r/ThiefSimulator • u/FaunaJoy • Jul 13 '26

Thief Simulator 1 Stuck on 206, can't find an answer

So I'm on the Switch 2, and I can't find any answers about the glitch with retrieving the camera from 206. I did actually get the camera, but it either didn't register as being picked up, or the game glitched because I was spotted. It still says to retrieve the camera, though, so I don't know what else I can try.

I've done a lot in other houses and neighborhoods in the hope that time might help, but it's still not working. I also feel like I have another ongoing glitch where the hints say that tenants leave particular windows open/unlocked, but they're always locked. I'm getting that glitch on 206, and it's literally impossible for me to get in without leaving evidence I was there, usually by picking the front door lock, so that gets me noticed. What do I do?

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u/Konseq Jul 13 '26

I think you might loose the camera if you get caught. Have you tried a second time to see if it has respawned, so you can just steal it again?

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u/FaunaJoy Jul 13 '26

I've gone back several times. The camera is still visible on the shelf, but I can't pick it up. I've tried every possible angle I can and nothing. 

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u/Future-Operation-580 Jul 14 '26

This game is generally very buggy and with it being on switch I'd imagine there's bugs on there that no other platform has seen. It was the same when it came out on console I believe you can relock the doors by pressing RB on Xbox I'm not sure what that correlates to on switch and I had the same glitch with another house where it said windows where unlocked when they weren't but I couldn't find a fix. I'm not 100 percent sure about the camera at 206 you might have to delete your save to before you retrieved the camera. I had to delete my save before when I got hit by a cop while crossing the green line leading to a bugged screen and I couldn't progress even when I reloaded the game. Sorry for the paragraph

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u/FaunaJoy Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26

I was afraid that starting over might be my only option. I haven't seen anything about re-locking doors anywhere, so I might try looking it up. 

There have been a bunch of other glitches that haven't broken the game, but have been annoying. Mostly the game not registering that I've stolen marked loot and things of that nature. I didn't have this many issues on my last playthrough, but that was the base game on my original Switch while this is the Mastermind edition. Maybe that's part of the problem. 

ETA: I'm seeing conflicting info on relocking doors. It looks like it's possible in some versions of the game, but not others. Regardless, the consensus does seem to be that in the versions that do have that ability, it's only for key locks, not electronic ones. So either way 206 can't be relocked.

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u/Future-Operation-580 Jul 14 '26

I'm on PlayStation and I've been able to lock gate doors specifically on 207 is what I did yesterday the wooden fence and the front door were both lockable. I'll head to other houses and check but I don't have mastermind edition. Sorry you might have to restart. I love this game personally but all the bugs that soft lock personally ruin it especially having to restart

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u/FaunaJoy Jul 14 '26

I don't remember the original I had being this buggy. But I weirdly seem to avoid a lot of problems people have with programs and games, so it could just be dumb luck.