Hello all!

Thank you for continuing to update this thread with your reports and experiences with "In the Absence of Ealdorman." I'm glad to hear that many of you have been able to proceed further in the quest following TU 1.2.0. I would also like to let you all know that we have reopened the investigation into the missing quest markers following reports that this issue still persists following the last update.

I would like to provide you all with an update on the investigations now taking place with "In the Absence of an Ealdorman" following TU 1.2.0:

• No quest marker for "In the Absence of an Ealdorman"
  • Status: Reopened Investigation
  • Comments: I've passed on the reports that a number of you have shared to the development team so they can take another look at this. If you play on PC/PS4, please would you be able to open a support ticket and submit your save for further investigation.
• Bodies to investigate in Roaring Meg's Spring / the sewers are missing
  • Status: Under Investigation (additional videos / save games welcomed)
  • Comments: This issue has been reported by limited players, but the developers have opened an investigation after receiving an affected save file. Additional videos of the issue and save files would be helpful for them to look further into this. I've asked for an update to see if there is any other information that they require as well.
• Unable to complete the investigation of the three clues
  • Status: Under Investigation (additional videos / save games welcomed)
  • Comments: This issue remains under investigation, and there are no progress updates to report at the current time. As soon as we receive an update, we'll advise you all of this here.
• Unable to speak to the hospice NPC with the information you need in order to proceed
  • Status: Reopened Investigation
  • Comments: The investigation into this issue has been reopened by the development team. If you are affected by this issue, they would like to gather your save file for further investigation to take place into this issue. Additionally, if you can provide a video that shows you're unable to interact with the hospice NPC, this would be very helpful for the investigation.

@MAGASWAGNAR - Thanks for trying that workaround for me. I've passed on your report, as well as the images you shared, to the development team for a closer look.

@heathermasons69 - Thanks for sharing your report with us. Just to confirm, is the issue you're encountering that you have no quest marker after collecting the brooch? Or are you unable to interact with an NPC?

@captainjack03 - Thank you for letting us know that the issue still persists. I apologise for any disappointment that has been caused. A workaround has been suggested in the thread, which I would recommend giving a try as this has been successful for some players.

What I did to fix is: Create a new Manual Save. Load the newly saved game. The objective for In the Absence of an Ealdorman finally appear!

@timmypat - I'm sorry to hear that the marker still hasn't appeared for you. I've passed this report to the development team as well.

@guest-6cHoLjaF - Would you be able to confirm which issue has not been resolved for you? If possible, would you be able to provide any of the additional information requested above?

@grendelprime54 - Thank you for sharing your experience and feedback with us. I've passed your report to the development team for further investigation.

@AND1Tom - Thanks for letting us know you have tried the suggested workarounds. I've let the development team know this.

Thanks all!

Hello all!

Thank you for updating this thread with your experiences with "In the Absence of Ealdorman." We currently have no new updates to share from the ongoing investigations. Please be assured that we have notified the development team that the marker still does not seem to be appearing for some of you, and I have forwarded the reports that have been shared. Once we have any new information to share from the investigation, it will be posted within this thread.

If you are still unable to proceed in "In the Absence of an Ealdorman" because the marker doesn't show, please don't hesitate to update this thread. If you're able to provide a video showing you have TU 1.2.0 installed, and that you still have no marker available, this will also be helpful for the investigation.

@heathermasons69 - Thanks for opening a support ticket! Your save has been forwarded to the development team for a closer look. Currently, we're unable to speculate on an ETA for when this issue will be resolved. Once we have any information about this from the development team, it will be shared within the forums.

@captainjack03 - Thank you for trying the workaround for us. I'm sorry to hear that the issue persists. Thanks for taking the time to submit new save files as well. I was able to collect them via the link you provided, and they've now been forwarded to the development team.

Thank you!

Hello there @DonFurinkazan!

Thank you for letting us know which issues you are still affected by. I'm sorry that this is preventing your from progressing further in the quest. Would you be able to provide us with updated save files, following TU 1.2.0? You can also view the version of your game on the main menu screen (where you would load a game from). It will be shown in the bottom right-hand corner.

Please let us know when you've updated your support ticket so we can take a closer look.

Thanks!

Thank you for providing those updated save files for us, @DonFurinkazan! I've passed these along to the development team. The patch notes showing as 1.2.0 show that you have the most recent TU installed. Apologise for any confusion caused by my description of this. You do have the most recent update installed.

Thank you