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Man.. I have to say first that I am 30+ hours into the game and I'm absolutely loving it!! However (and this is super terrible to even THINK much less come on to this board to say) this *MIGHT* be the first game I ever throw in the towel on because of bugs.

I'm a huge nerd.. Love computers.. but when I want to sit down and be entertained my personal preference is to do it on a big couch in front of a big TV using (most importantly) a game console where I (would normally?) have a high level of confidence I am going to experience little to no (big, game breaking) bugs.

I am *SO IMPRESSED* with the console interface... I can bounce around characters and inventory screens and 'manage' my game maybe better than any RPG I have ever encountered on a console..

But...

Neither my waypoint markers (or it seems?) any of my secrets are appearing on my map.. (sigh)

Of course I researched online and read some suggestions that the secrets were distributed across all the many maps.. so I thought that could be it.. Then I read the icon was small and I looked at the legend.. whoa.. is it small.. so then I searched and scoured them maps. Zoomed in and scanning every where and after spending maybe 20 minutes scanning 4-5 maps I could find only one single secret -- and I think that was from an early game treasure map. Mind you I just purchased and 'read' maybe 15-20 from the Teller of Secrets. ... and they are nowhere to be found.. can't see them. Anywhere..... Super bummed..

But then I noticed something else.. wait a second!?? As I was bouncing around all the maps using waypoints I realized my waypoint icons aren't appearing on the map either.. (double sigh).

While this isn't 'game breaking' I don't think (I'm assuming I can opt to sift through walkthroughs and online maps for the secret locations) it really does kinda limit the fun. While I do turn to online maps and guides when I am stuck -- I HATE how impossible it is to usually avoid spoilers.

Does anyone know if this is something getting resolved in an upcoming patch the the game?

Is there a set of known issues or a place I can more formally let the developers know? I feel like the QA/Dev team is kinda asleep at the wheel if they thing the best method to get feedback from folks looking to help is to just sift through forum postings..

Anyone have any guidance or advice??

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On the Cyseal map if you zoom out all the way, do you not see the waypoint markers on the starting beach (one south of the 2 drunk soldiers, the other on the cliff above where you found the body), just left of the harbour warehouse, etc?

If you zoom in a bit 'The Legent of the Lighthouse' secrets marker should be just below the 'Lighthouse' location marker, and the 'Forgoten Ledgends' secret marker just above 'Undertaker's Hut' location marker (inside, on the straight wall).
Gerome's treasure map secret markers should be a little down and right of the Desolate Farms waypoint, at the talking statues (opposite side as the waypoint), left of the front door to the Abandoned Church (past the trees and rocks), above the church (beside the tree in the corner, up the stairs to the path leading to the fire area) and almost directly above the north gate teleporter (and slightly right) if you keep going up to the roughly horizontal cliff separating that area from the region you need to go through the cave with Arhu's failed experiment to reach.

There is a support form on the Larian support page, which sends an email to supportdos@larian.com, in the case of D:OS and the EE. There isn't a big difference between that and the forum, though, if you don't need to provide saves, etc, since support email comes to me.

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Here is a video I made for you..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bikxPPE6PHk

I'm not crazy, right?

There SHOULD be waypoint markers in multiple locations on this map?

It is like this on all the maps. Both secrets and waypoint icons are missing. I'm at the end of the game and just need to collect more start stones but even using guides and walkthroughs is hard because there are no icons that appear for secrets. :-(

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There should be waypoint markers. Is the symbol shown in the legend if you toggle it on (triangle button)?

You've at least got the lighthouse and undertaker's hut secret markers, as well as Gerome's Treasure Map I.

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Originally Posted by cinca
Here is a video I made for you..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bikxPPE6PHk

I'm not crazy, right?

There SHOULD be waypoint markers in multiple locations on this map?

It is like this on all the maps. Both secrets and waypoint icons are missing. I'm at the end of the game and just need to collect more start stones but even using guides and walkthroughs is hard because there are no icons that appear for secrets. :-(


Yeah i noticed same during serveral playthroughs, however i just assumed that i already got the secret before i read the map hence why it didnt appear.

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