Geneforge 1 question - bug or feature?

Hi,

I hope anyone still remembers that game.

I cannot deliver Masha's letter to Astrov. I found the key for the sea
chest, read the diary and received the letter from her as well as Sholai
language 101, but Astrov and his buddies don't understand me, because my
knowledge of their language is not sufficient.
In the walkthru I found (DLH.net) it isn't mentioned that this problme
could occur, so I wonder if this is a bug or a feature. Do I lack
leadership or could it be a problem that I am already allied with the
Awakened.

Any help is appreciated!

Johannes

 > I hope anyone still remembers that game.
 >
 > I cannot deliver Masha's letter to Astrov. I found the key for the sea
 > chest, read the diary and received the letter from her as well as Sholai
 > language 101, but Astrov and his buddies don't understand me, because my
 > knowledge of their language is not sufficient.
 > In the walkthru I found (DLH.net) it isn't mentioned that this problme
 > could occur, so I wonder if this is a bug or a feature. Do I lack
 > leadership or could it be a problem that I am already allied with the
 > Awakened.
 >
 > Any help is appreciated!

Hi, I don't remember that specific quest but I know there were a few
that you might not be able to complete if you joined one of the
factions. And the quest didn't automatically remove itself from your
quest list. You just had to ignore it.

And you're right that some of the quests depend on leadership. However
IIRC you needed a certain level of leadership to even GET the quest, not
to complete it, so I'm not sure. The hintbook likely says something
about that quest but I don't have one :p

Try e-mailing spiderweb if it really bothers you. I've found them to be
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