Help. Stuck in Durlag's Tower.

[Shedder]

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Alright, I've had it with this tedious dungeon and want to get out. I got to the chess board but want to leave the tower now. Problem is I don't know hot to climb the stairs in the picture. The doors are closed and I don't know how to open them.
Help is appreciated.

[Tasi]

I do not have very nice experience of this level of Durlag's Tower.
It happened to me several times (in original and also EE version of game) that I was stuck without able to going further. I always keep saves for all starting points (before entering next level) so I can restart that level completely if anything strange will happen.
Unfortunately I do not have any specific hint how to deal with it (I do not remember Durlag's tower that well). You may try to consult your progress with guide. My suggestion would be: restart level or if you do not have save just use console cheat to teleport to another location

[AlexMBrennan]

After you beat the chessboard king you will be taken to an area that contains a ghost (just outside the boss room) that will teleport you to the surface.

I am not sure if you can open that door from the inside (I think you need to attack one of the dummies to do that) which allows you to re-enter after you use the above mentioned teleport.

[Tasi]

Originally posted by AlexMBrennan:

I am not sure if you can open that door from the inside (I think you need to attack one of the dummies to do that) which allows you to re-enter after you use the above mentioned teleport.

That room with dummies are the second one. I believe she is further...

[AlexMBrennan]

Well yeah - that's why the screenshot shows the party standing in front of a locked door. My understanding is that you have to teleport out, re-enter, and hit the dummy to open that locked door.

[Messsucher]

You can try to go out of Durlag's Tower, but the tower does not go out of you.

[Shedder]

So... I have to either complete it or use commands to teleport outside?

[Phoenix VII]

In that room to the right of where your party is on the screenshot, there's a panel of switches. Those switches control which doors open and close, so you can go through them one by one until you open the right door to get to the stairs. I think you might also be able to get to the stairs from the Throne Room side (room your party is in the picture, just try clicking on the stairs) but I'm not sure. Honestly, I just resorted to a walkthrough to get through this part.

[AlexMBrennan]

So... I have to either complete it or use commands to teleport outside?

After you have beaten the chess king you can talk to Islanne and teleport to the outside.

[Shedder]

Thank you, I hadn't noticed the switches. Now I can go back to exploring and enjoying the game.