Hello friends. I write this guide on here to explain the game breaking bug found in dungeon siege 3. I am one of the lucky ones to run into it and basically make me replay from a older save to bypass this bug.

So apparently this bug happens when you try the exploding section in the Glitterdelve mine. In the story, you are supposed to blow up 2 spots to block enemies from entering the mines. Each area you are supposed to blow up is protected by enemies, and one Aluvian Lieutenant. These lieutenants also have a flame effect around them that causes everything that gets close to them to burn up.

So from studying other posts from 2011 about this bug, it appears to happen if you die on this area around the lieutenants, this is what is possible the cause of this bug. From other posts, one person in a old post mentioned that the group of enemies does not spawn correctly. This only happens when you die on these fights. So if at anytime you die in the area after the save spot you will run into this bug. Another old post from 2011 also mentions someone tested this, and that is the cause of this.

Even worse, since there are two places you need to blow up the mine with 2 different lieutenants, this means this bug can happen either the first time you blow up the first mine, then happen the second mine your suppsoed to blow up. So this bug can happen if you die on any of the aluvian lieutenants area.

Also, if you even die on the mobs around the lieutenant, it can cause this bug to happen too if you continue after dying. So DO NOT DIE ON THE ROOMS WITH THE EXPLODING MINECART. If you die, your screwed and have to use the below method to fix it.

So how does one bypass this bug? Before you even talk to the queen in the tumbledown court, there is a save there. MAKE SURE TO SAVE IN MULTIPLE SPOTS IN THE SAVES SLOTS. This way, you can use one new save slot before fighting the aluvian lieutenants in the spots before their rooms. Then try not to die in these battles or on the mobs that appear there. Then save before the second mine entrance and before fighting the second aluvian lieutenant.

Because there is no mods to fix this issue...you must use a backup save in case you run into this issue.

Hopefully using this method will help you get past this awful game breaking bug.


I wish you good luck and have fun playing!