Sequence 5 Research and Development Desync Loop

[merc]

Hey guys. I've been really enjoying this game as of late. Got 10 hrs clocked in already, but I've run into a problem. At Sequence 5 Res. and Dev. mission where you have to rescue your ally from the cops and after board a train afterward I get stuck in a endless desync loop after failing my bonus objectives. Are there really no other workarounds except deleting my save files? Really don't want to do that. Thanks


(Edit: I've tried everything from alt tabbing to verifying integrity but nothing worked as of yet... :( )

[UbiGinge]

Hey Mercadus!
I'm sorry to see you're experiencing this.
Can you share a video of this happening

- Ubisoft Support

[merc]

Yes, of course.
https://youtu.be/vEv35NJAy5A

[]|[-Gaben-]|[]

damn :|
i had this on a dlc, only fix for me was un-checking the dlc in the file list in steam (uninstalling)
i would try unchecking all the files in steam and launching the game to see if it fixes it.
if not try a fresh install to see if it kicks you back in the game.

[merc]

I'll try that. But damn I'm getting desperate :/

[UbiGinge]

There are a few workarounds for this that players have had success with -

- Verify the game in Steam[ubi.li]
- Reduce graphics settings in-game
- Wait until the Animus loading screen (one where you are free to run around in) ends and just before the screen fades to black and your character spawns into the game, press the Windows button on your keyboard.
Once the window is minimised, wait about 5 seconds and maximise the window again by clicking on the game icon in your taskbar.
At this point, if everything has been done correctly, you should be able to continue the mission without experiencing the desync.
Please note that if you do not complete this part of the mission before leaving the game again, you will likely encounter the desync issue again.

Please let us know if you are still experiencing this after the above steps have been completed.

- Ubisoft Support

[Dr Arseburgers]

I can't even start sequence 5, crashes as i'm on the carriage taking the lady over the bridge and boom straight to the desktop no error nothing, can't get any further

[ZABIEN]

I just watched the entire cutscene and it worked first try

[Dr Arseburgers]

Originally posted by ZABIEN:

I just watched the entire cutscene and it worked first try

I basically had to lower all my graphic settings just get past it and can run my normal settings again, must be a bug with one of the graphic settings

[Mr.D]

This game has been out years. Says a lot about Ubisoft that they still havn't patched this game breaking bug

[Som1]

What worked as a fix around this bug for me:

1. Reduce all video settings to Low or Off
2. Place the game in windowed mode at lowest refresh rate possible
3. Disconnect from the internet
4. Restart the game
5. Start the mission and pray this helped

[Jessvid]

2021 and i have this FCK*NG PROBLEM, BUGISOFT, this is just sad...

[Ubi-WheelyDuck]

Originally posted by Jessvid:

2021 and i have this FCK*NG PROBLEM, BUGISOFT, this is just sad...

Hey Jessvid,

Sorry to hear that you encounter this trouble with a desync loop.

Can I check whether you have followed the steps previously mentioned by UbiGinge?

Many thanks

- Ubisoft Support

[Ari]

Interesting bug, I just had this. I'll try to watch the entire cutscene

[Ari]

I lowered the graphics to low, restarted the game and then I didn't skip the cutscene. It worked. So for anyone going through this, this will probably work for you as well. Could just be that you need not to skip the cutscene, since it looks like the character is somehow spawned on the track if you skip the scene and this somehow desyncs you. If you don't skip it your character is never respawned on that spot.

[cholesterol]

Originally posted by Ari:

I lowered the graphics to low, restarted the game and then I didn't skip the cutscene. It worked. So for anyone going through this, this will probably work for you as well. Could just be that you need not to skip the cutscene, since it looks like the character is somehow spawned on the track if you skip the scene and this somehow desyncs you. If you don't skip it your character is never respawned on that spot.

Confirmed: Simply not skipping the cutscene worked for me.

Ridiculous reading these suggestions from 'Ubisoft support' when their company could have fixed this game-breaking bug years ago.