Bird In Hand quest help: How do I set trap?

[Hurkaleez]

I see them in the inventory, the bird is squaking super loud above my head. When I see the 3x cages in my inventory, the only options are to move to horse, drop or Q for info.

What do I need to do to set trap?

[Uzziel]

drop it

[equinox]

just drop it :P

[Hurkaleez]

OK thanks guys, that is poor explanation hehe. First time I dropped it I saw it on the ground, I was worried it would despawn so I picked it up then this time I dropped it disappeared instantly.

Sure hope this didnt get messed up.

[Helion]

Originally posted by Duder:

OK thanks guys, that is poor explanation hehe. First time I dropped it I saw it on the ground, I was worried it would despawn so I picked it up then this time I dropped it disappeared instantly.

Sure hope this didnt get messed up.

make sure to not save and load when picking up the last cage there is a bug preventing you from completeing the quest

[equinox]

Drop it and wait for an hour. The bird should be catched (the cage will be covered in blanket). Then move to another spot. Better do not save during this quest - people claim it bugs the quest.

[Hurkaleez]

Originally posted by Helion:

Originally posted by Duder:

OK thanks guys, that is poor explanation hehe. First time I dropped it I saw it on the ground, I was worried it would despawn so I picked it up then this time I dropped it disappeared instantly.

Sure hope this didnt get messed up.

make sure to not save and load when picking up the last cage there is a bug preventing you from completeing the quest

when you say save and not load, you mean dont load a new game in-between picking up cages?

[Bobisz]

I'd suggest not doing this quest at all for now as it is SEVERLY bugged.

Bugged in the

-setting traps phase: last placed trap disappears, cannot progress
- completion pshae: turn-in conversation bugs out, cannot complete

Wait for patch 1.3 that will hopefully fix it

[Luqin]

Cancel the quest if you can, or at least stop, while the cages are not full of nightingales. The quest is bugged, I have now 6kg of cages in my inventory that i cannot get rid of because it is questitem and quest will not finish.

6kg of occupied space is an annoyance in this game, since inventory limit is harsh for gameplay reasons... So I recommend you to stop doing the quest until they patch it or read advice about how to not get stuck in the quest.. there is apparently a video about it.

[equinox]

I wonder if people claiming that the trap disappears right after dropping are actually DROPPING it on the ground and not MOVING it to the horse inventory. Same controls (tap vs hold).

It happened to me several times (the quest says you dropped it even if you move it to the horse inventory).

[Radox]

the quest completes fine for me first time. drop 3 cages at the bird sounds, do some hunting (optional), and cycle back and pick them up later.

[Bobisz]

Originally posted by equinox:

I wonder if people claiming that the trap disappears right after dropping are actually DROPPING it on the ground and not MOVING it to the horse inventory. Same controls (tap vs hold).

It happened to me several times (the quest says you dropped it even if you move it to the horse inventory).

No they are not. I did not even have a horse when I did this quest.

It is the most reported and documented bug of all. it is bugged that is a fact.

[Hurkaleez]

Is there a way to cancel the quest? I know I can ignore it but I'd rather just cancel and not have it clutter my journal :)

[Hurkaleez]

Originally posted by Luqin:

I have now 6kg of cages in my inventory that i cannot get rid of because it is questitem and quest will not finish.

I was able to put the cages in my chest before they were filled, try that if you havent already. I'm guessing though they move to 'quest items' tab after filled which is the problem.

[Mephisto-Luzifer]

I would save before doing this quest. It seems to be important that you get an update to your quest popping in which says that you placed a trap when you drop it, otherwise the cage will disappear.

[Radox]

i dropped the first cage and then pressed Map and the hovver text over the cage i just dropped shows as 'trap set' even though i didnt get a screen alert. I then got screen alerts for the next 2.

It might also be worth mentioning that i never hit T (timewasting) in that quest. I played it 'live' as it were. I just found other activities to do and cycled around and picked them up later.