Ornate box quest bugged (spoilers)

[★arlecchino☆]

The quest to give Sven the ornate box has you wait a few days, then go back to him to get your reward. I left town to do the oxcart quest, turned that in, and then went to Sven who was sitting at the fountain. He gave me the Jasper, said thx + left. Only the quest is still showing the yellow marker to go talk to Sven, talking to Sven again does nothing, and the Inn save point was like 6hrs ago, so it's just stuck in my log now.

https://imgur.com/a/tAYshbN

[void]

Just did this quest and had the same exact thing happen to me.

[Bailey]

Hey, this isn't a bug; the quest doesn't state this, but you have to meet him two more times at the square for further rewards. Afterwards, the quest will complete.

[CrazyLamer]

You need to accept the reward, sleep for a few more days (i did 3) and then after that go talk to him again, and you need to do that one more time after that so you get a reward in total 3 times.
You sure are fast to state "bugs" when you haven't tried doing the same thing ^^

[void]

Okay so, I didn't do the above meeting Sven three times, what I did do however was progress the main story and as soon as I completed the coronation quest, this one also completed (it didnt fail).

[★arlecchino☆]

Originally posted by Van Vliet:

Hey, this isn't a bug; the quest doesn't state this, but you have to meet him two more times at the square for further rewards. Afterwards, the quest will complete.

thank you, you were right.

Originally posted by CrazyLamer:

You sure are fast to state "bugs" when you haven't tried doing the same thing ^^

you sure are fast to be a snide dickwad.
if the quest doesn't update, then there's no feedback that it progressed from the current step to another stage / cycle of the "wait 3 days". It's not obvious that the next step would be to wait another 3 days. Rather, the impression is that nothing happened...

[CrazyLamer]

Originally posted by ★ÅƦŁƎʗϾԨꞁꞂῼ☆:

Originally posted by Van Vliet:

Hey, this isn't a bug; the quest doesn't state this, but you have to meet him two more times at the square for further rewards. Afterwards, the quest will complete.

thank you, you were right.

Originally posted by CrazyLamer:

You sure are fast to state "bugs" when you haven't tried doing the same thing ^^

you sure are fast to be a snide dickwad.
if the quest doesn't update, then there's no feedback that it progressed from the current step to another stage / cycle of the "wait 3 days". It's not obvious that the next step would be to wait another 3 days. Rather, the impression is that nothing happened...

I can be fast, but i can also try some things in games for myself without having to ask or complain and figure it out myself instead of giving up after a minute

[Not a Real Reatard]

Fairing better than me. My oxcart got stuck in a tight valley passing when I stopped to fight... Kinda hoping it stays there forever

[Bloody]

I have another issue. I can't find Sven right After the cutscene with the merchant. The Yellow mark is on the Map but i can't find Sven anywhere

[ellzee]

Originally posted by CrazyLamer:

Originally posted by ★ÅƦŁƎʗϾԨꞁꞂῼ☆:

thank you, you were right.


you sure are fast to be a snide dickwad.
if the quest doesn't update, then there's no feedback that it progressed from the current step to another stage / cycle of the "wait 3 days". It's not obvious that the next step would be to wait another 3 days. Rather, the impression is that nothing happened...

I can be fast, but i can also try some things in games for myself without having to ask or complain and figure it out myself instead of giving up after a minute

Pointing out that something is thought to be bugged isn't complaining. It's providing feedback to devs who hopefully want to address it if that's the case. (I would.) I found this thread for the same reason: the quest seemed stuck since the quest log didn't update from the initial prompt. I think it's more logical to assume it's bugged than that we'd need to repeat the same action three times before it updates. I'm enjoying the game, but the quest updates are arguably inconsistent. That's something players may adjust to as they progress and get used to its quirks. But this is a fairly early quest and it's understandably confusing. So maybe we can avoid judging random people on the internet for this one, eh?

[Yoinkyz]

i think i progressed svens other quests to far in the palace he is never at the fountain. rip the ornate box quest

[ellzee]

Originally posted by Not a Real Reatard:

Fairing better than me. My oxcart got stuck in a tight valley passing when I stopped to fight... Kinda hoping it stays there forever

My oxcart quest was a hot mess. All of the NPCs escorting the cart aggroed on me randomly over the course of the journey. By about halfway, the only one left was the driver. Then he randomly aggroed on my party after I sniped a goblin. I killed him, used a wakestone to revive him, and then he climbed back on the cart and just sat there, repeating the same voice lines over and over. Eventually, I just gave up and left the cart. I was still able to run to Melve and deliver the letter, fortunately. -.-

[Queen Memory]

Just double checking; if you've met Sven during Brant's quests, that cancels out the chance to do the ornate box?

[-={LG}=-]

Originally posted by ★ÅƦŁƎʗϾԨꞁꞂῼ☆:

if the quest doesn't update, then there's no feedback that it progressed from the current step to another stage

The dialogue should be plenty of feedback. Did you listen to what he said? Each time he gives you a fraction of the debt, and says he'll bring more the next time you meet. At the last encounter he lavishes you with a princely gift and states he won't be coming back but that you'll surely meet again someday.

It's a zero effort quest, because he's always sitting right downstairs from the Inn which you've presumably been sleeping in on a regular basis. I didn't even track it, I just did other stuff and talked to him when I saw him after awakening and leaving the Inn. Easy peasy.

[Draganno]

While it is indeed correct you need to meet with Sven multiple times, there is a small issue with the quest.

Originally posted by Bloody:

I have another issue. I can't find Sven right After the cutscene with the merchant. The Yellow mark is on the Map but i can't find Sven anywhere

This does appears to be bugged, as Sven does not show up like he should. I had a similar issue. (Maybe because of some main quest?) Anyhow, there is a solution! After doing this solution once he will show up like he should at the fountain!!!

SOLUTION:
Walk to Sven's chamber in the castle, pick him up, and bring him all the way over to where the yellow quest circle is. Talk to him, and continue the quest as normal! Then wait a couple days, and he will be sitting next to the fountain

[Angelfire]

This quest is bugged, indeed.
Sven is the noble, passing as urchin. If you don't do the quest as soon as you get it, he'll then always be at the palace and there will be no way to complete it normally. Here's what I had to do.

This quest was "bugging" me, so what I did is go to the palace and go to Sven room. I tried giving him the Ornate Box, but it doesn't do anything. You lose the box, quest doesn't finish and you can't buy another one. So you're f'ed out of this one. How to do it then:

I pick him up an carry him over aaaaallllll the way back to the merchant Auriol. (obviously you'll drop and pick him up a few times, just make sure to not hurt him).
What happens is, his dialog will change and I was finally able to finish this stupid bugged quest.

Spoiler? - - - - Maybe? He has to be at the palace for future quests. If you haven't progressed to that point yet, make sure to carry him back to his room.