The old bugs are the best bugs?

[Amethyst_Cat]

On my Nth playthrough of the game I've encountered two spots where it feels like bugs of old are re-surfacing.

First is the 'Missing Umbral Gem' (my wording) bug where there was supposed to be a fourth gem to find to open the door to the Shadowfell gateway but, many players could not find it. I know about this bug but figured it had been fixed given I'd had successful playthroughs without it occurring.

Second is the 'Doorway to the Tadpole Pools' bug (again, my wording). You go down on the platform, walk up to the door (before which there is a mandated autosave) and a discussion begins. Only, it doesn't. The characters stand around locked into a dialogue that never starts. Apparently a re-load can help. Nothing has worked for me yet so not sure how far back I need to go.

Again, not sure if these have re-surfaced from days of old or they never got resolved / debugged. Anyone else still encountering these bugs?

[wtiger27]

1600+ hrs. in the game and I have never been unable to find all 4 of the gems. Or the no dialog starting issue you mentioned.

[Worlord]

Did you find the one by Yurgir's bed? That's the one I used to have trouble finding.

[harken23]

You can also cast Knock on the door. I've never tried to find all the gems.

[Amethyst_Cat]

Ended up using Knock on the door. Also found a post which said to completely exit the game at entry to tadpole pools. Upon restart dialogue should work. It did. On to Baldur's Gate, again.