Bug in Mission?

[Perfect Faro]

I just installed the Dark Mod, and was enjoying it immensely, until I hit what I assume is a bug in the mission "Tears of Saint Lucia." Upon opening the secret door to reveal the chest containing the relic, I can't get the chest open. I assumed that i was doing something wrong, so I watched a walkthrough video, which showed that you have to use lock picks to open the chest. Of course, that is the first thing I tried, but the game doesn't allow me to use the lock picks. Every time I try to pick the lock, I get a clunking sound with both picks. Obviously, this is a deal breaker, since I have to be able to get the relic to finish the mission. I have two questions:

 

1) Has anyone else encountered this bug, and if so, is there a workaround?

2) Is this typical of fan missions for this mod? If it is, I'm going to uninstall it immediately, since I don't like spending my time working through a level, only to have to abandon it because it's unfinishable.

 

Any help you can provide would be appreciated.

[Springheel]

Have you used the lockpicks successfully in the Training Mission? It's impossible to tell from your description whether it's a bug that no one else has experienced, or you're using the lockpicks incorrectly.

[Perfect Faro]

I know how to use the lock picks: I successfully used them throughout the mission without incident. It's only when trying to open the chest that they don't work. As I said, they don't activate the tumbler sounds; I just get the clunking noise that indicates the lock isn't pickable. I'm doing the mission on the hardest setting, if that helps any.

[Goldwell]

Would it be possible to provide a short video of whats happening? that would be easier to diagnose then

[Springheel]

The chest is pickable (the first tumbler uses the triangular lockpick), and it would be an awfully specific bug that would change only that. Is your TDM fully updated?

[Perfect Faro]

Fully updated, no problems running the game. When i try to use the triangular lock pick, nothing happens. So, the chest is in fact not pickable.

[Springheel]

Just for clarity, you've got the traingular lockpick showing in inventory, the chest is highlighted, and you hit "use". Is there a red or green flash behind the lockpick icon when you do this?

[Perfect Faro]

Triangular lock pick in inventory, chest is highlighted, hit use, no red or green flash, just a clunking noise.

[grayman]

Just for clarification, "Hit use" should be "Press use and hold", to allow the sequence to begin.

 

I just checked the map, and picking the chest works for me, so it's not a root problem with the mission or TDM.

 

To answer your second question: No, it's not typical that a required objective is unattainable. We haven't created 80+ broken missions in the past 6 years. All missions go through alpha and beta testing with a team of 3+ players, so even if we can't solve this particular problem that you're having, you should certainly try other missions.

 

Please bear with us as we use questions to narrow down your specific situation. Thx.

[Perfect Faro]

Thanks for the help, guys, but I couldn't get past that point in the mission. The clue for me was that there was no red or green flash when attempting to pick the chest, so I figured out that the game wasn't highlighting the chest when I tried to pick it. I tried everything I could to get the chest to highlight, including crouching and getting right up on it, but it didn't work. I finally had to restart the mission. This time, the chest highlighted as soon as I came upon it, and I was able to pick the lock without problem. I don't know why it wouldn't highlight on my first run-through, but I guess that's the sort of thing that sometimes happens with computers. I have no idea what I did that caused the mission to bug, so I'm afraid I can't offer any help in tracking down the problem. Just wanted to let you know that restarting the mission caused everything to work properly.

[stumpy]

target the lid of the chest with the lockpicks and not the lock then it can be unlocked.

the body of the chest is as dead as a dodo.

Edited April 25, 2015 by stumpy

[Springheel]

Strange. Well, glad you figured out a way around the problem.

[grayman]

Yes, strange. Glad you're able to push on.

 

And welcome, btw!

[Airship Ballet]

Sounds to me like the chest is surrounded by a set_frobable entity that's triggered by the moving door, and something interrupting the door stopped it from working.

Edited April 25, 2015 by Airship Ballet