Stuck near the start of game (Nerud) SOLVED

[chronicdog]

Can't figure out how to progress, we keep hitting dead ends. We need keys to open up the tower but I don't see them anywhere. I'm supposed to look for a square door with an exclamation point but I don't see that on my map? I've explored for a couple hours and nothing but locked doors - I knock but nobody's home.

Is the whole game like this? It's more confusing than challenging so far. I'm trying to get into it but failing! It looks cool. Please help guys 🙏

[LittleEtherKitty]

Look for doors on the minimap that have an exclamation mark, they are the main path through the levels. If you want help, I can show you.

[Skeleton]

Not every door has an exclamation point marker. That's usually because there are multiple objectives in the area, or because it's an area you've already visited (this happens on Yaesha).

Your goal in the second overworld map is to clear dungeons. These are short dead-end maps connected to the overworld. The keys you need are in them.

[Xaelon]

You probably having trouble finding it because it's probably off the edge of the map in a place that looks like it's a boundary. Look at your map carefully. There's gotta be somewhere you missed. I've been through N'erud like 10 times and I still can't find the next dungeon sometimes.

If you want to share a screenshot of your map someone can probably point out where you haven't been yet.

[Rod, of eight toes]

N'Erud is a tough first area, OP. If you hug the edges of the map you'll find dungeons. One of them will be the dungeon you need to progress to the next area. The others are optional, but are great for acquiring gear.

[Atma]

Honestly? Reroll your campaign if N'erud is your first world. Go through Yaesha or Losomn first instead. N'erud is such a slog, but it's a lot better if you have an actual build.

Even more painful if you wanted to roll a melee build and you get N'erud up first lol.

I loved R1 and I do love R2, but when the game launched and I rolled N'erud for my first world, I really did question whether or not I had made a good purchase. I ended up rerolling my character (hated my voice) and got Yaesha for my first world on the next playthrough and the game hits MUCH differently then.

[dyne2alex]

Originally posted by Xaelon:

You probably having trouble finding it because it's probably off the edge of the map in a place that looks like it's a boundary. Look at your map carefully. There's gotta be somewhere you missed. I've been through N'erud like 10 times and I still can't find the next dungeon sometimes.

If you want to share a screenshot of your map someone can probably point out where you haven't been yet.

^ this basically. First thing I do in Nerud maps is chart the edges using the minimap to ensure I'm not puking my guts out. That almost 100% ensures you have all the possible routes. If there's a circular elevator, take it. It'll most likely lead to an instance entrance, which if you go inside, you'll get the waystone point to instaport to later.

[chronicdog]

Thanks guys. I ran around the edge of the fog and found the entrance with the exclamation point. Cheers