Finding the spy quest

[Gumygumy]

Hey, I just got this quest from King Harlus saying something like "one of my men will tell you who the spy is when he leaves, dont go to close to him etc..." I dont know how to do it. Do I pay for accomodation and wait or take a walk in the streets or something else?

 

[Rongar]

A spy is not in a city. He leaved it, you should follow track on the global map.

 

[Gumygumy]

So, he has already left?

 

[Rongar]

He has.
When you accepted quest you were sent to the global map and were forced to rest. At that moment you should have seen a party that moved away from a city that is a spy.

 

[noosers]

At amazing speed. This is one quest were a few levels in tracking come in handy.

 

[Oskatat]

its always handy if you dont use cheats. Pay attention, there are 2 spy groups. One is the townsman, and you have to capture him ! ALIVE !

and the group of caravan guards and that other guy, forgot his name, you have to get that guy ALIVE. a jousting lance is definately a friend at that moment, or a blunt weapon, and tell your army to hold ground and hold fire(press 1, F1, then F5, i think) or to use blunt weapons

 

[Rongar]

its always handy if you dont use cheats. Pay attention, there are 2 spy groups. One is the townsman, and you have to capture him ! ALIVE !

There is one group now. It was changed in one of the latest patches. Now a spy joins to his master's group.

 

[noosers]

So the quest was finally made bug-proof? The second party never ever showed up for me.
Means, a bold hope, the claimant bug was fixed too?

 

[Oskatat]

in that case, there will be a group of guards and 2 sort of civilians who you need to catch ALIVE

 

[hfalkfhaljfdh]

So the quest was finally made bug-proof? The second party never ever showed up for me.

In my experience that still happens, but only if I delay following the spy by even a second.

 

[Lordtromble]

Seems here is where I should ask if the 2nd party ever shows up??
I am week 2 now of waiting for the MASTER to join the group, and not having been seen, I am suspicious of the second character not arriving. Is there a way I missed the joining? Does the Master come and leave if you do not catch him arriving?
Or should I wait longer and watch my party moral fall below dangerous.


LT

 

[Berpol]

Seems here is where I should ask if the 2nd party ever shows up??
I am week 2 now of waiting for the MASTER to join the group, and not having been seen, I am suspicious of the second character not arriving. Is there a way I missed the joining? Does the Master come and leave if you do not catch him arriving?
Or should I wait longer and watch my party moral fall below dangerous.

Not sure what happened with your game, in my games the spy leaves the city and rides toward the master and then joins that ones group. The master's group appears on the map as soon as you get the quest.
Should they spot you they try to reach the next village and vanish there and you have no chance to find them.
I do not know what happens when you capture the spy though I suspect the master also tries to vanish in the nearest village.

Should you find the spy and the target troop without a master I guess you found a bug.

 

[Lordtromble]

not a bug and I figured it out
ordinary-townsman heads to group that has unremarkable-townnsman
and I was able to wait to watch them join up but was also able to verify that if you attack the waiting party first then you do get to attack the ordinarytownsman right after that battle individually.
thanks for the replies and the help here.


LT