Progression

[FranklinatoR]

I have a question about the progression in the game, to get into the desert legally you need to raise the flame level to 4, but to raise the flame level you need resources from the desert, like sand. Also, to upgrade the flame, you need an alchemist's mortar, but it is also created from desert resources, but the path to the desert is closed until your flame is 4. The only option is to climb the mountain in the center of the map and fly to the desert bypassing the red shroud. So I didn't understand something or the developers didn't think about it?

[Zakayel]

Pretty sure you can get flame level 4 without resources from desert. Sand isnt needed. Toughest one to find for me was amber but theres a couple nodes in the shroud close to pillars of creation.

[Clawyer]

You do not need sand for the upgrade to enter the Pillars of Creation, you need to kill the boss in the castle and, as Zakayel said, a few more things from which Amber is (or at least was until today's patch) the most difficult to find.

[FranklinatoR]

Originally posted by Zakayel:

Pretty sure you can get flame level 4 without resources from desert. Sand isnt needed. Toughest one to find for me was amber but theres a couple nodes in the shroud close to pillars of creation.

For 4 tier flame i need resourse - Goo, and for this one i need mortar, and for craft mortar i need sulfur and sand

[FranklinatoR]

Originally posted by Clawyer:

You do not need sand for the upgrade to enter the Pillars of Creation, you need to kill the boss in the castle and, as Zakayel said, a few more things from which Amber is (or at least was until today's patch) the most difficult to find.

For 4 tier flame i need resourse - Goo, and for this one i need mortar, and for craft mortar i need sulfur and sand

[Kosevich]

You definitely doing something wrong. You don't need to craft mortar. There is a quest from Alchemist for acquire one for free. And only after that it unlock you ability to craft second one (for mass production).

[Kosevich]

And yes, second one requires you a higher tier resources.
So basically my advice is to focus on other quests from survivors. Eventually they will bring you to Alchemist mortar quest.

[Grumpy-Granddad]

You do not need sand and such for level 4.
What is mandatory is the head of the Wyvern boss that you will find at the Pike in the city.
All other stuff is easy like copper ore and such.
I think you misplace the strengt of the altar with the first option. Just go for the strengt of the altar and not the building range of it.

[FranklinatoR]

I think i know where is my problem, i recieve mortar by quest and i was sure that it is a part of crafting station but by your answers i think that this is done crafting station, so yeah, game give you free mortar, but to craft second you need sand, sulfur etc. Thank you all