Problem with a Quest : "A Sackful Of Fluff"

[Mike Stu]

Hey, guys.

So, I got a problem here... I have started the Quest "A Sackful Of Fluff" previously and gotten 12 harpy feathers already for Elthon. When he asked me for 60, I thought "Nah, I'll just do it later...".
Well, now I'm on the quest "The Eternal Battle", ready to lift the mist curse. However, whenever I enter the mist, a cutscene plays and I imeddiately fail the "Sackful Of Fluff" quest.

As of my knowledge, some Sidequests can only be completed up to a certain point of the story, otherwise they simply fail - ex.: The Malena Quest back in Flotsam - so I just loaded a save right before I started "The Eternal Battle". The thing is, "A Sackful Of Fluff" requires me to go to the other side of the mist in order to reach Elthon, but I simply can't, no matter the save I load.

Whenever I enter the mist, I keep pressing "Z", but the skull that's usually there to guide me simply isn't anymore. Bottomline, I keep running around dodging the specters attacks and casting Quen like a jerk, only to find useless mist spots that simply take me back to the Kaedwenian camp - where I entered the mist from in the first place. The weirdest thing is that the Quest icon on the minimap when I'm inside the mist points back to the camp, but when I'm outisde of the mist, it poins to the mist. Yup.

I actually even tried to load an older save, back when Henselt didn't even give me his amulet, but that didn't solve the problem either. So... why is this happening ? Am I doing something wrong or this quest could only be completed back when I was on the other side of the mist ? Furthermore, can you only traverse the mist at specific points of the plot, even though you have the amulet that theoretically allows you to get trough ? If so, what a weird design choice.

It's not something that's stopping me from actually completing the game, however this kinda bothers me since I'm the kind of guy who likes to do all the available Sidequests. Thanks for taking your time to read this, any help is appreciated. c:

[A.M.R.]

Help me and I might be able to help you
http://steamcommunity.com/app/20920/discussions/0/617320628102332875/
Seriously though I don't know that part, but read this walkthrough it may help
http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/A_Sackful_of_Fluff

[Mike Stu]

Heh Thanks for the reply. I've actually read it already. It does mention that you can only start the quest before leaving Vergen, but it doesn't say that it can't be finished once you leave it. I'm assuming so. Unfortunately, it seems you can only traverse the mist when the game wants you to, although I'm not a 100% sure on that.

About your problem, though : I do believe there is an option in game to reduce the difficulty of the QTE. Have you tried that out ? It might helpa bit. :P

[A.M.R.]

Well, last time I completed this game was about 3 years ago (at one of my friends) so I can't really remeber your part
As for the QTE diffculty option I already tried it (on and off) didn't help.

[Pinky]

Originally posted by IGB:

Am I doing something wrong or this quest could only be completed back when I was on the other side of the mist ?

If you took Roche's path, It can only be completed when you are on the other side of the mist (Saskia's side).

Once you complete the plot quests on Saskia's side, every time you enter the mist, no matter how/where you exit it, you'll be back at Hensalt's side. Ergo, you won't be able to complete the quest unless you re-load a save before you left the other side. (which can negate several hours of play).

However, this quest is still available if you choose Ioverth's path on a second playthrough.



P.S. - Yeah, I got burned by this too.

[Mike Stu]

Oh, I see. Wow, uh... that kinda sucks. What a weird game design choice. Guess I'm losing quite some hours then. Lol Anywho, thanks for the help, dude. o/

[Swannie]

Im a bit late here but ill throw in my 2c, Ive been trying to complete all the side quests before entering the mist as it will fail the quest, I have done all of them except this BS quest, got ♥♥♥♥ tonnes of feathers and I cant ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ complete it, this is actually stupid.

[A.M.R.]

that "bit" is 3+ years now

[Mike Stu]

Do appreciate the shared rage, tho. Didn't remeber this thread at all. So, umm. How y'all been doing?

[Universal Serial Bus]

Lol I dont think reviving a dead thread is that much ofa problem... It keeps the discussion for older games going...

[Wolver1ne]

Just happened to me .... ugh this game can be so annoying sometimes

[arspel]

#metoo

[Red Star, Blood Moon]

Why the ♥♥♥♥ is this quest not completeable though? I just assumed it failed because it lifted the curse and therefore negated the trade restriction thus a price collapse on feathers, or something like that. I didn't realize that failed the second I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ left Saskia's side like wtf why the ♥♥♥♥ would it then even bother to tell me right now, or not just tell me I failed the quest whenever I entered the mist to go back to hanselt's side

The worst ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ part of it is, it's a stupid fetch quest. Literally, the quest is "collect 60 feathers" only it's got a dumb and inexplicable failstate you're not informed of after entering the failstate, but only ages and ages later (we're talking like 12 hours if you're running around doing other stuff, maybe?)

I'm beginning to understand why so many minority critics were vocal about Witcher series not being all it was cracked up to be. I mean, I'm having fun still, but so did I have fun playing Mass Effect 3 didn't make it a masterpiece.

[Ultroman the Tacoman]

Originally posted by BlackSun:

I'm beginning to understand why so many minority critics were vocal about Witcher series not being all it was cracked up to be. I mean, I'm having fun still, but so did I have fun playing Mass Effect 3 didn't make it a masterpiece.

They barely had a grip on gameplay in the first The Witcher game. It was pretty janky, but you have to remember, this was their first big game. They had only been translating games until then. The second one introduced more complex mechanics and a prettier and better engine, but they still had some janky/clunky mechanics. The third one is the one people are calling a masterpiece. The old ones are known to be janky, each for their own reasons, but they were great games for their time. Now, though, much of the jank can be removed with mods, even ones made by the developers themselves.

It's incredibly hard to design and code good, dynamic sword combat for FPSs and TPSs that looks AND feels good, and it's not like we had anything that did it better at the time. They either looked or felt better, but not both, IIRC. Some exceptions come to mind; some Bushido games or Way of the Samurai for PS2, but they were very arcadey compared to The Witcher games.

This chronological list makes perfect sense to me in terms of relative jankiness, when considering that one of these are a new-ish studio doing their first engine and actual game design together, while the other (FROMSOFTWARE) has been releasing games since 1994, which is 8 years before CD Projekt Red would be formed in 2002 (though CD Projekt had been modding/translating games since 1994).

The Witcher 1 (2007)
Demon's Souls (2009)
The Witcher 2 (May, 2011)
Dark Souls (Sep., 2011)
Dishonored (2012)

[Mike Stu]

This thread truly is the gift that keeps on giving. Always nice to see fellow witchers returning to this 2014 topic looking for answers, only to get mad as ♥♥♥♥.

Originally posted by BlackSun:

Why the ♥♥♥♥ is this quest not completeable though?

Because The Witcher 2 is still from CD-Projekt Red's "slav jank" era. You now, as opposed to "Triple A jank" era. Try not getting to hung over it and enjoy it for what it is I guess.

Originally posted by Ultroman the Tacoman:

The third one is the one people are calling a masterpiece. The old ones are known to be janky, each for their own reasons, but they were great games for their time. Now, though, much of the jank can be removed with mods, even ones made by the developers themselves.

Funny thing is I still haven't played Witcher 3, so can't comment on that. Witcher Boy 1 and 2 are definitely flawed masterpieces tho, STALKER style. Can't really blame fellas for being turned off by the jank.

[G3na5ide]

Sigh. +1 Me too. 😟