While players have been complaining of a lot of bugs with the game, most bugs are not widespread and very isolated. In our play through of the Outriders demo, we encountered just a single bug once. It was when the game required you to complete the objective clear the rocks. After you have defeated the first mini-boss the Vanguard Captain, you will be required to clear the rocks, just like you did to enter a new area before. However, the game is bugged when you cannot interact with the rocks. Since, you cannot remove the rocks from the way, you cannot progress with the game. If you have encountered the Outriders Clear the Rocks objective bug, we have a solution for you.
How to Fix Outriders Clear the Rocks Objective Bug
Even before you go to the objective “Clear the Rocks,” you can identify certain signs that the game is bugged. If the signs don’t occur the game will not be bugged. We know that this does not occur every time because in our second run through the demo using a different class, we did not encounter the bug. We cannot confirm at this time if a certain class causes the bug, but you will know that the game is bugged when Vanguard Captain disappears from existence rather than dying.
If this happens for you, the game is bugged. The fix is simple, leave the area. The game will prompt you to return and start a countdown. Keep walking in the other direction and allow the countdown to expire. When the countdown is over the game will force you back into the area. Go back to the fight area and you will see Vanguard Captain there.
From this point, the mission should continue as normal without the bug, this time the Vanguard Captain will die and not disappear.
Once he is dead, the next objective will be to clear the rocks. If you aren’t able to interact with the rocks to clear them, you have to repeat the same process, level the arena and go back. You will have to backtrack quite further, further than the safe area. The countdown will begin and after it’s expire, you will be returned back.
Go to the rocks and they should have cleared on their own, if not, they are now intractable. The game should flow as normal from here on.
So, that’s how you get past the Outriders Clear the Rocks objective bug.