[Fixed 70360] Quests are complete but not showing complete/clearing from journal

Thanks for the report! Issue #70360

 

Tasks/Journal entries have a special fallback gimmick that forces them to auto-close themselves. If a task is complete but the task/journal remains active, most entries check to see if a related quest flag has been acquired. If they avatar has the flag, the task/journal will auto-archive the next time the avatar changes scenes.

The "Travel to Blood River" entries should clear when you tell Robert Villines your name (NOT just say "hello" to him, but also tell him your name when asked), but if that fails then they were already set to clear when the avatar finished the entire Path of Truth storyline. What I changed was to add a second flag which the avatar gets when they conclude the Blood River Massacre. (Simply saying "hello" to Robert doesn't give the player a flag that I can use to force the journal entry to archive.)

 

Thanks for the update. I'll go back and take a look at the situation.

 

I'd need more details to know what's wrong. Here's some extra info players need to know before they report the bug still happening.

If they met Robert Villines in Blood River Massacre (the "first time in Blood River" version), saying "hello" to Robert isn't enough to clear the lingering task. Robert will ask the avatar their name, and after the avatar shares share their name the "Travel to Blood River" task will archive. (Saying "hello" to Robert any time after you escort him should also clear the task.)

If they met Robert Villines in Blood River (the "after completing the Blood River Massacre" version), saying "hello" to Robert more than once should clear the lingering task.

 

@Alley Oop , before I log into any specific account, could you confirm for me the specific wording of the journal entry? I believe it should be one of the three choices below. You can just tell me which number, or give a screenshot or the first few words of the main text.

1. I met once again with Arabella, who asked me to see the magistrate Robert Villines in the elven village of Blood River and see what may have taken place there. She instructed me to use the lunar rift in Highvale to travel to Blood River quickly.
2. I met once again with Arabella, who asked me to see her friend, Edvard the Wanderer, in the village of Solace Bridge to help investigate what is causing the undead to attack many villages in the area. Solace Bridge is quite nearby, to the northeast of Soltown.
   
3. Sequanna, the titan of love, asked me to find out what has happened with her fellow titan, Boreus, the titan of truth. My first stop for that journey is the elven village of Blood River, far to the west.

 

Thanks for the extra info. I'll re-open the Jira and try another fix.

 

I just submitted a fix for this task. It should be on the Live server with an upcoming update.

The problem's been there have been multiple tasks that use identical data, including the title, which is problematic (and made it hard for me to fix) but I suppose seemed correct (or might have been unavoidable) when the task was first created.

Instead of small, incremental fixes, I did a broader set of fixes. These include making it so speaking with Robert Villines in the "before" and "after" versions of Blood River will complete all variations of this task. Also, I've updated the special fallback feature for these tasks so that they clear after completion, as long as you have the proper quest flags, even if you don't talk to Robert. Finally, I've renamed this task for clarity and to help troubleshoot it in the future. The task name has been changed from "Travel to Blood River" to "Talk to Robert Villines."

 

I just submitted fixes for multiple Blood River tasks that should help them auto-archive if they end up lingering. If the "Cross the Blood River Bridge" task still lingers, you can say "hello" to Robert Villines in the "after" version of Blood River to archive it.