Aliens: Dark Descent

Aliens: Dark Descent

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What do I do after Pharos Spire?
I'm a bit at a loss, because I completed Pharos Spire after three attempts (had to reload from the very beginning twice due to progress-breaking bugs), then finished it on the third attempt. It then kicked me back to this screen, and I did another quick deployment with my B team to gather supplies. Yet I now only have 8 days left until Planet Bombardment, and the fact the game is giving me no objective to complete is worrying.

Is this supposed to happen? Is the game supposed to just give me an objective maybe when there are only a couple of days left?

Or is my game just completely broken? I no longer have saves from further back.

Any advice would be appreciated.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2995289038

Edit: To clarify, I got the ending cutscene and was told where the next mission would be, but that mission doesn't seem to show up on the selection screen.

Edit 2: This bug was fixed, at least for a lot of players, a little while back. You can redeploy to the mission and leave it again to unlock Mission 11 - sadly this didn't work for me, but it works for most players I have seen.
Last edited by [OTS]EchoZenLogos; Jul 13, 2023 @ 12:16pm
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akaLuckyEye Jun 26, 2023 @ 11:21pm 
Sadly you have run into a bug that blocks you from progressing. As far as I know there is no fix for it. Have to wait for a patch.
alex010300 Jun 26, 2023 @ 11:22pm 
It's a bug, I heard that will happen if you didn't set the aliens against the mercs in the Spire when the objective tells you too.

Last edited by alex010300; Jun 26, 2023 @ 11:23pm
[OTS]EchoZenLogos Jun 26, 2023 @ 11:26pm 
Originally posted by alex010300:
It's a bug, I heard that will happen if you didn't set the aliens against the mercs in the Spire when the objective tells you too.

I did set the Aliens against the Mercs. Both on the first floor, and in the Offices by letting them in with the controls presented in multiple locations.

But when I went back into the mission there was one little cutscene of Aliens (of which they were the only ones left on the map, no more spawned) running towards the now disabled security turrets outside of the front of the main building. This triggered when I got too close to the front, but I hope that isn't what caused the problem considering there's no way I was going to be dumb enough to walk in front of deadly turrets.
Last edited by [OTS]EchoZenLogos; Jun 26, 2023 @ 11:27pm
santiago.ramos0828 Jul 7, 2023 @ 7:23pm 
I had that problem today. The game didn't register the last objective as complete. So, I returned to the Pharos spire again and then it was complete.
[OTS]EchoZenLogos Jul 12, 2023 @ 3:42pm 
Originally posted by santiago.ramos0828:
I had that problem today. The game didn't register the last objective as complete. So, I returned to the Pharos spire again and then it was complete.

Yeah, the developers also released a patch since I had the problem that claims to have fixed the issues if you return to the map. My game of course completed all objectives, but never unlocked the next mission - even with this "fix," so I'm waiting to see if it works in a future update. I'm not really feeling like replaying the entire game, and the fact you can't save manually means you can't work around bugs like this by having an earlier save.
kordelas Jul 12, 2023 @ 3:53pm 
Originally posted by OTSEchoZenLogos:
Originally posted by santiago.ramos0828:
I had that problem today. The game didn't register the last objective as complete. So, I returned to the Pharos spire again and then it was complete.

Yeah, the developers also released a patch since I had the problem that claims to have fixed the issues if you return to the map. My game of course completed all objectives, but never unlocked the next mission - even with this "fix," so I'm waiting to see if it works in a future update. I'm not really feeling like replaying the entire game, and the fact you can't save manually means you can't work around bugs like this by having an earlier save.

Have you checked if you have another mission in REFINERY under a new sub tab?
Nek Jul 12, 2023 @ 3:54pm 
i got this bug by going up and then right back down on the elevator to get a save. the objective i was missing was reach the upper levels. i restarted the mission and was able to get all 12 objectives and the new mission to appear
[OTS]EchoZenLogos Jul 12, 2023 @ 4:55pm 
Originally posted by kordelas:
Originally posted by OTSEchoZenLogos:

Yeah, the developers also released a patch since I had the problem that claims to have fixed the issues if you return to the map. My game of course completed all objectives, but never unlocked the next mission - even with this "fix," so I'm waiting to see if it works in a future update. I'm not really feeling like replaying the entire game, and the fact you can't save manually means you can't work around bugs like this by having an earlier save.

Have you checked if you have another mission in REFINERY under a new sub tab?

I believe so, but I will probably double check sometime. I feel like the developers fixed the bug for most people but maybe because I restarted things so many times or I triggered things in just a slightly wrong order it led to mine not being fixed.
Beltane Jul 12, 2023 @ 5:00pm 
Go back to Pharos, last entry point for your APC at the Spire. Solved it for me at least. But yea, deffo a bug.
Kazragor Jul 13, 2023 @ 7:16am 
Originally posted by Beltane:
Go back to Pharos, last entry point for your APC at the Spire. Solved it for me at least. But yea, deffo a bug.
Thanks, that helped me too!
Tanner Mirabel Jul 14, 2023 @ 4:06am 
Did not work for me. Two complete runs in the game until that point, both times the same bug. Used the critters to kill the mercs, re-entered the tower and tried all entry points for the APC - nothing. One of the most dissapointing experiences ever.
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