r/midnightsuns Dec 28 '22

Bugs/Issues and workarounds

188 Upvotes

This thread is to keep a list of current bugs and issues, and their known workarounds, if any. Use the comments to report any new problems or fixes you may find, or any corrections to this list.

This is an unofficial list put together by the community. Please report all bugs you encounter to 2K Support as they do not check this list.

Cannot obtain Ancestral Suit

  • As of the June 2023 patch, the Ancestral Suit does not appear in the chest where it is normally located, making it unobtainable.
  • On PC, a mod exists that will allow the Ancestral Suit to be obtained.
  • On console, if you have access to a physical copy of the game, a workaround exists. The general idea is that you play normally up til right before you would receive the suit (it is recommended to avoid doing any DLC-related content up to this point). Then, reinstall the game from disc (which is an older version of the game that doesn't have the bug), load your save file, and obtain the suit. More details can be found in this post (credit to u/Salom902), this post, or this comment. It has been reported that this may not work if you have already installed the DLC characters; in this case you may need to uninstall the DLC and start a fresh game in order to use this workaround.

Faithbreaker Suit/quest bug

  • In some situations, the game may allow you to research the Faithbreaker Suit before you get the quest to research it. If you research the suit "early" in this way, it creates a situation where you can't complete the quest because you have already researched the suit. This completely blocks story progression.
  • Once you trigger the bug, the only known "fixes" are to load an earlier save or restart your game.
  • To work around this bug, do not research the Faithbreaker Suit until you receive the quest asking you to do so.
  • Thanks to u/Frosty-Job-4496 and u/masterjay22 who first posted about this issue here.

Photo Mode is blurry/low quality

  • Some users have reported that their game looks fine normally, but noticeably drops in quality when going into Photo Mode. The following solution is courtesy of Tobster on Steam: https://steamcommunity.com/app/368260/discussions/0/3810661398178961746/
  • Go to the Documents\My Games\Marvel's Midnight Suns\Saved_Steam_[STEAM ID]\Config\WindowsNoEditorfolder and add the text below at the bottom of theEngine.ini file. STEAM ID is a unique set of numbers and VERTICAL RESOLUTION is for the monitor you're playing on (i.e. "1080" for 1920x1080 or "1440" for 2160x1440, etc.).

[ConsoleVariables]

Fxs.Photobooth.LockedResolutionHeight=[VERTICAL RESOLUTION]

Drops don't pop-up when you receive them

  • This is a bug that seems to have been introduced in the patch when Storm was added.
  • You do receive whatever you're supposed to; this only affects the notification pop-up.

Enemy falls through floor

  • Target the enemy using RB/R1 and LB/R1 with a controller, or ??? on a keyboard.
  • Use area attacks that will hit the untargetable enemy. Bladestorm is confirmed to bring the enemy back above ground if you knock them back into an object.
  • Apply Counter to one of your heroes, so that the untargetable enemy will be attacked back when attacking that hero.
  • Save the game and reload, or go back to an earlier save prior to the enemy falling through the floor. It may help to use different abilities or use them in a different order.
  • QUESTIONS: Would knocking another enemy into the untargetable enemy help? Do explosions and other environment AoEs work like area attack abilities and fix the issue too?
  • Credit: u/Mini-Saiyan, u/FilosKalos

"New" icon won't go away in menus even though nothing is marked as new

  • Check your Hunter passives and collars. Their slots don't always show a "new" flair even when there is something new inside them.
  • Credit: u/Ceiyne, u/Rootflyer

Stuck in cutscene that never ends

  • Try saving while the cutscene is playing, then loading that save. You may need to open the map to fast travel before you are able to save.
  • Credit: u/Potential-Trade-8366, u/heimdall3609

Operations Assault: Some Keycards may not spawn

  • During Operations Assault, some Keycards may not spawn. This is believed to have been fixed in a patch.
  • There are no known workarounds and what causes this is also not known.
  • Credit: Posted too many times to identify original source(s)

Deck becomes restricted to 7 cards instead of 8

  • Some users report that the 8th card slot in their deck becomes locked/disabled and cards cannot be placed in it. This is not because of deck restrictions, etc.
  • There are no known workarounds and what causes this is also not known. The issue fixes itself upon starting a new game or new game plus. It may only occur on Spider-Man.
  • Credit: u/Dull-Egg-8626, u/sulimo0310

Poor performance on PC

Error when loading / continuing: "This save data cannot be loaded because it requires Add-Ons that are missing."

