Definitive progression checklist?

[Brian]

So I finally got to the Altus Plateau...and then realized that a bunch of stuff progressed in going there before I should have (something about a festival starting somewhere on the other side of the world?). Is there a comprehensive list where it details all the things that advance the quests/story? I keep triggering stuff that I don't mean to trigger yet.

[Sc0rpiTr0n]

https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Game+Progress+Route

[Sparhawk 59]

https://scripterswar.com/EldenRing/completion
https://www.pushsquare.com/guides/elden-ring-guide-walkthrough-tips-and-tricks-and-boss-strategies#walkthrough
https://mapgenie.io/elden-ring/maps/the-lands-between

[Brian]

Thanks guys. I'll try to stick to these but I was hoping for a more simple "THIS point changes things, THIS point advances quests, etc." Meaning, not super detailed but more like "These 4-5 things are the gating mechanisms".

[Sparhawk 59]

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

[GRINDORR]

poca

[5chneemensch]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Roundtable_Guides/comments/u2bf4j/guide_to_the_all_roundtable_guides_for_elden_ring/

[Scuzz]

Originally posted by Brian:

So I finally got to the Altus Plateau...and then realized that a bunch of stuff progressed in going there before I should have (something about a festival starting somewhere on the other side of the world?). Is there a comprehensive list where it details all the things that advance the quests/story? I keep triggering stuff that I don't mean to trigger yet.

One negative of the open world is that it is very easy to miss things if you only follow the main plot line. One great thing about open world is that there is so much left to see on a second play thru if you rushed thru the first time.

The NPC stuff is almost impossible to do without looking info up. Just like in other DS games.

[Brian]

Yeah. I'm surprised there isn't like a short, no spoiler thing where it's like "The big gate-points are here, here and here." Like I guess a big one is "don't sit at a site of grace on the Altus Plateau until you've been to Caelid." Something like that. Just short warnings.

[Duchess Thy Strength]

I used the checklist from https://mapgenie.io/elden-ring/checklist (a paid account is required) and used the Steam Overlay Notes to keep track, but still got blocked in some quests

https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561199044192609/screenshot/2134202888454451665/

[Despiser]

Being their first open world game there are some flaws. The next instalment should be better with quests and progression.

[EF_Neo1st]

Originally posted by Brian:

Thanks guys. I'll try to stick to these but I was hoping for a more simple "THIS point changes things, THIS point advances quests, etc." Meaning, not super detailed but more like "These 4-5 things are the gating mechanisms".

Nothing against, just true curiosity . . . 309 hours and just these achievements?
Again, not that I have anything against but how did you spent 309h into the game and defeated just up to Royal Knight Loretta, Godrick and Rennala?

I mean, exploration is good, combat can be good too but it is not hard to find the bosses, I really am curious to know how was your experience so far (and if you need some help).
(I also checked your DS3 progress, you stopped kind of on the first 3rd of the game with 170h)

[Brian]

I start over a lot.

[EF_Neo1st]

Originally posted by Brian:

I start over a lot.

Oh, dont do that, if you doing it because of "changing builds" you can reset your stats at Rennala after you defeat her (at DS3 you can also reset your stats but it is more secret location at Cathedral of the Deep, you need to find Rosaria and she is totally missable).

[Brian]

Which makes total sense except for all the broken/missed quest lines. Thus this topic :p

[EF_Neo1st]

Originally posted by Brian:

Which makes total sense except for all the broken/missed quest lines. Thus this topic :p

I tell you I played through DS3 and ER (and all other Souls and souls-like games) without listening to whatever the NPCs were saying, DS3 was my first Souls game, I did learn the mechanics on my own and did learn the paths and what to do on my own (not checking forum or wiki/fextra), took me some 140~150h to finish all bosses + DLC (just base game took me some 90h) and I just used fextra after I exausted my exploration options (and what I would had lost was Archdragon Peak because of the posture thing).
I did it playing like 30min to 1h per day so average of 45min/day, give or take some 150~200 days to beat it.
Last thing I would do is restarting because I was lost of questline (really, I would not).