On the most recent public play test I have gotten the Strange Key twice on every character I have tried it on. 6 characters, cleared out the saves folder twice. I don’t believe this could be done in the regular game. I haven’t reverted to check.
It doesn’t matter whether I get the key to drop from Cultists outside the Depraved Sanctuary first, or collect the Cultist’s Orders from Burrwitch Village first. Talking to Direni and allowing him live results in him giving you the key either way. I have been given the key AFTER clearing the Depraved Sanctuary.
Second the Manticore Venom Gland.
Again this one has happened multiple times. Kill multiple target manticores, pick up a gland and gate back to Deathmark Kadris to turn the quest in. Return to where you were and the other gland(s) are visible and at least one of them can be picked up.
key from direni quest is a is a fixed reward irrelevant of sanctuary door status or cultist drops
*this is not unique to 1.3
likewise existing quest item already dropped don’t disappear when you return, only new drops are invisible (applies to keys atleast, but not glands on 1.2.1.6)
this should be normal/how it’s always been for the past xx years
*if you are seeing new glands or keys specifically as drops after clearing the sanctuary door/“use key” quest or handing in the manticore gland quest, then that’s not normal
edit. edit. i just tried on fresh 1.3 (unsure if new build or still “last weeks”), but poison glands disappear for me alteast as usual when portalling back (didnt’ check keys/have a char with key quest yet) @Mortar are you using DPYes perhaps? since glands disappeared for me on both 1.2.1.6 and 1.3 made me wonder if it’s the good old "DPYes showing hidden items"conflict again
(or perhaps just an options settings i don’t have enabled )
before q hand in/return
*i think the reason keys don’t disappear is the distance or time/area connection is too short so it doesn’t actually unload or whatever it’s called
Seems like it can be forced by portaling away multiple times instead tho and then keys clear too
As far as the key, I have always gone one route or the other for it and not tried to get it twice. I do know I have had it my personal stash and forgotten about it, then gotten the key on a higher difficulty.
I know that in 1.2.1.6 the venom glands all disappeared for me after turning in the quest. So it surprised me that I was able to pick one up after porting back to the area. I don’t have a character that has progressed to that point yet. I wiped my save folder again, so I’ll post update when I get there again.
like i said, key from direni is fixed reward, so that’s always been possible (atleast then getting additional from drops before/after until clearing the door q) - drops afterwards should cease
Glands i can’t explain tho, i feel like i’ve seen them remain like keys too, hence the edit when checked . (could be the unloading thing similar with keys perhaps), but i didn’t experience it on either 2.16 or 1.3 when i checked then atleast, so thought it might be dpyes related too if not area unloading
(since someone else posted seeing grey/broken tier items which turned out to be dpyes )
if nothing else, if it happens again/you get glands not disappearing on first return, try see if portalling away to two different areas and back makes them disappear (eg portal to DC, then use the static portal in town to portal to ex conclave, then use conclave portal to return to own rift in Pine Barrens) - if they disappeared then, could be the area not “refreshing” as fast for you as with the unloading i mentioned(legit unsure if thats the right term )
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