Game crashing during fight in Bloodmoon Island

[Storm]

https://www.reddit.com/r/DivinityOriginalSin/comments/hgchs0/madness_squall_from_bloodmoon_enemy_is_crashing/

Would it be great if you could solve it after ONE YEAR, so we can keep playing.

[NullBy7e]

Same here, for us it crashed twice at the fight with the two dogs, and two other enemies. I'm going to find out how to send them my crash dump and save file so they can have a look at it.

[NullBy7e]

Originally posted by Storm:

https://www.reddit.com/r/DivinityOriginalSin/comments/hgchs0/madness_squall_from_bloodmoon_enemy_is_crashing/

Would it be great if you could solve it after ONE YEAR, so we can keep playing.

I emailed them at [e-mail] with some crash dumps, my save file and a link to this discussion. fingers crossed.

[NullBy7e]

Originally posted by Storm:

https://www.reddit.com/r/DivinityOriginalSin/comments/hgchs0/madness_squall_from_bloodmoon_enemy_is_crashing/

Would it be great if you could solve it after ONE YEAR, so we can keep playing.

I received a reply:

There is a known issue (since the last game update) with (usually) one of the two opponents in that fight that use the spells Spit Blood and Madness Squall.
It may help to reduce the difficulty level to Story. Focusing attacks and crowd control efforts on those opponents can kill them before they have a chance to use the spells that can cause a crash. With a save mid-combat, summons or changing positioning could get them to change targets their next turn, which can avoid the crash for at least the next round, that could otherwise be triggered (even if they use the same spell).

Since you included your save, I also loaded it in the developer build and killed those 2 opponents. Here is a link for a zipped save made after that; extract it into your ..\Savegames\Story folder.
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The save wasn't right at that location, though, so it may not have been the save you meant to include (the characters were in a dialogue near the start of the island, though much of it already explored).

There is another game update planned, but no ETA for release yet.


Raze

[Storm]

There's a bug in a spell causing a crash and their solution is "Don't make them cast"? REALLY?

[NullBy7e]

Originally posted by Storm:

There's a bug in a spell causing a crash and their solution is "Don't make them cast"? REALLY?

It's a way to get around the crash/bug yeah, their solution will be a patch, though I have to be honest here, they are taking their sweet time with it.

[Storm]

Well, "taking their sweet time" it's a hell of an understatement :-)

[aunt jemichael]

just encountered this problem too. crashes when i fight the lizard, 2 dogs and 2 squid things on the eastern side of the island. not sure what to do about it

[korac]

Originally posted by mogus:

just encountered this problem too. crashes when i fight the lizard, 2 dogs and 2 squid things on the eastern side of the island. not sure what to do about it

Could try the workaround mentioned above, quoted below. Annoying, but...

Originally posted by NullBy7e:

It may help to reduce the difficulty level to Story. Focusing attacks and crowd control efforts on those opponents can kill them before they have a chance to use the spells that can cause a crash. With a save mid-combat, summons or changing positioning could get them to change targets their next turn, which can avoid the crash for at least the next round, that could otherwise be triggered (even if they use the same spell).

[Fau]

Well, I think they didn't spend their 'sweet time' productively

[Stormwind]

Originally posted by Storm:

Well, "taking their sweet time" it's a hell of an understatement :-)

Lol. My twin in name and avatar.

[Arrmeya]

WOW! This bug is still not fix!

[Steel Conjurer]

Originally posted by Rei:

WOW! This bug is still not fix!

yep. it just happened to me. ♥♥♥♥ me man, not a single issue in 80 hours. and now 4 crashes in a roll

[DarkLuigi Games]

Just found this bug as well, 80 hours in. And just found out how to avoid the crash without the "don't let them cast" tactic. Pause the game once or twice as soon as they cast it. Do it before they land the hit, otherwise, crash. Been doing this against them and stopped having the issue.

[malpais lanius]

Originally posted by DarkLuigi Games:

Just found this bug as well, 80 hours in. And just found out how to avoid the crash without the "don't let them cast" tactic. Pause the game once or twice as soon as they cast it. Do it before they land the hit, otherwise, crash. Been doing this against them and stopped having the issue.

This worked for me.
I mildly spammed ESC when it was the thing's turn, during the attack's trajectory and no crashes

[Vanir]

Originally posted by malpais lanius:

Originally posted by DarkLuigi Games:

Just found this bug as well, 80 hours in. And just found out how to avoid the crash without the "don't let them cast" tactic. Pause the game once or twice as soon as they cast it. Do it before they land the hit, otherwise, crash. Been doing this against them and stopped having the issue.

This worked for me.
I mildly spammed ESC when it was the thing's turn, during the attack's trajectory and no crashes :D:

+1 for this, worked for me too.