Middle Tower - wall run trampoline-to-dagger-target bug - how to

[The Anger]

you'll know it when you get to it and miss - all 6 times. you know the one, where you land far too much to the right of the target you're supposed to grab onto with dagger. annoying. afaik only affects PC.

there is a way on PC to do this legit. posting so others wont waste an hour on it.

it's counter-intuitive but you need to run just half-way across to the trampoline, that means letting go of wall run. you'll just barely reach the trampoline, and when you hit the fence / dagger target you'll still land off, but to the bottom-right, and closer than running all the way. this is somehow close enough to still grab on with dagger.

that's why it's counter-intuitive, it looks like you'll miss the trampoline but you don't. somehow. but then they're a bit buggy throughout the game (eg launching at a right angle to the wall if you time it too late in some jumps).

hope that helps.

[Dusk of Oolacile]

It happens if your frame rate is too high. If you lock it, you can do it as it was intended.

[The Anger]

@Dusk - my framerate is locked by default. i've tried every combination of gfx settings from least to best. in the end the above is what worked, and yes during that successful run my fps was capped, but as I say that didn't seem to be the issue.

[Dusk of Oolacile]

Capped to what? You need 30 or lower for that part.

[The Anger]

did it on 60 without going lower.
edit - i have a save near that point, can record it if you wish.

[BolZ]

OMG you saved my life thanksss

[Hero of Time]

my hero <3

[BurningDogFace]

Doesn't work for me, tragically. Neither did lowering the resolution, turning on Vsync, waiting until just after I touch the wall to hit the stab button, or any of the other tricks I've tried.

[The Anger]

Originally posted by BurningDogFace:

Doesn't work for me, tragically. Neither did lowering the resolution, turning on Vsync, waiting until just after I touch the wall to hit the stab button, or any of the other tricks I've tried.

hmm. all i can say is the weakest attempt at a wall run is what seems to work consistently. ill have some time this weekend to record it in action, making no promises but maybe seeing what im describing actually done in practice may help...

[Capt Oombof]

Wow thanks so much for this post!!!

[Jnx]

Thank you for this post, OP. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ if I wasn't ready to tear my hair out trying to make this obviously bugged jump work. I failed 18 times before I gave up, and looked for a solution, and in just two tries it worked beautifully, just as you said.

I would have hated to give up so close to the finish line.

[Demonchaser27]

Originally posted by The Anger:

you'll know it when you get to it and miss - all 6 times...

Speaking from 2020, using the most up to date GOG version... yep. Still a bug at 60fps and even 45fps. Had to drop down to 30fps to do this part the intended way (not the way you're describing). Ubisoft really needs to fix these games if their going to sell them. What was more despicable to me was that the HD versions on consoles still forced 30fps despite those consoles easily being able to run the games at 60.

[noobs]

thanks so much.. I made it on the last try with 0 sands left using your trick :D

[Moromug]

Writing from 2025 here, GOG version
Just wanted to thank you for the trick, as it saved me a ton of fruitless tries!
However clumsy it looks, with jump pad being activated from afar and dagger plate seemingly being accessible with a damn teleportation, it does work!!!
And yeah, the whole trilogy is still horrendously buggy to this day: I'm getting occasionally stuck in all kinds of textures, got the famous WW final portal glitch, and now this, not to mention all the parkour sequences only possible with V-Sync on...