Father Knows Worst
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 (20)
Set these to advance
12 factsCompletion flags this step writes — they record a step as done but won't run it or skip the quest forward on their own.
mq7021_doneAlso used by There Can Be Only One
mq7021_kikimoe_deadIn phase: Left Behind
mq7021_brothers_metIn phase: Left Behind
mq7021_cave_foundIn phase: Left Behind
mq7021_fabrice_foundIn phase: Left Behind
mq7021_fdb_notice_readIn phase: Left Behind
mq7021_found_fabriceIn phase: Left Behind
mq7021_hot_room_comment_madeIn phase: Left Behind
mq7021_hugo_tavern_ownerIn phase: Left Behind
mq7021_left_behind_quest_takenIn phase: Left Behind
mq7021_on_blood_trailIn phase: Left Behind
mq7021_quest_not_takenIn phase: Left Behind
Gates the quest checks
8 factsmq7021_fdb_filter_givenGates: Left Behind
mq7021_Ill_helpGates: Left Behind
mq7021_clue_blood_splat_foundGates: Left Behind
mq7021_clue_chest_foundGates: Left Behind
mq7021_fabrice_rescuedGates: Left Behind
mq7021_fdb_spawn_thugsGates: Left Behind
mq7021_left_behind_contract_takenGates: Left Behind
mq7021_return_to_brothersGates: Left Behind
Objectives
- 1.Find out what happened to the missing brother.
- 2.Follow the trail.
- 3.Using your Witcher Senses, look for signs of Hugo.
- 4.Defeat your opponents.
- 5.Retrieve the missing part from the lake.
- 6.Talk to Hugo.
- 7.Talk to the men issuing the contract.
- 8.Defeat the kikimores.
- 9.Return the filter to Hugo.
- 10.Talk to the brothers.
Objectives a quest can show, in roughly the order they appear; some are optional or mutually exclusive branches.