End of the Line Quest Bug

[Sparhawk122]

Just ran into a big issue with the End of the Line quest. I had gathered all the three mercenaries and the Strategist told me to go and help as soon as possible. I got there before the three mercenaries and found four live mercenaries and one dead body. The four mercenaries were talking. I then attacked them. I died and reloaded my last quicksave. Upon loading back into the game all the mercenaries were dead?? And now I am stuck because no matter what save I load they are already dead.

Because of this bug I have been denied experience points and a quest completion, and this has ruined enjoyment of the game for me.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1715022774


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Also just before I died the slaver with the SKS was hitting me for 34-35 damage at one stage. Yet the SKS only does 11-17 damage?? Do the enemies cheat in this game? Because that's something else that ruins the immersion of the game.

[Klopan]

Originally posted by Sparhawk122:

Just ran into a big issue with the End of the Line quest. I had gathered all the three mercenaries and the Strategist told me to go and help as soon as possible. I got there before the three mercenaries and found four live mercenaries and one dead body. The four mercenaries were talking. I then attacked them. I died and reloaded my last quicksave. Upon loading back into the game all the mercenaries were dead?? And now I am stuck because no matter what save I load they are already dead.

Because of this bug I have been denied experience points and a quest completion, and this has ruined enjoyment of the game for me.

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/821253819044790516/DECB4495CCD73118CF1660F89035FB421ED30854/

Maybe you will save before entering the location, it is interesting to understand what the problem is.

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[Sparhawk122]

Originally posted by Klopan:

Originally posted by Sparhawk122:

Just ran into a big issue with the End of the Line quest. I had gathered all the three mercenaries and the Strategist told me to go and help as soon as possible. I got there before the three mercenaries and found four live mercenaries and one dead body. The four mercenaries were talking. I then attacked them. I died and reloaded my last quicksave. Upon loading back into the game all the mercenaries were dead?? And now I am stuck because no matter what save I load they are already dead.

Because of this bug I have been denied experience points and a quest completion, and this has ruined enjoyment of the game for me.

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/821253819044790516/DECB4495CCD73118CF1660F89035FB421ED30854/

Maybe you will save before entering the location, it is interesting to understand what the problem is.

[e-mail]

At the same time it is not my job to test the game for them. I was expecting a polished product and held off playing this game for half a year just incase something like this happened. I could have fixed this issue myself with console command. But it appears the developers have disabled console command. This is why games like these and even Fallout games (Fallout 3, New Vegas and Fallout 4) need console command due to the quest breaking bugs that can occur. This is my opinion.

[Klopan]

Originally posted by Sparhawk122:

Originally posted by Klopan:

Maybe you will save before entering the location, it is interesting to understand what the problem is.

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At the same time it is not my job to test the game for them. I was expecting a polished product and held off playing this game for half a year just incase something like this happened. I could have fixed this issue myself with console command. But it appears the developers have disabled console command. This is why games like these and even Fallout games (Fallout 3, New Vegas and Fallout 4) need console command due to the quest breaking bugs that can occur.

The console works. On the NUM PAD - 0 + (INS) password - (youshallnotpass). But what you describe was not there before, so it’s interesting, so can you save.

[Sparhawk122]

Originally posted by Klopan:

Originally posted by Sparhawk122:

At the same time it is not my job to test the game for them. I was expecting a polished product and held off playing this game for half a year just incase something like this happened. I could have fixed this issue myself with console command. But it appears the developers have disabled console command. This is why games like these and even Fallout games (Fallout 3, New Vegas and Fallout 4) need console command due to the quest breaking bugs that can occur.

The console works. On the NUM PAD - 0 + (INS) password - (youshallnotpass). But what you describe was not there before, so it’s interesting, so can you save.

I sent off an email to support with my save files and DxDiag.

[sorenthewild]

About the SKS and damage. He most likely hit you with a critical hit. Enemies do critical hits from time to time, just like you.
And no enemies do not cheat.
If you look in the text box in lower left cornor, then you can see how much damage every hit deals(including the enemies hits).

[Sparhawk122]

Originally posted by sorenthewild:

About the SKS and damage. He most likely hit you with a critical hit. Enemies do critical hits from time to time, just like you.
And no enemies do not cheat.
If you look in the text box in lower left cornor, then you can see how much damage every hit deals(including the enemies hits).

They do critical hits VERY often.

[c.yusuf.mumtaz]

Originally posted by Klopan:

Originally posted by Sparhawk122:

At the same time it is not my job to test the game for them. I was expecting a polished product and held off playing this game for half a year just incase something like this happened. I could have fixed this issue myself with console command. But it appears the developers have disabled console command. This is why games like these and even Fallout games (Fallout 3, New Vegas and Fallout 4) need console command due to the quest breaking bugs that can occur.

The console works. On the NUM PAD - 0 + (INS) password - (youshallnotpass). But what you describe was not there before, so it’s interesting, so can you save.

My laptop does not have a NUM PAD. How else can I access the console?

[Dorok]

34-35 damages, it could also be 70+ damages from the slaver with the sks. Both are critical, first is probably a standard critical, second is certainly a critical aimed attack to eyes. But with start knife I also did 70+ damages sometimes.

Increasing your dodge should lower the chance it happens, it's possible that through another mechanism the shield do it too.

To avoid problem with this quest, when they are all at tavern don't start the expedition, do it only when you are ready and then rush to End of line right after to have agree to strategist that you participate to the operation..

[Cephei]

Originally posted by Dorok:

To avoid problem with this quest, when they are all at tavern don't start the expedition, do it only when you are ready and then rush to End of line right after to have agree to strategist that you participate to the operation..

No, the quest is bugged, I go there without any delay and no mercenaries visible. I have a savegame before I speak with the Strategist and did the quest a few times. It never works.

[Sparhawk122]

Originally posted by Cephei:

Originally posted by Dorok:

To avoid problem with this quest, when they are all at tavern don't start the expedition, do it only when you are ready and then rush to End of line right after to have agree to strategist that you participate to the operation..

No, the quest is bugged, I go there without any delay and no mercenaries visible. I have a savegame before I speak with the Strategist and did the quest a few times. It never works.

Yup. Same here.

[Dorok]

Sure the quest is bugged but not always as I didn't get the bug yesterday.

Clearly my bet isn't the condition for triggering it.

[Theloman]

Same bug here. Triggered the fight at the strategist, 3 mercs vanish, went straight there, mercs not present. Tried re-loading and re-entering and it never changes. I may have been delayed by fights on the way there, but nothing else.

Head back to the strategist, and all he'll do is tell you to hurry to the fight. Not only breaks this quest but the journalist interview quest as well. I'll email my save prior to entering end of the line to the devs.

Correction, I would have sent my save file to the devs if they hadn't hidden them somewhere. Yes I can see hidden files and folders, but they are not in my game folder:

D:\Steam\steamapps\common\ATOM RPG

[Theloman]

Any help would be appreciated.

[Otsirk]

I have just encountered the same bug. I got to the "End of the Line" location and decided to ambush the slavers. Killed them all and went back to the strategist who just told me to "Hurry up" :-/

I have a save before I decided to ambush the slavers, but when I load it their all dead! Have any of you had any luck in resolving this issue?

[Sparhawk122]

I stopped playing the game. Quest bugs kill immersion for me.