So disappointed by this bug. Help me out.

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My questions are:

Do I need to start over because of this bug?

How do I avoid having this happen again if I do?

So I think I'm encountering a variation of the "torch" bug. This happens on the drawbridge that Senua knocks down shortly before encountering the final boss (I'm assuming).

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1790037550 <-- this gives an idea of where I am in the game.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1790030640 <-- as you can see here and in the other SS, the fire pit is not lit when it absolutely NEEDS to be. It is impossible for me to get to the next torch because you have to go through a crawlspace and Senua does not sprint through it. I die really far away from the next torch every time.

I've tried having Senua die before the bridge, on the bridge, and after the bridge to "reset" the game, but the autosave sends me back to the door with the necessary firepit unlit every time.

I'm not willing to restart the game until I know exactly how to avoid this bug.

I was considering this my potential favorite game of all time until I encountered this problem. I am beyond frustrated that I now am forced to start over with the possibility of bugging the game at any time.

[EckyThump]

That's the part where you run through a 'waterfall' between some bars, and then push down a bridge? You have to light that brazier yourself, beforehand.

Backtrack a bit, look for another route out of the room containing the M rune door. The bit you mention with the crawlspace, you're supposed to come through it the other way, from that room, carrying a torch to light that brazier. You'll pass through some broken bars on the way. You can't proceed further because the bridge is up and has to be pushed down from the other side of the gap.

So you have to go back down the crawlspace and back to the M rune room, you then go through the waterfall and push the bridge down to access that already-lit brazier so you can relight your torch.

[DigitalTemerity]

I'm still getting updates to the game probably bug fixes, so make sure auto update is on. It usually is by default but some people turn it off for example, so mods or something will keep working and they play in offline mode. I'm not very far into the game, but one puzzle took me 4 hours to figure out, and I only figured it out thanks to a screen shot someone took of the symbols lining up. I went all over that forest and just couldn't seem to stand in the sweet spot. The screen shot didn't pinpoint the spot for me, but it did tell me what I was looking for.

[Minute]

Originally posted by EckyThump:

That's the part where you run through a 'waterfall' between some bars, and then push down a bridge? You have to light that brazier yourself, beforehand.

Backtrack a bit, look for another route out of the room containing the M rune door. The bit you mention with the crawlspace, you're supposed to come through it the other way, from that room, carrying a torch to light that brazier. You'll pass through some broken bars on the way. You can't proceed further because the bridge is up and has to be pushed down from the other side of the gap.

So you have to go back down the crawlspace and back to the M rune room, you then go through the waterfall and push the bridge down to access that already-lit brazier so you can relight your torch.

I'll see if I can find the other route and let you know, thanks so much for this reply!

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Originally posted by DigitalTemerity:

I'm still getting updates to the game probably bug fixes, so make sure auto update is on. It usually is by default but some people turn it off for example, so mods or something will keep working and they play in offline mode. I'm not very far into the game, but one puzzle took me 4 hours to figure out, and I only figured it out thanks to a screen shot someone took of the symbols lining up. I went all over that forest and just couldn't seem to stand in the sweet spot. The screen shot didn't pinpoint the spot for me, but it did tell me what I was looking for.

I never had trouble with the puzzles before (throughout the game they're pretty easy), but I just got a reply that I needed to approach this particular area from another direction. I assumed it was a bugged area but it could probably just be a really out of the way puzzle. Thanks for your suggestions though.

[Minute]

Originally posted by EckyThump:

That's the part where you run through a 'waterfall' between some bars, and then push down a bridge? You have to light that brazier yourself, beforehand.

Backtrack a bit, look for another route out of the room containing the M rune door. The bit you mention with the crawlspace, you're supposed to come through it the other way, from that room, carrying a torch to light that brazier. You'll pass through some broken bars on the way. You can't proceed further because the bridge is up and has to be pushed down from the other side of the gap.

So you have to go back down the crawlspace and back to the M rune room, you then go through the waterfall and push the bridge down to access that already-lit brazier so you can relight your torch.

You were 100% right, thank you so much for the fast response. It saved my experience with this game. Still a little frustrated that the game didn't make this part clearer (it's such a dark area...) but at least it isn't a bug.

[EckyThump]

You're welcome!

[MrRedSugar]

I got hung up on this part for a minute, also. I completely missed the other route where you light the brazier. Still it was a stressful run through the waterfall to the light.

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Originally posted by LawdHammerC:

I got hung up on this part for a minute, also. I completely missed the other route where you light the brazier. Still it was a stressful run through the waterfall to the light.

Yeah, I didn't think that particular level was designed very well. There were multiple braziers scattered around the level before this one that weren't critical to progression, so there was no reason for me to believe that I had to go out of my way to get this one and it resulted in me attempting to run through that part for hours; with the addition of the repetitive, dark corridors, it was really easy to miss that alternative path. Everything looked the same, so even if I had found that path first, I probably wouldn't have lit the brazier.