[Spoiler] 'Favor for Radovid' did not activate

[Gawddofwar]

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'Favor for Radovid' did not activate

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So apparently this quest did not activate for me after killing whoreson junior. I have been far into the game after completing the whoreson junior quest line and realised that 'Favors for Radovid' did not activate.

The quest was suppose to activate while exiting the main entrance, however I 'teleported' out of the whoreson complex by a console cheat. So right now I couldn't bang Triss because 'Favor for Radovid' is a prerequisite for the quest.

I would like to know,
1) Are there any files I can edit to activate the cutscene for 'Favors for Radovid' through the sav. files or patch.bundle files?
2) Are there any save files you fine folks have with most side quests completed towards the end of Act 1, before heading to Skellige Isles?

 

[yangabanga]

So apparently this quest did not activate for me after killing whoreson junior. I have been far into the game after completing the whoreson junior quest line and realised that 'Favors for Radovid' did not activate.

The quest was suppose to activate while exiting the main entrance, however I 'teleported' out of the whoreson complex by a console cheat. So right now I couldn't bang Triss because 'Favor for Radovid' is a prerequisite for the quest.

I would like to know,
1) Are there any files I can edit to activate the cutscene for 'Favors for Radovid' through the sav. files or patch.bundle files?
2) Are there any save files you fine folks have with most side quests completed towards the end of Act 1, before heading to Skellige Isles?

same thing happened to me... is there a way to get back to a favor for radovid?

 

[vianna77]

Same happening to me.
But in my case, the quest started and I talked to the king, but when I left the boat, the quest moved to the Completed list with the same description it had after the talk.
Now the quest is marked completed and I can't finish it.

Where do we report bugs? Or someone from CDProjektRed should be checking those threads?

 

[otisthe3rd]

Same for me, except I didn't use a console command to leave. I just walked out the doors and nothing happened. I apparently need to do this quest in order to get the "Now or Never" quest to activate. I've been going crazy with trying to get these quests to start. This whole situation has made me miserable, and I feel like I'm going to have to restart and replay all the hours I put into this game.

 

[yangabanga]

does anyone from projektred read these boards? I think we've all been bugged by this quest and need some help...

 

[AxellSlade]

I also had this problem, the supposed messenger never showed up in my game and thus I never did those those quests(Favor for Radovid, Now or Never). I finished the game without even knowing they existed until I read a guide on how to get the Full Crew achievement.

 

[pepexp]

Still no fix, eh?
Got same problem today, my second playthrough. Script didn't work after I've dealt with the Whoreson. Too far gone to replay the mission.

 

[vergilyong]

Same problem as well, didn't trigger scene after complete 'get junior' quest therefore 'Favors for Radovid' & 'Now or Never' also didn't appears. Is there any fix for this?

 

[Pouetounet]

I have the same issue here!

I'm level 22 and I'm totally stuck in the game now as you have to end Favor for Radovid and the next one! This, in order to be able to continue the main quest when you go back to Triss and ask for her support regarding the fight against someone/something (trying not to spoil).

I really hope the dev could find a way for us to trigger the quest "Favor for Radovid" !
Otherwise that would be nearly 100 hours for nothing

 

[bearcavalry]

I have the same problem and its preventing me from continuing with both the Radovid storyline but also the storyline.
I left Juniors house without any triggers and only later (read 20++ hours of questing later) realized that i was missing a big chunk of not only that story but also of Triss' storyline, since that needs the favor for radovid to trigger.

This is severely hampering my enjoyment of this game, considering it would seem to be a simple fix.

I have since downloaded the console command enabler to try endless possibilities of commands to reset or retrigger the event.
I have asked on 5 different sites for save files"similar" to mine and all have come up empty.


Please CDPR, you are my favorite game company, dont leave me hanging!

 

[Lieste]

does anyone from projektred read these boards? I think we've all been bugged by this quest and need some help...

Certainly not all (as is the cases nearly every time someone makes such a false assertion).

I have both walked out of the gate and jumped over the wall... and both times was accosted by the Redanians who escorted me to the King.
The quest giver is stationed at the hideout, and the quest can complete in all details.

While it is possible that a proportion of people have had issues with this quest (and some others), it is also true that there are *very* few quests that are bugged for *everyone* on every playthrough (the only exception I can think of off hand is The Cave of Dreams that is resurrected and failed after completion under some circumstances that are not relevant to the quest itself, and AFAIK this is not avoidable except by not following the entire quest arc that includes CoD).

