[Not a bug]Pyrous Mountain Puzzle Glitch?

[TheConsortium 0]

Greetings all. I'm a longtime Pokemon vet who got into Reborn recently, and have encountered what appears to be a glitch in the Pyrous Mountain lava-draining puzzle. I am playing Episode 15: Never After. (I will explain why I believe this to be a glitch and not an inability to properly comprehend the puzzle on my part. You are, however, free to dispute this after giving my reasoning a fair hearing.)

 

After consulting Google the Omniscient and experimenting with trial-and-error, this is what I found.

 

1. This topic has been explored before and archived here:

http://www.rebornevo.com/forum/index.php?/topic/7264-pyrous-mountain-lava-possible-bug/

The issue was evidently resolved after the question submitter presented their save file for bug-fixing. Others seemed confused as well. From what I gleaned, the results are hit-and-miss.

 

2. I found a YouTube video that covers the Pyrous Mountain puzzle. I cannot replicate what the player in the video does to solve the puzzle. Skip to 0:24 for the breaking of the first pillar.

 

 

3. I'll include some screenshots which show the difference. [EDIT: Apparently I'm having trouble posting my screenshots. Anyway, the text covers what happens.]

 

a. I use Rock Smash on the pillar in Basement Level 2 and a text box appears which informs me about the lava flow. I have a Super Repel activated. When I don't use the Super Repel, a level 40 Torcoal appears and no text box appears after victory. (I decided to isolate variables in case this was the bug.)

 

b. I then return to Basement Level 1 and break the next pillar, following the instructions in the video.

 

c. A wild Macargo appears. I found that if I access Rock Smash from the Pokemon menu, no Macargo appears. Regardless of whether I encounter Macargo or not, the same thing happens...

 

d. No text box appears...

 

e. And back on the Ground Level, the lava has not drained.

 

I've also tried using Rock Smash on the pillar in Basement Level 1 first, then the pillar in Basement Level 2. No good. I've tried using Rock Smash on the pillar in Basement Level 1 only. No good. Rock Smash on the Basement Level 1 pillar only doesn't work either.

 

That's all I got. I appreciate whatever help is available.

[Animefan666 62]

Perhaps try updating to Episode 16?

[TheConsortium 0]

8 hours ago, Animefan666 said:

Perhaps try updating to Episode 16?

 I'll try it and see what happens. Perhaps it has already been addressed. I'll report back once I have results.

 

Just downloaded Episode 16: A City, Reborn and tried going through the puzzle again. No difference from what I've already described.

[Wolfox 2093]

when you see a Pokemon from the rock smash you hit the wrong one. it has nothing to do with the Super Repel.

[TheConsortium 0]

42 minutes ago, Wolfox Glace said:

when you see a Pokemon from the rock smash you hit the wrong one. it has nothing to do with the Super Repel.

Actually, it does. That is precisely because when I use the Super Repel, not only does a Torcoal not show up, but the text box appears as well. If I encounter Torcoal, the text box does appear even in the event of victory. Thus, whether I use Super Repel or not affects the outcome of the Rock Smash (the text box indicating a "success" and the absence of the text box indicating a "failure"). Unless that's supposed to happen (which I highly doubt), there's a glitch of some kind at work. Also, unless there's something wrong with the video I posted above, I am using Rock Smash on the correct pillars, so it's not a matter of simply hitting the wrong one.

 

Anyway, I'm going to do my own investigation into this problem and see what I can find. I suspect that the game doesn't want me to advance because I'm missing something. It stands to reason that this glitch would be more common otherwise.

[Plok 293]

Did you talk with kiki before going into the mountain? If you didn't lava won't be draining properly. I'm gonna test this using repels later

[Wolfox 2093]

40 minutes ago, Njab said:

Did you talk with kiki before going into the mountain? If you didn't lava won't be draining properly. I'm gonna test this using repels later

that might be the easiest solution, normally a repel should not have any effects on the lava flow if I'm correct

[TheConsortium 0]

9 hours ago, Njab said:

Did you talk with kiki before going into the mountain? If you didn't lava won't be draining properly. I'm gonna test this using repels later

This was it. I'm not sure what I did between going to Pyrous Mountain and talking to Kiki to trigger the event, but it worked. Thanks for the help.