Posts from Pirates of the Wild Sea – “King of the Wild Sea” [Campaign 8, Mission 2]

As usual, I didn't do things the way I should have. First, I captured the Castle of Kaishino, then I surrounded the center, freeing Ciel. Then I took the flag from the Bronnik. And finally, I reached the council, which told me that I needed to take the sword from Kaishino (after the battle with him, it turned out that the sword was buried somewhere, but there was no need to dive anywhere). Then the council told me that Ciel was in captivity (but she had been wandering around with me for a long time), and I needed to take a ring to become the pirate king (with whom I had been scaring the locals for a long time). In the end, only the island in the upper left corner remained, and it was unclear how to get there. Where is the sunken Temple, and where is the sword of the pirate king? Please tell me how to get to the island from which Chaos shines. Added after 20 minutes. I found it. It turns out the sunken Temple is the one from which we started our journey. I returned there. I went straight to the exit, not wasting time on battles, because the subsequent maps showed that I needed to hurry. Returning there, the entrance was open on the left side. We go through it, and in front of us is a passage up the stairs. This is the exit to the surface, to the Castle of Kaishino (lower left corner). Miraculously, this descent can then be used further. Before that, it was only one-way for me. We go down this descent, go further, and there, in the center, is our sword. After that, there will be a dialogue. Here, you need to save Ciel, who has been running around doing nothing for a long time. Further in the dialogue, they will talk about the sacred seeds. I took the seeds with the mage, and Hak had one of the seeds, so it doesn't matter who collects them. Therefore, during the dialogue, this task will be completed. You need to close 3 elemental streams. However, the location of the streams and the path to the volcano have not yet been revealed. The elemental stream is located in the same place as the hiring of elementals. From the west, we enter the volcanic lands. There we kill all three guardians of the stream. And the finale is Khimiko. To say that it was an easy battle would be an understatement. Then there is the farewell of the heroes and the end.

Hello. I'm facing a problem: I've fully explored the entire map and defeated all enemies. Now, only one task remains: to clear the power nodes. Enemy heroes are stationed near them, and I can easily defeat them. However, as soon as I approach a power node, the game crashes. How can I complete this mission?

Found it. It shows a sunken temple, the very one where we started our journey. Returned there...

Could you provide more details on how to return to the sunken temple? I couldn't manage to do it.

Could you provide more details on how to return to the sunken temple? I couldn't manage it.

You return to the temple via a different path.
I don't remember exactly, but there's either a descent or a portal to a neighboring room where the sword is located.
And you can no longer access the starting location; the adjacent doors are closed.

Enter the Temple located on the north of the map, to the left of the city, slightly to the east.

In the campaign for Craig Hack, on the second map, there is a door at the very beginning. When the hero approaches it, he says that it is sealed with magic. Is there any way to open it?

I'm replaying the mission for the second time. Just like the first time, I can't manage to descend back into the temple through the whirlpool, where the pirate king's sword is supposed to be. All 3 Naga castles have been captured. It seems like a bug.

Maybe it shouldn't be related to the Conflux? Does this mean the game is unplayable because of the bugs? At first, I played with this childish Conflux, and in the very first campaign, the game glitched; summoning a dark elemental cost about 1000 mana, which simply wasn't available, and the stat-boosting items didn't work for Anastasia. I completed the campaign entirely with Ludmila. I started over without the Conflux and completed all the main campaigns; there were no major glitches. But now, on this mission, it's happening again, even without connecting to the Conflux...
I still have Shades of Darkness and two campaigns left to complete...
If anyone wants the game disc, I can give it away, or the account. Maybe someone who hasn't played it will be able to complete it... Just say the word, and I'll give you the login, password, and game code.

Maybe we shouldn't go through the whirlpool?

I mentioned a bit higher that

you return to the Temple via a different path.
I don't remember exactly, but there's either a descent or a portal to a neighboring room where the sword is located.

or here:
We go through it, and in front of us will be a passage leading up the stairs. This is the exit to the surface, to the Castle of Kaishino (lower left corner). In a mythical way, you can then use this descent and go further. Before that, it was only one-way for me. We go down this descent, continue further, and the sword will be in the center.

And indeed, the descent is located not far from the exit of the castle... Thanks. And how did I not notice it, it seemed like I clicked every centimeter with the mouse... At first, I was confused by the fact that when playing for the first time, I managed to descend again into the whirlpool, which was activated immediately after capturing the castle in the upper left corner... Then, when I surfaced from the whirlpool, the descent was blocked again, and I also had 2 heroes on one ship... That's why I thought it was a bug... Fortunately, it's not serious and happens rarely.

Added after 2 hours 55 minutes
I found the sword, there were no problems, only the same dialogue of the characters was repeated twice for some reason. Once after freeing Ciel, and the second time after freeing the pedestals with elementals.

Where is the ring with the skull located? I can’t find it.