[BUG] [Quest: The City and The Stars] Pod locked after load

[orlop]

Game version: v1.02

Console: PS4 Pro, System Software 7.00 (latest update)

(this happened while playing via PS Remote Play on Windows)

 

Quest: The City and The Stars

Difficulty: Supernova

Character level 28. All companions back on ship.

 

Basic bug description:

After loading the autosave from before entering the pod, the pod isn't interactable, Carmen is back on her original spot and the question to sneak me on the ship is gone.

 

Thorough preceding behavior description:

After speaking to Carmen to sneak me onto the ship, she lead me to the pod, I got the prompt to hide in it and I was transported to the Ministry no problem. I saved the sprats before, so after a little sneaking around, picking up the Adreno hidden hidden under the stairs and opening the door to the cow, I spoke to Giles (or whatever his name is, the sprats science guy), he gave me the access card.

Then I took the elevator upstairs, then downstairs again, then I got noticed by guards. They attacked me, I retreated via the elevator upstairs, then immediately took it downstairs again. No guard was in my immediate presence, but I noticed that all the previouslyh friendly scientists were now marked as enemies (lifebars and red icons on the compass), yet they were not aggressive and continued talking to each other even if I stood immediately between them.

To be on the save side, I reloaded, and the rest is as described.

 

 

After realoading a previous autosave (leaving the HHC building), everything's fine again.

[oei_um]

Hey orlop,

I'm sorry for the issue you have run into. We have our development team looking into it and hope to have a fix for it shortly. In the meantime, to expedite your request, you can send an e-mail to our publisher, Private Division at support@privatedivision.com. This will get your issue into their queue and allow us to prioritize requests to ensure the fastest possible turn around time.

We apologize again and thank you for your patience while we work to resolve the issue.

[ProfessorPolymer]

Hi All, I'll report that playing today, September 7th, 2023, has the same glitch with the "locked" pod to sneak into the Ministry of Accuracy and Morale. For specifics:

• Game version: Latest (likely most advanced as of 2023)
• Console: PlayStation 5, with software having the latest update* (the game is for the PS4, but I'm playing it on PS5)
• Quest: The City and The Stars
• Difficulty: Supernova
• Character Level: 36 (both DLC installed, played)
• Companions: Parvati and Felix

My Actions, and What I Guess Triggered the Problem:

Like orlop, I, too, spoke with Carmen to sneak into the Ministry, and I hit inside the pod. Once inside the Ministry, I goofed off to see what would happen if I tried interacting with scientists or guards, and realized I couldn't talk/persuade my way out of problems.

I reloaded my last save, which - on Supernova difficulty - has an autosave right before you transition to a new area or building. When I loaded in, the door to enter the pod was no longer there.

What I think is happening - is normally you talk to Carmen about sneaking inside the Ministry, and then she walks you over to the pod so you can hide inside it. I'm guessing the game is programmed so you can only enter the pod after talking with Carmen and her leading you to the pod.

The problem is - once you reload a save, Carmen resets to her original place, and the game doesn't load in the door to the pod as Carmen is no longer there. But, since the game remembers you already spoke to Carmen about sneaking you inside the Ministry, the dialogue option doesn't reappear.

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Note, that this isn't game-breaking, as you are still able to enter the Ministry through the main door. However, it is sad if you wanted to use the sneaky way of getting inside the labs versus a longer way through the lobby and the like. I hope this helps, but I also realize it's a few years since this game came out!