Can we cancel a side quest yet?

[Kozzy]

So I enjoyed the game but I ran into a spot where I couldn't progress because the main mission needs me to do a side mission, but I already had a different side missions selected (which can't be finished till I pass the main mission). So I am stuck on that current game, curious if any updates of late have made it so we can cancel a side mission and select a different one?

Thanks for any info, I had a good time with this game the first 15 hours and then I couldn't progress so i havn't played it since.

[vpdownunder]

No

[Gain]

Originally posted by Kozzy:

I couldn't progress because the main mission needs me to do a side mission, but I already had a different side missions selected

I have faced this issue several times when I used to play this game. Hope developers consider this mindfully and fix it.

[Kozzy]

Originally posted by Gain:

Originally posted by Kozzy:

I couldn't progress because the main mission needs me to do a side mission, but I already had a different side missions selected

I have faced this issue several times when I used to play this game. Hope developers consider this mindfully and fix it.

Sorry to hear you have the same issue, hope it gets fixed

[76561199167332209]

Hey folks,
Thanks for playing the game and giving us this feedback! We're aware of this issue and how frustrating it can be! We're scheduled to have a discussion on the matter today so that we can feed it back to the team and move forward. We'll keep you in the loop moving forward.

[Gain]

Originally posted by ross_rebellion:

Hey folks,
Thanks for playing the game and giving us this feedback! We're aware of this issue and how frustrating it can be! We're scheduled to have a discussion on the matter today so that we can feed it back to the team and move forward. We'll keep you in the loop moving forward.

Can you take this to the discussion table as well.

Evil Genius should have control over the automatic flow of workers in to the lair. Add a pause hire button or an option to set the number of workers in the minion training screen like what we do for other minion types.

[Kozzy]

Originally posted by ross_rebellion:

Hey folks,
Thanks for playing the game and giving us this feedback! We're aware of this issue and how frustrating it can be! We're scheduled to have a discussion on the matter today so that we can feed it back to the team and move forward. We'll keep you in the loop moving forward.

Glad to hear, thanks!

[Professor]

Originally posted by ross_rebellion:

Hey folks,
Thanks for playing the game and giving us this feedback! We're aware of this issue and how frustrating it can be! We're scheduled to have a discussion on the matter today so that we can feed it back to the team and move forward. We'll keep you in the loop moving forward.

This go anywhere?

[The Grimm Reefer]

Pretty sure they fixed this a while ago. I recall seeing something about it in patch notes. There's been so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ many patch notes you can go find it yourself lol

[Lü Bu]

Originally posted by Professor:

Originally posted by ross_rebellion:

Hey folks,
Thanks for playing the game and giving us this feedback! We're aware of this issue and how frustrating it can be! We're scheduled to have a discussion on the matter today so that we can feed it back to the team and move forward. We'll keep you in the loop moving forward.

This go anywhere?

I didnt see anything about this being added in the patch notes.

[Bloodartist]

It would be good to cancel a sidequest to avoid a bugged sidequest to break the game... Like how happened to me.

[Rickodo]

2024, so when we can cancel side quests? I got locked now. I startet the side quest with Eli Barracuda Jr. I´m now at the quest, where I need to kidnap someone. To do that, I need to upgrade my sensores. To do that, I need to continure the main questline. To do that, I need new hanchman types. To do that, I need to start a side quest, that I cant do because I´m stuck in the Eli Barracuda Jr Quest that I cant continure. So, yeah. When or how I can cancel side quests?

[XtremeHairball]

Originally posted by Rickodo:

2024, so when we can cancel side quests? I got locked now. I startet the side quest with Eli Barracuda Jr. I´m now at the quest, where I need to kidnap someone. To do that, I need to upgrade my sensores. To do that, I need to continure the main questline. To do that, I need new hanchman types. To do that, I need to start a side quest, that I cant do because I´m stuck in the Eli Barracuda Jr Quest that I cant continure. So, yeah. When or how I can cancel side quests?

Edit: To kidnap Julius Bird in the first Eli Barracuda quest, I just confirmed that you only need a level 2 criminal network (which I already pretty much remembered). You don't need biologists - just scientists and whiteboards to research tier 2 upgrades. You have to kidnap him again in the third and final part of Eli Barracuda's story, but it doesn't sound like that's what you are talking about, and you literally MUST unlock biologists to even get to that point. So I think you might just be confused about what the game is asking - try researching level 2 criminal networks with a scientist and whiteboard, then upgrade your Eastern P.A.T.R.I.O.T States network to level 2. It should be working fine then.

Original reply:

What do you mean by "upgrading sensors"? Do you mean upgrading your criminal networks to the next level?

You still can't cancel sidequests, but I'm a bit confused about your situation.

I'm assuming that you are on Eli's first mission, where (I think) you have to kidnap Julius Bird. It sounds like you're saying that your criminal network has to be leveled up in order to run the kidnapping scheme, but you can't research the criminal network upgrade because it says you have to advance the campaign first (which really just means you have to reach the point where you unlock biologists).

So correct me if I get this wrong, but I think the full chain of problems you're describing is:

• You started Eli Barracuda's first side quest
  
• Eli Barracuda's mission objective is to kidnap Julius Bird
  
• Kidnapping Julius Bird requires a criminal network upgrade in that region (Level 3?)
  
