Into The Ark - Where is everybody?

[RexLittle]

I'm running a mod called "Into the Ark", which was created over 2 years ago, but it seems like I've got a version which is a long way from being complete. Vast areas are unpopulated, many doors are inaccessible or open onto walls, and what few people I meet have no dialog options other than saying goodbye. In the area called "The Ironbound", there are street vendors who don't even offer to sell or buy anything.

 

I need to find a character called the "Ironbound Recluse" in order to proceed, but there are no clues as to where he's located, and no dialog options with anyone I've met which allow me to ask for information.

 

Does anyone (perhaps the developer, if he's reading this) know what's going on? Am I missing something, or was this mod just never finished?

 

[WastelandAssassin]

well , the mod author seems to be rather active

so I highly recommend posting a comment in the mod's posts section , and ask the mod author for help there

going through the forums will likely leave you with no help whatsoever , especially when it's about a lesser known mod (I doubt most users will know it , even though it might be amazing)

so especially in the cases of smaller or lesser known mods , I would highly recommend going through their posts section (unless you know that the mod author is gone , and no support is given on that page , in which case this is a decent alternative)

[RexLittle]

Thanks. I'm new to this site and wasn't aware of the posts section you mentioned. While searching for it I found a way to send a message directly to the author of the mod, so I'm trying that approach.

[WastelandAssassin]

that is also a way

but I usually recommend the posts section on the mod's page

some mod authors aren't around , so a PM may not give you any results . on the other hand , some mods have a rather active community , so asking for help in the posts section might give you a solution faster than a PM

but both ways are quite possible

 

and no worries . there are many things to learn about the Nexus , as it's a rather complex site

so it's fine to do things less efficiently . also note that you haven't done anything wrong here . it's just not the best approach if you really want to get a solution , for the reasons I've mentioned in my previous post

hope you manage to solve this :laugh:

[AutisticAussie]

I've played this mod a bit. The game is very dependant on doing things in specific order. Even though there are hints to the iron bound recluse, you really have to do the crap at the university first before you can do a lot of other stuff. This involves defending the college against the gap, finding about the cap stone and so on. This game frustrated me so much I just ended up using cheats to rip doors off of buildings so i could interact with the people inside but that stuffed the story line so bad I gave up.