Obtaining Mercer's Plans Before 'The Pursuit' Can Break Thieves Guild Quest Progression (Not Completely Fixed)

[batbrain55]

If you sequence break to obtain Mercer's Plans from Riftweald Manor before the Thieves Guild quest 'The Pursuit' prompts you to do so, having them in your inventory by the time 'The Pursuit' is meant to start will cause it to never start, permanently breaking the Thieves Guild questline.

This is an issue this patch has addressed previously; it removes a barrel that allowed for easy access to the manor. However, it is still possible to access it by jumping onto the roof of the Temple of Mara and using Whirlwind Sprint to reach the balcony. There may be other ways to get to it as well.

Suggested fix: Lock the Riftweald Manor balcony door with an unobtainable key, then change it to an Expert/Vald's Key lock once The Pursuit starts (or use invisible walls to the same effect). This would prevent early access no matter what parkour players come up with. The barrel that was part of the original fix could then be re-added, as its original purpose in being removed would be no longer relevant.

[Sigurð Stormhand]

That's inventive.

We'll look at it.

[Sigurð Stormhand]

New fix pending that should hopefully fix this: https://afktrack.afkmods.com/index.php?a=issues&i=36238