Investigate Suspicious Toys Help *SPOILERS*

[BigTpsychoboy]

So as the title says, I need a little bit of help.

I came across Arfur all mad about squatters. I said I'd take care of it. Before I did that I explored his house and broke into his basement to find the explosives and letter about putting them in toys for the Refugees. I confronted him about it and killed him.

I just went to find the toys in the barn. Found them, but the quest didn't complete or whatever. Its just stuck on "Search the barn." Did I break the quest by killing Arfur early? Is there something else I need to do?

[x_equals_speed]

I told the guy taking donations about them and that progressed the quest for me, though I'd not killed Arfur at that point.

[BigTpsychoboy]

Originally posted by x_equals_speed:

I told the guy taking donations about them and that progressed the quest for me, though I'd not killed Arfur at that point.

Yeah, I spoke to him and he let me in. Then I found the explosives...no quest update. Still said to investigate the barn. Not sure if I broke the quest by killing him early or what. I tried speaking dead with the corpse, but it didn't want to talk to me since I killed him. Reloaded and used disguise self and spoke with him, but it didn't progress the quest.

From reading online you eventually go to this fireworks shop. So maybe if I go there it will progress. I'll keep this updated.

[kushet]

I'm in the exact same state as OP, however I killed Arfur before ever going into the house. I'm guessing the bug is related to that since we both did that before anything quest related.

I explored the basement, then progressed to the point of needing to search the barn for the explosive toys and finding the toys. However, doesn't matter who I speak to or what I do, I'm still stuck at that point. Speaking with Nestor doesn't offer any dialog options, he basically just tells me to stop gawking.

[TheRolfgar]

I killed him after exploring the house, then I disarmed the toys in the barn, got yelled at about doing it from the guards, and now its telling me to talk to the Manip, which does nothing.

[T3chn0Fr3aK]

Same for me, quest won't update. I killed him before too. Ive found the Teddys with Manip, but quest still says i need to investigate the barn?

[Shura]

I'm also stuck, but at the next step.
I have to confront Arfur, but no matter what I do to him, the quest doesn't update.
I also went and levelled the fireworks shop, but that didn't do anything either...

[Reima]

Originally posted by BigTpsychoboy:

Originally posted by x_equals_speed:

I told the guy taking donations about them and that progressed the quest for me, though I'd not killed Arfur at that point.

Yeah, I spoke to him and he let me in. Then I found the explosives...no quest update. Still said to investigate the barn. Not sure if I broke the quest by killing him early or what. I tried speaking dead with the corpse, but it didn't want to talk to me since I killed him. Reloaded and used disguise self and spoke with him, but it didn't progress the quest.

From reading online you eventually go to this fireworks shop. So maybe if I go there it will progress. I'll keep this updated.

On the table outside the barn, where the Manip was, there is a donation log. Read it and it will direct you to Arfur. After that, try to speak with his corpse again? Otherwise, try searching his basement

If you cannot speak with his corpse, shapeshift or disguise self into a different race and try Speak with Dead again on his corpse like what you did.

[BigTpsychoboy]

Originally posted by Reima:

Originally posted by BigTpsychoboy:

Yeah, I spoke to him and he let me in. Then I found the explosives...no quest update. Still said to investigate the barn. Not sure if I broke the quest by killing him early or what. I tried speaking dead with the corpse, but it didn't want to talk to me since I killed him. Reloaded and used disguise self and spoke with him, but it didn't progress the quest.

From reading online you eventually go to this fireworks shop. So maybe if I go there it will progress. I'll keep this updated.

On the table outside the barn, where the Manip was, there is a donation log. Read it and it will direct you to Arfur. After that, try to speak with his corpse again? Otherwise, try searching his basement

If you cannot speak with his corpse, shapeshift or disguise self into a different race and try Speak with Dead again on his corpse like what you did.

I just read the donation ledger and it didn't trigger anything else. I had also already tried disguise self and then speak with dead and it didn't advance the quest.

To try to force it forward I went to the fireworks shop and spoke with the main person there and used deception asking about the next shipment, but that didn't trigger anything either.

I might just try killing everyone in the fireworks shop and see if that does anything.

[BigTpsychoboy]

Originally posted by BigTpsychoboy:

I might just try killing everyone in the fireworks shop and see if that does anything.

Well unfortunately the nuclear option doesn't work either. I can't seem to force the quest to move on. Oh well, I'll just be unable to complete this quest until Larian patches the sequence break.

[LottiezRepellent]

For those still struggling, I killed him before entering the house, on the first confrontation, use speak with the dead and explore the basement, make sure you trigger the quest by reading the blackmail note in the chest, just make sure to disarm it first, then head down to the refugee camp and talk to Nestor, the combination of all of these things in any order should result in a second persuasion option showing up, it should be the first option "I need to get into the barn - right now. Something dangerous might be among the donations" you will need to roll a 10, with this you can talk to the pig (3rd option - seen anything interesting) right of the entrance who reports a weird smell from the room next to him (although I don't think this is a must), find the trapped crate in the centre of the room and disarm it (difficulty 20) then talk to Nestor again who asks who is responsible, with this you will need to investigate the lower city and find your culprit, I haven't got that far yet but hope how I handled the quest helps.