Will they ever fix the triceratops statuette?

[RedwoodElf]

This stupid thing is still broken. If the pet goes down, you have to take it out of your slots, then rest, then reactivate it to get the pet back. If you leave it equipped, it automatically uses the daily charge and doesn't re-summon the pet.

[ajfusch]

I never had that problem at all. You just have to rest. But that's the same with a regular pet, too, iirc.
The only problem I have is that when he dies you have to re-equip him, since the equipment goes to the inventory. Also, I believe, after leveling up his master/mistress. Not sure about that, though.

Any mods in your game?

[RedwoodElf]

Originally posted by ajfusch:

I never had that problem at all. You just have to rest. But that's the same with a regular pet, too, iirc.
The only problem I have is that when he dies you have to re-equip him, since the equipment goes to the inventory. Also, I believe, after leveling up his master/mistress. Not sure about that, though.

Any mods in your game?

No mods, and it's never worked as you describe. I equip it in a belt slot on Regil. he uses it, and rides Bismuth around. Eventually, Bismuth gets killed (Since he's a bit of a wimp compared to most mounts) - If I do nothing and rest, the statuette is still toggled on, has no charge, and Bismuth is not re-summoned. In my experience, the ONLY way to get Bismuth back is to un-equip the statuette, THEN rest, then re-equip the statuette and activate it.

[Darklord]

Originally posted by RedwoodElf:

No mods, and it's never worked as you describe. I equip it in a belt slot on Regil. he uses it, and rides Bismuth around. Eventually, Bismuth gets killed (Since he's a bit of a wimp compared to most mounts) - If I do nothing and rest, the statuette is still toggled on, has no charge, and Bismuth is not re-summoned. In my experience, the ONLY way to get Bismuth back is to un-equip the statuette, THEN rest, then re-equip the statuette and activate it.

I've had this issue too, numerous times. Honestly I'm not sure he even dies, just seems to dissappear occasionally.

I use the same work around.

Daniel.

[ajfusch]

I've never taken him from Seelah's belt for roughly 150 hours of gameplay, and he died and was there again the next day quite a number of times.

Maybe it's the riding that causes the bug? I'v never ridden him, I think.
Or a problem with the death setting? I use "Death's Door", and he gets up again after a fight if he was just downed and appears the next day if he died when he was at Death'sDoor.

Or maybe it's a device problem. I play on PC, Windows 11, keyboard and mouse.

Have you reported it as bug ingame?

[RedwoodElf]

Yes, and I'm on a PC too. This bug was there a year ago too. Riding him or not, I have never had Bismuth return from death without de-equipping the statuette and resting, then re-activating it. With Deaths Door on, he can die twice, but once that happens, same deal.

[ajfusch]

Strange .. there must be a difference somewhere. Do you have all DLC?

[RedwoodElf]

At the moment I do, but I didn't a year ago and the bug is still here from then. If it ever WAS fixed at any point, it got "unfixed" again by the time I started playing again.

I started a whole new run by the way, so it's an unmodded run with DLC loaded.

[ajfusch]

I have an idea. Started a new playthough and after he died I had to activate the statuette again the next day. Mind you, not re-equip, but reactivate, which I didn't have to do in most of my other playthrough.
I've given Seelah who had the statuette (yeah, I know, I didn't know better and gave her the sword instead of the horse back then) that feat that make her animal companion the same level as her. I guess Bismuth behaved like a regular Animal companion after that? Minus the unequipping his stuff when he died.

Just an idea, but maybe you can confirm that you didn't use that feat and that would be the difference? It's still strange that you cannot simply reactivate the statuette, but at least maybe we're one step closer to solving this riddle?

[Icedfate]

I am in game now and my triceratops is bugged hella.
i don't know when it happened, but i suspect it has to do with me using nenio to polymorph him into a dragon, but at some point, i noticed his equipment was unequipped and when i went to put it on him, all of his equipment slots have a lock icon and it won't let me put it back on him.

he is no longer polymorphed. it has been days. he also seems to have less max hp than he did before. he used to have 98, now he has 85 (level 9)
and i tried taking the statuette off arue's belt and he won't despawn.
i tried resting and he won't despawn,
the statuette recaged and i tried using it again and nothing happens.
i tried killing him and he just revives on rest.

so, he's even weaker than before, because now i can't even put equipment on him and i can't get rid of him either.
I wonder if it's tied to arueshela's personal dream quest, after i did that, bismuth respawned in a weird spot in the city not near her and that's around the time i noticed all his gear got unequipped and i can't put it back on him.
it's either that or because i polymorphed him, but then this isn't the first time i polymorphed him. i've done that over a dozen times already.

[Happyscientist]

Originally posted by Icedfate:

I am in game now and my triceratops is bugged hella.
i don't know when it happened, but i suspect it has to do with me using nenio to polymorph him into a dragon, but at some point, i noticed his equipment was unequipped and when i went to put it on him, all of his equipment slots have a lock icon and it won't let me put it back on him.

he is no longer polymorphed. it has been days. he also seems to have less max hp than he did before. he used to have 98, now he has 85 (level 9)
and i tried taking the statuette off arue's belt and he won't despawn.
i tried resting and he won't despawn,
the statuette recaged and i tried using it again and nothing happens.
i tried killing him and he just revives on rest.

so, he's even weaker than before, because now i can't even put equipment on him and i can't get rid of him either.
I wonder if it's tied to arueshela's personal dream quest, after i did that, bismuth respawned in a weird spot in the city not near her and that's around the time i noticed all his gear got unequipped and i can't put it back on him.
it's either that or because i polymorphed him, but then this isn't the first time i polymorphed him. i've done that over a dozen times already.

Don't get him baleful polymorphed. The game ate all the stuff I had on him.

[Invisible]

Never had an issue with it. But I have perma death of. Maybe it's the difference.

[Icedfate]

it was regular polymorph. i did it to him myself. i unequipped the statue from arueshela and bismuth is still there as her companion. i try killing him and he won't go away. he just autorevives when i rest.

althoug, the locked equipment slots did fix themselves.
now i'm paranoid, i don't wanna polymorph him again, but he's useless in combat otherwise and actually, i'm tired of him and just want to kick him from my party now and can't get rid of him.



edit : yeah, apparently, some folks on reddit have the bug i'm having. the game nomlonger recognizes the bismuth that i summoned with arueshela to be a "summoned entity". it's tied to her.

if i put the statuette on daeran and summon bismith again, now i have 2 bismuths.

also arue's bismuth is no longer leveling up with her. it's supposed to be 4 levels behind, but we're level 14 and hers is still level 9.
however, the fresh new one that daeran summons is level 10.

this is now brokens, because people said that when they tried to gain a new animal through leveling up , the game wouldn't let them, saying that they "already have one".

my arue is espionage/mutations warrior, so it's not likely she would ever try to get her own pet, unless there's some mythic feat that lets her get it, but either way, she's now stuck with an underleveled bismuth



edit 2 : i'm actually starting to wonder if the devs even look here. are they even still working on the game?
they are selling a "season pass 2" and all the dlc hasn't even been released yet, but there are still bugs from launch 2 years ago that have never been addressed

[RedwoodElf]

Originally posted by Icedfate:

edit 2 : i'm actually starting to wonder if the devs even look here. are they even still working on the game?
they are selling a "season pass 2" and all the dlc hasn't even been released yet, but there are still bugs from launch 2 years ago that have never been addressed

This is the Steam forums. I'm sure the owlcat people occasionally lurk here, but if you don't report the bug in game (alt+B) then they may never spot the issue.