Chemical Plant Base stays locked

[Ryuichiro]

Update: It seems the problem i described is not a bug, just weirdly written dialog. The base did unlock for me later on, when the story returned to that location. However there is (was?) another but where people got stuck in a dialog loop. I never encountered that myself, so you have to read through the thread to find out more about that.


I think the trigger that should open the base bugged out.

I sided with the Ward in the Lesser Zone and was send to the Chemical Plant as my second area.
When I arrived at the base Lt. Mateus called his boss and got the ok to let me through. But because he said something about another quest for me I talked with directly afterwards, which seems to have bugged the whole area. He didn't have anything to say about another quest, so I ended the dialog and waited until he finished walking to the side. when I then talked with him again he gave me the side quest, which I also did but the Guard standing in the door into the base never walked to the side.
I walked around and entered the area through another checkpoint but the double door to the main building is locked and when I walked to far into the area I got attacked by some Ward Soldiers, which makes me think that the area was for some reason not unlocked as it should.
I even continued on and progressed the main story, but even after hours and multiple missions, the guard is still blocking the doorway and the base building stays locked.

Anyone encountered this and has an idea, how I can fix this without resetting hours of progress?

[Ryuichiro]

Update:
When I came back a few hours later at night, the other entry checkpoints are now also closed, not sure if that is because it's night or if the game decided to completely close of the base instead of having the broken half open state.

Though I'm pretty confident it's actually bugged, as I saw another guard walking into the guy in the gate doorway as if he shouldn't be there.

[Fummelwilli]

I also sided with Ward and I'm having the same issues. I even reloaded an older save, reapproached the base, but still the guard continues to block the entrance and getting in there turns the ward soldiers to hostile.

[AcidGames]

Also am having the same issue which sucks cause I kind of need a base to fix and sell and store stuff lol

[Fummelwilli]

Originally posted by AcidGames:

Also am having the same issue which sucks cause I kind of need a base to fix and sell and store stuff lol

Diode (next step after you help fighting the bandits with the Colonel) can repair and there is also a seller, there is also another seller close to the chemical plant just to the right from the blocked off entrance in a small building next to some spark anomalies.

I'm really curious if the player is even meant to get in there at that point in time. The cutsequence somewhat suggests it, but since you meet the colonel outside in a completely different location I could imagine, that it is not the trigger that is wrong, but the quest alluding to the player, that they could enter.

This base somewhat feels like the Wards main base and they don't turn hostile immediately, only if you travel further down where the soldiers are stationed around the helicopter. The colonel says after you wipe out the bandits something like "yadda yadda yadda if you continue to work like this I might consider taking in stalkers in the Ward...".

And that made me question whether or not you were supposed to get in there in the first place.

[Apathy]

I am having the same issue. If you knife the guard he moves a bit back, nobody attacks you at the gate and you can enter but clearly you are not meant to be inside. Some guards will attack you and everything is locked. I agree with fummelwilli maybe we can enter at a later time.

[Ghost Versace]

Bro come on devs fix this bug fr. It literally makes no sense. Its part of the main quest line.

[Sage]

This bug seems to be present on Xbox as well as this base is still shut

[Ryuichiro]

I'm still really unsure about this being a bug or just bad dialog. xD

The assumption was mainly due to me being able to enter through 2 two other fence checkpoints, but now that these seem to be closed, them being open may have been the bug.

On the other side, even when I go back there with my brand new Ward badge from the Colonel I still can't enter...

[Moe6312]

It's bad dialog and strange positioning of Lt. Mateus. After talking to him, you don't have to go into the base, but around it. Turn right in front of the gate, go past the trader up to the road and turn left. From there you can follow the questmarker.



SPOILER/PSA:
Don't buy the pumpaction from the trader, you can get a pristine one for free inside the gas station on the road on the way to the colonel. Lost a few thousand coupons that way.

[Sauros92]

Yup me too, I'm kind of stuck inside and if I try to get out they start shooting me like wtf dude noone told me to not enter.
I tried to sleep in the building and then the only entrance (near the food shop) was locked.
On the other building's side there is a window where you can step off but yeah, they start shooting anyways as the window opens up to the crowded helicopter area.
Is it a bug? Should I load when I was outside the whole thing?

[Sauros92]

Originally posted by Moe6312:

It's bad dialog and strange positioning of Lt. Mateus. After talking to him, you don't have to go into the base, but around it. Turn right in front of the gate, go past the trader up to the road and turn left. From there you can follow the questmarker.



SPOILER/PSA:
Don't buy the pumpaction from the trader, you can get a pristine one for free inside the gas station on the road on the way to the colonel. Lost a few thousand coupons that way.

Oh really. Wow.

[chief.stefan]

Same here, completely broken. The guys near the heli start shooting as soon as they see me, even if I make my way in (guy at the door stuck too).

[Armageddon Agent]

I guess same place- chemical plant over the pontoon bridge? says a tech etc inside. I only see one way in and a guard stands in the gateway- you cant get past him- other times walking around looking for a way in you get shot at. the chemical storage tanks are straight down the road. I got the artifacts and on way out scientist said come talk- when got to him he said he cant talk- he is busy. wtf. I gave it to the soldier.

[Weaponmaster 55]

Its not a bug, just come back later

[Marksman420]

oh no there's a very real bug here... when I talk to the guy at the gate and he says it's closed, but I can't leave the conversation UI ... i can't even open my menu... have to alt+f4 and reload a save...