(Spoilers) Minds can't be used in the mind-archive interface

[Caerbannog]

I try to insert them and they won't appear on top of the interface.

I can't even use the minds I've carried around since the nautiloid. What's the answer? I'm at a loss.

edit: This has been pretty upsetting. I've carried those 2 brains since the nautiloid and now I can't even learn what they have to say.

I'm going to cycle back to the auto save and hope for the best. Maybe I'll learn why it didn't work for me.

[Caerbannog]

Small update: No matter what, I couldn't reset the mind-archive interface so that I could use it. I reloaded back to the auto-save and went through the whole area again to collect the minds. Instead of speaking to the head (without a brain connected to it) I immediately added all the minds, the waking one first, then the others. I didn't have the above problem again, and was able to hear from all the brains.

[tokugagua]

Same problem here

[Caerbannog]

Originally posted by tokugagua:

Same problem here

The only thing I could do was re-do the whole level starting from a save point prior to reaching the mind archive. Do NOT talk to the blank head first. Only insert the minds, wait for the combine box to disappear, then talk to the head. Always do the waking mind first, the one that gives you the gith buff. The others are just for flavor.

[severen]

I had this same problem, tried the fixes for the game lockup at the archive interface but had no luck. What did work was giving the minds to another character and they loaded fine!

[Nordil(Hun)]

Originally posted by Caerbannog:

Originally posted by tokugagua:

Same problem here

The only thing I could do was re-do the whole level starting from a save point prior to reaching the mind archive. Do NOT talk to the blank head first. Only insert the minds, wait for the combine box to disappear, then talk to the head. Always do the waking mind first, the one that gives you the gith buff. The others are just for flavor.

Actually if you did talk, save the game quit and then restart. That fixes the issue. (I read it in a guide and used it successfully. I already suggested this in another thread 3 weeks ago.)

[Caerbannog]

Originally posted by Nordil(Hun):

Originally posted by Caerbannog:

The only thing I could do was re-do the whole level starting from a save point prior to reaching the mind archive. Do NOT talk to the blank head first. Only insert the minds, wait for the combine box to disappear, then talk to the head. Always do the waking mind first, the one that gives you the gith buff. The others are just for flavor.

Actually if you did talk, save the game quit and then restart. That fixes the issue. (I read it in a guide and used it successfully. I already suggested this in another thread 3 weeks ago.)

FYI, I did reload and it didn't work at the time unfortunately! I had to go back to the auto save at the beginning of the mindflayer city. Big sad. But since then I've followed my own advice (don't talk to the blank head first, just do all the minds) and managed to never get that stupid bug again in the rest of my playthroughs.

[Windwalker82]

I'm having the same problem. While I do see and hear the confirmation, the "minds" don't actually transfer from my pack to the console. Saving-exiting-restarting-reloading didn't work for me either.

[taenerys]

For whatever reason, I could insert minds while quicksaving.

[Windwalker82]

4 months and multiple patches and hotfixes later and it's still bugged for me.

[Lani]

Originally posted by Windwalker82:

4 months and multiple patches and hotfixes later and it's still bugged for me.

No respsonse to your report to Larian Support either?
That's unusual.

[Windwalker82]

Originally posted by Lani:

Originally posted by Windwalker82:

4 months and multiple patches and hotfixes later and it's still bugged for me.

No respsonse to your report to Larian Support either?
That's unusual.

I don't think I myself actually filed a bug report at the time. Just shrugged and moved on as it didn't affect the game too much, and just hoping it would get fixed at some point.

[PriestX]

The reason this is happening is because of a bug where using the insert item slot causes the interface to duplicate. What this looks like is if you hold the alt key down you will see multiple "brain mind interface" listed one atop of another. Only ONE of these will actually work. This is a bug that occurs with the Adamantine Forge AND the Wolf Totem in the Grove. Of all the dupes listed, only ONE will work the rest are duds.

If you can't see when you press down alt, I may be able to see it because of a mod that highlights everything when I am using the alt key. But I can confirm that while holding down the alt this shows up for me, and via trial and error I can usually find the "right" one that works

[PriestX]

Found a solution. If you hold down the alt key and can see the list of duplicate interfaces, this is the number of times you will need to talk to the head without a mind. Each time you do the number of duplicates reduces by one. When there is one left you can use the interface again.

EDIT; Nevermind, I was seeing the duplicate reduce by one when I clicked on the empty head, but then it would return. It was hard to see with the number of duplicates I've generated on this playthrough

[psylockefox]

I think I have a solution for those who are still struggling with this. Take all the mind canisters out of your pack and set them on the floor by the archive device. Click on the Mind-Archive Interface and click-drag the canisters into the slot and 'Insert.' Doing it this way allowed the device to recognize them one-at-a-time. It worked for me, so I hope this helps someone!