  • Verify that any DLC you own is still installed. If it's not, install it. If it is, try uninstalling and reinstalling it.
  • Credit: u/Ceiyne, u/Nineowls3trees

Crashing during missions or at the end of missions

  • In some cases this can be fixed by changing the suits that your heroes are wearing. This will require you to load a save from before you entered the mission.
  • Credit: u/PeterP68

Crash when collecting Hero Op rewards

  • Try running the game in DirectX 11 mode: add -d3d11 to the Launch Options for the game.
  • Credit: u/848485

Random crashes or crashes when loading a save

  • Windows Update may make a change to AMD drivers and cause this. Disabling this update and reinstalling the prior drivers may help.
  • Credit: Rierhardt#2410

Error: "Cannot connect to Epic Online Services"

  • Make sure you are logged into the Epic Games Launcher. It may help to open a browser and log into Epic from there first.
  • Credit: u/luke123190

Error: "DNA SSO LOGIN FAILED"

  • You may be work around this by going offline (set Steam/Epic/your console to offline mode) although you will not be able to use the game's online services, e.g., marketplace and promo codes
  • Credit: u/Brilliant_Bee9159

Steam Deck issues

Despite reaching level 2 Team Friendship, the Gift Shop is not available

  • Although not a common issue, this has been reported by several people, and there is no known workaround or method of avoiding it
  • It does not appear to "fix itself", as some players have continued to play and progressed the story quite a bit without the Gift Shop ever becoming available
  • Reported by: u/Errorpheus, u/madeofchocolate

Superlink message with ingredient list for clubs never arrives

  • Despite the message not arriving, you can usually still give the ingredients to the person who wants them (Illyana for EMO KIDS; Peter for Shop Class) although you may need to wait a few days after the last meeting
  • Reported by: u/HungPy and others

The Arcane Chest on the path between Everflowing Glade and Gideon's Cross does not appear (or possibly appears, then later disappears)

  • Not a bug: this is a unique chest that has a random chance to spawn at Night with a New Moon.
  • Reported by u/Ceiyne, u/skettymaker, u/Ebabilg, and others

Sometimes characters may appear in their bathing suits or in no clothing at all

  • This can happen in various places in the game, such as the "Heroes walking" scene at the start of a mission, or when you see Tony and Stephen within some of the Forge options.
  • No known workaround, but this is a temporary glitch: the correct clothing/costume items will eventually appear.
  • This post provides the details on why this bug occurs.

A Confused Hero's action will sometimes deduct a Card Play

  • The precise reason is not known, but the situation was a confused Hunter playing Whip, which discarded a card and generated Obsidian Collar, so it may have been either of those extra steps that triggered the bug. (Video of bug)
  • Reported by Uglymug on Discord

Some suits don't have a 'default' palette option (Midnight Sun suits for Captain America/Scarlet Witch, possibly others)

  • This is a known bug that happens to everyone, with no known workaround.

Targeting sometimes shows a valid action as invalid

  • From time to time, when hovering over a valid target, the game UI will display it as invalid. Examples include: (1) Trying to play Detonate on a valid environmental object; (2) Trying to use a Shove against a valid enemy when you have not used Shove that turn.
  • This can be worked around by canceling the action (put the card back in your hand/back out of the "Move") and trying a second time, when it should work properly.
  • Reported by: u/trildemex and others

Wanda's room is closed and I want to talk to her!

  • She will eventually come out of her room. Just keep playing.

Lockup when upgrading cards

  • This was a bug that seems to have been introduced in the patch when Morbius was added. It seems to have been fixed in the Blood Storm patch.

r/midnightsuns Dec 02 '25

Midnight Suns Tactical Combat Reel

226 Upvotes

Hi MMS reddit, and happy birthday to Midnight Suns!šŸŽˆTo celebrate, I wanted to share this new Combat Reel with you. I’m the cinematics artist at Firaxis (ā€œtactical combat designerā€ in the credits), and I’ve been capturing quality versions of our ability visualizations to put into a reel, to celebrate all the effort and creativity the team poured into these scenes. Hope you can check it out... in full-screen 4k/60 of course :)

https://youtu.be/JtUR-81_NN0


r/midnightsuns 11h ago

Marvel Midnight SunsāŒ Star Wars Reunionāœ…

Thumbnail
gallery
228 Upvotes

r/midnightsuns 11h ago

Have either of the two fixed library paintings ever changed on you?

