Infinite xp glitch (related to Borscht glitch; please replicate)

[Toma]

Many know about the glitch that gives you a permanent bonus to physique, but there seems to be an additional glitch. I stumbled on it while trying to make the Borscht glitch work, because I only recently found out about it. Apparently, it won't work if you have already internalized Wasteland of Reality. Even if you delete the thought, it still won't work (it will work if you haven't fully internalized the thought, however).

I've been able to replicate the infinite XP glitch reliably on the computer (I don't think this works on the console), but I can't find anyone else that has ever mentioned this before. I'd appreciate if others could confirm my findings.

Thanks!

1. Get Art Cop, and make sure concept is at 4+.
   
2. Get into the dockworkers area.
   
3. Rifle through the file cabinet.
   
4. Pass the volition whitecheck to read the note.
   
5. Talk to Leo about the special Borscht.
   
6. Accept task.
   
7. SAVE GAME.
   
8. Talk: Goracy Kubrek >> 3-"Hello, Sir" -> 3-"What is in?" [10xp; needs 4+ concept] -> 1-"Yes" -> 1-"Yes" [10+5xp; this seems to cause the glitch] -> 3-"Goracy, could I have?" -> [Leave]
   
9. Load the save you just made (does not work if you save after this point).
   
10. Hit "L" or "Q" on the keyboard. Every time you hit the keys, you get 10xp.
    
    • Note: You can rapid tap both button to get xp faster.
11. After you have gained enough xp to max out all skills. Get a bunch more. Seems to be no limit as to what can be stored, although there is a limit as to how many skill points are shown.
    
12. Put on clothing to get Electrochemistry as high as you can. Currently the highest I got it to was 8. Having the skill at 7-8 allows 5 uses of the Borscht.
    
13. Repeat step 7.
    
14. Drink the Borscht to get the permanent FYS stat boosts.
    
15. Use remaining xp to increase skills.
    
    • Note: XP glitch did not work on the save file after I increased FYS with the Borscht glitch.

That's everything. I tested at various times. The earliest was 7:30am, day 2.

Most of my save files worked, although the saves on days 6+ did not. Checking when I talked to Goracy... Yep, I didn't talk to him until day 6. You can't get this to work after talking to him.

Ahhh, so THAT'S how I did this. I couldn't make the Borscht glitch work, because it doesn't work if you have internalized the Wasteland thought, so I reloaded an older save to try it again after deleting Wasteland (which also didn't work). I was also testing how to use drugs. Unfortunately, I found it very hard to activate the drugs when hitting the icons on the bottom right corner, so I started looking for a key that might activate what I was holding in my hand and, while I was hitting random keys, I found the XP glitch (which works, regardless of the status of the Wasteland thought).

Another thing I found. You need the art cop thought to get xp. It doesn't seem to matter what your level is when loading up a save, but I suspect that you need it to be 4 during the conversation, because I'm pretty sure that the concept xp bonus you get while talking to Goracy is what allows you to get xp after loading to a previous save.

After loading a save, however, it doesn't seem to matter what your level in Concept is, as long as you have the required thought. I managed to get it to work with a concept of 3.

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Replicated on Mac

[Toma]

Good to know. I didn't say, but I use a PC. I'm truly blown away that I seem to be the first person to find this bug.

I was also told that the q/l buttons swap between your primary language and a secondary one. If that is correct, then changing the language settings on consoles could do the same.

Anyone with a console that can test this?

[Toma]

I found out that clicking on the dyslexic font button in the options menu can also cause the xp bug to work, so that seems to be a way for consoles to use it.

On another note, my guide was suddenly dropped from the recent most popular ones. I think it's because the icon disappeared for some reason. I restored it.