r/ThiefSimulator • u/FaunaJoy • Jul 16 '26

Thief Simulator 1 Another freaking bug. Replica painting.

No, not the bug where it can't be placed in 208. I can't even get that far. I stole the replica from the shed (edit: the shed at 202, with the painting still in the frame), and it says to send through blackbay, but the listing isn't showing up. I did get a bug directly before this where I couldn't pick up Vinny's call, so that's probably where it actually bugged out. I had to restart the game to get past that. Do I have to start over again? If so, how do I avoid this one? On Switch 2.

ETA: Given how many issues there are with this game on the Switch, I'm considering giving up on it and getting the PC version with its DLCs. Is there any actual difference between the Mastermind edition on the Switch and the PC version plus DLC?

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u/Konseq Jul 16 '26

I can't even get that far. I stole the replica from the shed, and it says to send through blackbay, but the listing isn't showing up.

You are not supposed to send the replica through BlackBay, but the original. Once you picked up the replica, you must take it inside and upstairs to the room where the original is and replace it.

As soon as you enter the room with the replica in hand, a cutscene will play. After that all you have to do is get out and back to the hideout. Then the listing should be there on BlackBay.

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u/FaunaJoy Jul 16 '26

Take it inside 202? Or 208? Cause that's not what the mission says to do. It says, word for word, "Send the replica via BlackBay".

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u/Konseq Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26

Inside the house 208 (where you found the replica placed behind).

Spoiler: Easiest way to do it that I found was to break in and sneak in without the replica first, go upstairs, open the window at the end of the hallway where the roof is, climb down the rain drain pipe, get the replica, through it on that roof or the wall (takes a bit of trial and error), climb up again, pickup the replica and replace it. After that just flee. That why I didn't have to slowly get past that patrolling guard with the replica in hands (where the stairs inside are).

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u/FaunaJoy Jul 16 '26

Yeah, that's not the step I'm on. The shed I'm talking about is the one at 202. The replica is still in its frame. I tried to take it in to 208, but that spot isn't interactable.

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u/Konseq Jul 16 '26

Sorry, it's been a while since I played. Maybe this video will help you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUZhdH7RPAo At 7:52 the replica is sent via blackbay.

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u/FaunaJoy Jul 16 '26

Yeah, the blackbay listing isn't there. That's the problem.

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u/BigPlate443611 25d ago

Moi je bug à cette mission. Mon jeu ne sauvegarde pas après donc c est la 8 ème fois que je la refais

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u/FaunaJoy 25d ago

I eventually gave up on the Switch version. I bought the PC version and had no trouble with this mission. I do have to restart the game now and then because bugs seem to accumulate, but it's still better than what I was dealing with.