disaster at the shadow ruins

katralic · Post by **katralic** » Tue May 30, 2006 4:42 pm

I made a major screwup. I saved my game just before i entered the shadow ruins. I was in the ruins for quite some time and hadnt finished when i decided to leave and refill my spells. Not realizing that you cant go back in. I played for quite a few hours before i decided to go back in. I got there and surprise i couldnt get in. I was pretty upset but i had saved the game so i reloaded the save game. The gate was there but i decided to go level up a bit more b4 i went back in. Well, ive spent a few days just leveling and finished a couple other quests including vale of ruins and an item of power there. By this time I figured since I started the game from the shadow ruins with the shadow gate there i didnt need to keep that save game. I have just went back to the shadow ruins and to my shock..... the gate is gone!!!! Is there any way i can use a hex editor to get back in? I DONT want to start the game over. Theres got to be some way. I cant believe they made a game that cant be finished by simply making a move like leaving a place early. I'm desparate for some help.

George_K · Post by **George_K** » Tue May 30, 2006 6:09 pm

[QUOTE=katralic]I cant believe they made a game that cant be finished by simply making a move like leaving a place early. I'm desparate for some help.[/QUOTE]

You actually do think the game should have screwup protection, don't you?

I ALWAYS save at the shadow ruins BEFORE even placing the stone!

The CE edition allows leaving and returning!

katralic · Post by **katralic** » Tue May 30, 2006 8:12 pm

screw up protection

since I dont read walkthroughs I had no way of knowing it was going to do this. I like to play the game without help unless I get stuck in a situation like this. I actually think this is more of a screwup on their part. After I couldnt get in I read about the not exiting part of it. At that time I saw nothing about not leaving the area.

Tuefelhunden · Post by **Tuefelhunden** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 7:20 am

I have the CE and i hit the door by mistake when i was picking up loot in the room and i cannot get back in so does this mean that i am SOL and have to start over

paradoxmind · Post by **paradoxmind** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 3:22 pm

No there should not be screw up protection george. The game shouldnt be screwd up in the first place. This is a bug and you will have to wait for the fix. Or if you get the game editor that has been offerd by sticky mabey he can offer a location for you to get into the ruins again. Ive masterd this game inside and out the origional and ce and its full of bugs!! cool game but full of bugs. and the same problem exists for the ce (you cant get back into the ruins once you leave).

George_K · Post by **George_K** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 5:02 pm

NO, it is NOT a bug. Rather, it's carelessness. At least, gamers know how to avoid the situation, once they've made some mistakes. I'm on my 30th trip through the game, trying to find all the nuances and quirks.

I simply CANNOT do anything wrong. Never had any problems and probably never will. I started out with the original 1.0 release, then the 1.3 patch, then the fan created 1.4 German to English patch that I participated in creating, then the official full 1.4, and now 1.5 CE.

paradoxmind · Post by **paradoxmind** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 5:30 pm

And on your 30th trip im sure your STILL findeing them. carelessnes=bugs

shkrewball · Post by **shkrewball** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 7:39 pm

"NO, it is NOT a bug. Rather, it's carelessness."
bugs, carelessness- whatever you call them, i think they are things that should have been addressed before the game hit the market. this game has a lot of quirks. its too bad really. i think the game has such potential, but falls short.

Ubiquitous · Post by **Ubiquitous** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:00 pm

I have CE and went into the shadow ruins, got scared of a maze so I exited to go level up. A couple of icey spirits spawned so I saved (just outside the SR). I went and leveled for a few hours, saved over a different file and got on this forum to check out that maze.
I was shocked to read of the BUG! So I immediately loaded that save (just in front of the SR) and the gate was still open and I went in just to make sure. So it didn't close after leaving and (basically) going right back in

. But if I were to go to the vale of ruins and get my DeathLord class would the SR gate still be open?

diamondrust · Post by **diamondrust** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:10 pm

[QUOTE=Ubiquitous]I have CE and went into the shadow ruins, got scared of a maze so I exited to go level up. A couple of icey spirits spawned so I saved (just outside the SR). I went and leveled for a few hours, saved over a different file and got on this forum to check out that maze.
I was shocked to read of the BUG! So I immediately loaded that save (just in front of the SR) and the gate was still open and I went in just to make sure. So it didn't close after leaving and (basically) going right back in

. But if I were to go to the vale of ruins and get my DeathLord class would the SR gate still be open?

[/QUOTE]

Can t real answer the ? about returnin bac 2 the shadow ruins never tryed that....B ut however wat i do kno is that is a lot harder..(heee fun) in the vale of ruins then it is in the shadow ruins,,,,,

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