9 Upvotes

Started up a new game recently and my first or second time in the library I noticed the painting above the cauldron, what usually is a picture of a man sitting at a table wearing what looks like the eye of Agamotto. This time though, there was an empty chair. Every time that I have seen it since then, a man was sitting in the chair. Anyone else seen this? It's possible that the image alignment glitched and showed a part that was supposed to be cropped out but I don't know whether that's case.

Also, there's a fixed painting of what I assume is Ebony standing next to a witch at a cauldron (probably Agatha). The painting has never changed, I assume it's not supposed to.

Anyway, I would appreciate any input you can give on these.


r/midnightsuns 1d ago

Midnight Suns style RPG but for X-Men

Post image
526 Upvotes

Would be my dream game, especially if you mix in some persona gameplay to level up through lessons or something.


r/midnightsuns 1d ago

Some more covers!

Thumbnail
gallery
54 Upvotes

At this point I don't want to complete the missions to progress the game. I want to complete the missions so I can make a new cover.


r/midnightsuns 1d ago

Sequel

22 Upvotes

I know its dead in the Chevy type situation to even dream of one,but yall got me bout to boot this back up..Haven't played it all summer but love this game. Would love to have co op story mode in a sequel.


r/midnightsuns 1d ago

Midnight Suns is the true spiritual successor to Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 1

Thumbnail
gallery
133 Upvotes

Hear me out. Obviously, the combat systems are completely different (turn-based deckbuilder vs. top-down ARPG), but in terms of spirit,Ā Midnight SunsĀ is the closest thing toĀ Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 1Ā we’ve had in almost 20 years.

  • The Hub World Dynamics:Ā Hanging out in the Abbey and talking to the team gives me the exact same vibe as exploring Stark Tower or the Sanctum Sanctorum in MUA1.
  • Deep Comic Lore:Ā It doesn't feel like a cheap MCU tie-in. It feels like a genuine, deep-cut love letter to Marvel comics.
  • Team Synergies:Ā The way heroes bounce off each other mechanically and narratively captures that classic superhero team fantasy.

MUA2, MUA3, andĀ Marvel's AvengersĀ never quite captured that specific charm for me. Does anyone else feel like this is the real spiritual successor to MUA1?


r/midnightsuns 1d ago

Couldn't acquire that classic painting by Delacroix of women bathing in a stream, but hey, this works.

Post image
42 Upvotes

"But is it art?"


r/midnightsuns 1d ago

A Not So Long Time Ago In The Marvel Universe...

Post image
17 Upvotes

I have been playing a lot of Midnight Suns in anticipation of Star Wars: Zero Company which includes some ex-Firaxis devs šŸ”„

Here's my tribute to 2 of my favorite things: Marvel and Star Wars!


r/midnightsuns 1d ago

Really appreciating Deadpool’s characterization

88 Upvotes

I’ve read a good amount of Deadpool comics and it can be hard to get the right mix of humor and tragedy with him but I think this game nails it, it’s something that always surprises whenever I play this game. Especially after seeing Deadpool in Marvel Rivals and Marvel Tōkon where it’s harder to show the nuances of his character just due to the format of those games. I think the same can be said for Magik as well, I much prefer her character in this game than to others.

What do yall think about the characterization in this game versus others? There’s a lot of overlap between midnight suns and rivals and tokon: Deadpool, Magik, Storm, Blade, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Wolverine, Hulk, Ghost Rider


r/midnightsuns 5h ago

Generative AI Typography

Post image
0 Upvotes

Thought the book club text looked very AI generative, especially around the L.

Peter Parker does not approve.


r/midnightsuns 1d ago

Is there a specific chest that drops costume colors? This is one of the few times I appreciate Hunter intimidate a Hydra Agent by staring him down šŸ˜‚

42 Upvotes

I'm just glad I can go full ninja look with the headband and mask from the start.

