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    AC Syndicate: any workaround 2nd Darwin mission desync loop?

    Dear all,

    unfortunately I have been lazy checking in on the "known issues" list and stepped into the 2nd Darwin loop bug - on a PC. Has anyone perchance discovered a workaround so far? Patching savegames? I really would not want to start over after a weekend in front of the game - which is about to become my favourite in the series...

    Tnx in advance for any hints/updates/news on the above!

    Best,
    D
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    Came here with the same problem. I'm 50 hours into the game now. I don't want to restart the whole thing.
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  3. #3
    Hate to bump posts - but - please - UBI - at least a patch release date and/or quick fix for the PC communitiy? There´s a lot of players stuck - with no "share button" to hammer...

    Tnx!
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    Hey guys there is a possible workaround , it doesn´t work for everyone though.

    A couple of days ago i had the same problem on pc where i was stuck on a desync loop at the darwin mission "defamation".

    so here is the (possible) workaround:

    Check out my yt video so its easier to explain for me.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPi8jtqV2as

    The video starts exactly after i pressed continue in the main menu, at exactly 35sec of the video(when jacob appears for a second) i pressed alt+tab and went to desktop for more than 30 seconds then i went back in game and it was loading properly (and i managed to finish the mission on the first run).

    If it doesn´t work for you try to repeat the process at least a few times.
    I´ve read that they fixed it for the consoles yesterday so its only a matter of time there will be a patch for pc as well heads up m8s.
    I hope i could help at least some of you guys.
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  5. #5
    that workaround diidnt work for me. does any of you know how to maybe do something with save data and force it to load a previous checkpoint
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    Originally Posted by LaCain1337 Go to original post
    Hey guys there is a possible workaround , it doesn´t work for everyone though.

    A couple of days ago i had the same problem on pc where i was stuck on a desync loop at the darwin mission "defamation".

    so here is the (possible) workaround:

    Check out my yt video so its easier to explain for me.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPi8jtqV2as

    The video starts exactly after i pressed continue in the main menu, at exactly 35sec of the video(when jacob appears for a second) i pressed alt+tab and went to desktop for more than 30 seconds then i went back in game and it was loading properly (and i managed to finish the mission on the first run).

    If it doesn´t work for you try to repeat the process at least a few times.
    I´ve read that they fixed it for the consoles yesterday so its only a matter of time there will be a patch for pc as well heads up m8s.
    I hope i could help at least some of you guys.
    Hi,
    thanks for the efforts and sharing (Danke ) - obviously the DLC file comes with more than one flaw as the "ultimate stuck" situation (also mentioned by a lot of other fellow players) seems to occur upon thief being overun by the train... also playing the German version here - no luck with skpping in/out of the game, though...

    D
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    Originally Posted by LaCain1337 Go to original post
    Hey guys there is a possible workaround , it doesn´t work for everyone though.

    A couple of days ago i had the same problem on pc where i was stuck on a desync loop at the darwin mission "defamation".

    so here is the (possible) workaround:

    Check out my yt video so its easier to explain for me.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPi8jtqV2as

    The video starts exactly after i pressed continue in the main menu, at exactly 35sec of the video(when jacob appears for a second) i pressed alt+tab and went to desktop for more than 30 seconds then i went back in game and it was loading properly (and i managed to finish the mission on the first run).

    If it doesn´t work for you try to repeat the process at least a few times.
    I´ve read that they fixed it for the consoles yesterday so its only a matter of time there will be a patch for pc as well heads up m8s.
    I hope i could help at least some of you guys.
    Confirmed this worked for me though i am running the game fullscreen in windows vista compatibility mode, just alt tab out during the loop and wait 30 seconds - 1 minute

    thanks dude
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    6 years and its still not fixed, im stuck here for 2 hours, even if i try workabout with windows button a cant tackel him, Every time i just grab him and we both die and im again in that fckn loophole. This is worst and most bugged AC i ever played, you should give this for free with apology to players who must suffer play it.
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    Ubi-Ginge's Avatar Ubisoft Support Staff
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    Hi Dholdaarg!
    Does the workaround mentioned above work after verifying the game files?
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