An impossible quest?

[enkryptor]

The "Familiar exotics" quest objective is to build a biofuel plant in Tiangong, but there is no source of algae there, there is one in Quyen only. Is this kind of bug or I don't get something?

the screenshot:

Spoiler :

 

[bhavv]

Its already been reported.

Harmony is the only completable option, just pick that instead.

 

[2000AD]

I used a Weather Control satellite to get an algae near to the city I got the quest for.

 

[Callonia]

Yup I got the same thing happening to me too. I was like well okay.

It makes me wonder how does stuff like this gets through beta?

 

[enkryptor]

Its already been reported.

As well as the solid state citizen quest?

I destroyed the outpost, but the quest is still there with it's buggy checkbox:

Spoiler :

 

[Cannes]

I used a Weather Control satellite to get an algae near to the city I got the quest for.

This.

 

[atc_chief]

Yup I got the same thing happening to me too. I was like well okay.

It makes me wonder how does stuff like this gets through beta?

I was thinking the same. How could someone not stumble across this in testing. I believe I've had at least two quests stall like this.

 

[NyQuil]

I used a Weather Control satellite to get an algae near to the city I got the quest for.

I always assumed this quest was to make players use the basic resource / strategic resource satellites.

Some of the quests can be attained with certain Wonders.

 

[bhavv]

But that doesnt work if your capital has no coastal tiles.

Also the other option needs Petroleum, and you cant make that with a weather satellite.

 

[Callonia]

I was thinking the same. How could someone not stumble across this in testing. I believe I've had at least two quests stall like this.

Maybe every single beta tester never built the building?

 

[KiNg_]

You can make petroleum with an orbital fabricator

 

[bhavv]

Ok but you still cant make water tiles if you are landlocked, so its still a bug.

 

[KiNg_]

Yeah I'm not denying that it isn't a bug. I've also experienced it and it's extremely annoying.

 

[Mount Suribachi]

But that doesnt work if your capital has no coastal tiles.

Also the other option needs Petroleum, and you cant make that with a weather satellite.

Yeah, I've had the "build petro plant in city with no petrol" quest.

 

[Sal]

If you can complete the quest, what do you get?

 

[Ryoga]

I may have found a simple way to fix this quest.

In "FamiliarExotics_Chapter2Quest.lua" located under [YourPath]\Sid Meier's Civilization Beyond Earth\assets\Gameplay\Lua\Quests

The relevant line should be:

local newObjective = AddObjective(quest, "QUEST_OBJECTIVE_BUILD_BUILDING", VIVARIUM_TYPE, 1, city:GetID());

Simply removing the city requirement thus changing it into:

local newObjective = AddObjective(quest, "QUEST_OBJECTIVE_BUILD_BUILDING", VIVARIUM_TYPE, 1);

Should cause the quest to be completed by building a Biofuel plant in any city.
(don't ask me why the variable is called "vivarium_type" it is in fact set on the biofuel plant)

local VIVARIUM_TYPE = GameInfo.Buildings["BUILDING_BIOFUEL_PLANT"].ID;

Perhaps initially it was intended to be a vivarium ("BUILDING_VIVARIUM")? That would make the quest a lot more easy to complete. Another solution could be to change this line instead so the requirement is a vivarium and not a biofuel plant.



This should be worth investigating if it actually works, I have no time to test it now.

 

[implodinggoat]

I got one for a building that required Firaxite.

I had 4 cities and the game picked the only one that didn't have Firaxite to tell me to build the building.

 

[Halbbruder]

Yeah, those quests are quite irritating to complete, as they compel you to use the terraforming satellites to get the resource you want.

@Sal: It depends on the quest type but the common reward is affinity points towards the one you are aiming for.

 

[bhavv]

I actually played a game long enough to finish the harmony option on this quest. It was well past 250 turns, and all I got was 100 culture and a harmony level.

Worst quest ever.