Battle Preparations
This locks the Skellige succession arc. Decide who sits the throne — finish King's Gambit and its lead-ins first, or the crown is settled without you. It fails 4 side quests when it starts:
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38 factsCompletion flags this step writes — they record a step as done but won't run it or skip the quest forward on their own.
avallach_dd_stopAlso used by On Thin Ice, Tedd Deireadh, the Final Age, Through Time and Space
ciri_eqp_unmountAlso used by Blood on the Battlefield, The Battle of Kaer Morhen, The Isle of Mists
q210_morszczynka_killedIn phase: Morszczynka Meet, Precanaris
triss_dd_stopAlso used by A Matter of Life and Death, Count Reuven's Treasure, Now or Never +4 more
q210_emhyr_doneIn phase: Character Journal Entries, Emhyr, Precanaris
q210_lab_doneIn phase: Character Journal Entries, Emhyr, Precanaris
q210_lugos_deadIn phase: Cg200 Skellige, Character Journal Entries, Precanaris
q210_on_questAlso used by Coronation, Echoes of the Past, King's Gambit +1 more
q210_quest_startAlso used by The Lord of Undvik
q210_ruins_doneIn phase: Emhyr, Precanaris
fringilla_dd_startIn phase: Emhyr
q210_disable_comm_molo-1
q210_golem_inactiveIn phase: Vault Monsters
q210_golem_inactive2In phase: Vault Monsters
q210_hide_avallach_choicesIn phase: Precanaris
q210_holmstein_communityIn phase: Precanaris
q210_lugos_comm_disableIn phase: Precanaris
q210_negotiation_communityIn phase: Precanaris
q210_active_chat_boatIn phase: Emhyr, Precanaris
q210_ava_golem_aliveIn phase: Precanaris, Vault Monsters
q210_can_goto_emhyrIn phase: Character Journal Entries, Emhyr, Precanaris
q210_ciri_on_skjallIn phase: Emhyr, Precanaris
q210_fdb_chat_1_fleetIn phase: Emhyr
q210_fdb_chat_2_fleetIn phase: Emhyr
q210_fdb_chat_3_fleetIn phase: Emhyr
q210_fdb_chat_4_fleetIn phase: Emhyr
q210_fdb_geralt_spotted_nightIn phase: Emhyr
q210_fdb_longer_reactionIn phase: Emhyr
q210_fil_marg_chat_deckIn phase: Precanaris
q210_going_with_ciri_to_morszczynkaIn phase: Morszczynka Meet, Precanaris, Vault Monsters
q210_met_ava_loverIn phase: Precanaris
q210_ruins_and_lab_startIn phase: Emhyr, Precanaris
q210_skjall_grave_visitedIn phase: Character Journal Entries, Precanaris
q210_spn_pearlmonsterIn phase: Precanaris
q210_stop_03_ciri_chatIn phase: Precanaris
q210_svanrige_cool_broIn phase: Character Journal Entries, Precanaris
q210_teleport_from_skjallIn phase: Precanaris
q210_when_fring_triss_chatIn phase: Emhyr, Precanaris
Gates the quest checks
36 factsq210_cerys_hjalmar_deadGates: Character Journal Entries
q210_gave_lara_necklaceAlso used by Tedd Deireadh, the Final Age
q210_skjall_doneAlso used by Tedd Deireadh, the Final Age
q310_completedAlso used by Payback, Through Time and Space
q310_triss_yennefer_paybackAlso used by Payback
q210_activate_lab_doorGates: Precanaris
q210_blood_door_openGates: Precanaris
q210_cs_ciri_destroy_labGates: Character Journal Entries, Precanaris
q210_cs_start_lab_destroy_musicGates: Precanaris
q210_filippa_cut_handGates: Precanaris
q210_found_lover_brushGates: Precanaris
q210_found_lover_foodGates: Precanaris
q210_found_lover_mirrorGates: Precanaris
q210_found_lover_perfumeGates: Precanaris
q210_hide_additional_shipsGates: Precanaris
q210_hide_whaleGates: Precanaris
q210_in_ava_we_trustGates: Character Journal Entries
q210_knows_about_ruinsGates: Precanaris
q210_mus_bran_nego_combatGates: Precanaris
q210_mus_bran_nego_silentGates: Precanaris
q210_mus_lugos_combatGates: Precanaris
q210_mus_lugos_to_gmplGates: Precanaris
q210_open_rift_doorGates: Precanaris
q210_remind_eyvind_bonfireGates: Precanaris
q210_riddle_mirror_setup_okGates: Precanaris
q210_show_additional_shipsGates: Precanaris
q210_show_beamsGates: Precanaris
q210_show_whaleGates: Precanaris
q210_start_levitate_stairsGates: Precanaris
q210_start_unhide_wallGates: Precanaris
q210_tell_ava_ab_labGates: Character Journal Entries
q210_tell_ava_ab_laraGates: Character Journal Entries
q210_tell_ava_ab_loverGates: Character Journal Entries
q210_tried_open_rift_doorGates: Precanaris
q210_used_spikes_switchGates: Spike Room
q210_visit_skjall_graveGates: Character Journal Entries
Objectives
- 1.Meet Avallac'h on the ship.
- 2.Find the Sunstone.
- 3.Pick Fringilla up on the emperor's ship.
- 4.Help Ciri confront her past.
- 5.Find out if Avallac'h's hiding something.
- 6.Let Avallac'h know everything's ready.
Objectives a quest can show, in roughly the order they appear; some are optional or mutually exclusive branches.