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#46773: "Was unable to purchase a discounted artifact card with an assistant"

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Lost Ruins of Arnak #193613985

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The interface blocked me from doing a game action authorized by the rules

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The interface blocked me from doing a game action authorized by the rules

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Aug 18th 2021 22:39 • Geddy19 • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

None.

Aug 19th 2021 00:30 • diamant • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

You need an action to use this assistant. Click on a card which is not highlighted is useless.

Probably not a bug.

Aug 19th 2021 05:14 • Geddy19 • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

Absolutely right, and embarrassing for me. So - not a bug after all, although the error could be handled better - perhaps clicking that assistant as a free action just triggers a message like, “This assistant cannot be used as a free action.”

Aug 19th 2021 05:15 • Geddy19 • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

Oh, and thanks for the quick reply!

Sep 6th 2021 23:08 • hemulen • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

F5 did not solve the problem. Only option was to undo the turn. next turn it worked fine.

Nov 22nd 2021 14:51 • donbettyr • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

I had 2 compasses and golden assistant. Tried to buy the 4-compass card, but the game's GUI said that I don't have enough compasses. I had to buy the 2-gold card free of charge. =(

Dec 10th 2021 16:28 • Etherion • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

Erreur inattendue : This transition (playArt) is impossible at this state (6) (reference: GS3 10/12 16:26:55)

Mar 9th 2022 02:44 • DocNott • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

never mind, it takes an action.

I guess instead of a bug, should it maybe not highlight the items and relics when you click on the assistant if the action is not available?

Aug 4th 2022 17:49 • Tigernat1 • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

Just like when you try a 2nd main action, the game should not allow you to select this assistant then highlight the purchase row.

When you click this assistant after performing a main action, the error, "A main action has already been performed" (or whatever the exact text of that message is) should appear

Sep 8th 2022 18:25 • Yitzhak86 • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

Buy an artifact card at a 1-compass discount by using an assistant.

Sep 8th 2022 18:30 • Yitzhak86 • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

This transition (playArt) is impossible at this state (6) (reference: GS3 10/12 16:26:55)
F5 did not solve the problem.

Sep 8th 2022 18:35 • Yitzhak86 • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

Table #294630014
Move #229
Progression 80%
It's your turn!
imgur.com/a/BmqNwJE

Sep 9th 2022 09:28 • Rebel-pl • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

I can't buy artifacts with asistant's discount

Jan 29th 2023 09:49 • isafi • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

Je voulais utiliser l'assistant qui me faisant économiser deux boussole ou deux pièces pour acheter un artefact ou un objet. Les cartes à acheter étaient bien encadrées en rouge, mais le message d'erreur apparaissait quand j'en choisissais une. J'ai essayé plusieurs fois la touche F5 sans résultats puis j'ai été exclue du jeu pour délai dépassé.

Mar 17th 2023 03:22 • Oarphat • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

Bought the "Ancient Wine" artifact and attempted to use discount assistant to purchase another 4 compass artifact. I had 2 compasses and should have been able to buy the 4 compass artifact with the discount but game stated I did not have enough compasses. I was then able to buy a 2 gold tool for free which indicates that the game recognized the gold side of the assistant for tool purchases but not artifacts.

Mar 29th 2023 20:19 • Csigs • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

Using Ancient Wine is an Action, not a Free Action.

Apr 22nd 2023 15:58 • GezEvans • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

#365689521
Move #252

Unable to buy a 4-compass cost artifact with the upgraded version of the assistant. I had 2 compasses but received a message that I did not have enough. I used a card that gave me one more compass, then I was permitted to buy the card. This action deducted all three compasses from my supply

Sep 22nd 2023 13:00 • danielvictor • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

I have the grey-haired assistant with a moustache who gives discounts on purchases of items and artifacts.I clicked on him to buy a guiding skull - cost 4.He should enable me to buy it at a cost of three compasses- which is what I have.But the system keeps saying 'not enough compasses'. I have been clicking on the assistant first,then the interface asks me to choose an item to buy,so when I click on the skull,I should be allowed to buy it at a discount.

Sep 22nd 2023 13:24 • danielvictor • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

I eventually had to use an idol bonus to get a compass before I could buy the artifact.Then the system gave me the discount,so I would up with a compass I didn't need having had to use an idol bonus to get it. The interface seems to be applying the discount only after you buy the item.

Jan 1st 2024 12:04 • garbo shn • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

Errore inaspettato:This transition (main_action_done) is impossible at this state (6) (reference: GS3 01/01 11:58:23)

Assistant with a two coin discount was unable to buy card "sturdy boots"(1 coin)

Mar 3rd 2024 23:02 • Skerrick • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

I had the exact problem (error popped up about a missing animation), it was only after coming here and reading this thread I realised it was an invalid move because it wasn't a free action. It'd be nice if it was a human-readable "this is an action" message instead of what looks like a bug.

Mar 9th 2024 19:31 • rocketmanchad • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

This occurred when using artifact "Ancient Wine". I possessed unupgraded assistant to buy tool or artifact at discount. Ancient wine should allow me to use gold side of assistant to buy artifact at -2 compass. However it would not allow me to buy a two compass artifact, or any other artifact at all.

Mar 22nd 2024 20:16 • EvinaRhiannon • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

I'm experiencing exactly what people are describing above. I have the assistant that lets me purchase artifacts and items at a discount, but when I click on it and then click on any of the available items/artifacts, I get one of the following error messages and it tells me to refresh my game (which doesn't help). It happens every single time I try to use this assistant and it doesn't matter which card I try to buy.

Message 1: Unexpected error: This transition (playArt) is impossible at this state (6) (reference: GS3 22/03 20:09:29)

Message 2: Unexpected error: This transition (artWaitArgs) is impossible at this state (6) (reference: GS3 22/03 20:08:36)

Screenshot link: imgur.com/a/UFWGwNd

Jul 7th 2024 01:38 • PL0 • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

I'm having this issue -- I have 3 compasses (2 from just spending cards), then I click the assistant to purchase with its one compass discount as my main action. there's a message that I don't have enough compass. (None of the unexpected error messages reported above).

Jul 7th 2024 01:40 • PL0 • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

Just following up - it seems like it was specific to the "guiding skull" card (second position in my game). I was able to purchase "sacred drum" (3rd position, also 4 compass) successfully.

Feb 6th 2025 01:23 • ElectricDreams430 • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

I had 2 compasses and golden assistant. Tried to buy the 4-compass card (guiding skull), but the game's GUI said that I don't have enough compasses.

Table #622539768
Move #231

Mar 11th 2025 22:59 • tremby • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

I had the same issue and found this report, and I was in the same situation as OP, i.e. I was in a "free actions only" state.

I'd still say it's a bug though: I either shouldn't be allowed to activate that assistant, or it at least shouldn't say "choose a card to buy" and highlight all the possibilities, when in reality there are none.

Besides, the error message relaying game internals shows that this situation isn't correctly handled in the game code.

Apr 7th 2025 12:49 • Azahara_CT • Bug has not been reproduced by developers yet:

I have not been able to use my wizard discount at any time during the game as it always shows this error.
Error inesperado: This transition (main_action_done) is impossible at this state (6) (reference: GS15 07/04 12:44:02)

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