stalk dog patrol glitch workaround?

[critbot]

I have experienced the bug where on the stalk the dog patrol, nothing happens and i cannot run or use weapons and such. On the consoles it seemed if you didnt install episode 2 before finishing it, it would work. Was a workaround ever found for steam season pass holders?. Really disapointed i cannot seem to continue past this point.

[critbot]

I found a solution for anyone who needs it. This was posted by someone on another forum but i can confirm it works if needed. Disgusting they sold it in this unworkable condition though.

"Originally Posted by ubisoftbullshlt View Post
I ha this same problem with the PC version. Thanks to the others posts in this forum, I was able to work around the bug. This seems to be an all-platforms bug! Shame on the developers for not testing even once that you can complete episode 1 when episode 2 is installed!

Anyway, here's the workaround for the PC. You don't need to download anything else again, you just need to move the episode 2 DLC files out of the way. You will have to play episode 1 again from the start.

1. Go to the AC3 installation directory. If using Steam, this is "<steam install directory>\steamapps\common\Assassin's Creed 3" - you can also right-click on the name in the Steam game list and choose Properties -> Local Files -> Browse Local Files.

2. Find every file ending "_8_dlc.forge" and rename it, adding ".disabled" to the end of the name (".forge" -> ".forge.disabled"). Those files are:

DataPC_DX11_8_dlc.forge
DataPC_DX11_AC3_DLC_Boston_8_dlc.forge
DataPC_DX11_AC3_DLC_EagleSpirit_8_dlc.forge
DataPC_DX11_AC3_DLC_Nightmare_8_dlc.forge
DataPC_DX11_WhiteRoom_8_dlc.forge

3. Start playing AC3. When you go to the Madness of King Washington, the game will complain that DLC files are missing, and you won't be able to load your existing DLC save. Instead, start a new DLC game. You only get the choice of episode 1. As you've played it before and you can skip all the cutscenes, it should only take you about 30 minutes to get back to where you were. The stalk-the-dog glitch should not be there any more.

4. When you finish the mission, you'll get "to be continued..." and go back to the menu. You can go back into your save and finish all the extras if you like. Exit AC3.

5. Restore all those files you changed; rename them from ".forge.disabled" back to ".forge". You can start AC3 and confirm you're able to play DLC episode 2 now."

hope this helps for anyone who encounters this bug.

[Thiago Série A]

Thanks so much!!

[Shoddyan]

Worked great. Thanks for the info!

[vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr ˈputʲɪn]

not work

[SASBU]

Tried it and it works. Thank you very much.

[juware]

Thanks! Really works.

[76561199207007716]

Hey there critbot, thank you for taking the time to share this workaround and I appreciate you helping out the community.

I understand that on PC this was not the issue you were hoping to encounter, and I want to apologise for any disappointment that this may have caused.

As we no longer have a development team working on this game, I cannot assure you that this will be fixed in a future update. However, I will gladly forward this report over to them so that they can become aware of what you have said.

For anyone who wishes to go through those steps kindly shared above, please note that Ubisoft cannot promote the use of modifying these game files. Everyone is welcome to try any suggestions but would be doing so at their own risk, and Ubisoft Support will be unable to assist regarding any issues that may result from editing these files.

critbot - Thanks again for taking the time to share your own findings, I appreciate it.

-Ubisoft Support

[Daniel]

Originally posted by Ubi-Gizmo:

Hey there critbot, thank you for taking the time to share this workaround and I appreciate you helping out the community.

I understand that on PC this was not the issue you were hoping to encounter, and I want to apologise for any disappointment that this may have caused.

As we no longer have a development team working on this game, I cannot assure you that this will be fixed in a future update. However, I will gladly forward this report over to them so that they can become aware of what you have said.

For anyone who wishes to go through those steps kindly shared above, please note that Ubisoft cannot promote the use of modifying these game files. Everyone is welcome to try any suggestions but would be doing so at their own risk, and Ubisoft Support will be unable to assist regarding any issues that may result from editing these files.

critbot - Thanks again for taking the time to share your own findings, I appreciate it.

-Ubisoft Support

So, not only Ubisoft never bothered to fix this (it's reported for years.....), it goes out of its way to discourage people from trying the only possible workaround for it?
Simply pathetic

[The Fifth Horseman]

This worked for me, thanks OP.

[MattyBRabbit]

Anyone have a fix for the missing music?

[critbot]

Originally posted by The Fifth Horseman:

This worked for me, thanks OP.

No problem. Glad to see it's still helping someone after all this time!

[Ubi_TheBerry]

Originally posted by MattyBRabbit:

Anyone have a fix for the missing music?

Hey MattyBRabbit,

Could you please clarify what you mean by this?

Are you missing all music in-game completely?

- Ubisoft Support

[MattyBRabbit]

Originally posted by Ubi_TheBerry:

Originally posted by MattyBRabbit:

Anyone have a fix for the missing music?

Hey MattyBRabbit,

Could you please clarify what you mean by this?

Are you missing all music in-game completely?

- Ubisoft Support

Hi Ubi_TheBerry,

Yes. When I played all three episodes there was zero music in all cutscenes, ambience and combat!

All my files are verified and I checked all settings but no fix.

I watched playthroughs on Youtube and the console versions had it but not many of the PC videos did having my exact issue.

Kind regards,

Matt

[Ubi_TheBerry]

Originally posted by MattyBRabbit:

Originally posted by Ubi_TheBerry:

Hey MattyBRabbit,

Could you please clarify what you mean by this?

Are you missing all music in-game completely?

- Ubisoft Support

Hi Ubi_TheBerry,

Yes. When I played all three episodes there was zero music in all cutscenes, ambience and combat!

All my files are verified and I checked all settings but no fix.

I watched playthroughs on Youtube and the console versions had it but not many of the PC videos did having my exact issue.

Kind regards,

Matt

Thanks for the response MattyBRabbit, apologies for the delay!

May may we please know what audio output devices you're using (speakers / headset)?

And are you using any spatial sound software (such as Dolby Atmos, Windows Sonic, any virtual 7.1 devices)?

If you're able to provide a clip too, it'd be appreciated.

Thank you!

- Ubisoft Support