• Level 3 criminal network research requires main story progress (actually it just requires biologists)
  
• Unlocking biologists requires a side quest
  
• You can't take a new side quest because you can't get out of Eli Barricuda's story

That's my best take on what you're describing, but I think you might actually be misunderstanding that third point. You shouldn't need level 3 criminal networks that early in the game - kidnapping Julius bird requires a level 2 criminal network, I think I specifically remember that from my last playthrough. And level 2 criminal networks can be researched by ordinary scientists

But at some point early in the game, there IS objective to upgrade 3 of your criminal networks to level 2. I don't know if that's part of Eli Barracuda's storyline. but try doing that and see if it progresses your main objective. Maybe there was a misunderstanding.

I'll speedrun a new save file and see if I can recreate the problem you're describing, in case that helps me understand it better (and because I'm curious). But try upgrading a couple of your other criminal networks as a first attempt to fix it.

[Rickodo]

Originally posted by XtremeHairball:

Originally posted by Rickodo:

2024, so when we can cancel side quests? I got locked now. I startet the side quest with Eli Barracuda Jr. I´m now at the quest, where I need to kidnap someone. To do that, I need to upgrade my sensores. To do that, I need to continure the main questline. To do that, I need new hanchman types. To do that, I need to start a side quest, that I cant do because I´m stuck in the Eli Barracuda Jr Quest that I cant continure. So, yeah. When or how I can cancel side quests?

What do you mean by "upgrading sensors"? Do you mean upgrading your criminal networks to the next level?

You still can't cancel sidequests, but I'm a bit confused about your situation.

I'm assuming that you are on Eli's first mission, where (I think) you have to kidnap Julius Bird. It sounds like you're saying that your criminal network has to be leveled up in order to run the kidnapping scheme, but you can't research the criminal network upgrade because it says you have to advance the campaign first (which really just means you have to reach the point where you unlock biologists).

So correct me if I get this wrong, but I think the full chain of problems you're describing is:

• You started Eli Barracuda's first side quest
  
• Eli Barracuda's mission objective is to kidnap Julius Bird
  
• Kidnapping Julius Bird requires a criminal network upgrade in that region (Level 3?)
  
• Level 3 criminal network research requires main story progress (actually it just requires biologists)
  
• Unlocking biologists requires a side quest
  
• You can't take a new side quest because you can't get out of Eli Barricuda's story

That's my best take on what you're describing, but I think you might actually be misunderstanding that third point. You shouldn't need level 3 criminal networks that early in the game - kidnapping Julius bird requires a level 2 criminal network, I think I specifically remember that from my last playthrough. And level 2 criminal networks can be researched by ordinary scientists

But at some point early in the game, there IS objective to upgrade 3 of your criminal networks to level 2. I don't know if that's part of Eli Barracuda's storyline. but try doing that and see if it progresses your main objective. Maybe there was a misunderstanding.

I'll speedrun a new save file and see if I can recreate the problem you're describing, in case that helps me understand it better (and because I'm curious). But try upgrading a couple of your other criminal networks as a first attempt to fix it.

Yeah you say it right. I play it in German, so I dont really know how to explain in right in english.
You list it right. I started the Eli Barracuda side quest. Because I dont know that I need criminal network Level 2 to contiue it. Yeah it was at the point where I need to kidnap Julius Bird. I got stuck there and need to load an older auto save. I gut stuck again later in a other side quest, that also need criminal network level 2. Now I focus on the main quest until I have all the criminal network before I start any other side quest.
Stupid that they dont get it fixed after so many years.

[XtremeHairball]

Originally posted by Rickodo:

Yeah you say it right. I play it in German, so I dont really know how to explain in right in english.
You list it right. I started the Eli Barracuda side quest. Because I dont know that I need criminal network Level 2 to contiue it. Yeah it was at the point where I need to kidnap Julius Bird. I got stuck there and need to load an older auto save. I gut stuck again later in a other side quest, that also need criminal network level 2. Now I focus on the main quest until I have all the criminal network before I start any other side quest.
Stupid that they dont get it fixed after so many years.

I just edited this into my previous reply before I noticed that you responded. Here is what I just typed in my other reply:

Originally posted by XtremeHairball:

Edit: To kidnap Julius Bird in the first Eli Barracuda quest, I just confirmed that you only need a level 2 criminal network (which I already pretty much remembered). You don't need biologists - just scientists and whiteboards to research tier 2 upgrades. You have to kidnap him again in the third and final part of Eli Barracuda's story, but it doesn't sound like that's what you are talking about, and you literally MUST unlock biologists to even get to that point. So I think you might just be confused about what the game is asking - try researching level 2 criminal networks with a scientist and whiteboard, then upgrade your Eastern P.A.T.R.I.O.T States network to level 2. It should be working fine then.

And yeah, a lot of side quests are going to require level 2 criminal networks, but you should definitely be able to get that upgrade already. To upgrade the criminal network, click on the radio tower that is right next to the Julius Bird mission. It's in the same region (Eastern P.A.T.R.I.O.T States is what it's called in English, same place where the United States is in real life). When you click that radio tower, you can start a scheme to send minions there and upgrade it to level 2, as long as you have the level 2 network unlocked in your research menu (which is in the popup menu in the bottom left corner, where your scientists upgrade things - it's in the purple tab, and you have to research the computer console first).

I don't think the tutorial explained how to upgrade your criminal networks, but that's how you do it.

[Rickodo]

Thanks, I got level 2 now, first needed to research it. Now I can upgrade it.

Still annoying that they dont upgrade it. But I think the developers dont work on the game anymore anyway. Same with Genshin Impact. Why let me start a quest, If I cant finish it anyway because I need something later in the quest that I dont have? Stupid.

Well now I have level 2 and can continue my mission to turn the world into Gold.