Dragon's Lair Quest Bugged?

[LootSoldat]

No matter what I do, the quest fails even after the 50th attempt and all possible combinations.

The location where the bones are found is always empty, but normally they should be found if you do everything right and fast enough, where you are facing the alchemist and arrive before him. I have tried everything to do the quest as quickly as possible, I have watched video guides and done everything exactly the same and also everything as quickly as possible because of an alleged time limit, but no matter what I do, the location is always empty. I even killed the alchemist and his bodyguards the first time I met them and even when they were dead they got there faster than me. The mission must be bugged.

[GrizzlyCarnage]

yup currently having the same problem

[Piderman]

Same here. But i already knew it was bugging out when i prepared to fight the alchemist only to watch how he walked away while the priest
simply vanished into thin air.
So i went to dig up the bones, returned and lo an beholt, Priest is back. Next Dialog is strangely about how i successfully dealed with the Alchemist and his Gorillas.
And only after then i was able to tell him, that the bones were already gone.

[Step Dad Chris]

Same, the hole was empty even when I go there before speaking to the monk or the woodcutter. I'm thinking that maybe on top of the possible bugs, there might be a hidden timer for the quest when you originally start it.

[LootSoldat]

Originally posted by Wizard:

Same, the hole was empty even when I go there before speaking to the monk or the woodcutter. I'm thinking that maybe on top of the possible bugs, there might be a hidden timer for the quest when you originally start it.

That would be a possibility and a guess that I also have, that the time limit does not start when you meet the alchemist for the first time but already starts when you accept the mission

[yuripami]

I was the same way.
Maybe there's a quest timer from that point on, since Gerhard said he's asking others to do it and it's first come first served.

[Roaming Zombie]

I learned from the first game, don't hoard quests. Take one and finish it immediately. Because yes, there are hidden timers.

[corthew]

I haven't got to that one yet but if its an homage to Disney's laserdisk game from the 80s it may be deliberate. I don't know anyone who could put enough quarters in to win that game but I'm sure some must have existed. You got literally seconds of gameplay before you died.

[joxertm22]

+1 to all this, got the bug too.
In my case after giving the letter to the abbot, a person that was sitting with him should have a dialogue after being escorted out by him, but pressing E on him returns no dialogue.

Originally posted by Roaming Zombie:

I learned from the first game, don't hoard quests. Take one and finish it immediately. Because yes, there are hidden timers.

No, this is not the same thing, I did it immediately but it simply got broken at the start.

[razdva]

at first i missed bones too, but after i reload killed alchemist when meet him at monk and got bones, so i guess timer only after you talk with monk and if alchemist alive

[Gotrek z Agary]

I spoke to the abbot in the evening. By the time I returned to Bylany, it was after midnight. When I waited until morning and spoke to monk Slava and the cutscene with Leopold played, the bones were gone. Regardless of what answer I chose and whether or not I was successful in the conversation challenges.
When I set out to the place (according to the description I remembered) by the ford without speaking to Slava or the woodcutter, I met soldiers. I passed them and arrived at the place where the bones were still there. I think they were the same ones I later fought for the bones.
I am convinced that whether you find the bones or they are dug up does not depend on the conversation with Slava, Leopold and the woodcutter. I think that after speaking to the abbot, Leopold's group and a group of soldiers set out immediately. If you linger somewhere, you will find the bones dug up. You will always find the woodcutter beaten up and talking about being beaten up by soldiers.
It seems that the best solution is to go straight to the abbot or Bylan to get the bones and skip the conversation with Slava and the woodcutter. After obtaining them, you can normally hand them over to Slava and end the quest.

[fvincentj]

From what I read somewhere (I think reddit lol), I think the timer starts as soon as you get it from the quest giver. Of course I failed it too cause I wandered around too much 😅

[Kilram]

the quest isn't really bugged - as soon as you accept the quest, you should complete it on the same day (hidden timer). I made the mistake of accepting the quest at around 11pm at night and on the way there, a new day dawned and I found myself standing in front of an empty hole. It worked on the second attempt - I just waited a bit before accepting the quest. There are some timer-based quests, this is just one of many...

[dozzy]

Originally posted by Kilram:

the quest isn't really bugged - as soon as you accept the quest, you should complete it on the same day (hidden timer). I made the mistake of accepting the quest at around 11pm at night and on the way there, a new day dawned and I found myself standing in front of an empty hole. It worked on the second attempt - I just waited a bit before accepting the quest. There are some timer-based quests, this is just one of many...

the quest is bugged. I did it one go. Didn't find the bones. The alchemist and his bodyguards just don't behave correctly.

[[SSK]Yacir]

Worst quest ever, i the message to the abbot @ 9pm ! not having a spade.

[Anatolius]

My guess is that alchemist also comes too late, as i overtook him at the woodcutter's camp and didn't and gone straight to the mark, the timer probably starts as soon as you accept the quest.