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Avaraen
Rising Scout
3 months ago

Neve's barrier not displaying during Fire & Ice

During Fire and Ice, after the dragons are defeated and Ghilan'nain is wounded, Elgar'nan appears and casts an area effect spell. Neve uses a barrier to shield herself and Rook. Before patch 4, the barrier was visible; since patch 4, the barrier visual effect isn't visible. I've seen some other comments about this around social media, so this doesn't seem to be specific to my game.

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  • EA_Shepard's avatar
    EA_Shepard
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    3 days ago

    Hey Rooks,

    Thanks for sharing your feedback! I like the images showing what you're talking about that helps. We'll pass it on to the team so they can check it out. I have a feeling that the saves you are on may just not get retro-fixed, but I am honestly not sure. I know a new playthrough does it, as I've tested it, too, but I will send it up the chain!
     
    Cheers!

  • Avaraen's avatar
    Avaraen
    Rising Scout
    5 days ago

    Same here on PC, with more than one playthrough of this quest encounter since patch 4. I never saw a duplicate Neve in previous playthroughs, but the barrier displayed before patch 4.

  • 96126082d94968bd's avatar
    96126082d94968bd
    Seasoned Newcomer
    5 days ago

    Hi, there. Thanks for the follow-up.

    1. I've confirmed the issue on PC and console (PS5), for multiple users.
    2. Since console only allows 3 total saves, I don't have a pre-patch save to test, but maybe someone else will.
    3. It has happened on every playthrough I've seen since patch, both for me and asking my friends/watching streams. It is reproducible in every Fire & Ice new save.
    4. Neve had a bug that was patched out, where she was appearing as duplicate in this scene. When duplicate Neve was fixed, her ice barrier went missing. Attaching screenshots of the difference.

       

  • EA_Shepard's avatar
    EA_Shepard
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    6 days ago

    cadce056d51fd5a2
    96126082d94968bd

    Are y'all on console or PC?
    Has it happened when you reloaded a save before the patch and then played?
    Have you tested it on another playthrough with he same result?

  • cadce056d51fd5a2's avatar
    cadce056d51fd5a2
    Newcomer
    7 days ago

    I also can confirm that it does not display during Fire & Ice still, though the audio does play. It more looks like they're dancing and doesn't quite make sense as to why Neve is there if you don't have her in your party.

  • 96126082d94968bd's avatar
    96126082d94968bd
    Seasoned Newcomer
    8 days ago

    This is still true during the current patch. Her barrier still doesn't appear during the cinematic ending of Fire & Ice, even though the audio still plays for the missing effect.

  • Avaraen's avatar
    Avaraen
    Rising Scout
    3 months ago

    Thanks for asking; here's what I've seen so far:

    • The barrier visual displays during "The Cobbled Swan Case" when Neve protects Rook against Aelia / Damas.
    • It doesn't display during "Fire and Ice" when Neve protects Rook against Elgar'nan.
    • It does display correctly later during "The Returned Cultist Case" when Neve protects herself against Aelia.
    • Other spell effects seem to be displaying correctly in other parts of the game.
  • EA_Shepard's avatar
    EA_Shepard
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    3 months ago

    Hey, following up on this one, since the Fire and Ice quest, have the visuals come back or was it just during that one specific part of the game where they were not visible?

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