Can’t destroy the Neurocitor in the steel watcher foundry (can’t complete destroy the steel watch quest)

[rik43]

I have spent the entire day fighting my way to the foundry Neurocitor to destroy the steel watch. Now I am here I can not destroy the console? Unfortunately Zanner Toobin got killed and is to messed up to use talk with the dead. I can not go to Wulbren as he died a long time ago (so no cave hideout available) I have tired all my characters even went back to camp swapped out the crew and tried again but every time all I get is a message saying the technology is beyond your understanding and it will take more than your weapons to destroy it? I have the Runepowder from act one and placed it on the console but nothing happens I even tried shooting it, all it does is blow up and does nothing, console still there! So I can’t finish this quest and get the cut screen of the factory being destroyed to end this quest? Has anyone had this issue and if so were you able to solve it, I don’t want to waste the entire day and I really want to end these metal monsters! Thanks!

[Yoshua!]

i ran into the same issue and decided to reload and keep him back/alive. personally i found it easiest by starting the fight via going down the elevator. YMMV. he stays out of the last fight, so at least you don't need to worry about him there. note they all have weakness to electricity, which makes the final fight significantly easier if you focus on that weakness.

Plot-wise, its not necessary to blow it up. and oddly it blows up on its own if/when you kill gortash.

[rik43]

Good to know, but I would like it to "blow up" before I get to Gortash as his metal robots are a pain. Anyway, I am thinking of going back to before he is dead also, but it took me all dam day to get to the end and to top it off they mashed him so bad I could not even use talk to the dead..:( I think it was a bad move making him join the fight he should have just waited and we could have gone back for him. Or I might just keep going and see how it pans out I want to finish before STAR FIELD is out as I have pre purchased this and it will launch soon and I can't see me doing much else once they hist the screen..:)

[darbysaysokay]

same issue. i spent my entire day off on these fights in the foundry for literally zero narrative payoff. i feel completely defeated. inexcusable game design. this whole 'go back to a previous save' as a solution is lazy and tedious.

[TroutForce141]

(PS5 here)If you haven’t found another solution, I found a bookcase with the answer. The area where you fight all the Steelwatch with the Gondians (area with the stairs and elevator) there’s a bookcase to the far East of the big room. If you read the book on the far right bookcase, it tells you the real name of Gond. When I read it, my quest was updated and allowed me to put the name into Neurocitor. Finished the quest with the cutscene!

[Moonbane]

If you have rescued and allied with Wulbren, the deep gnome boss, he gives you a rune powder bomb to demolish the foundry. No need to babysit an easilly killed Gondian.
Plus the Deep Gnomes can sell special bombs that makes the steel watchers a joke.

I always support the Deep Gnomes.

[Hayt]

Like TroutForce141 explains, if Zanner dies and you don't have the deep gnome allies you can still complete this. The book with Gond's real name is found in the Lab section by the headless corpse and the box from Balsazaar, however this will only help if you have looted the quest item from Zanner's body (he has a book). Finding the book in the lab alone won't do it without the notes from Zanner.

[Kadan Wolf]

Thank you, jusy did that and it worked.

[Gob]

Glad you got it sorted. A few tips for others doing this area...

Don't have the guy you need to finish the quest join you. Leave him in the security office and come back for him when everywhere is cleared.

Go back outside and long rest as many times as you need i.e. at least after the first two fights.

Getting the prisoners out of the Iron Throne first might help.

A general Act 3 tip that helps in this area: Make the first thing you do at the start of the act to get the enhanced tadpole abilities so that all your party has Fly.

[Bro split enjoyer]

Originally posted by darbysaysokay:

same issue. i spent my entire day off on these fights in the foundry for literally zero narrative payoff. i feel completely defeated. inexcusable game design. this whole 'go back to a previous save' as a solution is lazy and tedious.

actually if you loot both the books you can still complete the quest, but its not as straight forward as other games. game design is very smart and absolutely not lazy in my opinion.

[topetepeterson]

Read some books.

[Alstrium]

Whats the name of the book cuz i looted and sold it apl before lnowing id need to read it(bad habit ik) and i cant find anyone who says the title of the book

[Alstrium]

I found it and loosely translated the title should be something like "the many faces of gond" in case anyone else needs it.

[Valistaria]

Easiest fight ever once you have the code if you're willing to miss out on any loot. use invisibility on a character and waltz right up to the neurocitor and input the code.

[ZeroData]

I placed the rune bomb and Wulbren acts like I have it on me still so he just has the regular options. I saved Toobin and I tell him to "do it" and then he just stands there. I put the password in myself and it says it's accepted but nothing happens after....help! ( Honour mode so I'm saved here)

[luigibjj]

I had to go back to the camp take a nap, beacause i needed restore the magic to confront the Titan, THAT little man was inside my camp, i had to talk to him so he can follow me until the Neurocitor, i took long minutes trying everything that u all said here guys, but i could fix like this, hope help u out either!