Problems with quests (potential spoilers)

[TortoiseBoy2]

Hi,
My brother died in Vela. Somebody said that you could just go straight to Shadowmirk and talk to the guy at the top. I did that and the quest still didn't trigger. Can anybody suggest how I can get back "on track" in terms of the quests? This is a bit disappointing and takes some of the enjoyment out of my first time through the game. I would have thought this issue would have been addressed in a previous patch. Any help would be appreciated.

[AK_Marty]

Have you gone to the Underground Repository in Blackwater and picked up the Crux of Ages and the sealed note that is with it yet? If you have not read that sealed note yet the game might not give you the quest from Erubor in Shadowmirk.

[Kreador Freeaxe]

He must have had that note, Marty, or he wouldn't have known to look for his brother in Vela. However, you don't need to talk to Erubor to continue. Just take the key from his chest and go on to get the skull for the giants to get that last key. You may miss a little experience, but it should work.

Worse comes to worst, you kill the giants and take that last key.

[Getharn]

He must have had that note, Marty, or he wouldn't have known to look for his brother in Vela.

Actually, I explored Vela long before I got to the repository. That's always the problem with non-linear games, you have to make sure everything works plausibly irrespective of the order in which one does it. In the case of Eschalon, I was quite impressed that pretty much everything worked, even with my somewhat erratic style of exploration. I think the only time I noticed an issue was when I'd fulfilled the conditions for a particular quest, and I was offered an "I've completed the quest - where's my reward?" style option before I'd actually accepted the quest.

I seem to remember one of the NWN series being quite well done, in as much as if you'd already fulfilled the conditions for a quest by the time you were offered it, it would actually put up a special dialogue option, along the lines of "Actually, I've already done that", but tailored to the quest in question (so to speak). I thought that was a nice touch.

[TortoiseBoy2]

I had read the note and had the Crux of Ages. I don't think that's the problem.

[paradoxmoe89]

im sure that the secuence of talking to the brother before meeting the mage isnt the problem because i taker to the brother and gave him a quick death wayyyyyyy before meeting the mage



hope it helps

[Unclever title]

This thread is almost a year old and there's been an update to version 1.05 since then, so the same bugs may not be present (I can't remember if this was one of the fixed bugs in that update or not).

[paradoxmoe89]

i updated my old version to the 1.04 and its all fine so i suggest him to update , even to version 04 i think its a good idea and if he is using 04 mabe re installing the game and playing same saves could solve the problem.(out f ideas heheh)

[paradoxmoe89]

diammmmmmmmmm its the first time i look at the topic's time lol it was from 2008 lol the man is in another world now hahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa stupid stupid . srry

[CrazyBernie]

Yeah soybostero93 really needs to cut back on the necromancy... otherwise someone might think he's just trying to rank up. >.<

[paradoxmoe89]

hehehehehehe u know i searched for active topics and found this so i didnt look at the date just wanted to help lol loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool ill watch out next time