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Contract: The Apiarian Phantom

While traversing the outskirts of Novigrad, Geralt came cross tracks which did not resemble those of any creature he knew from his world. His witcher instincts buzzing, he decided to investigate what had left them.

Fixing a softlock

Enable the debug console, then look for a fact under Gates the quest checks — one the quest is actively waiting on. If that flag never got written, addfact it to the value shown and the gate clears.

Setting a Set these to advance fact only marks a step done — it won't run the step or skip the quest forward, and it can't fix a softlock caused by a scene that never played or an NPC that didn't spawn (reload an earlier save for those). Save before forcing any fact.

Quest facts (9)

Set these to advance

6 facts

Completion flags this step writes — they record a step as done but won't run it or skip the quest forward on their own.

Completed
mh307_completed
== 1, >= 1

Add mh307_completed

Failed
mh307_failed
>= 1

Add mh307_failed

Clue blood
mh307_clue_blood
== 1

In phase: Minion

Clue hive
mh307_clue_hive
== 1

In phase: Minion

Lair found
mh307_lair_found
>= 1

In phase: Minion

Pawn checked
mh307_pawn_checked
== 1, >= 1

Add mh307_pawn_checked

Gates the quest checks

3 facts
Job given
mh307_job_given
>= 1

Gates: Aveling Merchants, Minion

Job taken
mh307_job_taken
>= 1

Gates: Minion

Tried opening door
mh307_tried_opening_door
>= 1

Gates: Minion

Objectives

  1. 1.Chase down and kill the fleeing beast.
  2. 2.Defeat the hound of the Wild Hunt.
  3. 3.Take a trophy from the hound of the Wild Hunt.
  4. 4.Collect your reward from Holofernes Meiersdorf.
  5. 5.Follow the halfling.
  6. 6.Examine the area in search of clues using your Witcher Senses.
  7. 7.Follow the footprints using your Witcher Senses.
  8. 8.Open the basement.
  9. 9.Talk to Holofernes Meiersdorf about the hound of the Wild Hunt.
  10. 10.Search the area around the lake using your Witcher Senses.
  11. 11.Follow the tracks using your Witcher Senses.
  12. 12.Ask Holofernes Meiersdorf about the contract on the Apiarian Phantom.
  13. 13.Look around for the estate's owners.

Objectives a quest can show, in roughly the order they appear; some are optional or mutually exclusive branches.