[bug?] The portal doesn't open after killing the level boss

[slavio]

Has anyone encountered this behavior? I was playing on the latest version of the game on Steam Deck. I tried restarting both the game and the console. The behavior occurred on different characters.
This is a sad bug. How can I overcome it?

[SephVII]

Play Tier 2 or Tier 3 Maps for Portal Access

[Stephen]

I can't seem to progress either

[slavio]

Originally posted by SephVII:

Play Tier 2 or Tier 3 Maps for Portal Access

I tried switching to stages 2 and 3, and then a portal appeared. But this seems like a highly unintuitive feature that users will perceive as a bug. There's no reason for the portal not to activate if you've already entered it. Especially if you weren't able to complete the next level of the stage. (I apologize in advance if my writing is incorrect. English is not my native language.)

[DirtyMick]

Originally posted by slavio:

Originally posted by SephVII:

Play Tier 2 or Tier 3 Maps for Portal Access

I tried switching to stages 2 and 3, and then a portal appeared. But this seems like a highly unintuitive feature that users will perceive as a bug. There's no reason for the portal not to activate if you've already entered it. Especially if you weren't able to complete the next level of the stage. (I apologize in advance if my writing is incorrect. English is not my native language.)

Yeah, I get that its not what you'd expect, but thats okay. Its simply tier 1 = 1 stage. Tier 2 = 2 stages. Tier 3 = 3 stages. I think its fine if you dont expect it to work that way, or its unintuitive. Doesn't take long to figure out and then you realize its quite simple. I guess it could say somewhere that thats how it works for those who don't understand it and jump to conclusions like "it must be a bug". Wouldn't hurt to have a description somewhere.

[tsalaroth]

yeah this needs to be presented in the tutorial really loudly, because I've been thinking there was a bug for the last 2 days. those saying "it doesn't take long to figure out" uh, that's kinda the opposite of what "unintuitive" means, and this is unintuitive. it needs to be explained better in the game or it's a bad experience. and I don't mean "I lost, that's bad" but a "this game isn't fun" kind of bad experience. not saying the game isn't fun, just.. man why tf do I have to explain myself so much to people these days; proof the internet has gone to trrash. look up the words you're using. this is an unintuitive feature of the game. which means it's not a great experience, when it comes to a *game*.

the game is 99% but could be 100% with just a mention somewhere that makes the mechanic obvious.

[SilverLight]

Originally posted by tsalaroth:

the game is 99% but could be 100% with just a mention somewhere that makes the mechanic obvious.

Because the giant "Tier 1 Completed" after finishing a Tier 1 run, and the Tier 2 now being a selectable option, that's not intuitive enough to understand "oh I was playing the first stage, this is the second stage."

[WildOne4ever]

??
The portal only opened once for me and then never again. Why should I have to play at level 2 to get through the first portal again?

[Margit Siro]

Originally posted by SilverLight:

Originally posted by tsalaroth:

the game is 99% but could be 100% with just a mention somewhere that makes the mechanic obvious.

Because the giant "Tier 1 Completed" after finishing a Tier 1 run, and the Tier 2 now being a selectable option, that's not intuitive enough to understand "oh I was playing the first stage, this is the second stage."

Exactly. That’s not intuitive enough. I mean, there are smart people, and elite tier smart people like you, but the rest of us is dumb as two rocks, which the rare elite smart godlike silver light have noticed. Thank you for your kind words. They didn’t sound dumb or arrogant. Thanks for the blessing i received through your holy wisdom.

[IcyCyborg]

Originally posted by slavio:

Has anyone encountered this behavior? I was playing on the latest version of the game on Steam Deck. I tried restarting both the game and the console. The behavior occurred on different characters.
This is a sad bug. How can I overcome it?

Originally posted by IcyCyborg:

Made a diagram of how it works in a different discussion https://images.steamusercontent.com/ugc/12991815690645532521/EDE4E82D4E8371AC6969E4ADF0C44C02E4C40164/

[purple pinecone]

Originally posted by SephVII:

Play Tier 2 or Tier 3 Maps for Portal Access

my problem is it wont let me unlock tier 2 or 3

[purple pinecone]

Originally posted by SilverLight:

Originally posted by tsalaroth:

the game is 99% but could be 100% with just a mention somewhere that makes the mechanic obvious.

Because the giant "Tier 1 Completed" after finishing a Tier 1 run, and the Tier 2 now being a selectable option, that's not intuitive enough to understand "oh I was playing the first stage, this is the second stage."

thats the problem it isnt

[IcyCyborg]

Originally posted by Linus:

Originally posted by SephVII:

Play Tier 2 or Tier 3 Maps for Portal Access

my problem is it wont let me unlock tier 2 or 3

You finished a Tier 1 run and don't see these options unlocked? https://imgur.com/a/xCD7Ztr

[Jamma003]

This is pretty bad game design to be fair. You play a single stage, beat it, get softlocked by the game, then it mocks you for dying, THEN it shows that you actually did win. Very confusing design choice.

[IcyCyborg]

Originally posted by Jamma003:

This is pretty bad game design to be fair. You play a single stage, beat it, get softlocked by the game, then it mocks you for dying, THEN it shows that you actually did win. Very confusing design choice.

Yeah, there should have been a way to start the next tiers from the death screen at least when unlocking a new tier or better way of the info being given / displayed.