Acquiring all the Gwent Cards - Bandit Camp in Velen glitch

[Mjenkins123]

Acquiring all the Gwent Cards - Bandit Camp in Velen glitch

Hey guys, a glitch has happened on my save of Witcher 3 and i just wondered if anyone knew of a solution or a way to fix this.

In Velen, there is a "Person in Distress" located at a waypoint called Bandits Camp. Earlier on in the game i cleared out the camp of all enemies, looted them all but found no key to open the cage to free the person in distress. Obviously not a game breaker so i continued on with the story without thinking anything of it. Recently i found out that you need to free the person in distress in order to buy Gwent cards in order to complete the side quest "Collect them all" and get the trophy for getting all the Gwent cards. So i travelled back to the Bandits Camp hoping to find they key, but now no enemies spawn near the location and all the crates and bags around the camp haven't got the key in them.

I have tried resetting my console and tried to use a different key from a different Person in Distress location to open the cage, but nothing seems to work. So i'm a bit confused and need a few questions answered. Just want to say thanks in advanced for any help you guys can give me

Q1. Is there anyway to get the Gwent Cards without freeing the merchant from the cage?
Q2. Is there anyway to get the bandits to re-spawn so i can gain access to the key to free him?
Q3. Is there any solution to this glitch without restarting the game completely?

Thanks, MJ

 

[xrvbchurch]

This is a bug for me and many others as well.. Merchant stuck in the cage with no key.. Can we get this addressed please?

 

[WHUTaki]

I've looked everywhere and haven't seen a viable solution for this bug that doesn't involve another play through. Any idea if CDPR have this issue marked down to be addressed in the near future?
Btw, does anyone know if it's possible to finish up the game then come back and free this merchant if/when it gets patched? I'm thinking of just leaving the camp untouched finishing the game then coming back for the Card Collector achievement if or when the bug is patched.

 

[lwp]

I watched this glitch happen with my brother on xbox. Seems if you approach the camp but don't clear it the first time the bandit horsemen stay (and respawn) but the bandits around the distress marker de-spawn if you leave the area. He tried a bunch of stuff, save/load, restart console, meditation nothing made the bandits spawn.

Btw, does anyone know if it's possible to finish up the game then come back and free this merchant if/when it gets patched?

Assuming it's in the next console patch (1.07 I believe) there is no reason not to continue the game. You should be able to come back to it later provided that they fix the issue.

 

[xXGoukiXx]

updated to 1.05 and the poor merchant is still in the cage, no bandit no key

Pls solve it.... thx

 

[uhitanot]

Where is the camp located? Can you post the exact location?

 

[xXGoukiXx]

here it is...

 

[xXGoukiXx]

found new stuff....
Another player SpiralOut46and2 (from XBA) get the key but found another bug, the merchant stuck on the way... but he found a way to resolve it :victory:

here is how he resolve ...

Spoiler

The problem I was having is that I would kill the Bandits, get the key(s), and free him. But I would go to Claywitch and meditate for up to 15 days, checking at all hours of the day and night (especially around noon time) on each day, and I would look all around the village, but he would never spawn. So I would reload, free him and attempt to follow him all the way back. But then he would reach a certain point and just stop walking. He wouldn't advance even if there was nothing in front of us, even if I tried to bump into him to nudge him forward, nothing would work.

So then I tried something else. Before I freed him, I went ahead on the path that he would walk going back to Claywitch and I cleared everything first, before freeing him. I killed the bandits on the bridge (with the cut scene), and just a hair to the East of them, I killed the Drowners down on the embankment that were there. Then I walked just West of the bridge to the fast travel point of Boatmakers Hut, and followed the path Northwest from there until you come to some more Bandits that try to ambush you (they pretend to be broken down Peasants yelling for help until you get close, and then they all turn red and attack). So I killed them as well.

So finally after killing the Bandits by the bridge, the Drowners and the other Bandits pretending to be Peasants just Northwest of Boatmakers Hut, THEN I went back to the Person In Distress. At this point I killed the Bandits there, looted the key, freed him and began to follow him as he walked to Claywitch. This time, it worked! No enemies were up ahead, so he walked all the way back to Claywitch and I followed him. He finally stopped at the house overlooking the water, and stood on the porch. I was immediately able to interact with him, buy the Gwent cards from his goods, and then play him for the other card. Here is the house where he stood at, in case you are trying to find him in Claywitch

 

[Changsddr]

For my this method is not a solution (and i think that for more people neither), i progress a lot in the game after free the merchant and to use this method i have to reload a old save game and loss at least 40 hours of game.

At least for some people this can work.

 

[BlacJAC]

I ran into the same bug, but a different person in distress area. The one i ran into the issue with is the one near Hangman's tree. Seems they're all buggy.

 

[xXGoukiXx]

hope with 1.06 they patch this annoying bug. you can't get the achievements Card Collector, the merchant have 5 cards and 2 of them are missable...

 

[Gerald01]

hope with 1.06 they patch this annoying bug. you can't get the achievements Card Collector, the merchant have 5 cards and 2 of them are missable...

I don't think 1.06 (already out on PC) fixed it, cause I have the bug.

 

[xXGoukiXx]

I don't think 1.06 (already out on PC) fixed it, cause I have the bug.

they have different numeration the 1.06 for PC is the 1.05 for xbox one...

 

[pferris]

I too have this bug (no key).... and having finished the game am still waiting for it to be fixed

 

[Pyziomir]

Thank you for your reports. We are currently working on implementing the fix for this issue in the upcoming patch. Stay tuned

 

[Changsddr]

:victory:

Finally!!!!

But you only solve the problem of missing key or both bugs? (The missing Key and the merchant that never goes to Claywich).

Thank you!!

 

[pferris]

Thank you for your reports. We are currently working on implementing the fix for this issue in the upcoming patch. Stay tuned

So will this be in the 1.07 patch? I didnt see it in the changelog

 

[xed1]

Haven't seen it either, guess it will be in 1.08. But at least they are working on it, so I'm happy :victory:

 

[xXGoukiXx]

Thank you for your reports. We are currently working on implementing the fix for this issue in the upcoming patch. Stay tuned

Sorry 7.3 Gb and still no key for the merchant, still bugged !!!!!!!!
but Zoltan gwent card is set under a Tree... CAME ON !!!!!!!
set the 2 unique card in the same way like zoltan...
:evil2::facepalm2:

 

[GoddessFreath]

I updated patch 1.07, and the poor guy is still stuck in the cage, and I killed everyone about 60 hours back. I even checked all the lootables, no key. Unless they have someone else sell his gwent card (Sweers, I think), I'm screwed. They addressed Dykstra's card, so I definitely want to know if this gets addressed as well.