Problem in Selenic underground car

Mystdee · **Posted:** Sun May 17, 2009 4:50 pm

woxel1 wrote:

I'm really lucky not to have run into this bug on the first go-around, but now I'm attempting the maze again to bring the other brother's page through! :crosses fingers:

Save your game first

cgallant · **Posted:** Mon May 18, 2009 2:36 am

Hi - I'm having the same problem, and I'm sure that this is some sort of bug.

At first everything was fine; I could navigate around the maze as one would expect (I've been through it before, about 10 years back).

After spending quite a while navigating in each direction, I managed to get myself into a point of no return. Simply put: the direction I arrived in is no longer available to me (the viewing window shows a red dot, and won't let me go back). My game is at a point right now where I only have 2 "stations" that I can visit, and can only traverse between them on a single path.

It's almost as if the game has lost track of the "state" that I'm in, and I'm trapped.

In case it helps diagnose the problem - the maze was fine at first; it was only after navigating through it for a long time that I got cornered somehow.

MYSTer · **Posted:** Mon May 18, 2009 3:38 am

I too seem to be in an endless loop.

After exploring in the underground railcar for awhile, I find that I can only travel East. All other directions are deadends (red lights).

When I face West, it has a red light. The 'Backtrack' button is lit, but pressing it will not reverse the car.

I can head East all night, but I think I'm just running in virtual circles.

Is this a program or user issue?

Thanks.

Mystdee · **Posted:** Mon May 18, 2009 4:16 am

I am afraid there is a bug at a certain area of the track which you encounter if you make a specific wrong turn. Unfortunately there is no work around other than to avoid that area of the track, there a fix expected in the first update, in the meantime the only thing to do is to restore a saved game or start a new one, and then be sure to make all the correct turns if you try again.

Leaf101184 · **Posted:** Mon May 18, 2009 5:22 pm

Nards!

I was just about to email the support team about this but then I saw there was a Myst Forum and decided to check there first. Lo and behold it's the number one topic in Technical Discussion.

Mystdee, I don't know if you're affiliated with the game developers, but do you have any idea when the patch will be available?

P.S. Ignore my signature, please change it to:

Catherine my dear, I am truly sorry. I am stuck and will probably die of thirst or heat exhaustion. Please, move on with your life.

Mystdee · **Posted:** Mon May 18, 2009 5:45 pm

I don't know when it is due out, I know they will get it out as soon as is possible. They are working on it, as we speak

MYSTer · **Posted:** Tue May 19, 2009 11:12 pm

Thanks for your reply Mystdee! I look forward to the update.

Nanaki · **Joined:** Wed May 20, 2009 9:36 pm **Posts:** 1

I have the same SE and N 3 nodes dead end loop. Mine still makes the noise, and the speaker makes a noise as well. I have a 32 gig iPod touch v2.2.1 (3G I assume? Never paid attention to what generation...) just to add to the list.

Question though. Will the bug fix, if I am already stuck in the loop, will it just "add" the right way, or should I just go ahead and start over...? Sorry if already answered, I skimmed through the replies. = /

Mystdee · **Posted:** Wed May 20, 2009 10:22 pm

Hmmmmm, good question Nanaki I will see if I can find out. I am not really sure.

Neo707 · **Joined:** Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:21 pm **Posts:** 2

LazyAndroid wrote:

I know this is being fixed, but just to confirm the bug.

I went first time for the blue page, no problem there.
I went through the maze and mapped it out on paper, since I did not know the sound clue.
(I noticed the sounds though and wrote some down).
Found the exit and then I went back for the red page.

Once on the Island I forgot what I was supposed to do and did NOT take the red page and went to the maze.
There I decided to map out all the other turns, just in case there was something important.

BIG MISTAKE, when I entered the first possible turn to the SE that path just disappeared and there is no way back.
I attach the map I drew so you can see where it all happens.

I have no savegame, so I will have to wait for the fix. I had to use a walkthrough to see if this was a bug or just me being too stupid to figure it out. Too bad, I wanted to do the entire game without a walkthrough and I was doing well till then. And on the way I also picked up some spoilers which gave away the ending (thanks wikipedia :evil:

).

EDIT: Just a little add. I noticed even in my first run through the maze that some areas where lacking sound. I did not write that down, but I clearly remember on my picture on the bottom row the right circle was lacking sound. Then I just went back and took another way and got to the exit. Might be a general bug on the maze and the reason why I did not get the sound clues.

Stuck at the very same place. When will the patch be up ?

Mystdee · **Posted:** Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:31 pm

The update was submitted to Apple on the 3rd . . . it's in their hands now :lol:

Hopefully they'll get it approved and on iTunes soon!

ThedStranger · **Posted:** Sat Jun 13, 2009 7:59 am

woo, so many new myst players! welcome!

(any chance for uru? :wink:

)

Neo707 · **Joined:** Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:21 pm **Posts:** 2

What´s up with the Update ? Can´t believe it takes three weeks for Apple to aprove it. What´s the matter ?

Mystdee · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:58 pm

It don't know why it's taking so long, unless maybe it has something to do with the 3.0 OS being released. . . .hopefully it will be in today :lol:

. . . . but so far it's not

coastercrusader · **Joined:** Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:37 pm **Posts:** 1

I have been having this same exact problem and there was a patch released, but I am still stuck. I guess I am stuck there forever?

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