How to fix archon crash/citadel crash - FIX INSIDE!

[derdotte]

Hey everybody, after reading a bit through the forums and seeing someone mentioning that he somehow got through the cutscene without crashing and that he just did some side quests i tested it myself, i had the finished bloodless quest still hanging around and went to give it to draven, after that i also went to the councellor since i had the scroll of nathanel.
After this i went back to the citadel and started the cutscene, i skipped it instantly and it didnt crash!

EDIT2:
Devs found out why this keeps happening:

Originally posted by Galshin:

Think we tracked down the problem. It seems to happen if you level up after talking to the archon (you complete a quest when you talk to him). If you want to get past this you can wait for the patch, or you can go find a way to level up (complete a quest, grind some creatures) - then go to the archon after having freshly leveled up. You should then be able to continue no problem.

It's why you guys had success by completing side quests, it probably leveled you up so that when you talked to the Archon you didn't level up.

so you only need to lvl up so that the archon quest doesnt level you up.


So this bug has to be related to the bloodless or nathanels quest,
but since i didnt report to nathanel yet just showed the scroll to the councellor i am sure that the bug is related to the bloodless side quest, finish it and you should be able to continue the mainstory.


Steps:
1. Finish every single side quest up until archon:

Quests i still have after cutscene ended:
- The rod of arafel (just gotten after cutscene)
- The lost soul (nathanels quest line being at the point where i am supposed to return to nathanel)
- The book of the dead
- sticky stones
- lost relics
- gnomad´s gnomes

2. Make sure you finished the bloodless
3. go to the cutscene start
4. save
5. start cutscene and watch it or skip it (i skipped but i am sure watching it will work now too since the cutscene wasnt bugged but the ending)
6. continue
7. FIX THIS!!!


edit:
looks like you need to also finish nathanels quest, and also soul arbiters maze (for this you need to get a solution from a website i am rather sorry :()
some people reported that this worked and for some it didnt, so if it worked for you make sure to leave a comment and explain what you did maybe we can get this bug more clear for us all.

[Everdarkgrn]

Mine quests are:
- The book of the dead
- sticky stones
- lost relics
- gnomad´s gnomes
PLUS Chancellors quarry
Still have crash :/

[derdotte]

finish the chancellors quarry that might solve it

[Everdarkgrn]

Originally posted by derdotte:

finish the chancellors quarry that might solve it

i`ve thought of it but its labyrinth quest (arbiter's maze collectibles) and u dont have all solutions at this point of game. Ofc i can watch solution on youtube but its not the best fix of problem -)

[derdotte]

yeah true

[derdotte]

update:
many people have this problem now since more are getting towards this point, i updated the post above to show some conspiracy and weird interactions, since for some it didnt fix it or only fixed it after they finished nathanels quest.

[kirsche]

I appreciate the patchwork, but really this needs to be fixed. This ruined everything.

[kryllan]

Originally posted by kirsche79:

I appreciate the patchwork, but really this needs to be fixed. This ruined everything.

Agreed. Have tried every possible solution found on forums, nothing works. Stuck for life <3

[Theobaldus]

Oh, so if I give the scroll to the Dead Court no more crash, did I get it right? It's a big shame though, hope they'll fix. Thanks to OP

[Velovan]

i never crashed on the archon/citadel and i had and still have the sidequests The book of the dead, sticky stones, lost relics, gnomad´s gnomes, lost soul, and the bloodless.

[Theobaldus]

I'll try right now and let you know

[Theobaldus]

Ok, when I realized what I was supposed to do to complete nathaniel quest I was NOPENOPENOPE. Fix this stupid crashy bug asap please.

[Valein]

I too am stuck now, unable to progress as it crashes to desktop at the end of the Archon cutscene.

[Theobaldus]

Ok the quest is "The Lost Soul", no maze don't care about other stuff. Thanks to Valein I got this. Just talk to chancellor, then the blind woman in Forge Lands and then come back to Nathaniel. Worked like a charm

[Galshin]

Think we tracked down the problem. It seems to happen if you level up after talking to the archon (you complete a quest when you talk to him). If you want to get past this you can wait for the patch, or you can go find a way to level up (complete a quest, grind some creatures) - then go to the archon after having freshly leveled up. You should then be able to continue no problem.

It's why you guys had success by completing side quests, it probably leveled you up so that when you talked to the Archon you didn't level up.

[Theobaldus]

Oh, here's what that was. Good work for the next patch!