Tenderfoot Thahd dpeace Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) Hi. I’m working my way through the Avernums on an iPad, and am nearing the end of A2. Just retrieved Demonslayer, and suddenly all chests are empty. This affects all of my saved games, and the autosave. Not used any cheats, and I am able to place and retrieve items in the chests; there’s just nothing already in any container (I’ve confirmed this by visiting three permanently inhabited locations, from which I know I’ve not liberated anything). I see from forum searches that this has been reported for PC / Mac games, but hope that my game’s not broken (retrieved 2 of three crystals, have Crown clearance &c) on iOS. If it’s relevant, all my surplus unique items are in the Tower of Magi portal room. Junk bag empty. Is there anything I can do to resolve this? Hopefully, Darren Edited May 14, 2018 by dpeace Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 The only solution is to start over from the last save where new containers were not empty. The bug only affects containers in new zones that you haven't explored. It doesn't affect dropped items. You could just go on knowing that you will not get that extra loot and might miss a few named items. I've seen the bug in different games and I haven't heard of a solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd dpeace Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 Many thanks for the reply. I’m still a bit puzzled, though; the only new area I’ve entered since I know he issue was not present is the Tomb of Demonslayer, and all containers everywhere are now empty. I suspect the issue has been present for a while for me, though, as all six of my saves are affected (but I was able to take the Demonslayer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd dpeace Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 I am happy to continue, however, given how far I’ve got. I suspect there are some quests I’ll not be able to complete, but hopefully nothing that will prevent me completing the main quests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Quiconque Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Holy wow. I can't believe this bug still exists. 12 years now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd dpeace Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 It’s weird. I’d not seen any reports of it on iOS, so presumed I’d be safe. The irony is, I was bitten by this a decade ago, hence my diligence in retaining multiple save states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd dpeace Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 Aargh! All my Tower Of Magi portal room stuff has gone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 12 minutes ago, [ Multiverse Munchers ] said: Holy wow. I can't believe this bug still exists. 12 years now? The problem is that no one has ever found the trigger. If you spot it with a recent save you can repeat every step and not have it happen again for the remainder of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd dpeace Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 Ok. I’m resigned to completing the game without anything in the chests in the main areas of the game, and having lost my Tower of Magi stash. I will console myself with some cash via the cheats, to compensate for the lost stash. Bizarrely, just freed Sulfras, and his now devastated area includes behaviour as expected (items on ground / corpses), but the whole main area is still without any chest / ground items. I’m guessing the game treats the Sulfras area as new for the purposes of maintaining inventory, but that the inventory for my main Avernum area is now irretrievably broken. I note that the saved games are accessible via iTunes (or rather the hideously named iMazing, which is what I actually use). When I start A3, I will be exporting saved games to a computer. Just in case. Actually, while I was initially aggravated, I now take the view that I can at least still complete the game, and the hovering danger of CHEST EATING might be considered EXTREME RPGing. Still not doing it on Torment, as I’m not a complete lunatic. Thanks for the advice, though. Darren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd dpeace Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 Last question. I can’t find the grey pass in the Totem Tunnels anywhere. Is this in a chest? Given that I have empty chests, is there any other way (cheat code?) to acquire the grey pass? Darren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 It should be in a desk in the northwest office after you fight the dervish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd dpeace Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 Many thanks! I was sure I’d looked everywhere, but am obviously an idiot. Darren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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