dakota smith - sos merc needed - badlands (EAST) *BUG*

[sheisty ♡]

In the gig, "SOS: MERC NEEDED" located in the western badlands in the trash pit, all I have is a gig icon telling me there is a gig there. However when I approach it, dakota doesn't call me, there aren't any enemies there, and I cannot progress the mission. Any helpful ideas?

[Bogmore]

Which one are you talking about, there are a few. You have to do all the previous ones before the new ones appear.

[sheisty ♡]

I can see the gig icon on my map. But when I arrive i don't get any prompts to complete the mission. No calls from dakota, no npcs to talk to. It's the only mission I have available from dakota but it seems bugged and I don't know how to progress.

[MisterPool]

Sounds like the one where you have to infiltrate the junkyard and get the data chip from a combat bot.

- I think it's instanced.
- There are some other side quests in that immediate area that might be conflicting with it like one of the Epistrophy quests.

If the junkyard is there then try advancing toward the front gate to get Dakota's call. If it's not there then leave the area, check your map, complete any other quests that pop up in the vicinity, and then try again.

[Bogmore]

Again, WHICH ONE IS IT?

There are many of these and without knowing which it is no one can help you.

If it's the one Wearthekilt is talking about then I always go in round the back near the place you get the Nomad car.

[MisterPool]

Origineel geplaatst door Bogmore:

Again, WHICH ONE IS IT?

There are many of these and without knowing which it is no one can help you.

If it's the one Wearthekilt is talking about then I always go in round the back near the place you get the Nomad car.

I did some Google Fu, and there are four "SOS: Merc Needed" quests in the Badlands:

- No Fixers
- Goodbye, Night City
- Trevor's Last Ride
- MIA

None of those are near the junkyard, so you may just be in the wrong area.

My recommendation is that you go into Gigs section of the Journal, confirm the quest name, and track the quest. It should point you to the right location on the map. If that doesn't work then post back up here with the Gig name.

P.S. The one in the junkyard is a Thievery gig called "Sparring Partner".

[Bogmore]

You mean the one you mentioned first and I said IF it's that one?

Since it's in the rubbish dump I would say No fixers from the 4 you list, which is in the middle of a rubbish dump, but that's the Eastern part. All the others are not in the dump part.

https://www.ign.com/wikis/cyberpunk-2077/No_Fixers

[MisterPool]

Well, when I think of the dump the first thing I think of is the one near V's car (you know, because of all of the garbage bags). The other is more of a wrecking yard, but yeah, I see what you're saying.

Of course if OP would check the Journal and tell us we'd know for sure...

[sheisty ♡]

sorry I was at work. It's only labeled as "Undiscovered" in my journal. When I hover over it on my map ( the gig icon) it reads: "SOS: Merc Needed" Rescue the person located here. It's been this way for the last 10 hours of gameplay as I have been completing other gigs for other fixers and progressing the main story.

[sheisty ♡]

Maybe it isn't one of dakota's gigs, but its located in the badlands right west outside of night city near mountains of trash heaps and a convenience store. I have entered the area from multiple angles, fully explored and looted the buildings (small cement buildings next to cargo shipping containers) and looked in the trunks of the 2 vehicles in the area- nothing, no phone call, no update to the mission name or objective.

[Bogmore]

Is it this one? Image from Piggyback maps.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2824768616

The only things I know that can get in the way of completing a mission are mods, a game file corruption or a corrupted save.

[MisterPool]

As you pointed out earlier, that's the only one out in that area. The other three are over in the area marked "Rancho Coronado" on the map you posted.

[sheisty ♡]

Origineel geplaatst door Bogmore:

Is it this one? Image from Piggyback maps.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2824768616

The only things I know that can get in the way of completing a mission are mods, a game file corruption or a corrupted save.

Yes, that's the one. I don't know how to access it without restarting my save. Hopefully they patch it :(

[Bogmore]

Not sure why but I can't view posts directly for now, (this comment is awaiting etc) but you don't need to go back to your first save, just the autosave before you went into the area.

It could also be a mod issue, try without any installed if you have some.

[sheisty ♡]

No mods... ran into this problem 50 or so hours in.. I'm around 70 now. Either I roll back 20 hours of progress or wait for them to patch this issue... big sad.

Origineel geplaatst door Bogmore:

Not sure why but I can't view posts directly for now, (this comment is awaiting etc) but you don't need to go back to your first save, just the autosave before you went into the area.

It could also be a mod issue, try without any installed if you have some.

No mods... ran into this problem 50 or so hours in.. I'm around 70 now. Either I roll back 20 hours of progress or wait for them to patch this issue... big sad.

[MisterPool]

Like Bogmore suggested, you might be able to roll back to an Auto-Save without losing that 20 hours. That's a lot of time to lose, and a big reason why I save frequently (usually after completing a gig or side-quest successfully). I hope you're able to find a good save to load. Best of luck, mate.