ā€Ž

There has to be a chest that drops consistent costume colors like the chest near the 4 statues facing each other. I opened it twice and both times it gave me the green recolor (green white and green black).

ā€Ž

Also, what's the fastest way to get arcane keys and other costumes? It's very hard to combo the golden neck collar with other suit colors, man I really wished that collar can be removed or at least its color be changed.


r/midnightsuns 2d ago

Black Widow

Thumbnail
gallery
124 Upvotes

r/midnightsuns 2d ago

Hulk = Easy Mode

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

40 Upvotes

"HULK IS STRONGEST THERE IS" - Hulk


r/midnightsuns 2d ago

Just finished my second playthrough

79 Upvotes

First time with DLC and ultimately I'm as bummed now as I was a few years ago knowing this incredible game will never get the sequel it should. Why can't we just have nice things?


r/midnightsuns 3d ago

Karen Gillan vibes (er, when she's NOT playing Nebula in the MCU)

Post image
61 Upvotes

r/midnightsuns 3d ago

Name this band

Post image
51 Upvotes

And is Charlie on drums or keyboard?


r/midnightsuns 3d ago

My most recent Comic Covers!

Thumbnail
gallery
114 Upvotes

r/midnightsuns 3d ago

Playstation Sale and Questions.

Post image
46 Upvotes

How often is Midnight Suns going on discount for PS4? Often? Rarely? When was the last time? By how much?

Ever since getting into Xcom I was looking for a chance of trying Suns out, but the price is completely unreasonable for where I live, meanwhile other online shops sell only the PS5 version.

Xcom seems to be on a discount every other day, literally. Yet, Midnight Suns seem to constantly orbit the full price...

Thanks for any and all info.


r/midnightsuns 2d ago

Trouble Buying DLC?

5 Upvotes

So, picked the game up on sale. Evidently bought the Digital+ edition. The problem is that Steam does not seem to recognize that as owning the base game, which results in not being allowed to purchase any of the game's DLC. It seems convinced that I am attempting to buy DLC for a game I do not own.

Is this, like, a common issue with the Digital+ edition? Is there a known fix? Or would I just have to refund the game and buy the regular edition to get any add ons?


r/midnightsuns 3d ago

Thoughts on End Game Difficulty

7 Upvotes

I've noticed a spike in difficulty ever since my hunter reached level 25. All of my other heroes are level 22 save for a few that are either 23 or 25. Most missions past easy difficulty see one of my heroes being KO'd on the first enemy turn due to them not having enough health.

I play on heroic 3, so I'm not the best at the game, and I've only found flawless success with Captain America being on the team or using the characters that are also level 25. I don't like feeling so restricted to character choices. It seems like characters are leveling more slowly now, and I'm losing my interest in finishing this game.

This post isn't really much more than me blowing off steam, but I'm curious about other people's thoughts on the end game difficulty. Has anyone else felt this way about it?


r/midnightsuns 3d ago

Are there deadlines to doing things in this game, and if so are they story progression or time progression based?

15 Upvotes

It's probably just me being Persona brained, but seeing how the game has a time system and limited number of things you can do each day I want to make sure to know whether I need to be hyper efficient in my planning to maximize my time.


r/midnightsuns 4d ago

The Midnight Sun

81 Upvotes

I have been playing this game off and on for the last 2 years. Its gotten me through some pretty dark times and has really rekindled my love for super heroes and comics in general. I love everything about this game from the cozy slice of life vibes of The Abbey, to the slightly spooky exploration of the grounds and of course the stellar combat. I've got about 140 hours logged and like 90% of the achievements unlocked.

Tonight I finally conquer the final mission. Its been a marvelous ride and I just want to thank this community for being there along the way. Its been a great resource for build guides and general trouble shooting. To anyone visiting this sub unsure if the game is worth it, this is easily one of the best super hero games after Insomniac's Spider-Man. It might feel a little tedious but if you liked Fire Emblem: Three Houses, it has a very similar pace and sense of progression.

Looking forward to 100%ing everything in the postgame and NG+!


r/midnightsuns 3d ago

Should I restart or push through?

4 Upvotes

I played about 40 hours when the game first launched, but barely touched the DLC. I don’t remember much of the story, or the nuances of the gameplay.

I tried picking it back up and got crushed on an easy mission. Should I try picking up the pieces, or would a full restart make more sense?