Struggle in finding my path

[Manticora]

Hey there,

I must be dumb but I am not far in the game, I need to complete 3 quests but I am not able to find even 1 of the 3 locations... I feel like I am running in circle....
Did I miss something to find my path a little bit more easier?

Thanks! :)

[Rainbow Jack©]

There is a second Door with a Guard next to it further into the Sanctuary (Hub), you reach the first Area through there, and have to progress it a bit, after a certain point you can decide which of the three you then wanna do first.

[Manticora]

I have past the inside door, now I am running around near the Bazar but I have no clue where to go.... And I just in a place where there was like 8 enemies and now I have to run all over again from the beginning of the zone and as I have no clue where to go.... Really frustrating game...

[Robo]

Edit: i see someone beat me. It hard to describe where to go in that area through text, but if you are having issues there good luck with the rest of the game. I spend most of my time being lost!

On the top floor of The Shelter hub area you should find a guard by a door that should lead you back into the city, this is located right by the merchant Quintus. From there you can also find the path to the other two objectives. Hope this helps!

[azuarc]

I was stuck in the bazaar, running laps for a while, before mysteriously a path seemed to emerge where I was certain I'd been before. There is a way forward, but for some reason it took me quite a while to find it. As much as I appreciate the fact that this game intentionally released without a map, it's strangely easy to get lost.

[Manticora]

Ok I feel less alone in that case then...
But it's quite frustrating especially when you have to start from the beginning on the zone when does and then be lost again :p

[Manticora]

Ok I tried 1h again today still stuck in the first zone where I have to do the 3 mains quests and I always e'dup dying trying to find my way and then restart from the beginning of the zone.... Boring and frustrating game, really upset for that price tag.

I have at some point found a big place with 8 mob including 2 or 3 monster with the pillar in their hand... Undoable....

[Rainbow Jack©]

Originally posted by Manticora:

Ok I tried 1h again today still stuck in the first zone where I have to do the 3 mains quests and I always e'dup dying trying to find my way and then restart from the beginning of the zone.... Boring and frustrating game, really upset for that price tag.

I have at some point found a big place with 8 mob including 2 or 3 monster with the pillar in their hand... Undoable....

Yeah but that's the Place you have to go, lure them one by one with the Staff and kill them after another, don't aggro them all and make a brawl outta it, you can do this ^^

[Manticora]

I killed the guys in the big place as well as the other smaller one that lead to a save point but since them I am running in circle without finding where to go to progress.

This is so damn frustrating,. I mean I could like the game and enjoy it but not finding a simple quest is boring.

I played 3 hours and still at the beginning with my 3 quests I have to complete un capable of completing them just because I can't find my way.

[Manticora]

I am, also running out of health potions and I have no way to get back the ones I have in my stash is it stupid or I missed something?

Cause no way I run all the way back and I wonder how I will do to fight the next boss with zero potion?

This is absolutely stupid cause I will be stuck forever?

[Rainbow Jack©]

Originally posted by Manticora:

I am, also running out of health potions and I have no way to get back the ones I have in my stash is it stupid or I missed something?

Cause no way I run all the way back and I wonder how I will do to fight the next boss with zero potion?

This is absolutely stupid cause I will be stuck forever?

Nah, while it does have some ok Shortcuts, the fact that you have to go back to the Shelter to refill from Stash each time, is a stupid design decision, you will never have to fight a Major Boss without Potions thou, as long as the Boss is alive you will get 5 Repawning Potions in front of them.

As for the stuckness, you should have gotten a new Elemnt fáfter cleaning the Plaza, which helps open up new Ways.

[Manticora]

Thanks Rainbow, after a last tried i managed to find my way up to the boss of this zone :)
Now i will need to defeat it.

So frustrating cause the game is pretty nice, just frustrating on the way the maps are done and how easly you can be lost and unable to find your way :(

[[UMM] EconNinja]

The game has one main path through each zone. Everything else is optional. Whenever there is a choice on way to go the options are:

• Main Path
  
• Dead end with loot/chest/optional elite enemy for loot
  
• Shortcut (may need to be unlocked from the other side)
  
• Optional loop that returns back to the main path at a prior point
  
• Locked until story event

The game also uses a lot of environmental signposting. The three most common are the blue fish, which usually point to the main path, mice that squeak and run, where they run to is usually a optional path or hidden treasure, and lights, which are usually good places to look around. Many areas also have location themed signposting, like the feathers on the ground in the Bazaar or the flying insects in Glimmering Depths.

Not having potions refill is an annoying design decision. Though through a sidequest later, you gain access to your stash through any Conduit. Unfortunately, even with that, the quality of life fix to auto refill to max isn't included. You still have to manually take them out of storage. For the Bazaar boss, look back at the tunnel right before the elevator to the boss room. There is a respawning potion pickup there. There is usually one of these before every boss so you don't have to fight them on empty. It also seems like you always refill to 5 potions after death.

[Aletheia]

Also it doesn't help that this game has a bad level design, with an "only fine" art direction sometimes.
Every area looks the same, the streets in Arges look the same. It's pretty easy to get lost in this game, not to mention that the level design gets pretty mazey for nothing.

[liliandra_nadiar]

The fight in the Temple courtyard of the Brazaar seems a bit bugged. I triggered aggro on all of them before the dialogue, so when I killed everyone, nothing happened with the temple door until I reset the map and fought everyone there ago. Need to keep the high-priest alive past a certain point I guess.