Where the actual **** am I supposed to go?

[REVOLVER OCELOT]

Dude I want to love this game but the giant map makes this so frustrating. I can't even tell you where I'm at in the main quest. I've been doing underground torch lighting ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ for so long.

Last big thing I remember was killing the giant festival demon man in the desert with the homies.

Then I had to go online because how am I supposed to know where that landed? ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

Anyways, let me know.

Ty

[Sparhawk 59]

https://mapgenie.io/elden-ring/maps/the-lands-between

https://www.reddit.com/r/Eldenring/comments/tjmodv/all_npc_interactions_in_elden_ring/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

[Lord Bob]

Usually when some kind of events happens some npcs will be able to tell you where to explore next.
The location of the impact is observable from a lot of places in the overworld.

If you're lost see where the guiding rays of gold emerging from sites of grace are pointing at.
They manifest in the overworld and are shown on the map as well.
Note though that several might lead you into different directions, as they most commonly indicate the location of the nearest shardbearer.
By following each you will eventually end up with all great runes and progress through the game as normal.

Storytelling and -progression is kind of different to other games (sometimes described as convoluted by others) and due to the open map less straight forward than any of the other soulsborne games.
If you get lost, go to Roundtable Hold and talk to Gideon to get intel about the remaining shardbearers.

Otherwise just try to have fun exploring as much as possible. Keep in mind, there's no rush, it's supposed to be a fun journey.
And don't worry if you don't get the full picture after one or even a second or third playthrough, as you will see things that you might have missed during prior playthroughs.

[REVOLVER OCELOT]

Originally posted by Lord Bob:

Usually when some kind of events happens some npcs will be able to tell you where to explore next.
The location of the impact is observable from a lot of places in the overworld.

If you're lost see where the guiding rays of gold emerging from sites of grace are pointing at.
They manifest in the overworld and are shown on the map as well.
Note though that several might lead you into different directions, as they most commonly indicate the location of the nearest shardbearer.
By following each you will eventually end up with all great runes and progress through the game as normal.

Storytelling and -progression is kind of different to other games (sometimes described as convoluted by others) and due to the open map less straight forward than any of the other soulsborne games.
If you get lost, go to Roundtable Hold and talk to Gideon to get intel about the remaining shardbearers.

Otherwise just try to have fun exploring as much as possible. Keep in mind, there's no rush, it's supposed to be a fun journey.
And don't worry if you don't get the full picture after one or even a second or third playthrough, as you will see things that you might have missed during prior playthroughs.

:er_heart:

This is actually super helpful, I appreciate it. I'll head to the table and see who's left!

[DevaVictrix]

I find it almost impossible to understand dialogue/story in games so for ER I'm just following this map and clear each area...

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Felden-ring-map-suggested-level-for-each-area-v0-2ml1401c2bw81.jpg%3Fs%3Dad673eb394c7fbad7810c3faf2d873060ab89ce4

[Lord Bob]

Originally posted by DevaVictrix:

I find it almost impossible to understand dialogue/story in games so for ER I'm just following this map and clear each area...

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Felden-ring-map-suggested-level-for-each-area-v0-2ml1401c2bw81.jpg%3Fs%3Dad673eb394c7fbad7810c3faf2d873060ab89ce4

Some if it is almost impossible to understand at first, I believe.

Piecing together the characters, their dialogues and lastly the lore of the Lands Between will only happen if you pay attention to details very closely.
Also, the creative head behind the game is known to just leave certain parts blank to encourage players drawing their own conclusion, which in return means the some bits of the lore can only be speculated about.

[vamirez]

To find the impact crater, check out the areas you've already been to. Once you see/notice it, you'll know ;)

[Lynfinity]

Originally posted by vamirez:

To find the impact crater, check out the areas you've already been to. Once you see/notice it, you'll know ;)

A better idea would be to just check the map, OP. There's, y'know, a big glowing red mark indicating where the falling star "bit the earth".

[Lord Bob]

Originally posted by Lynfinity:

Originally posted by vamirez:

To find the impact crater, check out the areas you've already been to. Once you see/notice it, you'll know ;)

A better idea would be to just check the map, OP. There's, y'know, a big glowing red mark indicating where the falling star "bit the earth".

Totally forgot about that one lol

I really miss the prepatch map. The custom markers are kind of unnecessary now, as every single npc and event is marked on the map.

[Aertes]

You lack patience and organisation, and both are needed for this game. Elden Ring won't chew anything for you.

If you're in an open unknown world, you do two things first: listen to people and follow the roads. Same applies here. Don't wander aimlessly. if someone tells you something, focus on that until you get the grip of the terran.

[Krypto]

Limgrave - Fort Haight, or however it's spelled.

Now you can progress. Have fun.

[Sirius]

Here's a few additional tips, since everyone else was already super helpful

- Engravings give you no tactical advantage whatsoever
and
- Don't try to dampen the recoil on automatic weapons, they need that to reload properly

But you already knew those things.

[Mr_Blank]

Explore! Try north, try south, go anywhere. The point of an rpg is that you never go the right way. If you do your gonna miss out on the exploration and the other cool stuff.

[s0d0]

Amazing how people ignore the big "a marker has been added to your map" sign as well as the big red sign itself, but then go into the steam forum and spam swear words.
Love it!

[=Palynzer=]

Go where you want, that's why the developers created this great open world.

[cridus]

did you just completely ignore the golden waves painted on the map, that are supposed to point you towards the main objectives?