Bugged, Can't Exit Caves w/ Damir. Help?!

[SkullsOnSkulls]

I've tried re-loading and doing the entire sequence from the beginning (from outside when you first pull up) but nothing seems to work as I remain unable to crawl out of the caves at the end, the geometry of the level is prohibiting me from doing so. I can't seem to go prone properly by holding E during this sequence.

I've seen bugs about this particular part of the game online in multiple places, but nothing addressing this part, usually the part where you can't get hoisted up by Damir to begin with. Any help would be greatly appreciated as it's insanely frustrating.

Here's a video to show you what I'm talking about. https://streamable.com/emf784

[Nathie]

I recently got stuck right before you enter the cave with Damir. This whole mission seems to be completely bugged out. Early reports of this were in 2019 of the game launched. The only way to solve this is by restarting the chapter or by using a noclip cheat but I have yet to find a recent version of this that works with Exodus.

[Nathie]

Originally posted by Nathie:

I recently got stuck right before you enter the cave with Damir. This whole mission seems to be completely bugged out. Early reports of this were in 2019 of the game launched. The only way to solve this is by restarting the chapter or by using a noclip cheat but I have yet to find a recent version of this that works with Exodus.

Update: This noclip trick allows you get past Damir getting stuck before the cave and lets you crawl under it as well. Hope it helps! https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1682349291

[EbonHawk]

Originally posted by Xenophobe:

did you let Damir go first? if you back up and look lower to the ground at the opening, do you get the button prompt? also, have you tried switching the directX version in the game settings? that may be enough to un-bug it if it's simply API related.

Wish I had thought about that earlier..

I finally made it past the furthest point I had gotten previously due to the one where he won't jump down the ledges to get to the part where he boost you up on to a ledge. I had to replay a LOT.

I encountered another one where the road goes off to the west edge of the map, and you walk in through what looks like the fuselage of a rusted out airplane. After a short way inside, there are some dogs, and then a section where a Tribal is waving a torch, and he says he will help you as soon as you take out the two guards (Well, there are 3 guards, but whatever...) and he never comes back to that little rolled up ladder that he's supposed to lower down so you can climb it.

It worked fine the first time I played that section, but after restarting the Chapter because of Damir's bug, now this area is bugged.

I'm going to try the DX switch to see if that helps it.. Only problem is, I won't really know, since I'm now in another section of the map, and if I go back, how will I know what fixed it. Unless.. I get there and it's bugged, and then I switch and it works. Still going to try it once I get out of this section I'm in now.

[SkullsOnSkulls]

Originally posted by Xenophobe:

did you let Damir go first? if you back up and look lower to the ground at the opening, do you get the button prompt? also, have you tried switching the directX version in the game settings? that may be enough to un-bug it if it's simply API related.

I did yeah, the footage doesnt show but this is after the "hold E" prompt. I've tried multiple ways: letting him go first, going first, crouching, not crouching, etc.

[SkullsOnSkulls]

Originally posted by Nathie:

Originally posted by Nathie:

I recently got stuck right before you enter the cave with Damir. This whole mission seems to be completely bugged out. Early reports of this were in 2019 of the game launched. The only way to solve this is by restarting the chapter or by using a noclip cheat but I have yet to find a recent version of this that works with Exodus.

Update: This noclip trick allows you get past Damir getting stuck before the cave and lets you crawl under it as well. Hope it helps! https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1682349291

Yeah, nah. I'm not installing that on my machine. Guess I'll try switching Direct X modes and if that doesn't work oh well. I'll watch someone else's playthrough. I hate re-playing content I've already done. Thanks though!

[EbonHawk]

Crap.. I was in a one-way forward part (one the train) and now I can't go back to Caspian area. oh well, maybe next time

[cuss]

OP, cheat engine is safe to use if you need a last resort. The name alone is 'cringe' I admit but I saw someone use the noclip to investigate an area of Sam's Story that was out of bounds to players (read that as an unfinished part of the DLC) and it answered a lot of questions for a lot of players. My point being it's not actually cheating if it's just used to progress the story. Use it if you need it.

[SkullsOnSkulls]

Originally posted by cuss:

OP, cheat engine is safe to use if you need a last resort. The name alone is 'cringe' I admit but I saw someone use the noclip to investigate an area of Sam's Story that was out of bounds to players (read that as an unfinished part of the DLC) and it answered a lot of questions for a lot of players. My point being it's not actually cheating if it's just used to progress the story. Use it if you need it.

I appreciate your response, and while I'm aware it's a bit cringe it's fine. It's just that I play a lot of Hunt: Showdown and I'm not sure how Cheat Engine works (not to mention obtaining it from a dubious source) and I'd hate to use it for this singleplayer game and have some DLL leftover on my machine after I'm done using it and get flagged for cheating elsewhere. I have enough games in my library that I'll just move on for now and start over with Metro in a few years when I grow bored or feel like re-visiting it. There's plenty of other things to play I suppose, I was just really enjoying the game.

[cuss]

Fair enough. I don't know much about the VAC system but I don't blame you for being wary. Good luck.