This is mainly in hopes that you can figure out what causes this issue as it is preventing the achievement Tradition is tranquility from unlocking because elder Sharpmind dies and is not available during the speaker election.
Version 1.5.92 - Public --- Playing mainly on Xbox which I imagine is the same version, installed on PC to check if the bug happened as well, it did.
- In what map / where exactly in the map did the bug happen? During the Young Blood quest for the Western Clan, when trying to rescue elder Sharpmind, going directly to the tower and/or confronting the fake elder causes him to die no matter what. Fighting the Sorak's at the tower, you can see him alive in the tower but as soon as combat ends, he dies and the cutscene shows this if you investigate the tower immediately. If you confront the fake elder first and then go to the tower, no cutscene happens at all and Brightheart still takes his place.
- How did it happen? Unsure, defeating the Soraks at the tower causes him to die.
- Who did it happen to? Elder Sharpmind when he is captured in the tower, he just dies no matter what you do.
- When was the save that you loaded made? Today, June 29, 2023 at 2:38 AM
Same issue, even tried bringing the fake elder but I can't back him either (same as if the elder dies and Ael Brightheart is in his place). The real elder always falls to his death when opening the door.
Can confirm, same issue on 1.5.92 save from 15th July.
Can confirm, still happens on 1.5.94. :/
More precisely, I see the Elder fine and pimping, standing in the middle of the round enclosed place, but even if no enemy comes less than 20 squares to him, I still see him dead after the fight is finished.
I thought it was a scripted death, like the fake had murdered him, so I did not think it was a bug, but you could be right.
Sharpmind was also undamaged in my combats and I was very successful in those fights.
nb: At the time, I also did not know there was an achievement if Sharpmind remains alive, but now I see on the Internet.
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Follow-up : from what I can see in a walkthrough on Neoseeker, you have three choices :
- Go talk to the Elder (after talking to Graybear) ; this option might save him from what I understand (I think).
You have to succeed a check or two. - Follower Graybear lead (down to the tower and fight the fake)
- Kill Graybear (sigh).
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Baraz you are correct if you talk to the elder (after talking to Graybear) then you will save him. Link explains it better.
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