 

[dragonbird]

In the case of the first post, the situation arose because he used a console command to leave Whoreson's house, which means this probably hasn't been picked up an a bug requiring CDPR action.

If some of you have had this happen and HAVEN'T been using console commands, then I suggest you report it direct to CDPR, complete with savefile.

 

[Pouetounet]

In the case of the first post, the situation arose because he used a console command to leave Whoreson's house, which means this probably hasn't been picked up an a bug requiring CDPR action.

Will you make sure this bug is being added to the next patch as it's a blocking one for the storyline please?

 

[vennecto]

Okay, guys - to answer many questions at once:
1. It's not possible to manually 'edit' saves to 'fix' quests.
2. Editing .bundle files will do nothing as well.
3. Radovid's and Triss's strolines are not essential for finishing the game.
4. There is NO console command that changes anything in quests.

The easiest fix for your issue is to reload to previous save asap if you encounter a problem like this. The longer you play, the greater is the risk that the encounter point/trigger etc. will disappear forever.

If you have ever used console commands, bear in mind that various unexpected bugs may occur and we won't be able to fix them, since they're not game's fault.

 

[Pouetounet]

3. Radovid's and Triss's strolines are not essential for finishing the game.

Triss one is!

Triss does not want to trigger any quest dialogue when I go to see her in the MAIN quest "Brothers in Arms: Novigrad".

I apparently need to help her for ending business in Novigrad, this makes me realize I never got the quest "Now or Never" while I did the "A Matter of Life and Death"...

You receive the "Now or Never" quest with a guy coming at Geralt and giving him a "Hasty Note"from Triss. Mostly after "Favour from Radovid"... the famous quest that did not trigger...
I spawned the "Hasty Note" in my inventory but it did not trigger the quest :'(
So it all comes down to the Whoreson Junior quest line being bug due to the teleportation...

If you don't want to support people from your community who uses the Console Command, I can't say I'm fine with it but that's your choice.
BUT, the fact that Triss stucks the Main quest because she does not have her business finishes in Novigrad is a game breaker and should be taken care of!

 

[bearcavalry]

So Basically I'm screwed for those quests, unless I want to restart the game and HOPEFULLY have it not bug out again.

 

[vennecto]

Triss one is!

Nope, trust me

Or if you're confident it's not, why Triss does not want to trigger any quest dialogue when I go to see her in the MAIN quest "Brothers in Arms: Novigrad" ?

Triss is inactive, because her previous storyline quest was not triggered.

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You don't need to finish any of "Brothers in Arms" quests to go to the Isle Of Mists - but the fight in Kaer Morhen will be much harder.

Also

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Triss will appear in Kaer Morhen no matter what you do.

I spawned the "Hasty Note" in my inventory but it did not trigger the quest :'(

Spawning an item in your inventory via console commands will never trigger a quest, since these triggers are quest-bound, not item-related.

So it all comes down to the Whoreson Junior quest line being bug due to the teleportation...

Exactly. If you teleport out of Whoreson Junior's mansion using any other means than leaving via the main entrance, you will break the trigger that is placed in the gates and it will be lost forever.

If you don't want to support people from your community who uses the Console Command, I can't say I'm fine with it but that's your choice.

Console commands basically break the game drastically in ways you wouldn't even think of. The structure of the game is too complicated itself to be edited via commands. It's like fixing a glass figurine with a shotgun. ^^

 

[Pouetounet]

Yep I know you're right... :/
But Triss was THE one for my little Geralt, now it won't happen, snif

Thanks for your reply, I'll now move forward.

 

[vennecto]

Remember that there are three main endings and up to 36 story endings - maybe you'll date Triss in your next playthrough
I'm sorry that you were not able to do it in the current one, tho.

Happy hunting!

 

[DarkAvenger79]

Could you however add a secondary trigger for this quest? I go to the port in Oxenfurt near the Radovid's ship and I ask the guard to let me speak to Radovid, but the guard says that everyone would like to do it. This would be a perfect opportunity for a "backup" trigger for this quest (Favors for Radovid) if someone failed to trigger it upon leaving the whoreson's hideout (for whatever reason).

It should not break the game and should not be too hard to add, as far as I can imagine.