopic=5339&pid=106481&st=0&#entry106481entry106481" target="_blank">http://forum.piratesahoy.net/index.php?sho...6481entry106481</a>


The trouble with this is that all of those quests; "The Admiral's Son" "The Dice Game" and the one that you have open as well, "Sinking the barque, Oiseau" (Is that the right one?) were from the stock POTC, and I'm not aware that anyone made any changes to these in any of the Builds, however, I also don't recall anyone ever complaining previously about one quest keeping you from being able to complete another one when it was just the stock game.

One question; are you using "Fast Travel" to get to the tavern? If so, try it without and see if that makes any difference. In the game where you're stuck, can you "Fast Travel" out of the tavern?

Other than that, I'm sorry, I can only give the same bad advice about going back to a previous save game, which, if you're like me, you don't have one, and you have to start over and avoid getting both quests at the same time the next time you play.

In the meantime, one of the modders may see this and have some advice to offer, but I'll try setting up a new game and see if I have the same problem and can come up with a work around.

Good Luck! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" />

 

[Pieter Boelen]

I reckon I've heard once about some quests not working when you are trying to do them both at once. Maybe this is one of those bugs? If so, be sure to not do the same quests at once the next time. That's about all I can come up with at the moment... <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" />

 

[CatalinaThePirate]

Looks like this is another one I should trace through and see if I can find the trouble. I'm a bit busy at the moment, but I'll try to get to it... <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />

 

[DeBruce]

well ... i solved the problem now by starting a new game.
=> you were right: if you do the quests one after the other it works <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" />

actually this game is much more succesfull than the old one <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/me.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="me.gif" />

thanks

 

[Rico]

Glad you enjoy the game, DeBruce! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" />

Lol, quest-NPC is a very MMOG term, I guessed from the title you played a MMOG. <img src="http://img38.echo.cx/img38/9505/16x16smileytongue5cc.gif" border="0" class="linked-image" />

 

[DeBruce]

hmm... well.... ööhmmm.... yes i did... i played many mmorpgs but in most cases i played them only a few months till i recognize that such games are more mmogs than mmoRPgs... :-(

and after such cognition i normally returning to RPGs like PotC, Kotor, Morrowind etc.
RPGs where no player like "SuPeRsLaYeR" or "Mr. Fragging" shown up...

 

[Rico]

OT: Try SW Galaxies, FarStar is a pretty RP server! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" />