The skull

Altair1972m · Post by **Altair1972m** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:35 pm

I stopped playing Dungeon Seige LOA about 4 months ago. When I went back to the game I figured out the reason I had stopped was because when I got to the top of the hill where the giant skull was, I couldn't do anything else.

When I walk around the skull, there is this green outline under it. I cannot enter it. I cannot find a path out.

How do I go to the next part?

tom the terribl · Post by **tom the terribl** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:44 am

Skull Mountain

To get out after killing the King qieteria leave biy looping past the pool and up the stairs. A teleporter is at the mid point if you want to go back to Fen.

Sparrow · Post by **Sparrow** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:50 pm

I think I know the spot you're talking about, it's shortly after the swamp and you fight a lot of undead as you climb the mountain, right? The only way to proceed is to enter the skull, which is the entrance to the mountain. So this sounds like a bug. This green outline- does it look like a bug?

You are supposed to kill some Dark Acolytes for the half giant clan near the swamp. If you haven't done that, it might have something to do with your being blocked from entering the mountain, but I doubt it. Not sure what to do about this.

Altair1972m · Post by **Altair1972m** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:41 pm

Thank you Sparrow. My computer went down after I posted the message so I might have to start over, but now at least it would be worth it. I didn't play for 6 months after I got stuck.

tom the terribl · Post by **tom the terribl** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 3:53 pm

To Clarify

Climb up the mountain to the skull. Go inside talk to the character inside but you don't need to hire him. Just decline and open the door. When you reach the maze turn up you're intensity.

Altair1972m · Post by **Altair1972m** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 8:54 pm

No success

I have my game reloaded and my characters are standing in front of the skull. Beneath the skull is a solid green box where the stairs would appear to belong.

I am looking at my quests:

Everything in caps is incomplete

Chapter 1 Shadows of the past
First Trial
Trapper
Family Bow
STAFF OF STARS

Chapter 2 Island of Legends
Recover Icors Amulet
The Wizard City
A Giant Task
Therg's Apprentice
STONE OF LHADK
Dark Acolytes
Scourge of Cicatrix

I have Algher on my team so I obviously made it TO the entrance in this game.

Neither of these is the quest you are talking about right?

Ok, lets assume it's a bug...any suggestions?

Altair1972m · Post by **Altair1972m** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 6:56 am

Picture to show you

Here's a shot of the skull

Sparrow · Post by **Sparrow** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 11:26 pm

I took a good look at your jpeg, and this certainly looks like a bug. I can't, so far, find any specific info on it, when looking around the net. Microsoft apparently no longer supports the game, so I can't get anything from them.

I noticed mention of a bug similar to yours, where part of the world was blacked out. But the only solution was to reload, until the game loaded properly. If you have a save at around the base of the mountain, you might try just going at this again. I know this sounds very aggravating.

I believe the only patch ever made for LOA was a patch that added content. This was not a bug fix patch.

Cheating in this game is very limited. In some games, you could transport yourself into the mountain, but not in this one. There is a cheat you might try, while you've got the game loaded:
press enter, type +xrayvision, press enter
(enter -xrayvision to remove the effect)
This supposedly "removes textures," and I have no idea what it will do, but it might make something visible that wasn't before. Or it might do nothing.

Looking at your quest list, you are on track for where you are. The quests in caps cannot be completed until later.

I'm not an expert on fixing bugs, but I'll post if I come up with any ideas...

Altair1972m · Post by **Altair1972m** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 8:38 am

Thanks for trying

Oh Exhalted Member, I appreciate the attempt. My whole life has been like this as of late.

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Altair1972m · Post by **Altair1972m** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 9:28 am

Xray

The effect was cool, but the steps did not materialize. I'll just have to never buy a Microsoft Product again.

IdaGno · Post by **IdaGno** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 1:09 pm

Such 'blank outs', in my case anyway, seem to be temp related - vid card or RAM, unsure which, but a shutdown & restart always gets me going again. Remove your case side panel & aim a desktop fan in there. If the problem is solved, you'll know it's been a heat issue.